Arizona republican., 1905-04-19

was seen yesterday at the Hotel Adams and talked very enthusiastical- ly about his visit here and what he has seen on this trip.
 For the last three weeks he has been exploring in a cursory way that portion of Arizona between Wickenburg and Congress on the east and the Colorado river on the west, now being penetrat- ed by the Arizona and California rail- way line and which is intended to eventually become a division of the main line of the Santa Fe system. MT. James is here in the interest of Chi cago people with whom he is asso- ciated and his purpose is to find good mines As he explained yesterday, there are thousands of good prospects IT. the world but mighty few real mines obtainable except for princely sums and as he is associated with gentlemen of large capital he devotes nearly all his time to searching for properties that will prove up. Briefly he said he was pleased with his trip and had taken bonds on few properties and had also taken 9 couple of hundred samples which he proposed to have thoroughly tested. Some of them look decidedly attractive and some do not. He can tel more about it after he gets his as- Sd9 .tAuAliSf NliE4l Ile VIII NidhE luA AtlGl investigation. His present trip was mercy to hunt out things that are worth Investigating.
 Snvaking of the country in general he said that the geological conditions ale such that he feels sure there will be qGite number of big properties Gcvel, ed in that section Tn the next few years and the building of the rail- road will insure their convenient and economical working. He believes that ti.ere will be a big smelter at the Co '1radO river crossing Of the railroad and of course numerous other reduc- ton plants as the mines are developed. There will also be eventually number cr promising little towns along the rairC aO and prosperous camps.
 And this he said will mean every u.ing to Phoenix which will be the nc- tural wholesaling point for the larger Tart Of the mining supplies and pro- v.aions that will be used in thal sec ton. The railroad will of course bring Los Angeles a little closer but Phoenix will still be a great deal nearer and having a good start as a commercial certer it will rapidly increase its trade in that direction. At the present time nearly ali the provisions. canned goods etc sr, brought from California either Up or down the Colorado river With q r3'}.tad within three or four hours or half day of Phoenix the situation will be greatly changed. And another point of perhaps still greater signifi- canoe is that it is entirely a mining country and will add materially to the valley market for farm. garden and dairy products. He can see no possible circumstances that will hold back the rapid growth of this city for the next five -ears.
 Reverting again to the subject or mining be said he saw many proper les on which there is what might be called surface development dat were most promising It will take deeper working to prove their great value but rcthing could be more encouraging in the way of partially developed pros rects. Enough has been demonstrated to warrant the assertion that out of the many holdings now being quietly exploited. some will prove to be most valuable properties and the discoveries Of the future years will no doubt be equally as numerous. in fact more so because there will be more people looking fo- mines. Mir. James men toned also that during his sojourn in that section the immeusity of which no one can realize until he travels over ft. he met numerous other mining men, engineers and experts. on missions sim liar to his own. indicating that the at tention of capital is already very much aroused concerning that locality.