Weekly journal-miner., 1915-09-29
MINING IN ARIZONA.

that time, ldHuSu III NSld Oiu| oiiN proceeded to Mexico City. He travelled north through Old Mexico and through that part of the United States, which was then part of Mex ico, as far north as approximately the Canadian border. He made extensive observations and records. Upon the map of the country traversed, winch he made at the time and which IS now in the German government archives, Von Humboldt wrote over that portion now Cripple Creek, Colorado: "Very rich in ores," and over that portion of Arizona which now surrounds Prescott and one hun dred miles circumscribing it: The treasure vault of the world"
 Developments have proven Won Humboldt's conclusion correct. The history of Cripple Creek is well known and Arizona is coming into it's own and proving it's right to the title
 Humboldt gave it. It is able to boast of the richest copper mine in the world, the United Verde, and among it's great wealth producing gold and silver mines are the Nul- ture. the Congress, King of Arizona Crown King, Fl Dorado, Gold Roads
 and Tom Reed.
 The mineral wealth of Arizona IS l beyond conception and is a vast
 treasure field awaiting development
 What mining has been done here |:
 only a scratch on the surface in com 7 parison with what will be done IT
 the future. and with what the value:
 to be obtained justify.
 The history of mining operations : in this State has had many disagree = able features associated with it, ant r the existence of these facts, in thu a past has made capital hesitate to in
 vest. Jealousy as in all life, ha been an ever present evil and ha
 had it's influence on the personal sid ,, of all dealings. The properties hav' n been mismanaged and robbed. Un h necessary litigation has shut dow many of the best mines, the director of companies fighting among them 'l selves over unimportant question: d The affairs of different companic d have been run, not considering tn if business side but the personal sid(
 in fact the personal side has usual
 been dominant over all else.
 '- Mines have been handled, not 10 IS the benefit of the stockholders. bu IT for the advantage of the resider
 management. They have been rof bed by one or more members Of tn 7' operating management, who have b' III come in many cases millionaires. Tn IS management has, in more cases tha ic otherwise, been entrusted to incom .d potent persons and then the questlo
 has been asked "Why no success
 Many instances are on record wher . capitalists Have invested in mine rS and sent scapegoat son or som lf worthless relative to take charge (
 the investment. They then wondere why that person, worthless and III N successful at home, did not make C- c,ccacc Of tho mine
 al Liquor and gambling have playe IS their parts. The romance of the hil f. was a beautiful story, but was nc o conductive to successful bushes
 Those in charge of the mines can
 into the towns and spent their ow "a money as well as their company 10 money in the dance halls and saloon n. It is an interesting scene to plctul ., the dance halls and gambling room
 in lone cottages in the hills, wit S horsemen galloping up, dismountin III and flashing in to join the dance
 the game. It was all very romant cs but not practical. The miner dissipa 1d ed not only his earnings but h vitality and lost his efficiency.
 u A change has come. The peop
 of this section realize that their la'
 lessness and dishonesty have injurC q. them and retarded their progress. ar has been demonstrated that "Ho csty is the best policy and they ha7 5" learned their lesson.
 Liquor has been driven out al
 with it the dance hall and gamblir re table. Arizona is dry, and this ia ,d is proving 10 be one of the greate
 things ever accomplished for il '' benefit of the people.
 The aspect of the community h.
 changed they want the practic and no more of the romantic. IT hi injuries, which conditions of the pa
 have imposed upon them, are ful
 realized and they want no more
 such. Today it Is struggle for pr lg gress and progress it is going to ,
 The whole section is awake al