Tombstone epitaph., 1917-02-11
HILTON & sTuRGES
 PROPERTY FINE ONE
AJO COPPER NEWS

AJO COPPeh NEWS
 Recently we visited the copper prop ertv of Jeff Milton and w. s. Sturges. }2 miles south Of Aio and about four miles from the Mexico line.
 To say that the showing is surpris- ingIy good is to put our impressions mildly There are several thousands of dollars of rich copper ore in sight practically on the surface. there be- ing from a few inches to foot or two, only. of overburden. The ore runs from to 60 per cent. the first car netting 2 per cent copper. The next E expo cted to run higher as sorting $ better understood.
 Imagine prospect of this nature 5000 fee; in length. with ore exposed zt intervals for 300 feet of this dis ,lnce and going down as far as sink ing has been done-a5 feet, with but little known as to the width of the ore body. and a faint idea of the Mil ton & Sturges property may be had.
 Rich -nd Possibly Big
 As properties go in this district. this --oup is enc of rich ore As proper 'ics go in the state. too. it may be rch-time will tell: the indications l are good And il seems by no means impossible that il may develop into a roposition of large quantities of high grade ore with depth. As stated there is now several thousand dollars worth of ore in sight, and if the ore goes down anywhere big mine is as sured And there is no reason why fl should not, those who have seen it all say.
 The break in which the ore occurs runs east and west and is a porphrry In the immediate vicinity of the ore a rather hard green achist appears Mining men describe the ore occur ence as blanket deposit. and the fact that it occurs in porphyry is said to be an exceedingly good omen as to permanence. Here and there are | F.f sOms that indicates ore is greenish in color and appears to be an altered porphyry. Practically everywhere underneath these blossoms where work has been done or has been , 'ound, there not necessarily being a -opper cropping. On the north side of the fault is red tiron) porphyry and beyond that white porphyry. and , on the south side half mile is dark 7chist. Farther east are some strong 5lowouts of quartz, and granite dike which was not followed.
 - Shipments on basis of per cent o ore pay after haul of 32 miles to the railroad and paying over 8 ton freight to the shelter. At the pres ent price of copper the property is al :. ready a poor mans proposition ana ~ould seem to warrant the expendi , ure of sufficient capital to develop i Ter larger possibilities by diamond irillilg or otherwise.
 IL is a carbonate ore. except where the rich ore occurs
 B Ten teams are hauling ore now fo shipment from Ajo of the third car The ore goes to the c. & A. smelter D. here is a good road to the mine an, -ith very little work tractor coul, II se comfortably equipped. Usuall 'our miners are employed
 There are 13 claims. the Cimeron H. # five claims and the Bernice of eigh iaims.
 [. The owners are Jeff Milton. formel
 of Fairbank, but more recently in
 migration inspector stationed at Aj' T nd Col. w s. Sturges, late of Tu'
 son. Milton has a long and success
 'ul record as peace officer and Chimes it. nspector-but that is another stor.
 -ol Sturges was for years one of th Id. aost prominent citizens of Tucsol
 wning a farm not far from the cit p- which he sold. He was a promiuer
 olitician, being for years Republica fla lational committeeman and the hea
 fl the party in Arizona. His famil
 'ow reside in Los Angeles. Milto to- discovered the mine about 13 veal
 ago when hunting for Chinks.