Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-11-07
BELIEVES ARIZONA WILL LEAD
 IN COPPER.
(from Tuesdays Daily

tonl Nhht | nave seen or western
 and southwestern Yavapai, Mohavc and
 that part of Yuma county, tributary to
 the Arizona & California railroad. | mako tho statement without hesitation,
 that with reasonable development in
 these sections. Arizona will bc far in
 tho lead as copper producer five
 years hencc.' Such was the statement
 made yesterday to q Journal Miner
 man by J. r. Bcdling. a mining on.
 gincer of over thirty years experience
 in the mining states of the west, who
 returned here lately from an extended
 tour through these parts.
 "Thc great surface indications of copper and gold mines in the Harqua
 Hala, Harcuvcr and Bill Williams
 Fork Mountains is only equsllcd," he said. "by tho showings found in that part of Yavapai county extending from the Hillside mine to the Mohavc coun. " boundary and west to tho line of
 u"" 'ouH's'
 "Surpassing anything that l ever witnessed, either in tho Black Hills of Dakota, or the great Montana mines, is n ledge on Burro Creek, near it's mouth, over 200 feet in width and which is cut by a canyon to depth of 300 feet, the cntirc body of quartz sampling $t to the ton in gold.
 "In the Black Rock district l saw some very promising copper ledgcs, in addition to the O'Brien gold mines. from winch there will be an immense output when the reduction plant is in. stalled and in operation.
 "Thc King Solomon shaft is now down past tho 400 foot levcl from which some very high grade gold ore is being mined. Therc is n great cop. DOT mino in tho the Unclc Sam group which is now idlc, from some unknown cause. although 1t is . we'll known fact that there iS shipping orc in it from the grassvoots down.
 "Expcrienco has proven here, as in othor mining countries that dccp min. ing pays. lt is a recognized fact that wherever good ore has been found near the surface that it also exists at depth although the vein may be broken by many faults. As a general rule. tho lodges in all the great mines have been more continuous and tho ore | bodies richer and moro permanent below the 600 foot levels, for the req. 'on that in the majority of cases the | surface crust of the earth has rarely been disturbed below the 900 foot level 'y earthquake disturbances. old miners all remember that when tho Nevada mines were visited by an earth. quake. the greatest shocks were fclt underground in and near tho 300 foot evel. while below the 800 foot level, whore the ledge was better defined han nearer the surface, no shock was by any of the underground vorkmcn.
 "I have not seen the eastern part ,f he county yet, but from what l have eard, ] believe that 1t is equally as ich as the other is promising.
 "On account of it's central location nd climatic conditions, Prescott is the atural supply point of the districts isited, which I believe are equal to ny in the west in the way of mineral esourccs. In my opinion, the mer. hants and business men here should O more to advertise the resources of he country than appears to have been ono in the past. They do not appear realize the immense resources of the puntry bordering all around them or nc advantages to be gained from lib. ral and legitimate advertising. VI have decided to east my To, ere,' he concluded. "and I am anx. us to see this country come to the ont. v