El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03
MINING NEWS
PRESCOTT MINES
ARE PROMISING
Greater Activity at United
Verde Than in Copper
Boom Days.

Prescott, Ar1Z., Feb 3.-Ad lacent TO
Prescott are a number Of camps which
show remarkable activity, and their
energetic residents bring large
amount Of business to. Prescott At
Crown King there are more mines and
prospects being worked at present than
ever before Many outsiders are com
ing daily to investigate the mining pos
sibilities OF the field.
At humboldt one OF the rOasters
has been received from the Rigby plant
at Mayer, and is being put into place.
Another will arrive within the next
few days. II has required more than
z month to change the big roasters.
which are very heavy, but within the
next few days the work of treating
ore will be resumed.
Activity at United Verde.
Al the United Verde there is more
work being done. than in the old days
when copper reached its highest price
OF "a cents. The power equipment has
been increased to 5000 horsepower and
many men have been added to the pay
roll. The contract has been signed
with the Arizona Power company for
the increased power and the company
viii use every effort TO make its pro-
ductiOn as great as possible.
The installation Of the added power
VIII take some time and win give
work to a number Of electricians and
laborers-
The old Dunkirk mine on Slate creek
has been again put under operation
by Hansen and Martin and a large
tonnage mas been exposed in the old
drifts.
Pickren Makes strike.
A. J. PiokIelI, somewhat Handicapped
for want OF capital, has been doing
individual work On his Slate creek
mines for the past five years He has
now made important discoveries ana
the entire district is eXt1ted over the
strike. The big body OF ore was en-
countered IN tn face Of the 1900 foot
tunnel and II is considered an i'm
portant minaTal determination, one Of
the greatest ever made in the Hasa
yampa district and makes the outlook
for q good producing district more
promising than ever before.
At AcCabe a number OF good prop
critics are being opened on the extern
sion Of the Silver Belt vein A foot
Of ore has been opened that gives prom
Use Of shipments with satisfactory re
suits. On the Badger claim Of the
Bruce group near Humboldt a good
showing Of ore has been made Free
gold specimens were taken out and
Bruce Is. considered one OF the coming
mines of that section as the quantity
Of low grade ore is unlimited, and
some Of the ore is high quality.
The Bee Nest group Of claims, In
the Hassayampa district is showing
excellent values as the result OF recent
development work. At Several nearby
points good values are being found,
according TO John Dick. one OF the
pioneer miners Of the state who owns
the Bee Nest group He says the dis
trict is one Of the most promising in
the state and hopes TO see a mill To-
Gated there within the next few years.
but says much good ore viii be taken
out within the coming year This dis
trict has many prospects which are
being worked with large forces Of
men and g number OF good mines
should be found II the present activity
continues.
Eastern capitalists are sending out
men 10 investigate properties aban-
doned during the slump in the price
engineers have arrived in Arizona and
are making examinations for eastern
men, Of prospects or mines which were
formerly considered good, bdE aban-
doned because Of the low price Of the
red metal.
c. E. Brown has arrived from KAN
sas City and viii Investigate the old
Richenbar mines He viii employ a
force OF men IN unwatering the mines
and hopes to make a favorable report
to the men who are employing him.
Negotiations are on for. the purchase
Of the property, which is considered
g good one.
The Utah Arizona property near
Goodwin on Turkey creek is being
worked with a large force OF men.
The main shaft is down more than
100 feet, and a strong. body Of iron
sulphides has been uncovered Assays
are being made on these sulphides and
should they prove to be Of paying
quality, the company win increase the
force. The company was recently re-
organized and the developments at
present are Of permanent nature.
Operations in the BradshaWs are
progressing favoraoly. Among the
properties on which considerable de-
velOpment work is being done is the
SWastika near Grown King. Two cars
Of ore have been shipped from the
property to FL Paso and the returns
from both We're very promising A
number OF good prospects have been
opened during the past year and many
prospectors are working in that part
Of thee state this year and the dis
trict viii probably show a numbe OF