Weekly journal-miner., 1916-08-02
"SALTED" MINE IS PROVING
 BONANZA
lFrom Thursdays Daily.)


 There are many in this city who will recall the trip which was made by John Hays Hammond about three years ago to the holdings of the Yer de River Copper Company on Cherry creek to make an examination as a re- puted engineer, on behalf of Arthur L. Garford, of Elyria, Ohio, and as we'll will it be remembered that Ham, mond not only reported adversely thereon, but maintained that the prop erty was "salted." In a speech at a banquet in New York City later, he referred to his trip to Arizona and closed his address by saying: Now, remember, that the county was Yava- pal where the trick was turned and the game was played"
 Lee Pfau was at that time in abso- lute control of the majority of stock of the Verde River, and it was through his efforts solely that Mir. Garford and others were interested sufficiently to come to Arizona and make the customary examination be- fore a deal was concluded. Ham, mond was rated as an eminent en- gineer the world over, and favorable report by him would have been fol- lowed by practical operation on large lines of financial outlay. There was nothing doing at the old Pfau camp, and the stinging rebuke of Hammond to those who were evidently sincere in an effort to legitimately place their holdings, created chaos in mining circles of this section generally, and after the warning had been given by Hammond of the "salting stunt Eastern investors shrugged their shoulders and discountenanced those who were attempting to enlist capital for other mines in this county.
 Garford, it would appear was not pleased with Hammond's observa- tions, neither did he seem to approve of the "salting" theory.
 Garford held on and finally won, his suit against Pfau and with title to the group given him in the courts stepped into harness and started de- about one year ago. A large outlay of capital was made by Garford, who is a multi-millionairc 10 drive crosscut tun- ncl approximately 600 feet long to tap the shoot at a designated point. The climax came with the announcement yesterday by Leonard Cox, the con tractor that he had hit the ore body | at three different points 400 feet from the mouth of the tunnel, that nature l had "salted" each Assure with cop per values that would run s per cent, and that gold was also carried. The first vein is IS inches wide, the second IA inches and the third 10 inches.
 Ultimately depth will be given of over 25O feet, and if determinations are satisfactory at the finish of ex- ploration as is now proven, the Verde River will have bonanza rating, IS he belief of Cox. The situation a. his time, particularly, of the prop ,rty, IS intensely interesting from the ong and discouraging road it had to ravel in being explored. Its black ,ye has given way to roseate color ng, of brilliant and gratifying red fish hue, tinged also with the yellow, md Cox. who is a practical miner, aid cmphatically yesterday he would .amblc on the old Pfau making good when the big shoot was tapped. The property is situated cast of the Cop ,er Chief, in a geological formation hat has appealed satisfactorily to many other mining men, aside from Hammond, as warranting deep ex- loration. Garford will probably now 70 ahead and open up an attractive