The Parker post., 1912-11-16
ALL DISTRICTS
ARE ACTIVE
MORE MEN EMPLOYED THAN
EVER BEFORE IN THE HISTORY
OF ARIZONA MINING, WITH COR
REsPONDINGLY GOOD RESULTS.

More mines are active, more men
are employed in mining and the pro-
ductlon OF all metals is greater than
ever before in the history of Arizona.
There is not a mining district in the
state that is not active New strikes
are of almost daily occurrence and
work on many new properties lis be-
ing started Shutdowns. either tenn
porary or permanent, are never heard
of.
| According to the Arizona Gazette,
the present era of mining prosper
lty surpasses that which preceded the
slump of 1907. During 1906 and the
early part of 1907 the mining industry
In Arizona reached heights of pros
| perity never before attained
After the slump there was a period
OF quiescence that lasted UP to the
fan of 1910. It was about that time
that the outlook began to improve
perceptibly. Work was commenced
on a number of properties that had
been idle since the panic. The smell
ters at the copper mines, like the
Old Dominion, Arizona, Shannon,
Copper Queen and Calumet and Ari-
zona, and United Verde began to
turn out bullion to their full capacity
The curtailment of copper production
was, in 1911, a thing of the past.
Copper was steadily climbing higher
in price.
Now Copper has been high for
more than a year Silver is higher
than it has been for years, and the
market for gold is never diminished.
ALI this is now having it's effect up
On mining investments and mining
activities in Arizona
Mining brokers in this state are
having trouble in securing the kind
of properties that their clients de-
mand. Big eastern syndicates, like
Guggenheims and the United Sta
tes Steel Corporation, are constnatly
on the lookout for developed mines
Capitalists usually refuse to take hold
Of anything that is still prospect,
but at this time they are ready and
eager to purchase anything that has
a visible ore supply.
The Vulture, Tom Reed and Gold
Road mines are the principal gold
producers of Arizona. Both the Tom
Reed and Gold Road as we'll as sew
eral smaller gold mines, are paying
big dividends. Arizona is coming in
to prominence as gold mining
state and there is the greatest de-
mand for gold properties. There was
time when no one thought of min
ing for anything but copper in Ari-
zona. but all that is past Even the
Glbggenheims, who have heretofore.
handled nothing but copper pro.
positions, are now looking for gold
and may acquire one or
two at an early date They have
a deal pending for the Christmas,
Imperial and Congress mines. The
Imperial and Christmas are big cop
per properties, but the Congress is
a gold mine.
Big dividends are being paid by the
copper mines and all the companies
are increasing their production as ra-
pidly as possible A new smelter
is being built at Clifton for the Ari-
zona Copper company and work will
soon commence on the United Verde's
new plant in the Verde valley The
touches are being given the
American Smelling and Refining com
panyis smelter at Hayden, and the
Ray Consolidated concentrator in the
same camp is being improved The
Arizona Southwestern Copper Com
pany is Installing a mill at Copper
vi1le, Mohave county. The Calumet
& Arizona is building new smelter
at Douglas
Scores of mills are in operation
throughout the state and more are
being installed. The Vulture and
Gold Road companies are increasing
heir reduction facilities and the Tom
Reed Will do so shortly
Advices from the eastern market
centers are that the demand for tAri-
iona mining securities is brisk and
investors are taking much interest
N Arizona properties. Arizona cop
)er shares are regarded as stable
snd highly desirable securities
There is no stock speculation i'm
as there was before the
slump. In those days there was an
element calling themselves mining
nen who did nothing but speculate in
mining stocks. Today the people in
Cto