Arizona republican., 1909-04-15
THE MINERAL WEALTH
 ABOUT DAGGER WELL
Joe MuIhattan Writes CT Recent Strikes
 in That Neiehborhood.

 Dagger Well Camp, near Kelvin, 1 April 13.-(Special correspondence of | The Republican, )-Some phenomenally rich strikes have recently been made at Dagger Well, where considerable expert development has been going on very quietly during the past winter. A series of extensive ore bodies similar to those at Bisbee, Globe or Jerome are found near the surface and have been very easily blocked out without the use of diamond drills. Rich carbonate ores protrude from the surface in many places in connection with the matriX of the vast bodies of sulphide ores from which erosion has taken the sur face sulphides; in fact. the general mineralogical condition may be briefly compared to the vast coal measures of Pennsylvania, only that the country surrounding Dagger Well is one vast scope of country underlaid with sul- phide ores. The same big lime dikes along which this great Arizona sul- phide condition exists passes through from the Globe district, north and south. and on toward Bisbee. The big Ray Mining company's proposition is right on this belt, although they have considerable more dead work to do than will have to be done at Dagger We'll on account of the rugged nature of their mountainous region. The Ha- ley and Suffering company is on this same big lime condition, so is the Big Lead company, the Gibson mine, the old Dominion and many other fine propositions now in course of develop hn Gfrig about eighty miles from Phoenix and in it's tributary commercial territory. It is undoubtedly destined to become one of Arizona's great mining camps that will equal and rank in importance with Bisbee. Globe. Ray or Jerome as the vast bodies of rich minerals are here beyond all question. and lots Of ore is now on the dumps.
 There have been some rich strikes recently on property owned by J. w. Beebe. postmaster at Kelvin. also on Tillman's, Judge s. H. Snidcr's. W. J. Thomas and Joseph Mu!hattan's rrop- critics. and there was quite an influx of visitors from Kelvin on Easter Sun day to see the new strikes and to pie nic in the beautiful surrounding coun- try. The altitude at Dagger Well is about 1000. feet. The country consists of rich mesas or rolling tahic lands. with many basins where Il Is only a few feet to water level. There are numerous wells from which the purest, coolest water that could be desired is obtained. There is water everywhere. which is greatly to the advantage of prospectors and which exists also in great volume Cor the use of mills and for the city that is destined to be here in tfe near future. There are some outbursts of rich carbonate ores here that run 40 per cent copper and over near the surface and contain also high gold and silver values. The old Rip sey mine near here was operated for gold and silver, copper not then being taken into consideration here. as it was only worth about ' cents at the time the RiDsey mine was running. One car load of the ore sent to the Selby Smelting company from the Ripsey mine about ten years ago ran S1S5 per ton in gold and silver values. Your correspondent was here a. that time and saw the returns. as he was per sonally acquainted with the manage ment The company was a close cor pOration of mostly young English dudes, backed by millionaire relatives. They soon drifted off to gambling. etc. The mine is still all right. but the youthful mine owners. where. oh where are the%? Those still interested are trying to locate them and trying to start the mine with some reasonable hope of ultimate success. That has