Arizona republican., 1906-04-22
SILVER HILL MINES.
A District Rich in Copper, Gold, Silver
 and Lead

Few of the people of Tucson real ize the great store house of treasure in the Silver Hill mountain. located about B miles west from Tucson ris- ing from the west side of the Sasabo or Arivaca valley and which is reach ed by rail by Bedrock. or the shorter route by the Silver Bell mine says the Arizona Star. There are over 230 mines and mining claims being worked developed or prospected within the Silver HiM district.
 On the west end of the range are located the Cleveland and Arizona mines composed of the Atlas and Red rock groups. upon which there is con siderable development and which are being systematically worked by this company, with showings of large bod ies of copper ores.
 The Imperial Copper company is the center of operations in the district It owns what was formerly known as the Old Boot properties. Its workings are down 700 feet, where they have large bodies of high grade copper sulphide and from which they are shipping over 200 tons daily to the Copper Queen smelter.
 This company employs between 400 and 500 men and the Imperial camp
 
 The Imperial Copper Co. promises to rival any of the great copper produc- ing mines of Arizona
 Arrangements are now being made for the erection of a large plant five or six miles from Bedrock and there is abundance Of water and other invit- ing facilities for establishing a large custom plant
 The great Oxide cOmpany's property adjoin those of the Imperial. of which there are fifty claims Sufficient work has been done to establish the exis- tence of large bodies of copper ore Active operations on a large scale will soon be the interesting feature of the Oxide camp.
 The three foregoing companies men ioned hold about one hundred and fif- ty claims in the aggregate. which em- ! braces the best part of Silver Hill proper. and which combined. will. it is predicted, and not in the distant fu- ture, develop one of the largest and richest mining industries in the Unit ed states For the copper is high grade in large bodies and all carry more or less gold. silver and lead. in many cases in sufficient quantities to pay for the entire cost of bullion pro duction. giving the copper as net profit.
 There are many other promising mines and locations.
 The Arcade group of twelve claims Is owned by the Copper Giant people. Kane, Faison. Allen and Johnson. is a very promising gold group from which ore is now being taken and sacked for shipment. that averages from $50 10 S150 a ton. The showing is exceed ! ingly good. the veins are large and firm and bids fair to develop a gold camp If much importance tributary to this mining center.
 The Indiana and Arizona Copper CO. comprise group of about twenty claims The principal mines being the old Abbey Waterman which was discovered twenty-five years ago and from which rich shipments or lead and silver were made at that time This company is now managed by George smith. The working shaft is down 32O feet in large ore body averaging B per cent copper. r per cent lead. from ! 15 to 20 ounces of silver. from two 10 three dollars in gold Some of the ore 1 has yielded over one hundred and for ty ounces silver, and sixty per cent ] lead This indicated the value of this ] section ot tSo district
 The Faison group comprises five ! Po1'SllIeu CidIHlS- upon Wnlch S5OUO worth of development work has been done. This is copper, silver. lead and gold The owners are Nat Faison. the ] pioneer of the Silver Hill camp and l Col EDes Randolph
 The Copper Giant group lies east of the Faison group, comprised of seven claims. This is also copper. carrying the other by-oroducts.
 The Corba Mining company. a cor poratiOn recently organized in this city and financed by Fl Paso and Texas l people owns the Copper Prince group. embracing Is claims, located about one mile south of the Copper Giant group. . Active development is in progress on this property. double compartment shaft is being sunk as fast as men and money win advance the work.