El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-12
YAVAPAI IS RICH
IN TUNGSTEN ORE
Systematic Prospecting Dis
closes Valuable Deposits,
Big Shipments Made.
BY WILLIAM p. DE woLT.


Prescott, Ariz., Feb. 12.-Deposits Of
hubnerite and Wolfranlite carrying a
high percentage Of tungsten are being
developed along the pegmatite belts of
the Eureka, Tip Top and Tule Creek
districts. The discovery Of these valu-
able ore bodies is of cOmparatiVelf
recent origin and is the result of the
systematic prospecting for tungsten
bearing deposits that is being carrie
on OF, IN al sections of Yavapai county
shipments OF high grade tungsten orr
have been made to Pittsburg and to
Denver. where they met With a read
sale at from $40 to $65 per unit. BY
reason Of their high commercial value
these shipments attracted marked at
tenuon IN mining and industrial cir
cles. Particularly, as tungsstep ore is
being mined in this portion of Arizon
source of supply equal to that of the
Boulder district Of Colorado
Results Exceed Expectations.
The energizinE Of the tungsst n min
ing industry Of Yavauai county brough
about by the conditions before men
toned has produce results i'm exces
of the most sanguine expectations o
the operators This, i'm turn has in
cited the prOspectors to search more
diligently for the mineral. and has
drawn them TO the local field from ali
portions Of the Southwest. Their mum
bers are increasing as the days pas,
and the short winter. characteristics OF
this section of Arizona, draws to a
close. The spring and summer months
will doubtless record large additions
to their ranks and chronicle tungsten
finds in outlying areas Of Yavapal
county as yet inaccessible because OF
the over-burden Of snow.
Wood BIazed the Trail.
Homer Wood of Prescott about IS
months ago became convinced that the
pegmatite dull granted areas Of this
country offe ed profit-mabing posi-
bilities in the way Of tungsten ores
Since then he has devoted his time
energy and money to their develop
ment, and has achieved a degree of
success which has strengthened his
conviction in their worth and has en-
cOuraged others to engage in the work.
Mr.. Wood has furnished 40 or more
prospectors with the necessary acids
for making tungsten tests in the field.
The results have thus far been salts
factory. Sufficiently so, at least, to
warrant a thorough testing OF the peg
shipment Nets s53O2.O3.
William Connors made the first dis
covery Of tungsten ore in Havapai
county in April 1914, the scene Of his
strike being the Eureka district. The
COnnOrs property is one of number
III which Mr.. Wood is financially in
terested. Development consists Of
number OF shallow workings extending
a length of 1900 feet along one of a
number of lodges that traverse the
wolframite prevail in all OF the work
ings, and on all Of the claims. includ-
ing a large placer acreage. The latter
is to be extensively worked as soon q S
weather conditions will permit. In the
meantime ConnOrs is developing the
hubnerite and WOlframite lode deposits
and is sacking ore carrying nib per
cent tungsten. A shipment. forwarded
recently to Frank L. Carlisle OF Pitts
burg, Pa, was sold by him to the steel
manufacturing plants there for S54321I
The ore Melted $5302.03.
There Is Open Ground.
The pegmatite area Of the Eureka
district is extensive, and, so far as
pTOspected is known to he tungsten
bearing A considerable acreage is as
yet open to location. With the stalk
ing and developing OF the latter other
tungsten deposits Of value will prob
ably be discovered. This prediction is
based upon the success attaching TO
present mining operations there on
properties other than those owned by
( ConnOrs and Wood. as hubnerite and
Wolframite ores carrying 10 percent
tungsten, or better, have been opened
at various points.
Are SacIxIng Tungsten Ore.
John Seiss is mining and sacking
tungsten ore on a group Of claims ad-
Joining the COnnors locations, as like
wise is Asa Bozarth Robert ROBBINS
and Orville Bozarth are working yet
another group and are sacking tung-
stem for shipment Mark Ferguson is
also mining commercial grade tung-
stem. Frank williams recently sent a
test shipment Of tungsten TO Denver.
Returns have not as yet been received.
L. S Temple Of Boulder, Colo, is devel-
Cping a group Of tungsten claims with
encouraging results.
10000 Tons of Tungsten.
There are 10000 tons Of ore, esti-
mated to carry / IL percent tungsten,
on the dump of the Tin Top mine in
the Tip Top district. The Tip Top is
the heaviest producer Of tungsten ore
in Yavapai county. In former years
IT was one of the richest silver mines
in Arizona. At that time a large tom
mage which the operators classified as
black Jack. but which has recently
been determined TO be wolframite, was
thrown over the dump as valueless. \
much larger tonnage was left standing
il the drifts and Slopes. All Of the
tonnage i'm the mine workings and on
dump is now commercially valuable as
it is available for reduction at a cost
much lower than would be entailed il
: the ore bodies had to be prospected
, and developed.
Tungsten Area Is Large.
The tungsten bearing area extending
from the Tule Creek district to Tip Top
and bevoud is uuite extensive. A con.