The Parker post., 1916-12-23
(By w. H. Slayton, Special Cores
pondent Parker Bureau of Mines.)

The Parker mining district is SUR
prisingly prolific Of large bodies OF
gold and copper ere, opened up ln
large quantities by shafts and tunnels
in dozens Of properties that have
been developed and partially develop
ed during the past twenty years.
Today the recognition that Parker
has so long deserved is bringing
this district rapidly into the vision
of mining men, investors and min
ing capitalists who have been en-
gagged during the past few months
in grabbing many CT the promising
properties, eQuipping them and pre-
pairing fer extensive devlopment and
heavy production.
AIT the far eastern end of the dis.
trict is located the Swansea smelter
and the properties OF the Clara Con-
solidated Mining Company From
this property which today is a pro-
ducer of several carloads of copper
and gold ore daily, proceeding north
and west are found the principal
producers Ct the district, At the
rate of about $60,000 Per month it
is stated that there is enough ore
in sight in the Clara to last for TWEEN
ty+five years while the larger portion
Oe the ground Is yet undevelCped and
the ore is coming from above the 400
foot level. The deposits appear to he
big blanket vein which has been
crosscut for distance Of 500 feet
without finding any walls or dininu.
tion in values. There are a number
OF working shafts from which more
or less drifting has been done but,
as will be seen, the workings are:
not yet deep enough to develop the
tremendous ore bodis blow the pres
emit workings which are known to ex.
lst. The Clara Consolidated undoub 4
edly has the makings Of a vastly big
ger mime than at present has been
shown up
The Swansea smelter, which has
capacity for handling from 750 to
1000 tons of ore daily, has been idle
for some time, for various financial
reasons and not from lack of ore, but
1t is rumored that the smelter will
soon -~be put in operation again
either by the owners or lessees and
this will give a close-at-hand market
for several thousand tons of ore.
Immediately adjoining the Clara
property and covering the same form.
alton which extends westward with q
slightly northern trend, and covering
a distance Of close to four miles, a
consolidation of a number of proper
ties has just been consummated,
giving a total of about 1400 acres,
and organized into the Arizona Rev
enue Copper Company These prop
critics include 70 claims, covering the
groups previously known as the Echo.
Standard, Crescent Copper, Ell Mo-
line. Cecil, Elephant and Hottentot,
every one Of which combination have
sufficient showings at surface and
at considerable depth to warrant ex-
tensive development work.
The Swansea belt cuts through the
Echo. Crescent and El Moline, turn
ing north UP through the Empire
mines while the Planet belt runs
through the Elephant, Revenue and
Cecil apparently forming junction
with the Swansea belt on the Cres-
cent group and indicating the assem-
blying of a mass of ore that may
prove extra raordinarily large and rich,
geological condition that is usually
looked for under such conditions.
The Swansea formation consists
principally OF lime, porphyry and
| schist with an immense iron cap
| ping over the ore bodies which are
found in both blanket and dixie form
| alton underlying the belt. widely dis
semtnated copper and gold values be.
| ing predominant On the Echo group
about 1900 feet of work has been
done, which includes a shaft 1856 feet
in depth showing gold and copper
values running between $50 and $40
per ton, not including copper glance
| ore that runs as high as so per cent
| in copper which is found in several
places in tunnels and crosscuts that
constitute the development work.
| The surface showing betWe N the
Echo and the Revenue group is said
to be continuous as shown by mum
ber of openings from 30 to 40 feet in
| depth. The shaft ON the Revenue
group, down 2l0 feet, with a cross
cut $50 feet at the bottom of the
shaft. is said to be in good ore