Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-08-28
New Machinery Now En Route To Camp At
 Properties
General Manager Thinks More Of Arizona
 Than Alaska
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Operations on broader scale than cVr before attempted in the Squaw Peak district will be commenced on the properties of the Lloyd Consolidated Copper company as soon as 3s.horsc power gasoline hoist, which was re. gently delivered at the Cherry Creek station, is installed on the ground. Fol. lowing the hoist to the camp from the factory is n Westinghouse generator to operate number of Temple air drills which will bc tried in this sec. tion for inc first time.
 A new double compartment pcrpen- dicular working shaft, which has been sunk to depth of s2 feet by hand since the machinery was purchased, will bc sunk to depth of at lvst 900 feet before my drifting or cross. cutting is done and when n station is cut at this level the shaft will be con. tinucd farther down while explorations on the ledge, which has m immense and promising surface showing for n great low grade copper mine, will be prosecuted. F.. T. Tctcr, connected with the Reynolds Alaska Development company, one of the largest operating concerns of i.a Touchc Island. Alaska. is president and general manager of tine Lloyd Consolidated Copper com pany, and in direct charge of the work.
 When seen by n Journal Miner man, Sunday, at Cherry Creek station, where he was experimenting the loading of his machinery for transportation to his camp by wagon, he said:
 "I have operated in all the great copper camps of the west, including Alaska, and nm confident that in the Lloyd group there K one of the best low grade copper propositions undc- velopcd that l have seen. Our com pany has ample finances at its com. mand to develop it and the necessary
 
 "The Lloyd group of twelve claims is located near the foot of Squaw Peak, about four miles southwest of Camp Verde, on the granite and diorite con. tact that cuts through that district and in the three tunnels on the ground which are only grassroot openings there are immense and very good low grade ore bodies opened.
 "Arizona," he said, "is, in my opin. ion, a better mining country than Alaska. There nrc moro opportunities for investment here, and besides, this Territory is much easier protected The coast country of Alaska is covered by n heavy growth of moss, which makes 1t very difficult to locate tho lodges, and many of the mountain ranges are almost inaccessible. On La Tonche Island, where one of our con. cerns is erecting n $6OO,O0O smcltcr the first plant of its kind in upper Alaska, there is an immense body of white pyritc ore, that carries from l ia per cent to per cent in copper, be sides some chalco pyrite ores opened that average from to II per cent. The company has been shipping some of the latter to the Tacoma. Wash. smelters, since last July, by the inner passage, which yielded a good profit on account of the low rate of trans portation, which Is only $2.75 tine ton occasioncd by the desire of the ship ping companies to carry the ores foI ballast.
 | "Iiowever, when all conditions ar, taken into consideration, I have no de sire to return to Alaska to mine, will such promising field open here ir Arizona, within easy reach of railroad transportation and in n climate unsur passed anywhere"
 !. + !. I. l. I. l. l. l. l. l. l. l. l Returns From Coast.
 Charles F.. Nathorst has returned from an extended outing on the coast Lone Pine Manager Here.
 w. q. Macnulty, general manager oi the Line Pine mine, is here on busi ness visit.
 Here From Anita.
 | II. C. Malloy, superintendent of th' Anita mines, in Coconino county. Ii here on business.
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