Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

stantial quantities of the metal dur i ing the last half ofehe year. and it is possible that the tide of foreign and domestic requirements may set in par ] ticuIarly strong in spite of high prices and increased output.
 Gold Mining In Vicinity of Phoenix { We have long hinted at the benefits which would accrue to Phoenix when l the prospects surrounding Phoenix were developed into mines It has ] been our pleasure to make favorable mention of every legitimate mining ef-
 fort coming to our knowledge immed- ! Iately surrounding Phoenix.
 1 In that list Goldfields has had sev- eraI favorable mention by us. and we are glad to again mention the fact, | this little camp is still on the map and is making good. It is one camp. ! though small. that during the past five ! years. aas not so far suspended opera
 tion. but has been doing something ev- cry minute through the persistent and dogced courage of one man whose 1 faith iE this property has never grown weak. he has so far made no claim for ! it. but has come true. and the iudica- | tions today. are that it will soon enter
 a class larger than even his faith and | optimism has ever claimed.
 | We have before said, that in our
 opinion all the property needed was plenty of capital and systematic de-
 velopment. The present owner was 1 well along towards the road of plenty 1 when the excessive rains of last winter ] and spring struck hard because of the 1 limited capital at command. The wa ! 1 sary and consistent with the small re- duction plant with which the property l is equipped. After this unavoidable ac- l cideut. attention was turned to the mill sampline of the low grade ores-sev- cral million tons were mill sampled. and though of too low grade to be of profit by reason Of the small mill now ' on the property. very large asset nas i been absolutely proven, which puts the ! property way up in the list of low grade gold properties.
 Other work since has been confined
 to getting the water hack and expIora- ] tion for othcr ores of a higher grade ! The eighth of July found the property ! in that condition. that a long steady mill run was assured on ores of pay | able values, when a settling of the \ country occurred-no reason for which can be given at this time-but the ! damage done caused almost a months delay. 4 new drift on the two hundred 1 level for about two hundred feet had ! just been finished and a new under ground shoot containing over one hundred tons of good ore had also just | been completed. The intention was to start the twenty stamp mill three 1 shifts per day on the tenth and this ] regrettable accident occurred on the ] 7th.
 i At the time the damage was thought | to he irreparable. but since that time all damage has been repaired and it is i hoped to start the stamp mill for ! steady running not later than August second or third. The ore body discov- [ cred is a new one and appears to be i of some dimensions. An inspection of | the ore body ss developed would seem ! to prove a large tonnage. even more | than sufficient to keep the mill busy | during the time it will require to de 1 water the balance of the mine and get ] ma tiers arranged to get back to the l ore known tos exist lower down, and | to get to which, over five months work l of last year was extended in getting | opened up to commence operation on 1 January last. but which the flood wa ] ter prevented.
 If no further accidents prevent a fine | record maybe expected from this prop ! eTtN. which will rebound to the in 1 increasing prosperity of Phoenix as the 1 ore samples from eight to thirty-five ! dollars per ton. It is the intention of
 the management to very materially in crease the working force by August | 10th. Notwithstanding the delays and
 setbacks the property has had they have really been forcing the finding of
 ''e new ore body and really adding q l very important asset to the property
 m addition to the ore bodies already 1 explored. but which at present are m
 der water.
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