The Arizona copper camp., 1915-11-26

claim, came to Oatman some weeks
ago with a party of San Francisco
brokers and capitalists and was so
impressed with the future of the
camp and district that he sold his
return ticket and remained After
thoroughly looking over the field the
judge, with a party of friends.
bought out several valuable claims
and organized the Oatman Combina-
ton company, of which he was elect
ed president. The other evening
while eating dinner at the same
table 1 said to him. Judge Johns,
do you expect to remain here?'' 81
do, and expect to bring my family
here from San Francisco to reside
adequate quarters" replied this
bright eyed and middle-aged judge
of men and mining opportunities
Another Californian who sue
cumbed to the wiles of the Oatman
field is Thomas S. Robinson, presi-
dent of the San Francisco Stock Ex-
change, and who came to Oatman
with a party Of mining men, brokers
and capitalists. He invested in sew
eral of the many mining companies
and was so impressed with the op-
portunties that he was loath to re-
f,,x. DaI n
printed interview, is quoted as say
ing:
"Oatman is destined, without ques-
ton, to become as famous as Cripple
Creek, Tonopah or Goldfield and will
be probably producing a great ton
mage of ore after these mining
camps have been forgotten. This is
the most opportune time in perhaps
twenty five years to introduce shares
of a new gold camp to the investors
of the country
However, Frank G. Jewett vice
: president of the same stock exchange
made the same kind of trip OF
inspection several months ago and
after looking over the grounds be-
came so enthused that he hurried
back to San Francisco, fixed uI
pressing business and returned tC
Oatman to permanently remain. Mr.
Jewett was a pioneer of Goldfield
| Manhattan and other Nevada mining
camps.
OF course, no mining camp would
be complete without the presence Of
'Diamondfield jack Davis, who is
known in every mining camp ir
America. Last week he arrived in
Oatman and Immediately proceeded
Shortly after his arrival he pur-
chased the Florida property for him
self and San Francisco, Los Angeles
and New York friends and I had the
pleasure of shaking Diamond Jacks
hand the last day of my stay in
Oatman.
While this district is too young tC
have formed the locale for romantic
incidents whereby men have made
fortunes over night and can furnish
no Comstock AFair- O'Brien Mackey
tales, yet the experience of George
w. Long and his partner, James Nc
Iver who bought in and own very
healthy share of the United Eastern
mine, must not be lightly overlooked
because it was the development OF
this mine that put Oatman on the
map which enthusiastic Oatmanites
claim as the greatest mining zone OF
the west.
McIver and Long, practical miners
worked for a long time on the Ton
Reed mine, two of a force that fol
lowed a vein system that has pro
duced to April 1 of this year ovel
$5,O0O,O 900; that has paid more thar
$2.50O,OOO in dividends and shipped
more than $1,OOO,OOO in a single fisca
year.
While working underground they
had plenty of time to think and final
ly came to the conclusion that al
the gold in this district could MOI
possibly lay within the boundaries OF
the Tom Reed property. Having g
practical knowledge of ores, veins
and crosscuts they believed that pay
ing values were to be found at 6
depth of 300 feet or over and decided
to do a little experimenting on thell
| own account. They consequently
bought adjoining property and when
not working for the Tom Reed com
pany proceeded to develop their own
property-the United Eastern. About
year ago they made a phenomenal
strike and the activity and excitement