Arizona republican., 1909-02-14
ANGEL GROUP REHAb|L|TATED This O|dPPopertytO Be Known
 as the Ant|eP
 A LATE REORGANIZATION Social Life of Wickenburg and Its Numerous Clubs. There is Talk of a Bank to Meet the Needs of the Growing Community.
IA LATE REORGANIZATION

Growing Community.
 Wicknburg. Feb. 13.-CSpecial Cor respondence of The Republican)-A | recently formed corporation, organized for the purpose of promoting in an entirely legitimate and wholesome way the resources of the Wickenburg re- zion. is the Arizona Prospecting and Developing Company. C. F. Goddard of the Goddard mine, the Goddard Mitchell and other well known mining properties, is the president Of the new company Associated with him are H. S Le Compte vice president and gen. eral manager, and A. F. Simpson, con sulting metaIlurgical engineer. Earl Smith of Wickenburg is the secretary. Messrs. Le Compte and Simpson have had much experience in the promotion of meritorious mining propositions in l Nevada, but like many others who have made themselves thoroughly ac- quainted with the situation in that state, they have turned their attention to the newer and more promising field of cenral Arizona, with full confidence that this section will be the center of the next great mining development.
 As indicating the plan and scope of this new company 1t may be mentioned that it has already acquired a clear title to tue old Angel mine. two and one half miles from the Vulture. This property, located some time in the nineties, having first demonstrated that 1t could deliver the goods,' has had an experience somewhat similar to that of it's famous neighbor. the Vulture. It was too good a thing to be left in the quiet and peaceful pos session of its legitimate owner. Hence it was jumped, and re-tumped, and every effort was made to tangle it up in such a mesh of legal red tape that it's title could only be dimly discovered through a sort of Indian summer cloud. But these technical entangle- ments have all been unraveled and brushed aside, and the old Angel. un- der the new name of the Antler mine. is scheduled as one of the early pro ducing properties of this section.
 There the six claims in the group, and considerable work was done un- der the old management. There is a 2OO-foot shaft, and something like 300 feet of levels and cross-cuts on the main property. while an adjoining claim has an S0-foot shaft and a short tunnel The camp buildings are com plete and well equipped. The old rec ords show that large quantity of ore shipped from the property averaged little over S30 per ton. The new own CTS believe that they have a mine of great value, and its early development will be an important factor in Wicken- burg's prosperity.
 The MaricOpa group is another re cent acquisition of this company. This property was also worked in the early Vulture days, but owing to the fact that its chief values are copper it could not at that time be profitably handled. With the improved transpor- tation and smelting facilities of the present day, however, it comes into the class of highly promising mines which are sure to be heard from in the early future The two properties mentioned are located about twelve miles from Wickenburg, and are both rich in copper, gold and silver ores. The new company has options on sev- eral other groups of high grade claims. and it Is performing a valuable and much needed service to this section by enisting outside capital in the de velopment of the marvellous mineral wealth of the Wickenburg country. While investors are sending their scouts to the frontier line of the pros pectors' field they are apt to overlook the opportunities nearer home. The Wickenburg country is full of Oppor- tunities, and the man or set of men who makes a business of bringing I them to the attention of capitalists and investors is doing valuable and patri- otic work
 Wickenburg is the banner club town of Arizona. Indeed, considering its size it is doubtful whether any town in the southwest can compete with 1t. There is a club for every day of the week, beginning with the Monday club, and including the Reading, the Fleur de Lis, the Narcissus the Ladies' Aux Hilary, the odd Fellows club, and oth- CTS. not to mention the board of trade, which is the most important club of all. The very latest addition to the list is the Hassayampa Solo club, which is something more than its names implies, inasmuch as 1t is a social organization of business men, and the topics discussed at its meetings have a wide range outside of the problems connected with the popular game of the southwest. The new club has its home in the Patrick Thompson residence. Wickenburg is not on any of the higher class theatrical or amusement circuits. and the abounding social spirit of the town must find ex- pression through homemade channels. Hence the clubs, and the dances, and the private parties, the complete rec ord of which would fill a fair sized
 monthly magazine But the record would show that the town is alive, and
 that it is getting all the happiness it
 can see in sight out of living.