Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-09-09
VISIT TO COPPER FIELDS.

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from the Butte, Mont, .Dtermountsin
Mr.. Meyer GenEberger, who has been
on an extended visit to the Worlds
Fair and his old home at Alexandra,
Va. has returned to Butte.
While in the east Mr.. Genzberger VS.
tied the copper fields around Baltimore
and Virginia, on the line between VIZ
giuia and North Carolina.
IN speaking of the prospects IN tnat
section for mining development, Mr.
Genzberger said
81 travelled over about $50 miles OF ter
ritory, and what l saw would start a
stampede the like of which has never
been seen, were it only in the west. The
neople do not realize what there is In
those hills, and it may be necessary ior
westerners to go there and develop the
copper mines tor them. NJ,
"At Mount Washington, on the Phii-
adelphia, Wilmington IL Baltimore Rail-
road, about three miles from the city
limits of Baltimore, they are mining
copper on a large scale, although the
methods and mining are more on the
Mexican system than according to ac-
c-pted ideas. They have shaft down
about 900 feet and have taken out over
$3.50, 600 worth of copper ore. Ihls
has been accomplished in the crudest
manner possible, and they have thrown
away something like $40, 600 worth OF
ore that will run over Z per cent. copper
to the ton. The ore also carries about "a
in gold.
@The veins dip about As degrees, and
the rich ore is in kidneys, but plenty OF
it. At 900 feet they still have ore IN
sight. Further along the copper belt l
saw outcrops that would lead one to be-
lieve there were immense fortunes III
store for those who understand mining
and will develop the country. =,
GAS a sample of the impractlcable
mining employed, saw tunnel run
ming so feet into hill, aud the trammers
usine wheelbarrows to take eOut the waste
aud ore. They had not even contem'
plated putting in track and ore cars
They still had to go some distance TO tap
the vein they were seeking.
"The leads are very fiat. and the only
question to be settled is whether or not
there will be more at great depth, bu
from the development / saw every indica
ton points to an abundance OF ore.
"At Virgilna they are mining 1CC
foot and the showing is good. If | could
90 into this State of Idaho and bring In
a wagon load of such ore as | saw out
cropping in the hills where Travelled
it would cause a stampede. Native cop
per in abundance is found, while ther'
are borite, sulphites, carbonates and al
most eyery form of mineral. The lead
are traceable for miles, and l trayele'
over a country where you could trace
one lead FIVE miles and find native cop
per in the boulders as we'll as in the lea(
matter.
'Tf the finds we're in Montana ther'
would be great fortunes for number o
people. There are few skilled miner
back there and fewer mining men. Int
situation presenting itself is, ,Yo ount
man, 90 east and grow up with the cop
per industry. ., .o
Enquiries as to opportunities to ge
hold of and develop copper proper'.
elected the information that any maj
= who understands copper mining can ge
property at almost his own terms, an
the people are anxious to have practice
mining men take hold oft, The strike
have not created much of a furore be
cause the people do not realize what
means or what values there are IN 10
ground. The newspapers have had httl
to say about it because there Is no on
- there who knows anything about miI
ing or what a strike of that magnitud
means in dollars and cents.
II az have not fully madeup my mind
NJ to whether l will 60 into the terrltor
and develop mine, but | have an a
p ranpement whereby might do som
}" thing there. All that is necessary
- for practical mining men to get into u
territory and develop 1t.
n "The East seems generally prosPe
GUS, especially around Baltimore a.
IL Washington. In my old home, at Ale.
ID audria, the railroads are spendi'
E, 81, 600, 900 in laying out immen
ia, yards, the largest in the United Stai'
nal Although this is the dull season In ID
er' section, everyone seems to have none
e1' and good times prevail generally. Ever
as cue has confidence and the country "
one never in better shape"
her Mr.. Genzberger displayed a numi
'ge' of copper specimens as fair samples
the quality of ore being found, and th
are as rich as any ever seen in But
. Native copper composes a major port
of the ore, and besides there are p
cock and other specimens of copper
1t is evident from Mr.. Geuzbergt
investigations a company of Bu
new capitalsts will be formed to secure {
develop copper mines in the new cop
ND region.
'O The nearest smelter in operation i
Norfolk, Va, and the ore is conve
thor there both by boat and rail. Baltln
d at has refinery, but no smelter, D.
smelter will be erected in the
:, fnmre Within five miles of WASH
ton. ID. c., miners are taking out
gold ore and making the properties
eived Death of Louis Deibier.
N Louis Deibler, who directed the
omac lot;na &c por;s for % wears and died