Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-10-13
IS
ONE OF BUSIEST
CAMPs|hSTATE
Men of Millions from the
East Pay Visit of In
spectiOn to Copper
District
OWNERS SATISFIED
WITH PROSPECTS
Future of Red Metal Belt in
Southern Arizona Be
lieved to Be As
sured Fact

Especial TO The Reyiew.)
PATAGONIA. Ariz., Oct. 1.-THE
past week in Patagonia district has
been a most active one and by some
will go down in history of the camp
as Millionaire" week, from the fact
of a number of men of millions com.
ing into the district, to look and be-
come convinced of the great future
of the copper camp of Santa Cruz
county, and to back up their faith
have purchased groups and will fur
Their show that they believe in copper
in Patagonia country by putting men
at work developing the group now
under bond
Among the late arrivals in Patago-
MIA Is Mr.. A. H. White, a multi-mil-
lionaire of the northwest, who first
found and developed the great Gran
by mine in British Columbia which is
said to be the greatest producing cop
per mine in Canada Mr. White is a
large holder of CRANKY stock, and is
no stranger in the southwest, owning
some five thousand acres OF land in
the Yaqui valley in Sonora in addi-
ton to numerous properties in Mex.
leo He also owns d large number of
business blocks in Spokane, Washing
ton, in addition to having a magnifi-
cent residence in Pasadena, Califor-
MIA Mr.. White has taken over two
groups of claims in this district and
will begin at once to do active devel.
opment work
Believe in Patagonia.
Colonel o. p Posey. the veteran
copper man and smelteT builder is
also a firm believer in the future OF
/ Patagonia copper belt, and he shows
! his faith by his works in spending his
! own money and also inviting his
/ friends to join with him in developing
| a good copper proposition owned by
I YarriCk and others from whom Col
I onel Posey has a bond ana has Rnt
I two shifts OF miners at work. Col.
| Posey erected the first smelter at
I Bingham Canyon, Utah, opened up
/ the Balaklala and Mammoth copper
mines in Shasta County. California,
| and reported favorabIy to the Guggen.
| helms on the Nevada Consolidated
| at Ely. Posey recently sold the God
| Roads mine in Arizona TO the United
| States Smelling and Refining com
/ pany the payment being made in ore
! check of 81. 40O,00 Posey is very
I much enthused over the prospects oil
| great copper bodies in the Patagonia
! district and says he believes some oil
| the worlds greatest copper mines
| will be developed in this section with
! in the next year or two.
Mr.. F. Amster accompanied by Gen
! eral Manager j. Fl. Bonnie Of the
| shannon company, arrived in Pata.
! gonia Tuesday and spent several days
at the Three r mine which they are
| developing Mr. Amster has just re
turned from Boston where 1t is said
he has sold the controlling interest
in the Three Y mine for more than two
million dollars cash, and that the pur
chaser was none other than tbs
United States Smelling and Retininl
company who in the near future viii
draw plans for a large smelter TO be
| erected on the tract of land recently
purchased by Mr. Amster on the
Soinita River just below Patagonia
The Ehree RS mine continues u
show greater bodies Of rich copper
and silver ore as depth is reached, the
winze in the lower tunnel being Ia
feet. all in ore that averages IL pei
cent copper.
Captain Thomas NJ Minor. the mil
lionaire oil operator Of Bakersfield
California, spent a few days in th'
. district and has taken a bond on ;
. group of claims on the west side
and will begin active work of develop
; ment Capt Minor says the oil mel
/ are all turning their attention to cop
T. per. as the red metal looks a goo'
: deal more attractive now and in thu
next year OF two than oil
Great Mine Is Belief.
> Frank II. Probert and f. W. Waum
' big. experts Of the United State
Smelling end Refining company WI
have been making a very close exam
ination and mapping the Three R'
mine for their principals nave com
3 pIeted their work and came out Sal
+ urday leaving for Boston on teleerap
= orders from the home Office. Whli
+ these gentlemen would not give GU
. any written statements they bot
o say that the THREE r mine is one
!. the greatest ore bodies for its presen
( DEVELOPMENT they have ever had oS
o casion to examine, and believe tina
5 with few hundred feet more OF d.
e yelopment work the property wi
show the greatest body of high grad
= copper ever uncovered ia any countri
e Arrangements have been made wit
> Chris. Wilson by the Amster people
Q shin 900 tons Of Three ore dali