Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-24
W|CKENBURG IS SHARING IN
 PROSPERITY
DISTRICT IS TEEMING WITH ACTIVITY AND MANY SALES OF MINES ARE BEING MADE.
(By Ernest Douglas)

l WlShEN b OR R(J, Ar1Z., May IS.-
 Wickenburg is by no means left out
 of this mining prosperity and optim-
 ism that pervades Arizona. The min
 ing districts tributary to this flourish
 ing camp are getting their share of
 the foreign capital that is pouring ;n-
 to the Copper State. Large and i'm
 portant deals are closed every week,
 and every deal means another active
 property. A dozen properties arc
 shipping from Wickenburg and dog
 ems of others would be producing fl
 there was custom shelter here
 Such a smelter has long been the dream of Wickenburg and it is stated
 on good authority that the dream may soon come true.
 One of the recent big deals wac the purchase of John R. Dobler'c Swallow mine, Is miles northeast oi Wickenburg in the Castle Creek dis trict. The purchaser was J. P. Hutch inson, of Fl Paso, who was formerly with the San Toy Mining Company
 Hutchinson is backed by powerful financial interests.
 The Swallow is something more than prospect. No less than S3C).- coo, mostly in gold, was taken from the Swallow shaft alone. The ore also carries copper.
 A ten-stamp mill, in good condi- ton, is on the Swallow group and may be operated soon. Machinery for development is now being deliv cred
 Boston parties have purchased from ]. Zeisiger. of Cincinnatti, the Flu reka group, adjoining Ezra w. Thay ey's famous Monte Cristo mine on the south. They expect to spend about S2OO,OO0 in developing the Flu reka. The ore carries copper and gold. with some silver.
 More than 20 men are steadily em- ployed at the Monte Cristo. Mir Tnayer is not given to talking for publication about his property but il IS no secret that he has one of the biggest silver mines in the world. Now that silver is up to 75 cents an ounce and seems headed toward Sl it would not be surprising if he ship ped some of his highest grade ore or even erected mill At any rate, he is installing pumping machinery to facilitate development.
 The manganese deposit of Ford. Genung & Garcia. southwest of Wick enburg, is now held under bond by California investors who made their initial shipment this week. Part cl the ore went to Los Angeles and the rest eastward. Regular shipments are 10 be made henceforth. Some 10 | claims are included in the group.
 Ten tons of high grade lead ore were shipped from the Barton lead property few days ago. Shipments are made frequently by the Rich Hill Gold and Copper Company and from the Owen-Saratoga group.
 Furlough Development Go.
 In a commercially businesslil;e manner the Furlough Development Company is going about the develop nent of its big gold-silver-copper proposition 90 miles southwest of This company is com posed of New York people and Geo. B. Holderer is in charge as superin- .endent and general manager.
 The formation at the Furlough is peculiar The country rock is schi7i md through this cuts belt. or dike, 'f some altered material. 75 feet wide md traccable for at least 6G00 feet. Biologists have made test after tes; md are unable to determine the ns- ure of the rock. It dips at an angle ,f 70 degrees.
 Last September the Furlough com ,any started a vertical shaft on the This shaft is now town 555 and is all in milling ore that uns we'll up in copper. S4 a ton in sold and above g in silver Stringers hat are harder than the body of the lecomposei. oxidized substance are { often encountered, and they are usu- lily richer. than the remainder of the Ire. Crosscuts were run to both walls It 300 and 500 feet, where the ore Iolds its width and quality.
 The Furlough company employs P { nen and three shifts arc able to sink l he shaft about five feet every 24 ours. Ii is expected that the water , evel will be reached at about 800 or . O0 feet. Until the sulphide zone IS { cached. no definite plans for a re- uction plant will be made.