Arizona republican., 1907-01-04


the occasional similar finds in the west,
is one whose buried treasure is not to
remain long hidden. Marvellous as the
salues in the Two Queens ore have thus
far proved to be, and as exceptionally
rich as was the initial discovery, Others
Of the same kind have been some
times found by. prospectors whose
hearts were gladdened by the seeming
luck OF fste's favoritism, only TO find
later that, lacking meaps and help,
they were unable TO unlock the secret
vaults Of nature. Not less fortunate
was Mfr. Carbon in his discovery, than
in his early meeting with men who not
only sought such opportunities as he
had TO present, but who were equipped
10 make the most of them when found.
They were not turned over TO the ten
der merci.s OF those who would but
couldn't or to men who could but for
reasons best known 10 themselves
wouldn't Happily though. they came
under the observation or a group Of
gentlemen who were not !ndolently
wealthy nor inromp<sently poor, whose
business standing commanded Fesp~es
and whose ability To- Do ;biaSs always
gets the money. GeStasg tse money il
the essential thing after getting tse
mine There is aDt one more requisite
TO success and tsst is spending the
money in judicious exploitation, with
the nberslity that foresight suggests
and the economy that business judg-
ment dictates in any legitimate invest
ment.
The Republican has taken some
pains 10 learn the facts In respect OF
the Two Queens mine. so-called, but
more properly referred to as the en-
terprise of the Central Mining and De-
velopment Co. organized under the
laws Of Arizona. The unsolicited pub
licity that the rich strike of Mr.. Car
dom made fer itself was shortly fol-
lowed by the influence that was natur-
ally evolved by the activity Of the gem
tIemens who early began the explOita-
ton Of the property. The Two Queens
has therefore been much in the pub
lie eye. locally. during the few months
that have passed since the announce
ment Of the first uneoyering of the ore.
that by the test Of fire in various
assay furnaces. almost surpasses belief
\ representative of The Republican
DESTROYS of knowing something at first
hand. Of the facts IN connection with
this much talked about piece OF
ground, recently visited the property.
He was shown every possible courtesy
and every question asked concerning
the management and plans Of the COM
Dany was answered without reserve or
hesitation. He was also shown the
property, under the guidance of Mr..
Carbon. who il is fair TO presume,
knows just a little bit more about it
than anybody else, and the property
spoke also for itself. Such Of the facts
as can be set forth i'm an article Of this
length are herewith given 10 the read
ers of the paper. at FIRST hand.
The article is not the report Of a
mining engineer or a mineralogist for
the writer Is neither. II includes
though. the observations of a newspap-
er man who has spent some time in a
mining country and who was by no
means fer the first time viewing a
gold farm" The first conclusion ar
rived at was that the Two Queens
group is the finest prospect il has been
his privilege to see in a section of
country noted for fine prospects and
for a number of well developed and
producing mines. The next most evil
aEllA ltdluAtr i Inc AlpAdbAF PANeA -s1F
that has been made in development for
so brief period, along lines that in
dictate a well planned purpose for
large operations in an economical way.
The next impression was the seem
ingly correct engineering plan adopted
for the exploration aud exploitation of
the ore bodies, for though the writer
is rot an engineer there are some
things so plain on the face Of them
that technical knowledge is not re-
quired for their comprehension in a
general way The first impulse Of a
man who sees gold is to go straight
after it and dig as long as he can find
a trace. and that is well enough in
prospect work, but in mining ones pur-
pose is to so plan that the greatest re
suits shall follow the least effort: that
"A hole once dug possesses a value be-
yond the mere pay dirt that is taken
out Of ii. On this property some
twenty or thirty openings were visit
I'd some only a few feet in depth. some
IN the form OF open cuts, and some of
them shafts Of considerable depth, all
Of them either on or in the ore and
adj but two or three Of them designed
entirely for prospecting purposes, 10
prove the lodges at greater length or
depth. after the groupings had first
been traced The exceptions were the
deeper shafts that are not only valu-
able for prospecting results but that
will be utilized in the later plan OF
operation. In these openings the Lodges
are proved for approximately 1000 feet
as measured with the eye. The writer
was informed that there were perhaps
score of similar shallow openings
along the larger veins extending still
further around The hill for 1000 feet
demonstrating continuity Of the ore
body. That they were not visited was
due entirely 10 the limited number of
hours Of daylight in an American day
and il was deemed wiser to see well
= the limits of a mine that promises to
keep the present generation busy, per-
hitting the heirs and assigns" to
prospect those extensions that shall be
Of greater interest TO posterity. That
o the information given concerning these
openings is correct the writer has no
doubt as all other statements made
We're verified by observation. There
is but one opening in that portion of