Arizona republican., 1914-04-12
THE MINES OF ARIZONA

ing stopes. So many and so large are these workings that the Hotel Adams rotunda. halls and rooms would be lost in it. There is hardly a man in Phoenix who ever dreamed of it's existence as a business plant, because it was started as high grade gold ore mine for the pur- pose of floating stock. The present owners. We hear. have been working. to ascertain for year past. how many tons of rock are there in sight which will run on an average of S250 to 5000 a ton and what will it cost to mine that particular rock and mine and ship it, and what are the gambling chances Of more of the SS0. or even $40 ore to he foAnd in unexplored ground. similar to what was taken out in the eighties and 'nineties. The owners of that pro perty control or own other proper ties that were only considered as low grade business propositions based on the lowest possible cost to mine min and ship and leave sure
 
 as the business end will permit The informal samplng flor the informa tion of the owner is now being Veri- fled and supplemented by careful scientific sampling done by expert miners under Kirby Thomas. NJ. F. of New York. in consultation with an expert mill man and where one set of samples are assayed right here in Phoenix and duplicates elsewhere. The vein is located. then followed to its ends, then across it's width and to it's bottom and the places where the rock does not carry value. noted in the same way to avoid deception The Cave Creek country is full of faults that have to be studied and where the vein is most likely to he picked mp again and it's existence as certained most certainly and with the least expense as distinguished from the discovery of pockets or punches that will only mslead the ignorant. The entire S4G0.00o invested is now represented by company with only 5000 capital. Stock issue held (practicallyD in one name and it is not for sale as distinguished from the property itself If this old prop erty can find the same certainty of business profit in its rock. that the real estate man or even the or dinarv merchant. the chances ara other properties between Phoenix and Cave Creek and to the north will start mp and then perhaps the long suggested railroad connection tapping that large territory will be laid and that again would help the sheep herder who will in turn open up and populate a portion of the coun- Try already prepared for other in industries Therefore let everybody say a good word in tae interests of revival of real gold mining busi hess from the standpoint of it's pos abilities today as distinguished from a score of years ago. when there was on real profit in mining S5.00 ore and forget the mistakes or even worse things of years ago, which never hurt any individual in Phoe- nix as distinguished from lnjuring the reputation of the country as a geld producer
 A Minin1 Property Transferred A transfer of gold property near Harrisburg, was made in Phoenix last week However the parties in terested in the transaction requested that the property or themselves should not be identified in the pub , lie press at the present time. How ever when all their plans are matur- ed they are quite willing that they should be made public Therefore at their request we refrain from giving any details of the deal.