Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-07-02

ported to Swansea, Wales, for treat
ment. At that time copper was worth
80 cents per pound. The discovery of
other great copper mines in Arizona
closer TO railroads and the deprecia-
ton in the price of copper made ship
ping from the Planet Improbable
The owners of this rich old property
was not as aggressive as the owners
of other large copper mines and
never made any move to get a rail-
road built to the mine, to be able TO
compete, and consequently shipping
ceased. small smelter was con-
structed several years ago, but ii was
too small to be of much service when
compared with the great smelters of
other copper mines. 1t is not to be
presumed that the property was aban-
doned or not worked because, as a
matter of fact, owners have done a
great amount of development work
and have blocked out large quantities
of ore. The present workings of this
property amount to 5000 feet repre-
scented by twelve shafts. four inclines
and eight tunnels. The property is
equipped with one % horse power
hoist, and one u horse power hoist,
a complete rock drilling plant. besides
a full complement of camp buildings.
The property consists of thirty one
lode claims, three placer claims and
two mill sites. The general geological
formation of the Planet is a metamor-
phic contact formation between diorite
foot wall and impure lines. altered
by later eruptives, shales and impure
limestone. Gaping the ore bodies
there is an immense iron Gaping
from twenty TO thirty feet thick and
5000 feet long The ore bodies are
copper gold the entire bodies of ore
averaging to s per cent copper The
big double compartment shaft is down
$50 feet and cuts three distinct veins
of copper. AT the us foot level the
vein is ten feet wide at the 230 foot
level another vein twenty-four feet
wide Is cut and again at the 80 foot
level another vein fifteen feet wide
Is cut. The great iron bikes or cap
pings have been examined on differ
ent occasions by the Colorado Fuel
and, Iron company, which agreed at
one time to buy the iron as soon as
transportation could be had. Many
different assays and samples taken
by various experts representing the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company
showed that these immense bodies
of iron averaged 81 per cent iron
from 8 to ~ per cent silica, a very
small percentage OF phosphorus and
no sulphur
Since the building of the A & C.
railroad through Bouse. which is the
nearest point 20 the Planet the Of
ficfals of the Planet have been en-
deavoring to get a branch line built
to the Planet At that time they
agreed with the railroad company to
furnish zoe tons of high grade ore,
200 tons OF fluxing ore and 500 tons of
iron daily. The railroad company de-
manded a bonus of 100000, but the
Planet people would pay no more
than $50, Since the death of j.
Stanley Jones last winter the owners
of the property have been endeavOr
ing 10 dispose Of the mine, and it is
fortunate for them as well as the
entire Colorado country, that the Lew
isohns have taken hold of it. The
new owners have not as yet taken
the matter Of transportation into con-
sideration but, when the line is built
TO the Clara Consolidated mine at
by the Clara company, il is more than
likely that branch line will be built
to Planet.
The particular advantage which
this deal means to the Colorado coun-
try. To the whole A. & c. country, is
simply this; the present complaint of
many mining men coming into the
country Is that there are no really
big producing mines in the entire
district, nor are there any big com
panfes operating properties. The
Lewlsohns are probably the largest
copper people in the country. They
know how and have the money to
They are not in the habit Of taking
hold OF undesirable properties, nor
are they in the habit of going into
mining districts which have no indi-
cations of ore or possibilities of
mines The fact that they have en-
tered the country, after a careful
examination, shows what they think
of it and gives the district the assur-
ance that a big producing mine viii
be forthcoming in the due course Of
time. 1t is expected that the advent
of these people will bring in many
prominent mining men the coming
fall and winter. Everyone desiring to
visit the Planet will have to come to
BOuse, Because the only available
wagon road to the Planet runs from
Bquse.