Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-07-06

clusion as follows: There is practi-
cally no doubt that an immense flow
of water would be encountered in it.
In addition to the argument
furnished by the above committee on
this subject numerous other instances
can be cited of the existence of water
there, all of which tend to Illus
trate the theory of an underground
stream. One of the latter cases is the
existence of large springs located we'll
up towards the summit of the noun
tains, which furnish an all the year
round flow of water, which of necessity
must be forced up from beneath the
mountains.
In the Heager Canyon Copper com
pany's mine there is also a vast
amount of water at its lowest depths.
This company has pipe line to its
camp from one of the small springs
such as refrreed to above, located up
on the mountain side at an altitude
of nearly 5000 feet.
Towards the eastern slope of the
mountains is a spring which sends
forth an immense volume of water and
which supplies the town of Jerome
with water, as we'll as the mammoth
reduction plant of the United Verde
Copper company. This spring is
located at an altitude of nearly 5000
feet and the water is forced up from
the interior of the mountain by pres
sure.
At casual glance, to one who has
not investigated it, this enterprise
may have a visionary look, but
let any doubters of the feasibility of
it go over the ground and make a
personal examination of it and he
cannot fail to be convinced. The
more rigid, thorough and exhaustive
his examination the more firmly will
be be impressed as was the case with
the writer of this, who was a member
of the first party spoken of who visit
ed the range with Mr.. Fogg, and who
was also a member of the committee
which later made an examination,
hence knows whereof he writes, from
actual experience and observation.
Tunneling mountains is by no
means a new idea, but the work has
been done in many places and for
various purposes. Take for instance
the Poland tunnel, right near our
very doors 1t is over one and one
half miles in length and at the deep
est place is not over l, 200 feet from
the apex of the mountain. 1t is re
ported by the company that numerous
mineral veins we're cut in making this
tunnel, and which are now being de-
veloped. While there was no indica-
tion whatever on the surface of the
existence of water there, a large flow
has been obtained by means of it.
This tunnel is also intended for use in
the operation of trolley line as well
as for its mineral production.
The great Sutro tunnel of Virginia
City, Nevada, was run three or four
miles into the mountain to secure
drainage for certain mines and was
considered a success.
The Newhouse tunnel, of Colorado,
buil solely for mineral development,
is claimed to have accomplished, as
far as it has been completed, all and
even more than was expected of it.
So in the light of past experience
there is nothing of a chimericaI or
visionary nature in this Black Hills
tunnel project, and so far as can be
seen and judged from indications, it
offers greater Inducements for the
investment of capital than either of
the three named, having three fold
object in view. any one Of which
should afford a revenue to pay a
reasonable interest on the investment,
ard with all these objects an ac-
compIished fact would furnish hand
some returns to the investors.
1t is an enterprise which should be
encouraged in every way possible by
our people and should any doubt exist
still in the minds of any they should
make a personal examination at least
before forming an adverse opinion.
With such a tunnel completed and
in successful operation, the future
prosperity of northern Arizona would
be assured for years.