Bisbee daily review., 1905-08-20
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MINING EXTRAORDINARY,


 I have just had the pleasure of wis iting mining proposition in the suburbs of the deserted city of Charles ton, which is entirely out of the ordi- nary. It is essentially refreshing to pick up something that has not been the subject of perpetual rehash.
 The property belongs to Jo Larrieu and is within the shadow of the crumb- ling 'dobe walls which remind one of the departed glory of the Queen of the San Pedro valley which flourished in the early sos in the days when Jerry Barton did the artistic act with every thing from his fist to a pump gun.
 The property referred to consists of one claim, about which several others could be located to advantage. The product shows many different forms of lead, some of it being steel galena running as high as GO per cent.
 This feature. however, is the least interesting in the case. The concen- trates of venadium according to Pro lessor Brunston of Tucson, as good authority on metallurgy as the terri tory affords, are worth one thousand dollars a ton. From them venadic acid is manufactured, which possesses much greater hardening properties on steel than tungsten, and is in special demand by the Krupp people in the manufacture of high power guns.
 Venadic acid is worth S2.50 per pound Venadium was first brought to the notice of the scientific world in the year 1880 by Professor Sefstrom and has been in exceptional demand ever since
 The property under consideration Is in it's initial stage of development. The work consists of an open cross cut , laying bare some 30 feet of ledge mat ter. The venadium is gloriously in evidence occurring in seams, resem- bling bees wax and in the form of a | multitude of crystals, and is also found in small masses uniformly dis tributed throughout the extent of the edge. It is conservatively estimated 1 that 30 tons can be concentrated into one. So far as one can observe at the present stage of development, there is no limit to the supply. The l ledge matter is mostly half decompos- cd porphyry and can be readily reduc- ed by the ordinary economic roller process.
 As an evidence of the value and i'm portance of this mineral I am prepar- ed 10 state that the tailings of the Mammoth mine have recently been recovering the venadium.
 That the mineral has exceptional values above and beyond the plain lead properties contained in the prop osition, is well known to every mining man. In the mean time the lead it. self is fairly calculated to defray the expenses of development and treat ment of ores. Mir. Larrieu has sl- ready had many inquiries in regard to the property and is very naturally waiting until he can decide on the most advantageous proposition. Being as it is within half mile of an Fl Paso & Southwestern depot, with every conceivable facility for i development, shipping and treatment, and being a mineral of such exception | al character and in such rare demand, the proposition, unique and out of the i ordinary, is attracting a great deal of attention.
 | Incldentally, thlS incident goes to vindicate the claim of matchless Ari Zona. to the broadest the richest and | the greatest variety of mining prop critics in existence. The wise hom. bre who stated that there was nothing new under the sun, evidently never investigated the San Pedro valley and the sunny foothills by which it is surrounded.
 FRANK ALLEY.