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Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
Arizona Will Experience Gold Boom

Already the mines of MohaVe county,
such as the Gold Road, Tom Reed,
Boundary Cone, Arabian and others
are producing large amounts of gold
bullion The Bradshaw mountain
range is being explored and developed
for the yellow metal in Yavapai. There
is a gold belt running $50 miles from
northwest to southeast through the
heart of Arizona. containing fissure
veins of gold of more than ordinary
richness. Now since the European war
has demoralized the copper mining in
dustry temporarily attention is again
being directed to these gold veins, and
discoveries of gold are being almost
ant discovery this year was made in the
vicinity of Ray, by the Higgins broth
ers Another has just been made in
Juniper Flat six miles from Bisbee,
another is reported in the Patagonia
district One is reported in the John
son district and another south of Bo-
vie In Graham county are some latse
gold quartz veins, % miles from SAT-
ford In Greenlee county, near Cliff
ton, there is good gold belt. The Big
Bug and Tip Top district in the Brad
shaw mountains, Yavapai county and
in the country south Of Prescott, some
recent developments indicate one of the
richest gold regions in the United
States
MohaVe county continues to call it
self the big gold county says Yav-
n.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
MISUNDERSTANDING Plants

The concentrating mill of the Ray
Consolidated copper company at Hay
zen is the largest one in Arizona and
one of the largest in the world. 1t has
eight units, each with a daily capacity
of 1000 tons, or total capacity of 5000
tons of ore a day During 1913 the ore
milled was 2,365.296 tons, or 6,48O tons
day. 1t is successfully treating ore
containing only Ii. per cent copper per
ton. 1t extracts Sc per cent of the cop
per contents Yielding concentrate
that averages 1885 per cent The cost
of milling was 51.93 cents ton. The
output was 54,15S,3 05 pounds of copper,
Welding a revenue of s7S9972i. net
profit in 1918, $2,675,19 The eoncen-
trating mill of the Miami Copper COM
pany at Miami consists of six units OF
about $50 tons each per day. 1t treated
during 1913, 1,05S,7S4 tons of 2.3 per
cent copper ore, producing 45,4l0 tons
of $500 per cent concentrate, yielding
80. S67 sos pounds of refined copper. The
mill recovery was 7106 per cent at
cost of 572225 cents per ton. The cost
of copper was 10 cents a pound. Sales
of metal amounted to SO, 134,334 pounds,
Welding a revenue of 1.049,S0f. The
net profits yielded for the year amount
ed to S1,534.6S5 Another unit is con-
templated to be added to the mill in
creasing the daily capacity to 1000
tons. The Inspiration Copper company
has erected a test, experimental plant
of two hundred tons daily capacity.
and is going to erect 10000 ton daily
capacity concentrating mill at Miami.
The Copper Queen company has also
erected a test mill at Bisbee to treat
the sulphide ores from the Sacramento
Hill, mention of which is in another
column. This will be followed by a
large mill of several thousand tons
capacity The Detroit Copper company
has large concentrating mill at Mo-
renci which last year concentrated
SOL 2S tons OF ore Of an average of 3.0S
per cent copper 1t has two units of
$50 tons each day capacity, and cost
over 100000.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06

The United Verde Copper company
has just completed the new smelter at
Clarksdale Yavapai, and is ready to
blow in. 1t is said to have cost alto
gether 1900. 600 and will have capacity
of producing over 100000 copper
per annum. and will do custom smelt-
ing of ores in Northern Arizona, as
well as treating the company's own
ores from the United Verde mine, with
which the plant is connected by rail-
road from the | 900 foot funnel. 1t will
be the most up-to-date plant in the
world. Doubtless the coming year will
witness a large increase of copper and
gold from Yavapai county as the result
of the starting of this smelter.
The importance of these mines and
reduction plants may be realized by
the fact that Bisbee and its environs
supports busy population of about
1000 people, the assessed value of the
mines being about s50.000,00 The
census of 1919 gave Douglas over 1897.
This has increased to 10000. In other
words on the sites of these two min
ing towns. where thirty years ago was
only a bowling wilderness, covered
with greasewood. mesquite and inhab-
tied by a few wild animals. there has
sprung up under the magic hand of
the copper mining industry, a busy
hive Of about thirty thousand people.
All this wealth and population is due
to the working of space of ground in
the Bisbee camp less than two miles
long and mile wide. Could the same
area of agricultural land do the same?
The same is true of the Clifton Moren-
ci district, which has nearly as large a
population as the Bisbee district, and
of the Globe Miami district, which has
nearly as many people now and is
growing rapidly. Besides there are a
score of lesser camps with busy people
and the growth scarcely has begun Ell
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
THE MINES OF ARIZONA

silver. Cochise county mines produced
2,127,191 ounces of silver in 1918 as
against 1,962,544 ounces in 1912.
Ranks First as Copper Producing State
The copper produced from Arizona
ores increased from 305 ,03S $40 pounds,
valued al $50, 231,377 in 1872, to 407, 92S,-
402 pounds, valued at $63,22S,127 in
1913. Thus in 1913 Arizona continued
to rank first among the copper produc-
ing states. In the next year or two the
copper output will vastly increase oW-
ing to the development of the porpphy
ry copper deposits both in the Ray
Miami. Copper Basin, Clifton Morenci
Ajo mountains, and at Bisbee and Pa
tagonia camps. The recent completion
of the large smelling plants at Clifton
the Calumet and Arizona at Douglas,
the United Verde at Clarksdale, the A
5. and R. Co. smelter at Hayden, and
the contemplated erection of a large
smelling plant at Miami by the Inter-
national Smelling and Refining Co.
will largely increase the copper produc
ton The Inspiration concentrating
mill and the future one in Ajo and the
Copper Queen mill to be erected at Bis
bee will enormously swell this copper
output.
During 1913 the concentrate Welded
147,327,295 pounds of the copper output,
and crude ore shipped to the smelters
produced 255, S67,509 pounds of copper
Cochise county, which includes the
Warren or Bisbee district, produced
165, 103,S54 pounds of copper, against
AZ ,647.661 pounds in 1912. Greenlee
county, embracing Copper mountain
and Greenlee district of the Clifton
Morenci region, produced 69,446,5 $50
pounds in 1913 as against 76S4S,229
pounds in 1912
Yavapai county, including the Verde
district, produced 3S,719.O7S pounds of
copper. against 34,O43,OO5 pounds in
1912
ella county, including Globe and
Miami districts, producer 1909. S47
pounds of copper in 1913, against g.
969,42S pounds in 1912 In Pinal and
ella counties the so-called low grade
schist and porphyry copper ores yield
ed S7,07S406 pounds of copper in 1913
against 6S,75S,553 pounds in 1872 The
output OF Greenlee county is largely of
the same class of ore deposits.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06

county with daily capacity of 300 tons.
There are seven great ore concentrat-
ing plants and two or three more are
to be erected in the near future, such as
the Inspiration mill at Miami, the Con-
centrating mill of the Copper Queen
company at Bisbee, and the Calumet
and Arizona mill to be erected In the
Ajo mountains, each or which viii cost
over $2.0OO,0O0 each Several others
are planned
The smelling plants are as follows:
the Copper Queen smelter at Douglas
the largest in the world under single
roof, employing 600 men: the new Ca
lumet and Arizona, at Douglass: the
new smelter of the Arizona Copper
company, at Clifton, recently complet-
ed at a cost of nearly three million dol
lars; the shannon Copper smelter at
Clifton; the Detroit Copper company
smelter at Morenci; the Old Dominion
Copper company smelter at Globe; the
United Verde Copper company smeit-
ing, Clarksdale: the American Smelling
and Refining company smelter at Hay
den; operating for the Ray Copper
company ores, the Humboldt smeiter
of the Consolidated Arizona Smelling
company in Yavapai-with capacity
at Swansea is now idle. At Miami
there is in course of construction one
of the largest smelling plants in the
state. of the International Smelling and
Refining company now said to be con-
trolled by stockholders of the Amazon
da Copper company of Butte, Montana.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
Ores of Eisbee Lead in Average
Richness

Tine Warren district CBisbee) mines
lead not only in Arizona. but in the
world in richness of copper content of
their ores. according to the Douglas
Dispatch. Their production of from
ia to 126 pounds of copper per ton,
compares with rs pounds at Globe. AZ
at Clifton, 10 at United Verde, SO at
Miami, 2S at Ray. Combine these and
an average of IS pounds of copper is
produced by the leading Arizona mines.
Bisbee and the United Verde boosting
the general average. In Michigan the
average is 1925 pounds; Montana,
e1.75: Utah Nevada, % pounds per ton
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
Arizona Lead Output

The output of lead in Arizona in 1913
was 16,144,772 pounds valued at S710.-
$40 against 6,S06.443 pounds in 1912 val
ued ut $306,250.
Cochise county was credited with
7,S44,204 pounds valued at $345. 145. as
against 3,766,S67 pounds in 1912, val
ued at S169,959. The larger part came
from the vicinity of the copper mines
at BisDee and was shipped to the Ell
Paso smelter.
Mohave county followed Cochise
with 5,S15,646 pounds of lead; Pima
county next with 1.015.S03 pounds; and
Santa Cruz county with 541.522 pounds.
Concentrates yielded 5,392.S23 pounds
of lead and lO,752,44O pounds of lead
were contained in crude ore shipped to
shelters
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
Comparative Cost of Production

"Probably," SAYS the Clifton Mining
Journal. 1T Will be interesting to note
the comparative cost of producing cop
per at the different mines of Arizona.
The variation of one cent cost makes a
big differerce when the rice of copper
is low The following are the costs of
some of the leading mines: The Arizo-
ma Copper company, 80 cents a pound;
Calumet and Arizona. 7s5 cents; Mia
mi Copper company, 10 cents; Old Do
minion, 9.25 cents; Phelps Dodge. SIS
cents; Ray Consolidated. SIS cents
Shannon Copper 13.5 cents Shattuck-
Arizona, 7.25 cents: Ray Consolidated,
1888 cents"
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
Not MetaIlics

Outside of the metal mines as
enumerated Arizona has a variety
of non metallic material, which is
DAY. We have in precious stones,
turquoise and chrysophrase.
There are large deposits of Fullers
earth which has never been touched.
We have asbestos in ella county
of long fine fibre, also in the Grand
Canyon, which the United States ge-
illogical survey states is the finest
product in America.
There are large and promising DC :
rOsits of quicksilver that has re-
ceived up to the present but very
scant attention. We have immense
deposits Of marble which are declared
TO be amongst the finest in Ike
world Also deposits of beautiful
onyx that have never received any
development whatever
Tremendous deposits of tufa
building granite and slate are right
at our doors and awaiting explota-
ton. IL
There is in our boundaries large
areas of gypsum. sufficient to supply
the wants of the whole world, yet
these have never been utilized.
The rarer metals of tungsten and
vanadium nolybdates. etc, etc, are
going to be an important factor in
our metal production in future years
{ We could go on reciting the Won
derful future possibilities of Arizona,
but sufficient has been quoted to
give undeniable evidence what may
sbe expected o our state in the years
to come
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06

The production of gold in Arizona is
making rapid increase, and it is pre-
dicted by conservative mining experts
that within a decade it will equal if not
surpass any other state in the union in
gold output. The production of gold in
Arizona in 1918 was 194,656.69 ounces,
valued at $4,023,911. an increase in val
he over the preceding year of S261, 701.
of this output $30,691 came from plac-
ors, s2,55S,42s from dry or silicious ore,
and S1.S32.o3S as by products from cop
per ore.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06

In 1918 the spelter (zinc) production
from Arizona ores was 9.42S.067 pounds
valued at $527,972, against an output
of S,757,243 pounds in 1912 valued at
s6o4,3l9 The mines at Union Pass and
Chloride, in Mohave county. yielded
1881 400 pounds of spelter against ILL.,
1874 pounds in 1912 principally from the
mines recently purchased at San Xavi-
er by the Empire Zinc company. Pro-
duction of zinc was also recorded in
Cochise and Yavapai counties
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
Arizona Has 4as PRODUCING Mines

There were in 1913 in Arizona. 43S
producing mines yielding gold, silver,
copper lead or zinc and the total guam
tity Of ore sold and treated was 1881
SEP short tons, an increase of 1901. $50
tons. Greenlee county alone had
eighteen producers and its metal out
put for the year amounted to $1O,S06,-
450
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
Arizona Leads All Other States in
Conner

Arizona's output of gold, silver, cop
per, lead and zinc according to Victor
G. Heikes of the United States seologi-
cal survey, during 1918, was S70S75,O27,
against s67.050,7S4 in 1912 The in
crease in value is due mainly to the
greater production of copper.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
Silver Bullion from cyanidinu

Bullion recovered from gold and
silver ores, principally by cyanidation
yielded 1888 ounces of silver in 1913.
concentrates; concentrates produced
393,5S3 ounces. and crude ores shipped
to smelters contained 3,403,00S ounces
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
Arizons's Gigantic. Reduction Plans

Arizona has eight great copper
smelling plants and six. minor plants,
which cost, according to estimates,
$25,OO0,000. The annual payroll aggre-
gates about one third that amount
Arizona has also seven great copper
ore concentrating plants and also $50
ore reduction plants of various sizes,
the largest being the Gold Roads stamp
mill and the Tom Reed mill in MOhave
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06

This department 10 under the di
rection Of Mr.. W.. e. Deity, tho
we'll known mining engineer, who
will carefully scrutinize all mat
ters relating to mining in order
that only reliable information re-
garding legitimate enterprises
shall find place here.
The Republican would be pleas
cd to receive information from
any parts of the state regarding
tho development of the mining in
dustry. All communicating
should be Addressed: Mining De-
partment, Arizona Republican.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06
Arizona Silver Production

Silver from Arizona ores increased
from 3,490,3S7 ounces, valued at 81. 49,,
SIS in 1912 to 5.04S,0S1 ounces, valued
at $2,3S4,647 in 1913. OF this output,
2,SS5,115 ounces came from dry or sill
cious ore and 49S,457 ounces from lead
ores
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06

Paso is a market for all these towns
and camps, many of them shipping ore
to the shelter and all buying machin-
cry and supplies in Ell Paso. The com
merce that has sprung up caused the
building of the FL Paso and Southwest
ern railroad about a decade ago, giving
Eel Paso a wonderful impetus and in
crease OF population.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06

The largest production of gold was
made from Mehave county, $1.S74.541
in 1913; ores amalgamated amounted
to $502,120; from ores cyanided, 81.
007,704; from concentrates, $30S,090,
and from ores shipped to the smelter,
1892, 504. The Tom Reed gold mine is
now producing at the rate of 100000 a
month, or over s1,200,0O per annum in
gold.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06

\ large amount of developmentwork
was done in Arizona in 1913 that did
not yield profit. But some of this
work will result in wonderful produc-
ton next year. Take for example the
Inspiration, this mine has performed
extensive developments and made large
preparations for extraction. 1t is eX-
pected that the reduction plant will be
completed by next April, then the mine
win be able to provide and the mill be
capable of treating 10000 tons of ore
per day Many other properties will
be in the producing and profit class
next year. The total valuation of pro-
duoing and producing mines for
1913 according to the tax commission)
amounted TO $50, $780, 065.11 Total out
put and valuation on non producing
mines in the state of Arizona:
Copper, 1862, 60 sos lbs. 81 216,640.62
Gold S,75351549 OF. .. 1S4,052 =
Silver .267,O3 1919 OF. ~ 2O7,776.41
Lead 176,5S5.2O lbs. .... 31,SSS.5S
Zinc 2,615,9S2.OO lbs. ... 179,7S0.0S
Iron. lime, sulphur and
other products, SS,066.S3
lbs. b.. ........ 12,794.S5
Quicksilver, 100000 lbs. . S,2SS.25
Total value ............$1,S 1, 1898
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06

Arizona and Phoenix
Extends a Hearty Wei
come and Success to
the American Mining
Congress.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-06

silver. Cochise county mines produced |
2,127,191 ounces of silver in 1918 as !
against 1,962,544 ounces in 1912.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-02-05
COMMISSION PLAN FOR STATE

n Ih s&N
Tho representatives Of the democra
Ito party at an official meeting held in
Sioux Falls went on record as being In
favor Of the commission form OF gov
ernment being adopted by the state Of
South Dakota in the management Of
ito affairs.
The adoption OF such a form will
likely require a change in the consti.
tuition of the United States, but the
party will strive to raise enough senti-
ment in its favor throughout the coun
try SO that two-thirds Of the states will
give their consent to the necessary
change.
The leaders also have hope in the
chance that if the case was carried to
the supreme court that body might
decide that the constitution would per-
nit such a form of government in the
states. The first step will be to have
the state constitution altered so that it
will grant the desired change. This
proposition will be before the voters at
the spring election.
The change would do away with the
many elective offices and have the
state ruled by a small business board OF
directors.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-02-05
N PREACHER WHO SEES

So often preachers don't see, it 10 q
pleasure when one does.
"The men up here" writes Rev.
Luther Long, Of Calumet. demand
not the giving of better conditions,
but a share in arranging conditions;
the recognition of their democratic
rights"
Moreover, the fact that there is
trouble isn't due to the presence or
skill of .'agitators," but to "the wide
spread and deep seated feeling of un-
fairness in the relation between the
owners of great Industries and their
employes"-to greedy denial by q few
IF the elemented right of the many to
. say in the ordering of their lives.
Getting away with the Western
Federation of Miners" Rev. Long
continues. won't settle anything;
until we find out what is the next step
in the evolution of industrial democ-
racy, dissatisfaction will remain, and
may at any time be aroused in the
new men brought in to take the place
of those driven out"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-02-05
E TO AVOID A FRAUD

rF 0SASAA0AAV x1V VAL "a AVA
A legal contest has been up IN the
Stanley county court this week, as
the result of the failure of the State
Bank at Fort Pierre several months
ago. John Hayes, president of the
institution, had been doing q loan
business through q Minneapolis firm
and negotiated a loan for q lady home
steader. The loan company took q
mortgage on the property and turned
the money into q Minneapolis bank,
which was the correspondent of the
Fort Pierre bank in that city. About
the time the crash came, and as the
Fort Pierre bank was indebted to the
Minneapolis bank, they held on to all
the funds they could secure. The re
suit was that the Minneapolis loan
firm had advanced the money and Sc
cured a mortgage or the property OF
the applicant for the loan, but the
applicant did not receive any cosider
alton for tho note and mortgage
given. An effort to foreclose has
brought out these facts in the defense
and the question at issue appears to
be who ID out, the loan company who
advanced the money, or the home.
steader who gave the mortgage and
did not receive any consideration.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-02-05
changeabIe Climate
Is A CONSTANT THREAT TO THE
HEALTH OF THE PEOPLE.

DR.. Hartman, Of Columbus, Ohio.
discusses an important health topic.
He says:
Yes. 1t is the climate. not the germs.
that we have to fear in this country.
The germs are present. to be sure.
and are Of some Significance in
diagnosis. Climate. a changeable
climate. is the true cause OF disease.
The atmospheric pressure varies. the
humidity Of the atmosphere changes.
Every day the temperature rises and
falls. All this presents to the body
very great trials to adjust to.
The area Of high pressure forms I'm
The northwest. Moves rapidly south
east. subjecting millions OF our
population to it's influence. The re-
suit Is. thousands upon thousands Of
people catch cold. A small per cent.
Of these thousands do not get well Of
their cold. It goes into pneumonia,
or chronic catarrh. or bronchitis. or
laryngitis. or pleurisy.
Now. what I am getting at Is this.
These climatic changes are inevitable.
No one can prevent them. The very
best we car do is to prepare for
sIAcIlIs US4SllO OURSELVES dSdlIlSL llGIu.
Good '-aalth is the best preventive.
The very best. Vigorous health. with
excess vitality. this is Natures own
preventive and protection.
We do not all have this, however.
Some Of us must have assistance.
The assistance that I use for myself.
would recommend for my friends to
use, my neighbors and my country
men, is Pe-ru-na. Keep Pe-ru-na in
the house.
If the children indicate they are
catching cold. give them Pe-ru-na.
II the parents. the grandfather or
grandmother. present those symptoms
that are SO well known which precede
q cold, a few doses Of Pe-ru-na and
the deed is done.
Some people are very subject to
colds. Others who have weak lungs
and are timid about our winter
weather, take Pe-ru-na of and on
during the whole winter season.
The plan is a good one. The medicine
is inexpensive. It does no possible
harm to the system. It keeps the
appetite regular and keen. It as
sists digestion and helps the user
through the inclement Weather. OF
winter.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-02-05
ANCIENT JoUNAL IS FOUND

A French journal has been found and
being translated into English by the
state historical department, contains q
great deal of interesting history of ear
ly South Dakota. along the Mississippi
river, it being the journal Of Jean Bap-
tiste Trudeau, who built the first his
toric building within what is now South
Dakota. the 'Trudeau or Pawnee house,
of Lewis and Clark, which was located
near the present sight Of Greenwood,
Charles Mix county, and was built in
tine autum of 1896. 1t has always been
presumed that that this house was built
by Zenon Trudeau, the governor of St.
Louis, but this journal indicates differ
emily. j. B. Trudeau, whose story is
being translated, was a schoolmaster
in st. Louis, dut did not find that q pro-
fitable occupation in that day, and start
ed out as an Indian trader. first visiting
the Indians upon the upper Des Moines
river. In 1904 he was commissioned by
the Commercial Company for the Dis
covery of the Nations of the Upper
Missouri to trade with the Arickara at
Grand river, near the present site of
M~obridge. His story indicates that the
French had been trading among the
Dakota Sioux and Arikara for several
years prior to that. Trudeau vas poor
ly equipped for the trouble of q trader,
lacking courage, tact, and initiative
and from his relation of affairs the In
dians simply ran over him, confiscating
his wares and doing about as they pleas
ed. He apparently spent the winters
of 1894 and 1905 with the Rees at Grand
river, and then went back down the
river to Handy's point, where he built
the Pawnee house in the autumn of 1896.
The next year he went back to the
Rees and on the Mandans further up
the river, and returned to St. Louis in
1898. His journal contains much of in
terest to the South Dakota, and shows
that eve prior 20 that time most points
of natural interest had the names ap-
piled to them at that time.