Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-01-27
SINGS HIGH PRAISE
Of JOHNSON
DISTRICT
Steve Roemer Reports
Region Buzzing
With Life

BISBEE, Jan. p. Hon. steve
| Rocmer, Of Benson. wa- 100 the city
yesterday Mr.. Roemcr who Us in
charge Of the Well Fargo office at
Benson. is taking q lay of from MS
duties and during the past week has
been in the johnson mining district,
where he has extenslto interests. be
ing an owner in the Arizona Michigan
Mining Company and also vice presi.
dent of the johnson. Dragon 3 North
crn railroad which is now nearing she
district Track laying is now going
on on this line; il will be- ten miles
long aud IL is expected that II will be
in operation about the first OF March.
Mr.. Roemer says tir1t rs soon as the
railroad is ready TO haul the ore he
expects that the output of the district
will amount to not less than one hun.
dred tons daily.
"The johnson district Is destined
to become one of the important pro.
ducers in Cochise county" said Mr..
Roemcr yesterday afternoon. at has
already produced more than s3,O00,OOO
in ore shipped from the district.
"When the panic came in 1907
there were fully two hundred men EN-.
ployod in the district doing develop.
ment work and mining ore for snip.
ment. OF course scarcity Of money
since the panic has caused many Of
the companies TO stop work entirely
and others to go very slow, and after
the drop in the price Of copper ship.
mcnts were discontinued because of
the cost of hauling the ore To the rail
road, a distance Of more than ten
miles. But it is known that AZ least
five companies will resume ore shin.
ments just rs soon as they can load
the ore on the ears.
"Tne Empire Gold Mining Com.
pany is sinking a shaft which il now
down more than 500 feet. This com.
pany has well equipped hoist, and
rs pushing for greater depth.
"The Arizona Michigan company is
working two shifts on an incline
shaft. This shaft is now 100 feet
deep, and IN the bottom is a vein of
good grade copper ore. Besides tao
incline they have shaft go feet
deep which will connect with the in
cline. The company has complete
including gasoline hoist
Of ~ hp. The total amount of devel.
opment work ON this property amounts
to more than 1000 feet. As soon rs
The railroad is ready this company ex
poets TO ship ore at tne rate of Gfty
tons daily.
1.-THE Black Prince Company has
now reached the depth Of 300 feet
with "A shaft. The last thirty feet of
ms shaft has been in good conner
re, and the size Of the body has not |
yet been determined, but it may he
'"'d that tnis property will soon he
eady 10 send ore to the shelters.
'The johnson Copper Company is
Ilso sinking shaft. The keystone
las valuable holding and are con.
inuing at work. The old Peabody
ompany at the present time Ia only
oing development work, but this
ompany has important ore bodies al.
eady developed from which they
ould easily ship afty tons of copper
re daily. II IL known that the own.
~ OF the Republic mine intend begin.
ing shipment of ore as soon MS the
abroad is completed.
81 feel quite sure" said Mr.. Roem.
T, THAT the day of renewed activity
nd prosperity is near at hand for
ne johnson district, and that the new
abroad will begin operations with an
70 tonnage Of not less than one hmm.
red tons daily"