Arizona republican., 1911-11-19
NEW PLANET
 AFTER PATENT Application Perfected in Land Office Yesterday HISTORIC OLD PROPERTY One of Arizona's Earliest
 Producers, Included in a
 Group of 30 Claims to
 Which a Title is Now
 Sought.

The New Planet Copper company yesterday protected it's application for
 patent by the proper filings in the
 Phoenix land office The transaction
 though not the largest of the sort
 known to the land office is among the larger ones. It involves thirty nine mineral claims, as against sixty
 three claims, the largest application ever made. so far as known here. and which was made by the Arizona Nevada company during the present year.
 The New Planet company is quite convinced Of the value of it's property, which by the way is an historic one. or it would not advance the fees nee essary for securing patent. It costs five dollars per acre as a fee when the filings are made, or approximate ly S23O0 that was paid over to the receiver of the land office yesterday by Allan B. Jones. attorney for the company and a large stockhOlder in it Previous to that the fees of the surveyor generals office in connec- ton with the survey, amounted to Sl170. the surveying itself cost s1700 and the advertising of the application for patent cost S250. That approx imates s65OO the company is paying out on the project
 This move on the part of the New Planet Copper company signifies nothing in particular for the immedi- ate future, but it is the best proof in the world that the owners regard the property as a valuable one, and one they want to keep in good shape to handle when the time comes Mir. Jones was asked as to the company plans and he said they were merely to patent the ground, then wait for g little better price on copper and the conditions suitable for railroad build ing. When that time arrives the property, which includes the old Plan ct mine. will be operated most likely on large scale.
 The Lewissohns of New York. own CTS of the Miami mine. own a large though not a controlling interest in the planet MT. Jones and others of the old Planet company owning the rest of il. As indicated in the begin ming, the Planet is one of the oldest | mines in Arizona and a brief sketch | Of its history as given by Mir Jones. | will be read with interest
 The mine is a few miles from the | present town of Swansea which is l | very modern place. u was located in | 1865 and in the two years succeeding | q million dollars worth of copper ore | was shipped down the Colorado river. | to San Francisco and to Swansea, | Wales, for reduction. Copper was 90 | cents a pound in those days whchi i made such long transportation pos sible.
 The property was then bought by | o. Stanley Jones of Colorado. who | operated expensively in mines of that and other states. Mir Jones, now cead. was brother of A B. Jones. or whom these facts are secured. J $. Jones organized the Planet Copper in which a number of his associates became interested. The Lewissohns then bought a part of the l. outstanding stock and took an option on the controlling interest in tho i stock but did not exercise ,t Tor more than about one eighth of what remained in the treasury. which leaves them now owners of about one-third of the outstanding stock, the members of the old company owning the rest
 The present program is harmoni- ous one in which all interests are cooperating. A couple of years ago the santa Fe made two surveys for