Arizona republican., 1906-03-16

Within Arizona few are the men more widely known than Isaac T. Stoddard. or more generally esteemed for the solid qualifications that most appeal to the body polite. A stead fast policy of fairness and right, pur- sued with determination and pluck against all opposition is sure to win approval in the public mind. and busi- ness and political success invariably attend the man whose course is thus directed.
 Though he has held high office and today is at the head of the largest incorporating business of the south west. MT. Stoddard is best pleased to be considered a niner-a man wno by the use of capital is developing and bringing into bearing mines which not only will be profitable to their owners but which will at the same time in- loves so well and give employment to scores of worthy workingmen.
 The Stoddard mining enterprises are at or near Stoddard, in Copper Mountain district, four miles north- east of Mayer station. on the Pres colt and Eastern railroad. a broad gauge line that has opened up com munication with what is acknowl- edged to be the most highly mineral ized region within the United States The Stoddard properties lie in the same range and upon the same min eral trend as Senator Clarks famous United Verde mine. a treasure house of copper from which millions of dol lars worth of the red metal are taken annually. Copper nas not been higher in price in years than at present and the demand Is such that the single item of electrical supply is absorbing practically the entire output of the United States.
 Upon the several mines of the Stod- dard Copper company and upon their equipment $400,000 has been expended already and new machinery is being installed, with the fact in view that the best is the cheapest and that full est success can be attained in mining only by thorough development of the properties and the utmost care in the equipment of the reduction plants The Stoddard mines are by no means speculative. Lately their stock has been taken from the market Hon. Wm H. Reynolds of Brooklyn. N. Y has now become associated on an equal standing with Mir. sstoddard in the properties and believes that in them they have a veritable bonanza. Mir. Reynolds, who is a former state senator of New York and president of the Metropolitan Jockey club. is heavy capitalist and the owner of much valuable New York real estate.
 Later it is intended to install all necessary mechanical equipment on the nearby Stoddard- -Bin ghamton group of six patented mines two and one-half miles north of the Copper Mountain properties. Mir. Stoddard has owned this property twenty-five years and has expended many thou- sands of dollars in its development. One tunnel 400 feet in length shows thirtyone feet of ore carrying 5 per cent copper and some gold This ore body is I,26O feet fir length and 2O7 feet in width at the lowest point un- covered The property was originally located by the well known pioneer T. W. Boggs. who was accidentally killed last summer, and was the first regular mineral location made by him in Ari- zona and at first was called the Mon teZuTna-"
 On the Stoddard company's prop erty there is a smelling plant of forty tons daily capacity that has served to show the high value of the mines. but which will need to be much enlarged before the best can be done with the immense ore bodies that have been developed Yet with this inadequate equipment more than S13O. .0OO worth of copper ore has been smelted and sold, and some $50.00O worth is now on the dumps The owners of the property had the strongest faith when copper was worth only cents a pound. Their enthusiasm can be i'm agined now that the metal has passed IS cents.
 In the mines are evidences that they were worked by the ancients, stone picks and hammers having been left by tine prehistoric miners. The mines have been opened up by means of thousands of feet of tunneIing and drifting. One of the ore bodies is eighty-fo feet wide with rich streaks of ore that run up to 26 per cent cop per. while adjoining this is leached ground 300 feet wide. Shipments made from another working have giv- en results of 23 1-2 per cent copper $16.50 to the ton in gold and some si yer. l. is reasonably expected that under this great area of leached ledge matter an enormous body of enriched copper sulphides will be encountered as was the case in the United Verde.
 Too busy a man to accept public office, MT. Stoddard has ever been rec ognized as a leader in republican poli- tics in Arizona. For a term he served as secretary of Arizona, for much of the time acting as governor. as well. To him came deserved credit in the highest degree for the manner in which he handled the noted Morenci strike of 1903. The rioters were not permitted time to complete their plans of. terrorizing Morenci and Clifton: for the acting governor, as soon as advised of the lawless acts of the $500 strikers, promptly threw the national guard of Arizona into Morenci, fol- lowing 1t, through appeal to the presi- dent. with a number of troops of reg ular cavalry. The office of secretary. since that time shon of most of it's importance, was then one that needed just such a man as Mr. Stoddard, of business ability. yet one who bore himself courteously. as well as firmly. While in the. office of secretary MT. l