The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1905-07-21
ARIZONA COPPER BELT.

sHJessHsAsA-VtNN WITH 0AA1
Not cd ned to One District, but of
Great Extent.
An MAicle which appeared in the
DulutkNews- Tribune of last Sun
day, deeling with the mining prop
critics saontained in the so called
BONANZA Circle of Biebee, Arizona,
if readswithout clear understand
ing ohthe subject. might mislead
many Reople on the true state of
minin9matters in Arizona. /
No oae has any desire to take
away one iota of credit from the
Bisbee4ection, but Bisbee is not by
any 1nssns the entire Territory of
Arizon In view OF the fact that
Northern Minnesota people have
investe much money in Arizona
properties few lines on the matter
mighte Of interest.
The 8 called copper belt of Ari.
zona baeins at Jerome where the
famou4W United Verde mine is ]ocat.
ed. 1tNthen traverses the entire
territoIy from the Northwest to the
Southeast and finds it's final
outletMat and near Cananea,
MexicG The copper belt proper
is Ren defined proposition.
Its bouAderies are sharply marked
and f8actical mining man has no
Difficulty in noting it's delimination
featuref
In tBs belt which strikes thus
through Arizona are located a num-
Der ofMgh class districts or camps,
all of hich have forged to the
front With splendid production.
The beN last year produced about
Twenty-Five Million Dollars worth
of ore.H These figures are taken
from Ne government report and
do not nclude the production of a
nun'be Of young and smaller
propeTfes which are not yet on the
reporting list.
AfteNleaving Jerome we strike
the caahps of Valverde, Prescott,
Cline, Globe, Copper Greek, Kelvin,
BensoH Tucson, Mammoth, Tomb
stone, md finish at the southern
extremity at Bisbee. On an off.
shoot sf the. main belt which.
strikes Ahl pugh the center of Ari-
tzosaa ~
there are also a few good produc.
ing Camps, notably Clifton, Merenci,.
in the extreme eastern section of
the Territory and such mines as
the Old Boot and Blue Jay in the
south western section. There are al
80 many fine new locations now un-
Fdergoing: development which in
time and with the outlay of money
for development will prove to be-
come valuable properties.
There are many high class mines
and bonanza properties located out
side Of the Bisbee circle. Old
Dominion, Silver King, Gibson,
Cline, Black Warrior, Manhattan,
Troy: Copper Greek and many
others have taken rank in the front
row and their stocks have become
valuable and paying assets for
their holders.
Arizona on the whole presents
fewer abandoned holes in the
grouno than any other state or
territory in the mining sections
and there is less wild-catting than
in any other, for the simple reason
that there are 80 many good prop.
critics which deserve development
that the wild cater stands but
little show. The people of Arizona.
as whole welcome the man who
will bring the capital for develop
ment of honest propositions and:
have little use for the fakir. Z
People who have bought or con-:
template buying Arizona Copper
stocks will win eight times out of
ten, if they will>exercise patience to
give the managers of their proper
ties the needed time to work out
their plans.
It is . noted fact that Minnesota.
and Northwestern people last year.
took out upward of Five Millions of
Dollars in profits: in Arizona copper
stocks. The industry and the coun-
try are practically still in their
infancy of development and there
is no need for investors to feel
anxiety over their holdings. Time
and money will work wonders and
those who have brought Arizona.
stocks will wake up one fine morn
ing aud shake hands with them
selves that they had a little nerve
and fofethought to get into the.
game Some Of the high priced
|stotks which are now big dividend
payers, have been in the same con-
dition,and many Of them lcould