The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-01-25
YUMA'S PROPERTIES PROMISE
TO BE GREAT PRODUCERS
Arizona Copper Mines Owned by
Houghton Men Likely to be
Among Best in West.
ENGINEER GIVES HIS REASONS

THE Yuma Mining company's prop
critics give promise OF being one of the
best producers in Arizona copper min
ing district" This Is the statement
made yesterday by Ernest A. Haggett
OF Los Angeles, consulting engineer OF
the company. who was in Houghton to
attend the meeting OF the board OF d.
rectors OF the company and to make
report 10 them on the properties.
When seen by representative Of
The News at the Douglass house En-
glneer Haggett gave very interest
ing description OF the Arizona copper
fields. He says there are three kinds
Of schists developed there, namely the
Algonkin, which develops direct
smelling ores and OF which the United
Verde mine is an example and the
Pinal schlsts Of the "Cambian age" of
which the Lake Consolidated and the
contiguous properties in the ella river
district are fine examples. The third
ltpe is the schists found on the bed
ling plains OF limestone and quartzite
formation, such as the mines at Bisbee
and Morenci and in western Arizona,
in which district is located the Yuma
mines. as well as those OF the Tank
Pass Consolidated company.
Mines Near the Yuma.
Mr.. Haggett, who has made thor
ough study Of the western copper
mines. having been in Colorado and
Arizona since 1880 and for the last
fourteen years superintendent or en-
gineer OF several mines In that district.
pointed out the success Of several of
the mining properties in the immediate
vicinity and on the same lode as that
OF the Yuma.
Twenty miles north of the Yuma
properties" said Mr.. Haggett. lilies the
New Planet mine, which was recently
purchased by the Lewiston interests
and between these two mines is the
Clara Consolidated The Planet prop
critics are being developed with 20 men
and the Clara Is building q railway 10
connect with the main line OF the santa
Re and is also building a smelter."
zone Of the best posted men in this
country" continued the engineer, lin
showing ME the Miami mine. stated
that the Miami. Inspiration, Keystone
and Live oak properties together have
in prospect over one hundred million
tons " low grade ores. This is fig
uring on their lode running To- depth
Of 200 feet Il being 100 miles long and
about 1og9 feet IN width. The Miami
alone has IS million tons now ready
Tor stOkng. with : million tons more
LIorLll -..a-''
Globe and Miami Camps.
In the opinion OF many who know"
declared Mr. Haggett. "the Globe and
Miami camps viii develop 70 be the
greatest 90 America. These and the
Old Dominion are among the most
prosperous and the discovery OF new
ores ia the latter property insure it
long life. Arizona was the largest
producer Of copper last year but will
probably be exceeded the coming year
by the production in Montana.
Arizona has the pioneering spirit Of
the men Of Michigan 10 thank for the
development Of the copper properties
az that state. for Il was Michigan mon
ey that did the most toward opening
up the new country. Last year Arizo-
ma produced over three hundred mil
lion tons Of copper"
In response TO an inquiry as to
whether he did not think such a great
production Of copper would tend tow
ard lower prices because Of the inabi-
ity 20 market the output, the speaker
said that he could see no reason for
alarm, because tho world is growing
and new uses are constantly being
found for copper. he cites the fact
that one Of the big electrical concerns
Of this country has recently establish
cd large telephone exchange I'm one
az the largest cities Of China and that
this constantly expanding Of the cleo
trical business is bound to cause cop
per 20 be in demand.
Steel Market as Index.
alr Haggett gave short history Of
Upper producing. declaring that up 10
1870 the South American countries.
Peru and Chile, were the principal