The Arizona copper camp., 1915-12-03
BIG MINING ENGINEERS
AGREE OAI MAN IS ONE Of
WORLDS GREATEST CAMPS

teresting to note the unanimity of
opinion of a number of the most
prominent mining engineers of the
world regarding the Oatman district
and it's future possibilities. OF six
men of recognized international stand
ing in the mining world who recently
visited and examined the district
there was not one but agreed that the
future Of this district was of the great
est Importance as one of the Worlds
great gold producing areas and that
the output will in due time exceed
that of the Cripple Creek district,
which means a production of more
than $1OO,OOO,OOO.
c. H. James of London, England, a
mining engineer of international re-
pute, classifies this camp as the great
est in America. He recently COM
pleted a thorough inspection of the
local field, made in the interest of
prominent Boston and New York
mine investors. He has mined extern
sively in China, India, South Africa,
West Australia, and in fact in prac-
tically every gold mining district of
prominence in the world and is ac-
knowledged to be a competent au-
thority on mining conditions and pos
sibilities. In speaking of the future
of the Tom Reed Gold Road mining
district, Mr.. James said:
Greatest of Camps
After considerable inspection l
have reached the conclusion that the
future of the Tom Reed Gold Road
mining district is greater than any
other mining camp in America. 1t
will in time, believe, be the center
of the gold producing sections of the
United States. The present prospec-
tive stage will be followed by great
amount of deep development and the
opening of large ore reserves. The
great extent of the district is one of
it's striking features. 1t is not con-
fined to a single belt. Neither is it a
camp for small operators, although
as in all other gold fields of note the
initial work of the small operator is
proving an incentive for activity on
the part of the larger operators.
Another striking feature of the To-
cal field is that the ores so far found
are very easily treated by the cyanide
process and so far there is nothing
to fear in the way of expensive or
complicated treatment methods With
the complex system of -dikes and
cross fractures which constitute the
main structure feature of the field, it
will no doubt take a great deal of de-
velopment at depth to give general
working knowledge of the many vein
systems of this field. But as each of
the operating mines continues devel-
opment it will be an easy matter
OF locate and determine the several
forms of ore shoots.
Enterprise Of Operators
1.-The fact that very few of the ore
shoots now being worked showed pay
values at or near surface has de-
manded of the operators a more than
ordinary degree Of enterprise in open
ing up properties. This no doubt will
still be demanded in the future, but
the excellent results of practically all
deep development in this field,
coupled with similar surface indica-
tions, amply justifies great mining
activity in the Tom Reed-Gold Road
district
The views of J. Parke Claiming,
one of the prominent figures in the
mining world, coincide closely with
those of Mr.. James. Claiming is
vice president of the Miami Copper
company; president of the Naumkeag
Copper company of Houghton, Mich;
wee president of the General Devel-
opment company of New York, and
a director of the Kerr Lake Copper
company of Cobalt, Canada. He has
the distinction of opening the Ten
nessee Copper company's property and
of building the sulphuric plant there
the largest in the world. Also he is
conceded to be one of the worlds
foremost authorities on mining. Mr..
Charming came to this camp from
Miami, where he had just completed
an inspection of the Miami Copper
companys property for the Lewis
sohns of New York. After an inspec-
ton of the local field he expressed
himself as follows:
District Has Great Future
"I am inclined to think that there
are a great many ore bodies in the
Tom Reed-Gold Road district which
do not outcrop. Peculiar mineralogi-
cal conditions have probably brought
about pronounced teaching near the
surface and the re-deposition of val
ues at greater depth. After making
a trip through the underground work.
ings of the United Eastern mine, 1
am of the opinion that it is entitled
to rank among the greatest gold mines
on this continent There are similar
conditions obtaining in other local