Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-10-27
P-D OFFICIALS
At PATAGONIA
DIR. James Douglas and Wal
ter Douglas Make Ex-
animation of Worlds
Fair Property
CONFIDENCE BETTER
Especial TO The Review

I
eial train carrying the private car Of
the officials of Phelps, Dodge and com.
| pany, arrived in Patagonia last Wedn-
esday night and was switched to the
siding TO await the arrival of DR..
James Douglas, president of the Cop
per Queen. Mr.. Walter Douglas. gen.
eraI manager and Mr.. f. Grebe, engin-
Ger in charge of examining the
Worlds Fair property near Patagonia
The party spent several hours on the
ground and were shown all through
the mine by Frank Powers. the owner
From indications and the interest
shown by the officials IL is believed
that the Copper Queen will exercise
their option and bond they now hold
on the Worlds Fair which runs into
figures nearing the million dollar
mark
II is very seldom and only on trans
fers OF great Importance to the Phelps
Dodge interest that DIR. Douglas makes
a trip TO see a property. this work be-
ing left entirely to his large stan Of
engineers. But in the case of the
Powers property il seems that condi-
lions warranted the head of the Cop
per Queen to make personal visit
TO this great mine and see for him
self
In making his examination OF the
mine DIR. Douglas was surprised. il is
said, 10 see such extensive Slopes of
rich silver ores in the upper levels
which he believes will continue to
open up as development work is car
Tied on. II looks as though the Cop
per Queen would soon be an import
ant factor in the development Of the
largest silver mine in Arizona.
During the visit made by the Cop
per Queen officials this week, DR..
Douglas and son Walter were shown
the property Of the Crosse interests
which is the large moIyddenum mine
shipping a good grade of ore, and so
impressed were they with the show
ing already made in this property
that they without further question
as TO future values bonded the prop
erty for a very neat sum which will
enable the owners TO make a good
clean up after their years OF hard
work in bringing the mine into the
producing stage.
Confidence Strengthens.
Nothing has so ttirred the prospect
ors, mine owners and shippers of the
Patagonia district 10 the new condi-
tions of activity like the coming into
the district of the Phelps Dodge Off
GERS, who from present indications
and number OF properties already IN
der band and mines now being exam
ined, will have large acreage in
q
mining operator who has been in
the district for long time: There
is nothing that makes me feel better
than to see such men as DR.. James
Douglas and his son Walter come to
our section in their special train to
look at properties. ] tell you that
means something for Patagonia and
all Santa Cruz county. There is going
10 be something doing from now on
assure you"
Copper Queen Ore Buyer.
Mr.. w. J. Bishop, ore buyer for the
Copper Queen smelter at Douglas,
was q visitor to the Patagonia district
this week in the interest Of his COM
pany Mr. Bishap talked with q mum
Der of shippers in tire district and has
assurance that they will turn some
Of their shipments OF ores to the Doug
las smelter In the past nearly all
the ores have been going TO the Hay
den and FL Paso smelters and no Of
fer has heretofore been made by the
Douglas people to get shipments. The
Patagonia ores are in demand by all
smelters in the southwest on account
Of their excellent fluxing qualities
and the smelters all have men through
the district buying ores as fast as
produced and ready with checks to
dvance the owners on their product
n order to be sure of getting their
shipments. Nogales is the head
quarters for four smelters, who have
their men In the Patagonia district ell
the time looking for ores.