Arizona republican., 1917-06-17
BELIEVES NEW
 LINE WILL bE
 GREAT BENEFIT

At the last meeting of the directors of the chamber of commerce F. w. Bower, formerly of Minneapolis but who now expects to locate at Mayer, Arizona, came before the board and explained what he believes are the great possibilities for the district to be tapped by the proposed Prescott and Phoenix Shortline railroad He showed a collection of ore samples gathered by himself in the district, which proved very interesting.
 MT. Bower has met with MT Will son, managing director of the new road a number of times here in Phoe- nix and at Prescott There is every reason to expect that dirt will be flying on the construction work at Turkey within thirty days, MT Bower believes.
 Phoenix people," Mr. Bower said to the directors, do not realize the importance of this railroad to their own city as well as to ali of the towns along the way l have spent the past two months making d care ful tabulated examination of the many mines and near mines of this 75-mile stretch of mineralized country. Mr. Wilson is undoubted correct in his statement that there is d future ton mage along the proposed road from Mayer to the southern end of the schist belt twenty-five miles north of Phoenix, to keep three or four smelters in continuous operation"
 Tt would perhaps be a surprise t. many to know the number of mining properties that are being developed along the way in a substantial man ner by business men of this city. Not much publicity has been given their projects for the reason that their own money has been going into the work, with nothing to sell.
 'The Kay mine is an excellent ex- ample of what good business judg- ment. coupled with personal money can develop $. ]. Tribolet of this city. has spent about $75,000 of his own money on this mine on which a deal is now pending for more than half d million dollars. At q depth of $50 feet, vein of copper and gold ore has l been developed which is l6 feet wide and will mill F per cent copper and an ounce of gold. This mine. at it's present stage of development, can i supply a large tonnage. There are a | number of other properties equally as 1 good in the vicinity of the kav mine, which are being developed by Phoenix people.
 Another Phoenix business man who | has not been afraid to spend his own money in developing proprties along | this mineraliZed section is George Ford He and his son own ble properties in the vicinity of the Kay mine and an especially well developed property at the north end of the belt near Jerome. On this latter property they have expended about $50, 900 in genuine development work that makes an excellent showing.
 At Turkey station, where the pro- posed road starts, there are a dozen or more developed properties which have been waiting for several years for means of transportation to an ore treating plant. James Cleator. who owns the Turkey Gobbler gold mine or which the townsite is located, has in vested many thousand dollars in de-
 veloping his own properties in the
 past twelve years. He is preparing
 to make heavy shipments as soon as
 the new road enter his camp. Severa
 properties in this camp have recently
 been bonded to California, New Yorl
 and Missouri people.
 The town of Mayer is to be bene-
 fitted by the new road as much as
 any place along the line. Much new
 work is opening up. some new prop
 critics which will soon be furnishing
 more copper ore to swell the airead!