The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-03-08
YAvAPAI COUNTY HAS BIG SHOWING IF
 HIGH GRADE
Copper Basin Section will Soon be Developed and Shipping
 to the Douglas Shelter May Begin Soon

PRESCOTT-Any one doubting the
 coming greatness of Yavapai county as mining section should have beer
 with representative of the Journal
 Miner who has just returned from 8 trip into several mining districts oi the county. The first point touched upon was the Copper Basin district where the Phelps-Dodge interests have opened up body of high grade shipping copper ore.
 Copper Basin is formation pecul iarly it's own. From surface indica. tions one would not expect to encoun ter the character of ores found there in such great varieties. The rich cuprite ores of the Commercial Min ing company were cut in tunnel run into small hill known as Garbarino Hill, and the rich ores extend to very high grade ores large body of ores running down to about per cent copper has also been opened up. The shipping ore should run at least 40 per cent in carload lots, and it is now claimed that shipping will be begun. The ores will naturally be sent to the company's big smelting plant at Douglas.
 Copper Creek was the next objec- tive point and there one sees the most spectacular display of copper bearing porphyry out of doors. Copper Creek has washed a gorge through the coun- try to a depth of many hundred feet, opening up vast bodies of low grade copper ores, said to average on the surface nearly per cent in copper, with of course much ore of a better grade than that. Native copper is seen in many places, together with malachite, azurite and copper carbon ates, in all making very pretty pie ture. The water in Copper Creek is so impregnated with copper that it is entirely unfit for domestic purposes.
 The largest operating company there is the Arizona-Nevada Copper company owning 70 patented claims. Developments have been done by tun- neling shafts and churn drilling. In all it is estimated that this company has in sight at least twelve million dollars worth of ore In net value. The distance from railroad is 2S miles and until this needed accessory is built no reduction plant will be considered. However, it is strongly asserted that this company in connection with the owners of the famous Hillside Gold mine, which is located very near, will build a railway into the section in the near future.
 The Hillside mill is in operation and concentrates are being hauled regularly to the railway by ten horse team Aside from the gold ores of the Hillside company, it has large bodies of lead and zinc ores which cannot be handled until the railroad is constructed. It is we'll un- erstood that these people have been have been waiting for some other strong interests to take up other pro- positions in the section and it is now well understood that this has been accomplished.
 The most remarkable strike made in Copper Creek section recently is that on the Niagara Copper company's ground. In a tunnel on the Niagara claim there is showing of copper glance and massive cuprite that can- not be duplicated in the district. The better samples of the cuprite assay as high as 75 per cent copper and the copper glance runs over 50 per cent copper and all carries silver values. Aside from these copper values, is a cross vein of broken ferruginous quartz which carries values of SIP per ton in gold. This company has ar ranged to take over enough adjoining ground to increase it's holdings to 800 acres and a survey for patent will be made at once. Some new people of strength have taken an interest in this company and it is stated will fin ance the enterprise for thorough de- velopment. Work is being continued on the high grade ores cut, with the hope of developing the 75 per cent ore in sufficient quantity to ship.
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