El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-10
THE DESERT Mine


tn. DESERT NINE s. one Of the
early locations IN Arizona. and IL
owned By the NAVAJO MINES COR
PoRATION OF ARIZONA. It was
discovered manv Years aSo and was
a producing mine about the time the
Navajo Indians had ceased 20 roam
over the plains In the desert OF Arr
zona-
II Is not for the lack OK ore that
the mine did not continue 70 produce.
rather lack OF transportation. as all
ore IN = mine. no matter how good a
mine It is. l. not OF a grade suffi-
GENTLY high 10 ship TO smelter.
therefors It must be treated on the
ground
Any miner could have found this
mountain Of ore, and any miner could
find O. was valuable with a mortar
and postls and pan but few miners
have the money to develop property
that has 100000 tons Of ore IN sight
that viii run an average OF $500 per
ton Miners have grown rich from
high-grade ore or rich placer digging-
The stock company with capital
has grown rich on low grade mining
properties. because they had the
money 10 handle tha ore Therefore.
the NAVAJO MINES CORPORATIONS
was formed 20 handle the DESERT
MINE and use its best efforts to
make BIG DIVIDENDS for the stock
holders
In the old days the DESERT MINE
vas worked for its gold and silver
values and there are thousands OF
tons In sight practically ready 70 be
duarried- After nrnner treatment at
the property the concentrates would
pay Handsomely to ship 70 the nearby
smelters
GOOD FORTUNE strikes like
lightning. when and where - IS least
expected. 50 IL was with the DESERT
NINE Mr. Q / DELAY. the largest
owner OF this DroOertv- vas looking
the ground over one day last Novem-
Der when he noticed a wise old des-
ert rat chat is what they call
miners on the desert Of Arizona
picking al boulder. ana he asked
him what he was doing on his prop
erty- His reply vas a little high
grading"
When Mr Delay. an old time
miner carefully examined that big
boulder he found Il contained COP
Der ore OF great value. besides some
very rich spots In gold and silver. ana
never having found copper in large
paying quantities IN the old workings.
he commenced 70 figure where thai
touicer came from He naturally
concluded It must have rolled down
hill. 20 he followed on up the hill,
and the ground seemed TO b Just the
same a. anv OF the other surround
ing territory. simply country rock. 80
ana Obtained some sticks Of dynamite
and put in some poD shots at regular
intervals "a uoo shot Is about one
half stick OF dynamttel and almost
the first shot opened u big vein OF
high grade Of copper ore. covered
with only about feet OF country
rock and dirt.
That's what attracted our firm to
the property. and We believe We are
offering an oDnortunitV 70 get IN on
the FIRST PTrRT.TC OFFERING Of
what will ultimately turn out 70 Be
one Of the BIG MINES or Arizona,
Il not the LARGEST.
This vein tina, was opened up. Mr..
Delay states. Is 80 zee; vide and has
been traced FOR a distance OF about
800 fact
We valus this DroDerty most so=
2 r.
II carries A number % the large
copper producing mines Of Arizona
were started as small gold mines. and
the copper developed at greater depth
IN paying quantities.
We car mention few OF the Won
DERFUL PRODUCERS o. Arizona
without detractlnE from the prospects
OF the NAVAJO MINES CORPORA
TON shares
Arizona f. p WONDERFUL. State
and tbs opportunity = offers 10 IN
vestors cannot probably be equaied
anywhere else This statement =
strong. but Il Is truthful and conssr-
vative- as a study % the figures be-
low will show,
The COPPER QUEEN. probably the
greatest Of all COPPER mines IN
Arizona. does not publish its divi-
bends. The following list VIII tell
YOU what some OF the Arizona Mines
have done 20 INCREASE the cop
PER, GOLD and SILVER output Of
the United states.
Authorized Dividends