Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-21
ARIZONA MINES DE-
 SCRIBED BY L. A. WRITER
CFrom Sundays Daily)


 That Arizona's mines are prosper ing and that they are producing i'm mense revenues, not only locally, but for the outside promoters, is the statement in a coast publication in recent issue. The journal gives re- sume of mining conditions in the state, and incidentally hands a good bit of publicity to the great copper areas that are now undergoing such remarkable development.
 Following is the reference to Ari- zona mines:
 Arizona, which is huge store house of mineral treasures, is enjoy ing an era of important development under the revival of the market for its principal ores, copper, lead and zinc. Los Angeles capital is interest ed in most of the principal districts here and there is opportunity for un- told benefits to our city, not only in the way of actual mining, but in the marketing of supplies and even in the treatment of ores, which could well be accomplished here instead of in remote localities.
 "Miami is an important mining cen ter, the Inspiration Copper Company at that point having new concen- tration plant of a capacity of 10000 tons per day, while the New Cornelia, near Ajo, under Calumet & Arizona ownership, will during the year begin producing on large scale.
 Ray Copper, a good dividend pay CT, is owned in Los Angeles, as is also the Pilgrim mine, near Chloride.
 "Thcre is much new activity in the vicinity of Kingman, and many new properties are under development. Among the Angelenos there is none more fortunate than Yin Fortune, who is planning to add new emphasis to his family name by his holdings in that locality.
 The Tom Reed mine, passing through many vicissitudes in its early days, when Pasadena capital was launched and lost in the enterprise. has long been known as big pro ducer. This mine has produced to date over $5O0O00 in gold on an average of $46 ore, with prospect of continuing its career at the same pace indefinitely. Investors in this property have received $2.59 for ev- cry dollar put in. The Tom Reed is well equipped and its camp town, Oatman, has several hundred inhabi- tants and is possessed of electric lights, running water, a good school and hospital, and has many pleasant theatres which a town of ten times its size might boast.
 "The Gold Road, nearest neighbor to the Tom Reed, is well known to Angelenos It is now owned by the United States Smelling, Refining and Mining Company. This mine is also big producer, some of its fine speci- men ore having been seen i'll Los Angeles.
 While such properties as the United Verde of Jerome and the Phelps-Dodgc interests at Bisbee have their own smclters, there arc many producing mines which are ob' liged at present to send their ore for smclting to lola, Kan, to Oklahoma and even as far east as Iowa. The big smelters at Morenci have more than they can do, and with new pro ducers coming on constantly and the probability of even greater activity during the year, if the present prices of copper, lead and zinc continue ir effect, there is a well defined need fol smeltcrs near at hand and, according to those who have studied the situa ton, there is no reason why Los An gcles should not furnish such facil ities.
 "In fact, as has already been point ed out by experts in this line, there is every reason why Los Angele: should become not only smelling  center for availability of all Aux ore, in the vicinity, but it is not only pos sible but quite probable that it may become an iron and steel center. Witt deposits Of iron in the Eagle moun tains of San Bernardino county, con taining fully 6OOOO,OOO tons of iror ore, according to United States geo logical survey, and fully 20,000,OOC tons more in the Cave canyon deposi all of which were purchased by E II. Hartman a short time before hi! death with the avowed intention O establishing steel works at Los An geles; and with still further deposit! amounting to from COCO to 1O,OOC tons of high grade soft hematite ort near Kelso. supplemented by othei iron deposits on the Santa Fe in Sar Bernardino county, and on the Sal