Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-02-26


,incs, and q. Longncrr, IT,. general
manager Of the lookout Copper com
Dany, have returned from n week = trip
Through the new copper country trIbu
aary 10 the \. a e.. railroad. They ex-
pressed themselves as being amazed at
thc wonderful possibilities of that re-
gion, which since the building of the
Arizona a California 10 Parker. has at
tracted the attention Of the entire min.
ing world.
Speaking of the trip 10 Journal
Miner preventative, Mr.. Hastings
said:
"We left Parker with team and grub
wagon, ~ We expected 10 camp in dif.
Ecrcnt parts of the mining district
northeast of there for the next four or
five days, and our grub wagon took the
short cut 10 Osborne's well, in Black
Tank pass, while we drove mp the river
road, stopping first at the Quartz King
chfnp, on the east bank of the Colorado
-ivcr, about three miles north Of Park.
~, where We found several men who
were working the Quartz King prop
critics, but ~ the mine il located about
rwo aud nc.hnlf miles back from the
river, We did not have time 10 visit IT,
"Continuing up the river n short
distance We came 30 Billy Mack =
old mill where rich gold ore from his
mine was treated some years ago.
Leaving the river there We turned east,
passing Mr.. Mack's ranch and visited
mis- mines, from which gold ore was
Formerly taken, hut which are now de.
Veloping into n copper property, where
we found several hundred feet Of work
hnd been done aud hundreds Of tons Of
good ore piled on the dumps. From
Mack's mine we drove east To the W.
a q. copper camp. owned by Mcssrs.
Wardcll aud Osborne, where n large
group of claims covers hill, which
from surface indications seems 10 con.
aist largely Of copper and iron. The
principal work on this group Is n 400.
foot tunnel and drift, both OF which
have reached the ore body but have not
developed its extent. From there we
drove around the mountain To Mr.. Os.
BONES camp nj the we'll. where we
found plenty If good water and n
pleasant camp with all convcnicncos
aud where Mr.. Osborne invited NJ 10
make our headquarters instead Of
carrying "ur bed and board with us ~
we had expected. aud we were pleased
Ca accept his invitation.
''Thc next day We made trip 20
The top Of Planet Peak, which ~ the
highest mountain in the Bill Williams
River range, aud from which We had u
splendid view Of the entire country,
from tne Whipplc mountains. In Cal.
ifornia, on the west. 10 the Santa
Maria range, on the east. aud from the
Hualapai range. north of Bill Williams
river, south To- the IIarcuyar and
Plomas ranges The country l. much
broken. hut II interscctcd with arid
valleys. making good roads between the
various camps In the district and these
roads continue good toward Bousc and
Par FER, except whore they cross the
sands just north Of the 4. 4 G., line.
Even from this height II could plainly
b, sven that the surrounding country
~ highly mincralizcd. particularly with
large outcrops ~ iron and copper On
oar way mp the south slope 81 Planet
H'cak. We stopped at the Lucky Pete
s,lhims where there X fine showing of
vropprr and iron. similar 20 that on the
~. a q. group, aud on descending the
scaS slope Of the mountain We came Il
She Revenue camp, where more work
has been done aud considerable ore Of
ane same character exposed. We then
drove 10 the ~ Moline group, wher,
shc same conditions exist.
"Ou the third day We drove north
through q pass in the Bill William.
River range. down Mineral wash. WHERE
we stopped. first At the Continen,a
group, whore the tunnel, now In about
POO feet. ~ being driven Ia tap the or'
body exposed above. From there WI
walked half mile north 10 Mincra
Hill, which is certainly we'll named, a.
both the old aud new workings eXpos'
large masses Of copper aud iron. Thi
Is one of the properties which wa
worked IN the early days and f:1n
which shipments of copper orc wcr
made 10 England by way of the Colo
rndo river and Gulf of California. Nj
brake and myself visited what
snown as the Mexican claims, dircctl
across the wash from Mineral hill
where considerable work has recent
becu done. ore On the dumps snow
good coppet values Copper ore wa
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