Bisbee daily review., 1908-04-14
This COPPER
FIND SHOWS
so Per CENT
Strike Made Fifty Miles From
Phoenix On the Figtree
Group Near Gibson, on the
New River.
phoenix Gazette.)


Another big mining strike has been
made less than fifty miles from Phoe
nix. Ore running from 40 to so per
cent in copper. with big gold values
has been found in a shaft on the Fig.
tTeet group, owned by F. F. Whitney,
seven miles northeast of Gibson's sta
ton. on New river.
Mr. Whitney drove into Phoenix, &C
companied by his wife. last Sunday.
With him he brought a sack OF ore
from the SO foot level of his shaft,
which Assayer Joe Parterie estimates
ran 20 per cent in the red metal, viii;
. silver and gold running SIS to SIS.
The report shows that there is any
amount of this ore in the shaft. Mr..
Whitney says he has 100 tons on the
dump, which viii average 40 per
cent in copper and $50 in gold The
gold and silver. he believes, will more
than pay the entire expense Of mining
the ore.
There are ten claims in the Figtree
group. a part of which are not copper
properties. The quartz taken out OF
the shallow shafts which have been
sunk on the gold claims runs from
SIS to $3.50 in the yellow metal.
I honestly believe l have one OF
the big mines of the world" said Mr..
Whitney to the Gazette this morning.
u had an expert opinion on the group
last winter. One of the best mining
men in the country told me that all it
needed was development.
The gold claims are also rich. l
think that they will prove to be fully
as RIGA in gold as the others are in
copper. | also think that the goIu
mixed in with the copper will pay the
full cost of taking out and treating
the rock The copper values VIII De
clear gem"
Mr.. Whitney this morning took
niece of rock to Mr. Porterie to be
assayed.i Upon seing the sample
brought him Mr. Porterie first "a
clanation was, Good heavensl Whs
don't YOU bring a piece of bullion
TO be assayed?" And this piece is
said to be no exception to the gen.
eraI rule at the Figtree mine. Just
before he left Mr. Whitney took out
a ton. from which this piece was
broken off az random.
Mr.. Withey las been spending ais
winters dl the lIllAlG Lcl oShSA al .'~AA -
He has had about dozen men at
work since last fall, sinking the shaft
and taking out ore, spending about
$1,000 IN all. He discharged his men
about two weeks ago, and will resume
operations next fall, after taking
trip through California and to the
east. accompanied by his wife.
There was brought in also u smaller
piece of rock, which was partly rnaSr.
ed in blacksmith's forge. Having NJ
crucible, Mr. Whitney was afraid TO
leave it in the fire very long, lest the
copper run off with the Stag But
even with this slight treatment the
piece shows the pure rOpper wreh
ever scratched with q knife.
Mr.. Whitney is the man who first
started up the Grand Traverse & Arr
IONA mine on Cave Creek He be-
came interested in the Figtree group
several years ago. From the general
formation and surface indications he
became convinced that he had a great
property. The ore which he has taken
cut tlis winter has fully borne out
his opinions.
As yet ne has not formulated any
plans for a reduction plant, but il
he has the ore he thinks he has, he
will have no trouble whatever in get
ting capital interested. One great adj
vantage Of the mine is its location.
Though he had to drive his ponies
pretty hard, Mr.. Whitney made the TRIP
TO Phoenix in one day.