Bisbee daily review., 1918-10-20
PRESENTS AN ANOMOLY
AT ODDS WITH OTHER PARTS OF WEST WHERE FOR GREAT PART HIGH COSTS AND DIFFICULTIES OF GETTING SUPPLIES HAVE BEEN DIscoURAGING

TUCSON, Ariz.. Oct. 19.-In no oth- CT mining county in Arizona is there as much and as varied activity. rank ing from the work of the Drospector through that of the important devel- opment organization to that of the producer of metal in large tonnage. as there Is at this time in the mineral ized area about Tucson. The situa- ton is at odds with that in most min ing districts in the west. where for the greater part high costs and diff culty in securing supplies and equip ment have discouraged enterprise and brought new work to a standstiH. Bur in the Tucson area these things aD- pear to have only determined opera tiyes to go all the stronger with their plans. Within the last few weeks large amounts of new money have been acquired in several enterprises and others are in a way of closing financing which will put them going actively. Some of the biggest metal concerns in the country have had their eyes on the district closely and have made more. Or less investment. some of it directly and some indirect
 
 tent doubtless a factor in the notable activity which persists in the face Of discOuragements which have been ef- fective in slowing up mining enter prise elsewhere. except among the es- tablished producers operating at profit.
 The Reiniger-Freeman properties are at this time much in the public eye both at home and in the east. because they are further advanced with their work than any other strict ly developing concern in the district that entertains large expectations and which is looked to as in excellent way to realize these at any time. The Rel niger-Freeman work has for sometime been at depth of $50 feet. from which point in the shaft they have been go- ing out to the main contact. where they will cut three strong Assure veins along the fault line of the San Xavier Copper company. This fault crosess the Reiniger-Freeman property and should make much ore. The three Assure veins are looked to for develop ment disclosures at the present depth of S3O feet which will point the way valuably to the conduct of the further exploration which is to be taken up on the 500 and until which is carried out the full extent of the value of the country cannot be told
 It is or the 500 level of the mine. however, that the big ore resources will be brought in. That the ere is there has been demonstrated by the the Empire Zinc company. a property controlled by the zinc trust. an organ ization that would like to own the ad- joining ground. The zinc company has developed ore out to the Reiniger- Freeman line and the picking up cf this on the 500 level will give the lat ter company an immediate reserve of ore. The main work of the 500. how ever. will be in connecting with the ore bodies which are being reached into on the 300 and where the forma- tiOn is at the present time indicative Of even bigger results than have been 
 The Empire Zinc has a great deal of excellent ore blocked out on the 200. 300 and 400 levels. The company is understood to have recently ac- Quired the old Sahuarita smelter. sew en miles distant. and is expected to start up the plant around the first of the year At that time it Is indieat- ed that the Empire Zinc mine will go on full shift and that its ores will be skipped with those of other properties of the company to their own shelter.
 Meantime there is much shipping going on steadily. The output of around 1.5000O0 pounds of copper the month from the Sasco smelter. serving the Tucson country. is the best evi- dence of this. Besides the ore hand led by Sasco there is a considerable tonnage going tO Fl Paso shelter. Hayden shelter and the Douglas smell ters also receive some of the ores of the district. finding them very desir- able for certain mixtures for the furnaces. Among these shippers are the Mineral Hill, from its 500 level. Plumed Knight. Both of these mines