Arizona republican., 1913-10-05

be of commercial tenor and aYerag- ing in the neighborhood of two per cent copper contents. If this is the fact and there is no reason to doubt it, it means another large porphyry mine added to the already important producers of this nature.
 The copper producing areas, have still another valuable addition in Cop per Basin where the Phelps Dodge Co. are at present mining various
 classes of ore that are rich enough
 in their contents of copper to ship
 to the United Verde and Copper
 Queen smeltcrs. These ores consti-
 tute the enriched zones from more
 extensive low grade badies, those bod
 ies only receiving a limited eXploi-
 tation up to the present time. What
 these store houses have to give us in
 the future. development work alone
 will tell. But the mainly developed
 property is in the right hands and if
 there is any mine there it will be
 made with the present owners. This
 property is surrounded by probably
 equally as meritOrious ground but
 awaits the application of brains.
 brawn and muscle, with the addition
 of the necessaries that meet the pay
 checks and pay for the powder. Still
 there is another district including the Binghamton and the Blue Bill the
 latter now supplying sufficient ore to keep the Humboldt smelter in active
 and continuous operation. There is the Commercial COmpany's property upon which there was a smeIter years ago. That excellent looking property the Butternut and others tI hc rfc F ind nf tention some day and will be bigger producers than they are at present. There are localities in the neighbor- hood of Huron and the Lone Pine that have some ear marks for the 1 future.
 I took particular notice of a refer ! ence in the Journal Miner last week 1 that spoke of copper on Lynx Creek. i There are surely possibilities for this 1 region for some of the present sur | face ores and indications have con stituted a capping to copper bearing lore bodies in other parts of the state. | The veins and the ground immediate l Iy enclosing them have been very
 much altered, the teaching or dissolv 1 ing action has been severe, therefor l depth is suggested for the finding of | the ore bodies; the present veins are l only remnants of the original ore
 bodies. Around Wickenburg to the l east of the Buzzard Roost and as far as Briggs are some of the finest gossan and silcious dry bone and other crOppings that ever lay on the 1 surface. Some of these have sup piled some excellent grades of ore and lots of work has been done but ! whether to the best advantage is an other question. To be really candid | the application of the best judgment has not been exercised. This area
 is considerably faulted and shattered
 and the ground has undergone very II extensive changes. suggesting un- questionably the sinking to depth fol the discovery of ore bodies of cours, II coupled with an intelligent under. | standing of the most advantageou: position for the performance of thi. development. When this is done tht district will likely be heard from. Ii Another spot in the southeastern portion of the county is also estab fishing itself as a producer and with out any attempt at notOriety or cry ing for help. I refer to the Kay | Copper Company on the Agua Fris
 near the Black Canyon This com,
 pany has been shipping ore for ovel !, a year and of excellent grade. Tn. ore is found in q series of lenses constituted of high grade chalcopy- rites and disseminations all througI { the schist. The lowest point reach ed is a depth of 800 feet with ort all through the workings. Fifteer
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