Arizona republican., 1907-01-04

designed to Crosscut the formation of
the hill, to eventually tap the ore
! bodies and serve the dual purpose of
developing and operating,
! The last conclusion, based on the
first three and the Introductory re-
marks suggestive OF ample financial
resources, is that in the pursuance OF
present policies by the same capable
management, the Two Queens will at
an early day pass from that multitud-
. inous company known as prospects -
into the dignified position of an I'M
commonly large producer.
With these preliminaries it is well to
approach the subject in an orderly
way. The Two Queens group is sit
uated in eastern Pinal county. few
miles north of Dudleyville. but two or
three miles from the ella river at a
point where that stream forms the
boundary line between Pinal county and
ella county. Its approach is most
easily made by way of the Phoenix *
! Eastern railroad TO its present terminus
al WinkelFnaH, thence across the ella
river and over a good mountain road
about six miles. On the extension up
she box canyon of the ella river. of
one or the other or both railroads now
building. depends whether or not the
railroad viii be brought still nearer TO
the mine. The wagon road on the mine
end OF it goes up Ash Creek canyon
for perhaps a couple of miles and little
attention has been paid to it thus far
as necessity has not warranted it. In
dry weather it is good enough but in
flood time somewhat rough. Very little
heavy hauling has been required so far
and the expenditure of a small amount
Of money will make a good road when
occasion shall demand it.
!. Arriving at camp. one finds him
self on the millsite claim of the COM
pany, a portion of which is little
bench about ten feet above the creek
bed, embracing an acre or so and form
ing as delightful a camp site as one
tcould wish in any country. The build
ngs are tent houses, fourteen in num-
| Der, on either side Of an ample street"
. that has just slope enough for the
water to run off as fast as il rains,
so that mud is unknown i'm the wettest
weather. Three more tents are yet to
be erected. Among those now stand
ing is a dining tent 16x24 with kitchen
attached, a bunk tent of the same size,
an extra double tent for those miners
who choose to bunk together. Another
of the tents is for the accommodation
Of Judge 5. H. SnIder. president of
the company and resident adviser of
the superintendent. and his excellent
wife who exercises a like managerial
function in respect of the domestic or
ganizatiOn of the little colony. includ-
ing all matters of Importance from
sanitary regulations to a supervision OF
the culinary department. In this she
is ably assisted by the wife of one of
the skilled employees of the company
who with her husband has another
tent. To say that the camp would
pass the rigid inspection Of the most
finnicky health officer is all-sufficient.
Mr. Carbon has a tent, another is for
office purposes and the rest are for the
accommodation of the miners and other
company employees.
At the upper end of the little camp
site is a well with an exhaustless sup
ply OF excellent water, almost within
dipping distance. For nine months of
the year Ash creek Is running and its
water is much of the time as good as
that in the we'll. Two hundred yards
up the creek. the water raises to the
surface most OF the time even in the
dry summer. and-is always available at
, a depth Of four or five feet. 1t is pro-
posed eventually to place n good pump
here to raise il to the mill-site on the
hill just above for mill purposes.
Having reached the property and
seen the camp the most natural thing
is to locate ones self with respect To
the rest of the world. To the south
east. perhaps a couple of miles, towers
the lofty Saddle mountain, from the
contour of which its name is derived.
Moreover. the name does double duty
ras the name of the Saddle Mountain
Mining co. operating In the near vicln-
ity and that most successfully. for its
properties long ago passed from the
development into the producing stage.
1t owns various mines, one group but
a short distance from the Two Queens.
and the company's snelter now in full
opera ton at Christmas camp is but a
few miles to the north. Between the
Saddle mountain and Christmas and
but a few miles distant is the coal
property of the Saddle Mountain Co.
(which is now being developed and al
most the entire range rom Ash Creek
to the Black Warrior west of Globe,
is a string Of rich mines or prospects.
Copper is the predominating metal in
all this district and 1t may truthfully
be said that there is a vast copper
. belt reaching in a general way from
Jerome in the northwest. TO Cananea
in the south. To the west OF this are
the Kelvin and Superior districts. both
rapidly becoming famous for their cop
per wealth particularly, though near
ly all Arizona copper mines are also
rich in gold. The Troy mine is also
between. but to enumerate even the
larger mines would be a lengthy task
at this time while it goes without say
ing that there are hundreds of well To-
Gated prospects in this vast mineral
area. any one of which may any day
become famous. While there is but
here and there a property yet sup
porting "A reduction plant, there are in
Vulnerable groups from which ore is
being constantly shipped to the Hum
bOldt or the Old Dominion smelter.
This somewhat general mention of a
quite expansive area is preparatory to
reference to an opinion held by many