Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-01-14
PROSPERITY MARKS
MINING INDUSTRY

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Jan. l0.-Ac-
cording to the annual report oil
State Mine Inspector q. IL. Bolin
more men are now employed in
the mines OF Arizona, and the gen
eral condition of the industry is
more. satisfactory. than ever before.
During the year Bolin and his
deputies, William Farrell, John Har-
per and J. C. Wilson. made 200 in
spections OF 81 mines The total
number of men employed in those
mines is 1893, of which 1904 are
above ground and 1920 below
They are divided among the coun
ties as follows:
Cochise, 4,44S: ella. PASS: Ora.
ham. IS; Greenlee, 3,133; Maricopa
l59: Mohave, 426: Pima. III; Pinai,
1876: Santa Cruz, 1888: Yavapai
907: Yuma. $50.
This by no means tells the story
however. Scattered throughout th2
State are a number of small pros
poets. worked by the owners and,
in some cases, two or three men
which have never been inspected.
There is no way for the inspect
or and his deputies to find mines
that are operating except to go
out and look for them. No provi-
sion II the law requires taa. per
sons or companies operating mines
report to the inspectors Once. In
his next report Eolu viii recon-
mend to the legislature that tbs
law be amended to require state
ment OF intention TO be fled in hi.
office thirty days before the actual
commencement Of work.
1t is naturally impossible to Sc
cure accurate figures on the number
of men employed, but it is safe -
say that four or five thousand more
men than Bolin enumerates are
actually engaged in mining in Ari-
IONA.
The Copper Queen heads the list
OF employing companies, with $40
men above ground and 2006 below.
Other large employers are: Ar
iona Copper Company, Lid lo)
above and 792 below; Calumet <
Arizona. % above and l.5S1 below:
Ray Consolidated, rs above and
1857 below; Inspiration. -62 above
and 45S below: Miami. 81 above and
7S3 below; Old Dominion. 10 above
and 400 below; Arizona Copper,
$40 above and sol below; Detroit
Copper, 1873 below and go above:
Shannon, 10 above and rs below;
United Verde, "a above and SIS be-
low.
During the year GO men were
killed in Arizona mines and there
were seventy accidents classed as
serious. Bolin and has assistants
attended . inquests; filed seven
complaints against companies and
served notice on six to remedy con-
ditions existing at their proper
tics.
The Inspector summarizes in
part:
Mining in Arizona was never
more active than at present. As
copper mining is far in excess. the
demand for this metal and the
present market price Is responsible
in a measure for this activity. The
new methods used in mining low
grade ores, which in the past were
considered worthless, have result
ed in the opening of a number Of
mines and placed them on a pay
ing basis.
"All of the producing mines in
the State of Arizona are employ
ing as many men as they can ad-
vantageously use in the extraction
of their ores. The number is much
greater at the present than at any
time in the past. The "blue sky
law passed by the legislature IN
1912, requiring promoters to show
that they have a proposition Of
merit before they can sell stock,
has driven most OF the ''bunco"
mining men from the State. No
law. in my estimation. could have
been passed by the legislature that