Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-07-26

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have been found anywhere in the
Rocky mountains. Now that this
truth is becoming known to the out
side world. many changes may be
looked for in this vicinity in the near
future.
The "chlorider," like the poor In
dian," has had his day and the miner
who digs down into the earth, is COM
ing to the mining districts of Santa
Cruz county. and he is coming to
stay
The result Of going below the "chlo-
riders" depth, and delving four or
five hundred feet into the earth. in
stead of scooping the rich ore from
the surface and then abandoning the
property. has been profitably proved
at the Four Metals mine, in the Now
~ district. where one of the largest
bodies of copper ever discovered
in Arizona has been cut into at
depth of between four hundred and
five hundred feet. II is also safe to
assert that it has been proved by the
Saleros Mines company, operating in
the Wrightson district. There they
have used a diamond drill for several
years, without making public the re-
suit Of the prospecting. but as the
company is now making extensive
preparations for the development of a
number of the properties so pros
pected, 1t is quite certain that the
diamond drill cut ore 1t is being
proved at the National Consolidated
where a shaft is now down over two
hundred feet and where every weeks
work makes the property look bigger
and better. 1t is being proved at the
GrinSo where the company has order
ed the shaft sunk six hundred feet. 1t
viii be proved at the Santa Rita No.
group of claims. on the Veta Grande.
in the Wrightson district, where the
deepest shaft is not more than one
hundred feet. There the Arizona
Phtsburg Mining & Smelling company
has just commenced operations and
will prospect the vein to a depth of
several hundred feet
These operations are now being
watched by mining investors through
out the United States and only a lit
tle encouragement is needed to cause
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ing of ownership of scores of mining
claims. The copper strike at the Four
Metals. because of it's enormous size,
viii be soon. no doubt, known from
coast to coast and will add to the in
terest being manifested in the mining
districts surrounding Patagonia. The
Morning Glory copper mine. showing
up better every week. will attract its
quota of interested admirers At the
Happy Jack there will be something
doing in the near future, as w III.
Barnett, manager of the company, will
return soon from Philadelphia. where
he is now in conference with the other
members of the company in regard to
the development of the mine. He is
expected back from the east in about
ten days. with money TO put in mach
inery and rush the development work.
party of California capitalists is
now in Patagonia. looking over the
Castle Butte copper claims owned by
James Heating. F. II. Evans and A. ].
Stockton, with a view to purchasing
and developing the property Ben
Heney is making strenuous efforts to
interest California capitalists in a
proposition to operate the big Hard
shell silver mine, in the Harshaw dis
trict, one Of the biggest silver mines in
Arizona.
And work at a score of prospects
is going on slowly but surely. the
prOspector digging away determinedIy
and in almost every instance with
plenty Of encouragement The Bland
and the Viceroy look better every
week; the Leek Mcdonald has the ore
but no capital for n smelter. and a
dozen other instances might be cited
of good ore veins held by men who
have not the means of developing
them. The deep mining now in pro-
gress will soon change these condi-
tions. Where the ore bodies are suf-
ficiently shown up. capital will come.
And those who are sinking deep
enough in the mines of Santa Cruz
county are showing up the ore in
quantities that viii bring capital from
all sections.