El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-31
SILVER MINES
AGAIN ACTIVE
Former Source of Yavapai
Wealth is Revived BY
Demand For Silver.
nY WILLIAM p. De WOLF

IN
: ouieseent and more or less moribund
since the repeal Of the silver purchas.
ing act in the early 90s-has beer
/ ofiel,eued by the recent advance in tbs
price of silver. and is now assuming
! PROPORTIONS akin TO those of the DAYS
OF bimetaIism. There has been no ne
riod since the demonetizati ton Of silver
when the financial well being of that
branch Of the county's mining industry
1 was so thoroughly assured as now. II
! is "a king on q virile activity that re-
fleets the increasing demand for and
Drice of silver, and is facing a future
I that promises to be generally prosper
GUS
$40. silver the metal, has never
reached so high a price range as that
now prevailing and existing conditions
indicate further and sustained ad-
vances. Eastern advices are TO the effect
that reserves OF slINer an over the
world are lower than they have been
for years and are being depleted rap
MexieO's Output CurtaiIed.
Chaos in Mexico has greatly curtailed
the output OF silver from that country
and there is little hope or any substan-
tfaI Increase from there for a prOtracted
practically been cut off by conditions
attributable to the European war. hence
the world is now almost entirely de-
pendent upon the United States and
Canada for its supply Of the white
metal The indications are that this
supply is not commensurate with the
vastly expanded demand
silver in Demand
Although not in a strict sense a war
metal. silver is in increasing demand;
chiefly from the English and European
minis for coinage purposes to pay troops
In the field and replace the gold coins
that are being Withdrawn from circu-
lation as means of Strengthening their
reserves. The growing belief that the
belligerent nations viii be forced at the
close OF the war 10 resort TO silver rs
a partial basis for their enormous is
sues OF paper currency is another fac
tor that tends toward further advances
in its price.
Not only will the unprecedented de-
mand from Europe be stimulated there
by. but the far east always a heavy
consumer of the white metal. will soon
be a larger factor than ever before.
China's Standardization OF her coinage
viii in itself require approximately
l50,000.000 ounces Of silver. or almost
twice as much as the United States and
Canada can output in a year.
Silver Mines Respond.
The factors cited are exertinE a pow
erful influence in the silver producing
districts of Yavapai county. Old time
silver bonanzas- mines that have added
millions 10 the coined wealth Of the
world are arOusing from the inertia OF
decadent days and Will soon be again
OF the present instead of the past. They
are coming back, these champions OF
the days Of dollar silver and the double
standard, and while they may not du-
plicate their past spectacular records
they yet viii be important units Of the
mining industry
Industry a Debtor.
The mining industry OF Yavapsi
count owes much TO the trail blazers
0f a former generation. Their labOrs
IN YavapaTs hills date back more than
half a century and are primarily the
,ause Of the present prosperous status
~ mining affairs here.
They developed the Peck mine with
Is record OF $4,000, 900 worth OF ore:
he Tuscumbia mine. with its record OF
nearly S1.OOO.0O0 worth of ore; the Mel
son mine. with its record OF $500. 900
worth Of ore; the Climax mine. with its
'ecOrd OF $4,000. 900 worth Of ore the /
1iptop mine. with its record Of upward I
II s3.5O0.000 worth OF ore: the McCabe !
md Gladstone mines. with their com
lined output OF $4,000. 000 worth OF ore:
he Tiger Silver. Tiger Gold. Fairview,
,prinS Green, Wildflower. Silver Belt, 1
Var Eagle-GladiatOr and other proper
les OF past and present worth.
Again on Active List.
Most OF the properties mentioned are I
gain being worked and the resumption [
4 activity at others is being planned. /
n some instances ore is being mined OF i
imiiar value to that OF mast vea-e /
When 500 rock was thrown over the /
lump as valueless and the high s-asIs 4
Tas teamed to the Colorado river. load (
d on boats and transported to smelter.
ne ore now being mined does not 1
G 81
neriy; but what it lacks in that re- /
pect IS more than compensated for bv
ne increased value Of its other mineral !
ontents. such as copper. tungsten. lead /
hu ZINC quite number Of these old !
Inc properties carry silver-Zold val
les on par with those Of the mines i
I Ionopah, Nevada which is to saw
hey nave a prosperous present and fr1- !
ure as wei as a prosperous past In \
act the ore mined in the Tuscumbia
- on Is Identical in appearance as
res.
Wills Arc Busy.
The Randolph DEVELOPMENT /
ompanys mill the Saratoga Mining
ompany's mill. and the mills OF the Ti-
er silver and Tiger Gold Mining com /
anies. are operating day and night on ]
he silver-gold ores OF the Bradshaw Z
fountains in an only partially success
"a chr u http pace Win the mine !
llput and reduction demand. Two ad- |
-tional mills are TO be erected as an {
tfset TO the conditions cited and these /
! turn are TO be supplemented by the |
-ection Of a plant in the vicinity OF {
le camp OF Crown King for the treat
ent Of custom ores of that locality in
neral.
Take Over Mines.
The Crown King. WildflOwer and tt
er mines. owned by the Yavapai Con- y
'lidated old-Silver-Copper company.
I've been taken over by the Bradshaw
company. holding COMPANY Z
r the Randolph -Gemmin Develop
ent company The first mentioned /
rporatiOn has also acquired control
the War Eagle-Gladiator group OF
ines under a bond and lease. 1t is the |
irpose to aggressively develop all four I
the properties and to treat the ores
the Randolph Gemmill mill The lat
r is to be enlarged 10 meet the addi- /