Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-01
PARKER BRIDGE
SOLVES PROBLEM
CUTOFF WILL MAKE NEW RE-
GI0N ACCESSIBLE
WHIPPLE MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
LARGELY BENEFITED
A. J. Richardson Talks Interestingly
OF the New Mines Aided by
the Bridge Over the
Colorado

A. j. Richardson, treasurer of the
Whipple Mountain Gold and Copper
company, in discussing his mine and
the country about 1t, said: II am GER
tain that we have one of the best gold
and copper mining propositions on this
continent. We have four immense
lodges running across our property par
allel to each other. They are from ten
to $50 feet wide on the surface, and
every one of them presents satisfactory
assay showings. We are sinking
shaft down on Blue Bud No. 2, and at
179 feet we struck water and were
mighty glad to get 1t. We intended TO
drift at the 200-foot level? but after con-
sultation with our engineers and con-
tractors we decided to build station
at the 170-foot level and drift both
ways, cross-cutting Blue Bird No. 3,
which is a ledge $50 feet wide, and Blue
Bird, a ledge on the opposite side,
twelve feet wide. The Blue Bird No.
that the shaft is following is fifteen
feet wide. We know what we are do
ing and what we intend to do, and
know 1t all the time. We have dem
onstrated beyond any question of doubt
or cavil that we have high grade
gold and copper bearing ore in large
quantities. Knowing this, we are going
ahead In a good and workmanlike man
ner. Had we not demonstrated that
we had metal and plenty of 1t In the
w nipple IIlOuIldlil, VIC SnOuid nave puis
long before this. AS it is, we shall keep
going down and develop the property
into one of the largest and best paying
mines in the west. We have got the
ore and plenty of money and men to
| take it out; and We shall do it,"
Other Properties
Mr.. Richardson is an old Coeur
dAlene mining man and behind the
Whipple mountain there are several
others from the Coeur d'Alene country.
These men understand all about mines
and minerals. and 1t was not without
careful examination and investigation
| that they put up their cash on the
Whipple mountain gold and copper
property.
Mr.. Richardson is also heavily inter-
ested in the big Snowstorm copper mine
in Idaho, until recently paying gener-
Gus dividends. When the slump came
in copper 1t ceased shipping ore, but
not mining. They kept piling up ore
on the dumps at the rate of several
hundreds of tons daily. Recently,
however, they commenced shipping
again and are now sending 500 tons
daily to the smelter. The mine Is able
to ship 1000 tons daily.
Several other Los Angeles people are
| interested In this mine. ,.s.
Mr.. Richardson says that he believes
the Whipple mountain will be larger
4 DrOQuCer IN Schho I,e~s~
the Snowstorm in time. He Is looking
forward to the time when the Santa Fe
| gets its big bridge finished and COM
mences TO run trains. This bridge VIII
cross the Colorado river at Parker and
should be completed and trains run
ming by July l next. 1t will be over
1000 feet long and cost about $l,O0O,000.
By this "cut-off.'' as it is called. the
distance between Los Angeles and Ari-
zona cities will be materially lessened.
The new road will pass within three or
four miles of the Whipple Mountain
and other mines in the district.
New Transportation
Mr.. Richardson says the management
of the Whipple Mountain Gold and Cop
per company expects to furnish the
Santa Fe with large tonnage of ship
ping ore for transportation to smelter.
until such time as they can build their
own smelter There are other large
properties In the Whipple mountain
district that are looking forward with
interest to the completion of the cut
off," The American Eagle is a big
proposition and a mighty good prop
erty. The management of 1t mas ad
vertised for contract bids to do devel-
opment work. ;,
The D. and w. Mining company is
,, going ahead with development work
and undoubtedly will be large shipper
| An0tner mine III llllS ulollitt CioSC W
: the Whipple Mountain is that of the
National Copper company. This is a
very valuable copper and gold property
and the company is now putting In
heavy machinery and getting ready to
do extensive work.
The Cats Claw, owned personally by
Mr.. Richardson, is in the neighborhooo
I and he is pushing development work
: there In earnest. This property Will be
ready to ship ore in the near future.
a There are several other good proper
\ ties in the district not mentioned here
2 and the building of the Santa Fe cut
off will materially stimulate the mining
industry, not only In southwest Sar
Bernardino county, but over the entire
. southwest.
y Many mining men of prominence are
) of the opinion that If smelter We're
: erected i'm Los Angeles, or near 1t
q IL would be literally patronized. Grea'
|, conner, gold, silver, lead and othel
q mineral deposits exist all over the
southwest, and much of 1t, compare
v tively speaking, is not far away from
this CITY. One very eminent engineer
:, made the statement that Los Angeles
q would wake up some day and recog
nize the fact "that 1t Is surrounded b,
q mineral deposits even greater IN value
y than its oil, orange groves ana realty
. Certainly" said he, "the mining indus
y try should be fostered because 1t Is ont
: that produces honest money; 1t ha'
= produced more of 1t than ever banks
. did"