Bisbee daily review., 1913-11-23
COPPER LEGEND
 STILL ExCITES
Prospectors to Dare Canyon Trip = Much Activity in the kingman Country - Leasers Busy

KINGMAN. Ariz. Nov. 22-Thst odd and persistent story of great out- crop of copper ore on the wall of the Grand Canyon just below the Diamond canyon. is to be investigated thor onghly by Jesse T. Wallace and A. N. Keech. of Blackberry. They have al ready made one successful trip into that part of the canyon and their boat was wrecked in rapids and nearly ail thsir supplies were lost. Nevertheless they are now preparing for another expedition.
 Several persons who have passed through the canyon have told of great outcrop or boulder of bornfte ol the canyon wall. The indians also have a tTadIticn that there is copper about the ni6nth of Diamond canyon! Dudley brothers are shortly Co let contract to sink the shalt on the old Iiaekberry mine $50 feet deeper In the early days the Blackberry pro- duced hundreds of thousands of dol l&rs in silz'er.. That was under ad- verse conditions. All the timber had 10 De hauled in by wagon from long distance. Under modern methods and with transportation offering no bar, the ffackberrss 1t is believed, should again be a big producer.
 The Woody mine will soon be pro ducing again w, H. Hull is getting the workings ln shape for operation. The ore will be hendied by a mill on the ground. A splendid body of ore is being opened on the 520 foot Ievel of the Boundary Cone mine at Oat- man. W B. Ridenour has com 1nenced shipping from his claims in the Grand Canyon near Pine Springs. A, F. Rfchardson. Of Tucson, has fin ished sanpiing the Bi-MetaI mine, south Of kingman, for the Mines Com pany of America.
 The Kingman Copper Minig & Mil ing company is getting results or one of the McNeeIy claims, near Mineral Park. A drift being driven in. on one Of the veins has its face ali fn ore that averages five per cent copper. it is believed that a better grade of org will be encountered as work progress es. Gold and silver values are already appearing.
 James Mcconnell and Joe ParizC have sold a claim near the Tom Reet to the Tom Reed company They have done a great deal of work on this property and have opened a big veir that runs we'll in gold. It is reportet that they received $5O,O0O for tn, claim.
 The mill of the Arizona Southwest ern Copper company, at Copperyille, i' U0w rUaGy to begin turning out con centrates. At tine foundry some of tn, launders were put together wron! Ehey have now been remodeled b, the inventor of the process and ar, doing excellent work in cIassifyin; the ore for the different tables.
 Lucky Kay has opened fine bod of ore on his mine near the old Key setone. Samples show Lign values il lead and copper and also paying va ues in silver and gold. An adit drif is being run in on the vein to get be low big outcrop Of mineralize quartz.
 4<F el0+A D O1 Aihc bl0 DiSLdA ulllGs, . Chloride, are making big money. crushing plant has been put in at tn end of the dump and the lower grade Of ore are being crushed and concei trated. Heretofore those ores hay gone into the dumps. From the. min a zinc ore tbat runs $200 a ton in si yer is being taken.
 aTrTa~44-5H 4 1r taken g lease on Che Champion min and will jig the ores on the dumps Jjss have been taken from the Ter Hessee and are now in position.
 Scott Wat on has made what al pears to bs important discovery i Crow canyC1, Gout two miles east ( CopperviIis Assays taken from Q si inch stresE in a large vein give 2s crnces silver and IS per cent cope Across it's entire width the vein well mineraIized Already Watson l tszing out ore and expects to mak a shipping soon.
 Harry Bl9ckae'I f1s cut the Mar Belle vein in a ere scat tunnel an noH has siX feet Df ore ayeragin Sf7s0 in gold Ihsre is also an ] inch streak or ths bottom of the tul mel tbat runs three ounces gold an seven ounces silver. The tunnel vi be extended to another veia thi sl.5. on the sul iace.
 Las Angeles parties have bonded group south of the Lexington, owne lg Joseph I[rouse and John H. Moor The veins have a ocd showing of gol orc. Dey=i3fin nt sill begin soon.
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