Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-03
TO ANNEX PART or YUMA
 COUNTY.
From Thursdays Daily.

from lhufsuay \ DalIy.
 "Tbere is no question but what al. most all of the residents of the Wcndcn and Cunningham Pass districts strong l ly desire that the northern part of Yuma county, bordering on tho line of tho 4. < C. railroad, should be an. nexed to Yavapai county,' said M. F.. Joscphi, Q prominent Cunningham Pass mining man, to n Journal Miner repre-. sentative, last evening.
 "The failure of the board of super. visors of Yuma county to establish vot' ing precincts at the principal mining eenters of the Bill Williams Fork and Harqua Hala Mountains," he said, "has aroused much indignation among the miners of our country. and they be. Iieve, in all fairness, that the new copper country should be n part of this county.
 "Therc arc many reasons for this, v he continued. "In the first place, if any of our residents want to transact any business at our county seat, they arc compelled to travel through two other county seats to reach 1t, as we'll as lose much valuable time, and if we desire to purchase mining machinery or mining supplies. we are almost com pcllcd to come to this city. for tho req son that this is the nearest market for us where any extensive line of this class of goods is carried, while again, | it appears that we arc so far away from our county authorities that they take little, if any, interest in us, when 1t comes to election matters, the build. ing of roads, or other improvements.
 "In my thirteen years residence in Cunningham Pass I never saw the out look so bright for the mining industry as now. New companies with large means are gradually getting hold of good properties and an era of deep min ing has commenced there.
 "The Harqua TIala, St. Marcus and Hercules mines are giving employment to large forces of men. and the Mon tana Arizona Copper company, new concern, is installing a hoist on the Rogers property, and has already ove' thirty men at work. and is making preparations to sink a working shaf, to depth of 800 feet. There ars several shafts sunk on the properties purchased by this company. the deep est of which is o5O feet, in which there is n fine showing.
 "Several concerns are taking out shipping ore, among which may he men tioncd Conrad & Rawlins and John Agnrd. who have good bodies of ore tn sight"
 Mir. Josephi is the owner of a group of seven claims in Cunningham Pass from which hc has made several ship mcnts of high grade gold and copper orc. His locations cover ledge or dyke which follows a granite and scbist contact and which has been opened by a number of shafts, ranging in depth from 70 to Il5 feet, showing the min eral deposit to be strong and continu' ous for a good distance.
 He recently sold group of three claims to an eastern syndicate and is in the city to receive the first payment on the purchase price, which is said to be n large amount. He did not care to reveal the identity of the purchaser of the properties. but stated that prep arations were under way to commence extensive operations on the ground. He has been engaged in the mining business in Mohavc county and his present location since 1872. and has un. bounded confidence in the future of thnt nurt of tho cnuutry