Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-05
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(From Thursdays Daily
Information has just reached acre
of move on the part Of the officials
of the Santa Re and =. =. l.. a T.. rail.
roads which will open the GoldReld.
New. mining district to the shelters
at Needles, Cal, and Humboldt and
Jerome. Rates are now being publish.
ed 10y the Santa Fo, which apply over
the Tonopah a Tidewatcr and the Las
Vegas a Touopah roads, aud il H. said
the schedule mas been determined upon
Mt the special request of ex Senator
W. A. Clark, owner Of the great United
Verde mine and shelter Mt Jerome. and
president of the Salt Lake route, who
expects 20 profit by smelling Golddcld
ores ne his Jerome smcltcr, and there.
by bring. at the same time, more grist
to his Las Vegas and Tonopnh branch
road.
The schedule from Gold6cld. Beatty
and Rhyolitc. New, TO Needles, Cal.
Humboldt aud Jerome, is on a gradua,
ed scale, as follows; $50 orc-SlO;
sGO-sli; s7O-$i2; $s0-$l3; 500
sli; 800 $l5; 150-SI6.5O; 5000
$ls; $3.50 $3.50; 5000 5000.
The Santa Re will also make
strong bid for eastern business from
Nevada points, and has put into effect
rates which compare with those of the
Southern Pacific and Salt Lake routes
10 Denver, Pueblo, m Pnso and other
smelter points.
So far, the rates have not been pro.
ductive of any shipments, but this il
explained, of course, by the fact that
the camp has been, and still IL, tied
up by the labor troubles. IL Is expect.
ed that as soon as conditions right
themselves the business to the southern
smclicrs will more than equal the pres.
cnt capacity.
The Needles smolter, owned by the
Arizona Mexican Mining aud Smelling
company, will be the chief beneficiary
from the rates obtained from the Santa
Fc by Senator Clark. The plant is n
small one, with capacity of 100 tons
"A day, and has been very busy since
IL was erected. Silicious ores are not
very prevalent In its locality, and the
opening of the Gold6eld market will be
of great benefit.
The HUMBOLDT plant which will also
get the benefit of the new rates, is
now closed down, and has been for over
"A month. II Is said, though, that IL
will be started up again as soon as
Thomas w. Lawson perfects consoli.
dation which he now has under way,
aud which will combine the Balaklala
and Trinity properties in Shasta coun
~, Cal, the Nevada Utah company,
owning property in Bingham Canyon,
Utah, and thirty-Hve claims in Phoebe,
New, and the Consolidated Arizona
Smelling company, which owns the
Humboldt plant. The smclter was
erected two and u half years ago at
cost Of nearly 100000, and is one of
the most modern and complete in the
country. II has a capacity of 1000 tons
and also operates 40O.ton concentrat
ing mill.
IL is said that ex-senator Clark has
some big plans in his mind just now,
and has been attracted to the develop
mcnt Of the smelling business by the
shutting down of the Salt Lake plants.
The Salt Lake route, and its connec.
ton, the Las Vegas and Tonopah. nad
n monopoly ON this business, and its
cessation has made sad inroads in the
roads receipts. just how much sill.
cious ores his Jerome plant Is capable
Of absorbing cannot be ascertaincd
at present