Weekly journal-miner., 1916-01-05
(By William P. De WolD

splendld promlSe 10 the mining m
 terests of Arizona - Yavapai county
 enters upon what bids fair to be the
 most prosperous cycle of its mining
 history. A cycle that will in all prob ability record, not rcjuvenated min
 ing industry. for nothing moribund
 attaches to it as at present establish
 cd; but one in which the performances
 of past years will be exceeded and a
 new and even more cnviable record
 De established.
 Plans to that end are well advanced and arc being furthered in manner
 which bespeak their success along di-
 versiied lines Of mining cndcavor
 These plans nave inc backing and f.
 nancial support of the large monied
 interests of the county in combination
 with the less financially favored inter
 ests. with the result that a campaign
 of mining development in general has
 been formulated along progressive and well defined lines
 A rodeo of the year which has just
 been thrown into the discard of time,
 Giscloses the agreeable fact that it
 was one of unprecedented mining achievement in Yavapai county
 Which is to say. it surpassed all pre-
 vious years in the scope, energy and value of the mining work accomplish ed. These facts supply the incentive
 for the concerted and even more viz.
 orous campaign that has been pre- pared for 19l6.
 For the year 1915. the patented pro ducing mines of this county were val ued Assessors hgures) at $15,430.- 9l9.l2; the no1-producing mines at Sl ,2S9. .l590S, and the mine improve ments at S3l6,57l-a total of Sl17,O 6492O. The foregoing figures are giv- en for the purpose of demonstrating to the public the value and stability of Yavapai county's mining industry, and with the further object of sug gesting that the mining propositions of this section are well worthy the investigation of that very consider able portion of the general public which is interested in mines and min- ing.
 Nearly all Of the minerals of gen. eral utility, and a number of the rar- CT. as well, are being mined at pro fit in the hills of Yavapai county; and it is doubtful ii any other county il the State is its equal in diversity of mineral products In fact, there are few sections of the United States where so catholic cnoicc is present cd to the miner under such favorable conditions for financial reward. The past. the present and the future of the local mining industry attaches to the before mentioned facts
 Gold, silver. copper. lead. zinc. molybdcnite, tungsten and other of the common and uncommon of commerce nave promin- l cnt place on the roster of the coun- ! tvs output, as do likewise lime. build : ing stone and the like. Placer mir ing is also a profitable pursuit and Is ! becoming more SO as the areas oi ] aurifcrous gravel are developed The ! cinnabar belt of the county Is uuus ually broad and Is in proximity 10 . tnc great copper and moiybdenitc de- posits whicn are adding SO generously {. to the financial wcll-bciuS oi the mine operators Of this section.
 During the latter part of 1915. a number of tungsten strikes of pro 1ounced commercial value were made n the area tributary to Prescott. aul elsewhere. Time and development ! Hill doubclcss prove tae couuty's tung- stcn deposits to be all that is predict -d for them. as already they are yielding product that finds ready sale at q top price in the Denver and other mineral markets. Several ship nents of tungsten have been made to Inc Colorado point mentioned on a ,asis of S45 d unit. The increasing :sc and demand for tungsten make ; ne recent discoveries acre of that mineral worthy 0; special mention, both by reason of is rarcty anl be- -ause it will have a prominent place |, II Yavapai's mineral output during he current year.
 Oi late. the heavy blanket oi snow which covers the county. has curtail- d mining operations in the outlying i cctions. and has, for the time being. 1 ut an end to the activities of tine [ The latter are a hardy 'eoplc, however. - inured to priva- arc preparing to return to nc hills now that mild weather pre- a .ails and the impassc of snow is |