Bisbee daily review., 1918-05-26

astonishing. And in Arizona a greas part of the increase in availability of these latter metals has come about through the activities of the copper miners, who have found them in as sociation with copper formation they were following.
 Much Developing here
 TucsOn's mineralized area is large of as great resourcefulness in its di- versity of minerals as any on the con- tinent It is not a generally realized fact, even at home, that one of the comparatively few important plants for the reduction of the rarer metals has been established in Tucson and is successfully operated on ores from properties in the Tucson area. Nor is it generally realized that the Sasco shelter in the Tucson area is output ting in the neighborhood of a million and a half pounds of copper each month from ores drawn from produs- ing mines in this area, none of them as yet big properties but all produc- ing the needed red metal. It is well to mention these things occasionally by way of preventing the notion from getting root that the district is alto gether an experiment. On the other hand, it is, in fact, a pretty much es- tablished proven pay zone. From all sources it is mining probably close to two million pounds of copper the month, or 24 million pounds the year, an output that not so long ago would have been looked upon as entitled 10 important rank in the producing COT umns in Arizona. It was only a few years ago that Jerome raised its out put from the Verde district above 3,000,000 pounds the month, that Globe-Miami district jumped from around 2,50O,00O pounds the month to a normal of around 20,000,000 pounds the month at this time, that Clifton raised above 3,000,000 pounds the month. At this time there is the Su- perior district widely famed as the possessor in Magma of one of the richest copper mines in the country, with production of around a million pounds the month as compared with the near two million pounds which the Tucson district is producing fin the aggregate.
 Gradual But Sure
 The Ajo district, with production at this time of 100000 pounds the month, commenced making copper a year ago, after sixty years of inter- mittent prospecting, development and small production. Tucson's area has been under prospecting and develop ment for nearly as long. United Yer de Extension made good at Jerome after r years of development work These things are worth thinking about because they demonstrate that it takes time and a great deal of en- deavor to make a big producing dIs- trict It is very far from all digging at that. But for the chemists and lap oratories and the new things they have worked out there would not be a copper camp able to operate in the state today on 23-1-2 cent coppe1. Chemistry has lone a great deal TOT the Tucson district, and will do vastly more. Ores are in this district in abundance which will yield not only profitably of the predominant copper value but also of other highly import ant war values before the chemists get through with them. And the chemists are busy not only here but everywhere.
 Attention Attracted
 Upwards of fifty mining properties are under development in the Tucson district. Of these nearly half are min ing and shipping ore. Several are mining exceptionally high grade and getting it from bodies which give promise of making into large extenr. Depth and plenty of cutting up of the country are the essentials. Discour- agement because of ore pinching or playing out here and there belongs to past era. Mining men with under standing that results are obtained or- ly by perseverance, and the expendit- ure of large sums in intelligent. ex- haustive exploration of properties have established this in the district. They have come in during the lasg four years and their numbers are be- ing increased now with every passing month. Tucson has more interest for them at the present time than ever before. and it is interest that is gain ing and carrying important results. It is quiet but mighty effective. Ina; it is in operation is established by the hotel registers. One day of the last week witnessed the presence here of five executives of large mining organ iZaticns in the state, each represent ing a different interest. On another day there were two who made visits to outlying properties. For a week there has been in the city one of the most prominent engineers in the' country, representing a great mining organization which has twice submit- ted handsome offers for the control of a lccal property. and a third and high CT offer from which has been refused. During the week there were three millionaire mining investors in the city who have heavy interests in the district and are backing these with the highest confidence and all the funds asked.
 Another Big District Due
 Arizona is due for another big cop per producing district AiO. picked up in earnest by the Calumet X ArizO- na interests in 1911. was the last Tucson, also in the south. should be the next. because it is further along with development and production than any Of the other of the districts in the state which are reaching out to .-1. sF.~ .T,... .l,, -o,1f,- Ls.. .,,,..