Arizona republican., 1907-12-16
OCTAVE MINE
 GREATER PLANT
Large Party of Capitalists
 Inspect the Property
Witnessed a Cleanup of the
 Mill Returning S2O,0OO. Bar of Gold.

The largest party of eastern capit- alists which has paid this section a visit for some months, spent yesterday and Saturday in Phoenix. being quar- tered at the Hotel Adams and the Ford hotel. Part of them left in the morn ing for their respective homes. others intend leaving today.
 The presence of such q large number excited more than ordinary interest, and il was learned that the visitors were only a few of a large travelling party of capitalists who have for the past few days been devotiug their time wholly and solely tO an inspection and investigation of the octave mine. Some of the number are already stock holders in the company and others are almost certain to become stockholders after the trip. which. according 10 the almost unanimous expression of those heard from. was most satisfactory in every wa..
 There Were at one time last week twenty-four in the party at the mine Among that number the following were visitors in this city: C. F.. Miesse. president Of the company. Amelia B. Wells. Mrs. J. K. Scott. Mir and Mrs. T. dsuer an attorney. Vim. C. klemme. real estate and investments. C. F.. Cowherd. broker. Edward Gerson inn porter Of precious stones. A. J. Cicardi. and J. Brewer. Dr. F. c. Paugh of St. Louis: pr. and Mrs. H M. Day and Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Dorr of Delaware, ohio. At the mine also were Vice President Hum of Pennsylvania. Hans Bauder of Switzerland and others fin ancially interested. and prospective in vestors. Ninety-five have visited the mine in the 2ast five months.
 While members of the party nat urally spent some time viewing the scenic grandeur of Arizona. including the Grand Canyon. the visi- is of deeper import. Through interviews with various members of the party and Pre- sident Miesse. The Republican learned that it is the intention of the octave Mining Co. to add forty more stamps 10 the mill at the Octave mine making the tObl number eighty stamps An even greater plan is to be carried out. and that is the install latiOn of 1000 H. r. electrical plant near Wickenburg on the Hassdyampa river from which power will be trans mitted to Tthe octave and which will dispense with the hauling Of oil to the mine. Power from this plant will also be furnished to a number of other mines in the same section. enough companies having signified their will iingness to purchase. to guarantee the sale of at least 600 horse power
 This is an undertaking of consider able magnitude and all eyes are just now turned toward Octave. From this mine in the past, millions have been taken and from the reports of the en- Sineers and members of the recent party. there are millions more m sight IL appears that with the Octave prop erty. well done is only half begun. The installation of the electrical plant will involve an expenditure of over sl5O.- poo. while the additional stamps. which will double the capacity of the mill from it's present output Of 140 to 2sO tons per day. will cost not less than s65.000. making the total outlay ap- proximately s215.000 ~
 An announcement of the extensive plans to be inaugurated at once com- ing at a time when other lines of in- dustry are slowing down operations. is exceedingly encouraging to Arizo- nians. Ii looks good in more ways than d dozen, for the company must have rich prospect in sight before it would move forward in such an ex- tensive project. one which means so much to the entire district
 From the statements obtained from different members Of the party which spent yesterday in Phoenix. they be- liere that the mine has q great future Among the number expressing them selves on the question were Edward Gerson. who is competent to judge. He | has for years been intimately assos- i