Arizona republican., 1906-03-16

Poland Mining company at the termi- nus of the branch road.
 The Poland company has completed a crosscut tunnel S,O7I feet in length connecting Lynx creek and Poland. II required years of continuous work and an immense amount of money, but has developed large number of important mines at a depth of 500 to 1OO0 feet many of which are now being devel- oped. The Poland vein has been opened by about two miles of shafts. drifts and crosscuts and furnishes an immense tonnage of ore for the twenty stamp mill at Poland mouth of tunnel
 The Poland-Lynx creek tunnel. as 1t is called. prospected a large number of veins. provided drainage and water sufficient for reduction purposes, transportation and outlet for the ores of the Walker and Hassayampa dis tricts by connection with the Poland branch of the Prescott and Eastern railroad and gives that section a cheap freight rate to the Hum bOldt shelter 4 narrow gauge ore railroad is planned from the mouth of this tunnel at Lynx creek over the mountains to Crook canyon and the various properties en- route. Two miles of the road have been built.
 Above the Poland properties are the Poland Extension group and the Ex- press group. the latter having just been taken over by a syndicate of sue cessfUl mining men. The old Butter nut mine, belonging to the estate of T. w. Boggs, lying just to the west of the P, & E. Eread, and south of the Poland branch. has sproduced much copper ore and the old BoggS and Blackberry mines with the Iron Queen are under operation by the Geo. A. Treadwell Mining company A narrow gauge ore road connects the mining properties and its ore is dumped in broad gauge cars at Arizona City and transported thence to their own smeI- ters at Mayer.
 There are other good things in the district not yet taken over by mining companies. among them the properties of Dan Bowen. near Mayer. and of Wm. Nellis and others. I can't speak of them all, but if you want to ''catch on" come up and see them.
 Joe Mayer, the man who owns the town of Mayer. is always mining and successfully, too. l am glad to say; but to mention all his properties would require too much space. 4 copper property of his-I cannot recall the name-situated in the vicinity of Cop per Mountain, has and is producing copper. gold and silver ore of very { nigh grade.
 In the old Moscow mine he tells me he has opened up exceedingly rich bod ieS of good ore and I know of other prospects of his that look good to me He has a mine in the old Gillespie property and it will be heard of some day and numerous interests in the Black Canyon and Turkey Creek sec : se being unwatered and will be worked The old Richenbar property is situ- ated in Black Canyon district and about twelve miles distant from Cordes Siding on the Bradshaw Mountain railroad. This property was thorough i ly opened up by the late Dan Gillette and Geo. w Middleton, but owing to ] the transportation facilities then avail able. the options held by them upon these properties were allowed to lapse. The property is now fully equipped and large cyanide plant has been successfully gaining the values from i the ores.
 ] Among the big mining enterprises of l eastern Yavapai county none is regard ] ed as having a greater future than that ] of the Stoddard Copper company. ! whose property is on Copper Mountain. ! on the banks of the Agua Fria four ! miles northeast of Mayer. and the ! StOddard- nghamtOn group. two and a half miles north of Copper Mountain Both are historic mines. the Bingham
 ton being the first location made in the county by T. w. Boggs. whose ca
 reer forms an important part Of the
 mining history of Yavapai county. The Stoddard group is also one of the old
 mines, having been a well known prop erty for quite a number of years. Much ore has been taken from the
 mine in that time and the value of its
 deposits is universally admitted How l ever, the $130.000 worth of ore that has been smelted in the past and the S5O.-
 900 worth now on the dump is but a
 sample" of the real value of the mine The property is equipped with a forty
 ton smelter which has in reality been only a sampler for the mine, which
 will shortly be provided with an inn
 mense reduction plant
 MT. Stoddard. since leaing the office
 of territorial secretary. while conduct
 ing a remunerative Incorporation busi-
 ness in Phoenix. has made all things
 subservient to his huge mining enter
 prise, in which lies his cnief business
 investment He has successfully
 financed it with the help of William H Reynolds, a Brooklyn capitalist and il
 is expected that in the near future a
 large reduction plant will be put on
 the BinghamtOn group to work the ore from both properties.