The Arizona copper camp., 1916-03-10

increased ACTIVITY is apparent III all
of the mineralized areas of Yavapai
county, and the indications are that
the present activity is the harbinger
of even more persistent and extended
mining effort in the near future No
particular branch of the mining in
dustry is being given preference at
the outset of what promises to be
the most prosperous mining era in the
county's history. In contradistlnct1on
all metals look alike to the oppor-
tunists who are mining in Yavapafs
hills-men who were quick to recog-
nize and take advantage of the grow
ing Importance and value of the
tungsten, copper, lead and zinc, by
products of the gold and silver ores
of this section. Taken by and large
therefore, the signs of the times war
rant the statement that within sixty
days from now mining operations will
be in force in Yavapai county on
scale hitherto unprecedented.
An accurate index of the good times
just ahead is the semaphore recently
nix Railroad company. Officials of
the company are authority for the
statement that ore shipments are at
present the heaviest in the history
of the system, and that passenger
traffic to the various mining sections
of the county is on the increase. Dur
ing a single week, recently, the rail-
road transported to outside points
from the Humboldt and Clarkdale
smeters a total of 100000 pounds of
copper bullion having an aggregate
value of $685., 100000. During the same
period the railroad company hauled
49 cars of ore from the Blue Bell
mine and Is cars from Middleton to
the Humboldt smelter; II cars of
ore from the Commercial mine to the
Clarkdale smelter; IA cars of ore
from the United Verde Extension mine
to the Douglas smelter; Is cars of
ore from the Copper Giant mine to
the Clarkdale smelter; 20 cars of ore
from the A and c.. country to vari-
Gus smelters, and an average of a
car and a half of ore per day to mill
or smelter from the smaller mines of
the county. The tally for the week
was $50 cars of ore. Among the
shippers and prospective shippers are:
The First Home
A carload shipment of zinc-lead ore
recently sent to smelter from the First
Home mine on Upper Big Bug creek,
gave such gratifying returns the man
agement has decided to treat it's ores
in the future directly at the mine.
With that object in mind the Oriental
MILL located within 1000 feet of the
main workings, has been taken over.
A syndicate of Bisbee mining men is
operating the property in conjunction
with Ed. Block of Prescott, the owner.
After cleaning the debris from the
feet ore was encountered that car
ries high values in lead and zinc
The deposit so far as developed ap-
pears to be extensive. Sufficiently
so, at least to warrant the taking over
of the Oriental mill and the reduc-
ton of ore on company account. Ac-
feasibility to railroad is another factor
that lends value to the First Home
as a mining proposition, both as a
means of shipping out concentrates
and shipping in supplies. Zinc con-
centrates selling at $125OO per ton,
advancing ore prices and the active
and expanding demand for spelter,
make the product of the First Home
and other mines of that character
here more desirable at this time than
ever before.
The Snyder Silver
The Snyder silver claims, located
in the vicinity of Turkey station on
the Bradshaw Mountain railroad, have
been taken over by E. ]. Temple of
Boulder, Colorado, and Frank Thorn
ton Of Mayer. Formerly worked sue
cessfully for silver, the Snyder group
is to be worked by its present owners
for tungsten. The acreage lies in the
heart of the pegmatite belt Of the
Bradshaw mountains and offers ex-
ceptional possibilities in the way ,of
tungsten ores-wolframite and hubner-
ite. Shipments of tungsten ore from
the pegmatite areas of the Brad
shaws command $65.OO per unit in
the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, market
Temple and Thornton have a con-
siderable tonnage in sight, and will
begin shipping as soon as the new
hosting and pumping plants are in
stalled and in operation.
The FL Dorado Sold
Operations have been resumed on
the Ell Dorado and Security groups of
silver claims in the Tip Top section
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