Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-09-18
PATAGONIA DISTRICT
BECOMES INTERESTING
Recent Arrivals from That
Camp Are Enthusiastic
Over Prospects
PATAGONIA DISTRICT .

PATAGONIA DISTRICT -.
That interest has been awakened
in the Patagonia district by recent
developments is the opinion voiced
by recent arrivals In Bisbee from
Frank Powers, w II. Worthington
and Tony Kline Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powers arrived Mon
day fight in their automobile and
were accompanied by two members
Of the Copper Queen force. Messrs.
hoffman and Hamilton. which gave
rise to the surmisc that the C. O.
company has had an inspection made
of the Worlds Fair proper, OF which
Mr. Powers is The cwner, with
view to acquiring II. 80
For years the Patagonia districs
was an important silver producer
and among the most important of its
mines was Mr.. Powers Worlds Fair
group from which fortune was tax
en-. Recently excellent indications
have been obtained that the dis
trict will develop into a copper pro
Queer with depth II is this that has
attracted so much attention to a dis
trict once considered purely a silver
camp. Here is also the Three RS
group which is nov shipping to the
smeiter a car day os copper ore.
Kansas City Interested.
w. II. Worthington spent Monday
Yesterday forenoon and will return
here this evening. He is in charge
Of the Chief, which adJoins both the
Worlds Fair and the Three RS
groups. This property he is operate
ing for Kansas City parties. some Of
the same who are interested in the
Lucky Tiger company which owns the
famous FL TigFo mines in Sonora. He
states that while the development OF
this property has no progressed far
as yet, having been Only recently I'M
dertaken, thus far it has been of
highly satisfactory nature
Speaking Of the district Mr. Worth
ingt0n, who was formerly chief as
sayer at the c. and A. smelter in
Douglas. saws that while it has been
an important producer OF silver in
other days no work in depth has
been done. 1t was a silver PROPOSE.
ton on the surface ard only close
been found TO give every indication
of containing rich copper values with
depth and the main development
work now Is devoted 10 proving up
the properties as copper mines. max
ing producers OF the red metal OF the
known properties and developing new
properties with the idea that the old
and the new will be copper mines.
This Mr.. Worthington believes viii
be established.
aishee Citizen Owns Property.
Tony Kline of this city has ac-
quired holdings in the Hsrshaw dis
trict which are about eight miles
from Patagonia. He also returned
from there Monday evening. The
properties which he has acquired he
is developing and he has been favor
ably impressed with both the Har-
shaw and the Patagonia district. wax
ing highly optimistic when he as
cusses them.
The awakening OF interest in the
Patagonia district is but one OF the
first fruits from the higher price OF
copper. For several years past there
has been no demand for copper prop
co4etoh5 WINE sHe Teu HicLtA was lOW
in price. Cheap silver prevented a
great ceal OF interest in silver prop
ositions and practically the only min
ing properties that could interest the
investor were gold properties. No
mining men declare that the reaction
has set in and that already there Is
a brisk inquiry for copper PROPOSE
tons which appears to be gaining in
strength every day.
Previous TO the panic Of 1907 So
more shared with Arizona in develop
ing copper prospects but at this time
the unsettled conditions in Mexico
prevent that country from joining
Arizona in the enjoyment of reviv-
al of interest in copper mining. This
undoubtedly viii rebound TO the aa-
vantage of Arizona. prominent min
ing men state, assuming that invest.
ment funds must have an outlet and
that Arizona is the natural outlet
that will be sought and found.