The Washington herald., 1917-03-07
THE DESERT Mine

THE DESERT Mine
The DESERT MINE is one of the
early locations in Arizona. and is
owned by the NAVAJO MINES COR
PoRATIoN of ARIZONA. 1t was
discovered many years ago and was
a producing mine about the time the
Navajo Indians had ceased to roam
over the plains in the desert Of Ari-
zona.
1t Is not for the lack of ore that
the mine did not continue to produce,
rather lack Of transportation, as all
ore In a mine no matter how good a
mine 1t is. is not of a grade sufficient
ly high to ship to a smelter, therefore
1t must be treated on the ground.
Any miner could have found this
mountain of ore. and any miner could
find 1t was valuable with a mortar and
pestle and pan, but few miners have
the money to develop a property that
has 10000 tons Of ore in sight that
will run an average Of $500 per ton.
Miners have grown rich from high
grade ore or rich placer diggings.
The stock company with capital
has grown rich on low grade mining
properties because they had the
the NAVAJO MINES CORPORATION
was formed to handle the DESERT
MINE and use its best efforts to
make BIG DIVIDENDS for the stock
holders.
In the old days the DESERT MINE
was worked for its gold and silver
values, and there are thousands of
tons In sight practically ready to be
arrNA 49,
the property the concentrates would
pay handsomely to ship to the near
COOP FORTUNE strikes like
lightning, when and where 1t is least
expected, so It was with the DESERT
MINE. Mr.. c. Y. Delay, the largest
owner Of this property. was looking
the ground over one day last Novem-
ber when he noticed wise old des-
ert rat" that is what they call
picking at a boulder. and he asked
him what he was doing, on his PROP
erty. His reply was "A little high
grading
When Mr.. Delay. an old-time miner.
carefully examined that big boulder.
he found it contained copper ore of
great value. besides some very rich
spots OF gold and silver. and never
quantities in the old workings. he
commenced to figure where that boul-
der came from. He naturally con-
cluded that it must have rolled down
and the ground seemed to be just the
same as any of the other surround
ing territory. simply country rock, SC
he went back to the powder house
and obtained some sticks of dynamite
and put in some pop shots at regular
intervals Ia pop shot Is about one
half a stick of dynamite) and almost
the first shot opened up big vein of
high-grade 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 opportunity to get IN on
one of the BIG MINES of Arizona,
II not the LARGEST.
This vein that was opened up, Mr..
Delay states. is 20 feet wide, and has
been traced for a distance OF about
400 feet.
the high percentage Of COPPER that
II carries. A number OF the large
copper producing mines Of Arizona
were started as small gold mines, and
In paying quantities.
We can mention a few Of the Won
DERFUL PRODUCERS of Arizona
without detracting from the prospects
Of the NAVAJO MINES CORPORA
TION shares.
Arizona is a WONDERFUL State.
and the opportunity 1t offers to in
vestors cannot probably be eQualed
anywhere else. This statement is
strong, but it is truthful and conserv-
ative. as a study Of the figures be-
low will show.
The COPPER QUEEN. probably the
greatest of all COPPER mines in
Arizona. does not publish its divi-
dends. The following list will tell
you what some of the Arizona Mines
have done to INCREASE the COP
PER. GOLD and SILVER output Of
the limited States