Arizona republican., 1912-08-19
NEW LIFE IN
 MINING FIELDS
Resumption of Activity in Connection With Proper ties Tributary to Wenden. Ore Shipments Planned by Many Operators.

Otis F. Young of Wenden. who is spending a week or so in the city brings flattering reports of resump- ton of activities in that section, whei @ mining is the chief industry and aeri- culture future possibility with the solving of water problems He says that the weather this summer has been quite unusual, as it has been here. though generally there is a little more rain there than in this valley At the present time large part of the desert is quite green with summer grasses, when at this time of the year it is more often a mOnotOnOus brown broken on ly by the foliage of desert shrubberv The several districts for which Wen den is the natural railroad center. were rapidly developing in a mineral way when the last panic put stop to things and since then the country has drag agged slowly with but here and there a piece of work of any special moment, most men interested in mining prop i erty merely doing what was necessary to maintain their holdings against 1 more propitiOuS season. That season seems to be breaking. in the Wenden ] country as well as all over the new ] state where mining interests though l extensive have lain dormant.
 | Since copper has regained a satisfac- 1 tory price, and one that promises to
 be more or less permanent a new ligh. 1 has been shed in the valley of shadows 1 The resumption of operations at 1 the Swansea smelter has helped even more for most of the mineral deposits ! in, hat onI6 well ( | copper and when reduction works are available mary owners of small mines
 and prospects have an opportunity to
 secure some return for their efforts even though they are without the means for reduction plants or large l mining operations. Many can ship l their ores to the nearby Swansea plant who could not make long shipments and others inspired by the high price of copper have ores carrying gold that l will warrant long shipments if good | values can be secured for both metals. 1 Some are planning to ship to SWans"a. | some to Douglas and some to Fl PaSo. Tn the Cunningham Pass country there is special activity. Dick Bullard who has charge of what is known oS the Rullard properties, which however 1 should not be confounded with the his 1 toric old Bullard mine. has resume operations through Superintendent l Bartholomew. with about fifteen men, l preparatory to taking out ore in three l different places. It carries values il:
 gold and copper that promise good re-
 turns from shipment.
 Josephi and Wilkinson are working
 their Emerald mine in Cunningham
 pass preparatory to shipping and eN-
 pect to get a carload off this week.
 Previous shipments have given returns
 of S100 per ton.
 Reed and Devine are preparing to
 haul ore for shipment. perhaps to | Swansea. from their claims near the
 Sunset mine in the Harqu., Hala noun
 tains. MT Rogers is also atting out
 ore for shipment from his claims near
 the old mine in the eastern end of the
 Harqua Hala range
 A California man by t6e name of
 Griffin is building trail up SquaW
 canyon to the Noel properties that
 contain rich ore which he expects to
 ship through Wenden
 The Martins have a big force of
 men at work cyaniding the tailings aT
 the old Harqua Hala mill. A new com
 pany under the direction of Jack Mar tin of Prescott, has also bonded the old 1 Haruua Hala and Golden Eagle mines and is preparing to do things.
 The San Marcos mine owned by the , Pittsburg and Harqua Hala company in crosscutting the veins at lower lev 1 els has found a body of rich ore l which is being developed.
 The Victor and Bell Grown mines are being worked by Superintendent J
 F.. Matteson The shaft is being deep ened and preparations are under way 1 for running a new level on ore. These 3properties are situated directly nortf I of Wenden
 Though there is no boom on and nt excitement prevails there is a genera r feeling of approaching prosperity , throughout that section that has 2 , tendency to liven up all business un' dertakings whether small or large