Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-03
Tale of a Thrifty Watch
man and a 'Guileless'
TenderfoOt
NEW GOLD FINDS IN
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Copper Camps Show Riches in
Arizona-Prospects Yield
Good Returns

Der company a remarkable deposit of
molybdenum, worth $15O a pound, has
been found. That is, the owners now
know 1t is there, but they learned the
facts at a sacrifice. For long period
the mine was being developed and the
ore or matter taken out was thrown
upon the dumps and regarded as
worthless, although traces of silver
and lead were in the ore. From Phil
adeiphia there strayed into the camp
an odd looking genius who did not seem
to know a shaft from a windlass. He
loafed about for a month or two and
finally concluded deal with the
watchman of the property for the en-
tire dump. AS the watchman wanted
his wages and as the sale would show
his zeal to aid his employers and would
prevent the necessity of further draw
ing on the company exchequer for his
wages, the dump passed into the hands
Of the stupid looking prospector. AS
soon as the property was secured he
put men to work and teams hauled the
big dump to Casa Grande, from whence
1t was shipped to Philadelphia. This
calm procedure Of freighting a worth
less pile of rock to the Atlantic sea-
board caused officers of the Troy COM
pany to investigate. This they did
and also found that the stranger was
a German chemist and that he and his
associates had made fortune out Of
the molybdenum, as the Philadelphia
chemists had put the ore in CONNER
cial shape and later shipped the pro-
duct to the Krupp gun works in Ger
many. To overcome past errors c.
Otto Schwabe, chemist, has been
placed in charge Of the molybdenum
branch OF the property, and he is now
in the mines with improved machinery
to care for this valuable product.
Mr.. Schwabe is a German chemist
Of ability, though he has lived in this
country for fifteen years and much of
that time has been connected with the
Franklin Institute Of Philadelphia.
Among other researches he has given
much of his time to the study of
molybdenum and particularly during
his residence in Germany, where he
was connected with the Krupp COM
pany, of international fame as the
manufacturers of heavy guns and
armor plate. After the discovery of
the Troy Manhattan company and the
proving to its satisfaction that it had
a molybdenum deposit of commercial
ouapfffy taafs uvara ,,oada of tho ora
by Mr.. Schwabe and by other chemists
OF recognized ability, after which the
company organized department of its
business for the exploitation of the
molybdenum enterprise and employed
Mr.. Schwabe under a years contract.
Hope for. Smelter
Tucson Is making big efforts to land
smelter. The chamber of commerce
has taken up the matter and Mayor
David S. Rose of Milwaukee, president
OF the Twin Buttes Mining company,
with claims near Tucson, is fathering
the enterprise. Mayor Rose says his
properties will alone supply 100 tons
day of copper ore. 1t is proposed to
make the capacity 200 tons daily, with
converting plant to handle $50 tons
day. The cost is placed at $4,000.
Mayor Rose has agreed to lay the
matter before eastern people, provided
the Tucsonites take stock.
Mexicans Will Work
The Prescott Courier says "It is
stated on good authority that 500 Mex
leans are placer mining in the Weaver
district and that they are making good
wages. The children are packing dirt
in sacks from the hillside to the
streams, which are all running full,
where the older Mexicans wash the
dirt and take the gold therefrom. One
little girl while walking near a place
where a dry washer had been operated
picked UP gold nugget very pretty
one, which is valued at $4S."
Brockman is Working
The Commonwealth Mining company,
represented by John Broekman of Los
Angeles as general manager in Mohave
county, is having a large amount OF
machinery hauled to the Pilgrim group
OI IiliHSb, commonly kHOWH as Ine
Dempsey-o'D properties. The COM
pany is to sink shaft to a depth of
500 feet and will develop the mines
th"--- above that depth. Large
Il supplies are being hauled
Vill be commenced at once.
my is one of the wealthiest
the territory. having taken
dollars from the famous
saIth mine at Pearce. All
.,n..ivs surrounding the Pilgrim
group have been taken over by the
new cmpany and payments will be
made shortly on them. Last week
Walter Brown and George Hanson
bonded their claims 10 Mr.. Brockman
ana the interests Of ]. w. Gerritt and
Mrs. M. B. Eggers have also been
taken over.
From Poverty to Riches
From day laborer on a railroad TO
half owner OF a promising mine is the
experience of John r. Rad