Arizona republican., 1908-04-19
ARIZONA MIN ES

Things are looking up in western Arizona in a mining way Copper hasn't got to fifteen cents yet for a permanent resting place. but Arizon- ians are not worrying They know the world needs copper and has to come to Arizona to get 1t and it's only matter of time when the world gets hungry enough to buy. And when if does, western Arizona proposes to be in with some nice offerings. In the meantime gold is still holding its own at mint prices and more treasure vaults of it are being broken into in western Arizona in these later days than anywhere else though for very good reasons. but little is heard about 1t.
 If the Goldfield or Rawhide boomers were footloose and could be picked up in n body and set down in the western part of Mariocpa and Yavapai coun- ties and northern Yuma and Southern Mohave. which localities are here re- ferred to as western Arizona, there would be something doing instanter There is more stuff out there of what the boomers call high grade" than most of them ever saw in Nevada But that is not to be thought of. The boomers and their interests are in Ne vada and they have to protect their interests whether they are promising or not. They are in" too much to be drawn away to another field by news of strikes, however good.
 But the old prospectors who have been searching western Arizona during the pre- railroad days are going to have their day. and it isn't long distant There are now considerable number of monled men interested in the little camps and new ones are coming along occasionally. The virtue of western Arizona is demonstrated in one way at least. Nobody goes out into that coun- try and comes back crying fraud. There Is no returning army of dis appointed prospectOrs or busted" capitalists who went into the districts ''heeled." It is true there has been no army of mine buyers. but every man who really wanted promising gold prospect. with high grade" in evil dence and had money enough to ex- ploit 1t, got what he went after In western Arizona. There is no rush of prospectors for the average prospector if he be the genuine article. knows that it is one thing to get good claim and another to sell it. But everyone who wants a good claim and is willing to go out there and camp on 1t and wait until the buyer comes. can get it and scores of them are just now sit uated that way
 GOLD AND COPPER.
 Since copper 'flunked" there have been many notable gold discoveries in that section and many that have been known about for years are getting more favorable mention. The reason for it is that the demand for gold mines is greater. and white man Is a wonderful animal in that half of him is engaged in making demand and the other half in supplying it. The gold has been there all the time. but gold was not in demand a year ago unless it was all ready for shOvellng up. In- cidentally lot of fine copper pros poets have been stumbled upon in the gold search and most often in this country the two minerals are found together. What western Arizona needs is more capital and with it will come more prospectors. And the prospect DTS should come anyhow if they are true to type and ready to bide their time.
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