Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-06-22

! the enterprise to which a doubt can
be raised, if it can even in this, as
everything indicates the presence II a
a great body of water in the range.
Everyone is convinced of the exist
euce of ore in the mountains, and ore
in abundant quantities This has
been demonstrated time and again
wherever and whenever it has been
gone after. Mineral crops out all
over and all through the mountains
and there is no skepticism whatever
on this point, and as one of the speak
ers on Saturday night remarked. the
running of this tunnel would make of
this county the richest mineral sec
ton in the world. In addition to the
veins which are known to exist there
from their groupings there can be no
/ estimate made of the posi- Utilities of
finding ore bodies which have not
made their existence known through
outcroppings, and those who have
to the projected enterprise are firm in
their belief that if no more water
should be developed than would be
sufficient for mining purposes, and if
the transportation feature of the pro-
posed enterprise were eliminated en-
tirely, the mineral feature alone, of
the project would amply compensate
investors for the expenditures re-
.Quired.
As no preliminary surveys have even
been made and no definite route de-
termined the cost of the enterprise
can only be Appropriated as yet, but
it would not cost such a very greater
sum than has been expended in the
development of a group of only few
mines in this territory and which
have proven satisfactory while in this
project the number of veins which
would be cut would be counted by
the scores.
While those present on Saturday
night could not give much, if any
definite information in reference to
the project, the remarks we're all of
favorable nature, and of a very opti-
mistic belief in its practicabiilty and
feasibility as we'll as of prospects be-
ing most favorable for its proving re-
numerative.
In his opening remarks Mr.. Fogg
stated that this was an enterprise of
great magnitude and should receive
the careful study and consideration
from every point of vantage or pos
sible disadvantage before taking any
permanent steps. And while he de-
sired the hearty cooperation of the
citizens of Prescott and vicinity he
did not ask them to commit them
selves without giving the subject due
deliberation and intelligent investi-
CATION. A. the conclusion of the re-
marks of those present. a motion was
made and carried that the chairman
of the meeting appoint a committe of
seven to make a further examination
of the project and report on Monday,
June 81. to which date it was decided
the meeting should adjourn when ad-
journment was taken, as Mr.. Fogg de-
81 res TO return soon and also desires
to hare all preIiminaries determined
before returning.
The chairman appointed as said COM
mittee the following: J. c. Martin,
j. c. Herndon, Judge r. E. Sloan r.
q. Burmister, W. T. Brown, Ed
Block and J. J. Fisher and it is the
intention of the committe to visit the
Black Hills range next Saturday &C
companid by Mr.. Fogg, and make
a more exhaustive examination of the
mountains.
Mr.. Fogg has also engaged Mr..
Fisher to make a preliminary survey
soon of the proposed route and in ad-
dition to this and the report which
the committee may make, will secure
all the other data and information
available TO take east with him.
The discussion throughout the
papers and otherwise of this enter
prise has already aroused great inter-
lst n il and since lie Journal Miners
article in its last issue giving an &C
count of the visit to the Black Hills
range of Mr.. Fogg and party. and the