Bisbee daily review., 1905-05-05
Some Draooon Properties


 ing most favorably. notwithstanding the heavy rains which have handi- capped prospectors for the past three months.
 At South Pass the Ophir group, which is owned by Ryder & Swayzee. is getting into condition for more ex- tended operation. This property shows large quantities of milling ore. with occasional finds of extensively rich quartz. going up into the thou sands in gold. This property will soon be at stage of production which will attract attention. The ore is in contact of brown porphyry and talcose slate, and combines the formations of Goldfeld and the Mother lode of Cali fornia.
 Just south of the Ophir group Bopp & King have an excellent gold-copper proposition. At a depth of eighty feet on lime and porphyry contact they have shaft full of copper and iron sul- phides. the full extent of which will not be known until they crosscut at the 100-foot level. |
 A short distance south of this the Viola mine, owned by Cox, Mcdonald and associates, is making a fine show ing. These are down over 100 feet on a vein carrying gold, silver and lead, and recently hemetite has begun tcI show in quantity, which is an excellent sign in this locality.
 A Coming Producer
 Still further south the Yellow Metal company si at work on their property, at the north end of the Gold Camp. This is the most extensive gold propo- sition in the Southwest, and with the proper machinery and development will prove to be another Homestake in point of production. The principal claim, that is the claim on which the principal amount of work has been done, is split from end to end by a Assure vein over forty feet in width, shown by the outcrop and by cross cuts below the 10O-foot levels. This vein is a mass of gold bearing quartz and porphyry, interspersed by innum- erable chutes and benches of high grade quartz, which will average up the entire mass to pay milling propo- sition. The company has recently been reorganized, new men placed in the management, and more active operations are loked for.
 Adjacent to this property the claims of Joe Stamfeld are showing up finely, as is also the ground of Dutch Henry, Jack Hefey, the Boston company and the Angius property at Antelope.
 On the east side of the range, and especially in the spur which includes Gleeson and the Turquoise North Camp, everything is progressing slow ly but surely toward large mining op- erations. We do not think anyone now doubts the durability and value of the mines at Gleeson, the record of the Great Western and the work now be- ing done by the company at Leadville, which has fully established the value of the north end of the Turquoise hills.
 Along the Range
 To the north of the Pass the Fred Wald property is sufficiently devel- oped to establish it's values as a gold copper proposition. The Dragoon Min ing company, Copper Crown, Swain group, Middlemarch, Sorin and other properties in this neighborhood are in the great copper belt and development will prove them valuable stoTehouEes of copper, while the Black Diamond, ore awaiting the smelter.
 Pearce to the Front
 Active operations are resuming at Pearce A. Y. Smith and associates have taken the Commonwealth prop erty under lease and 100 men will soon be at work mining and milling the ore from the celebrated property. Pearce, like Bisbee, is long time coming to the front, but it will get there finally.
 The Monmonier property Is a bo- nanza on the surface. while the Little Jesse, the Gold Clif and Six Mile Hill will attract attention. being meritori- ous mining propositions
 A Chance for Enterprise
 The Dragoon range is approaching a crisis. One touch of capital and com mon sense, such as the Calumet & Arizona company gave to Bisbee, and the Mule mountain. will see the Ora goon afire from Johnsonville to Ante lope.-Prospector.