El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-05
CLAIMS
PLACE IN SUN
District Shows Fine Mineral
Resources; Big Shelter
to Resume.
BY p. r. MINES.

! Prescott, Ariz, June 5.-The Mayer
district is claiming recognition in
icompeution with the Jerome district.
Not so many years ago it was a real
western COW town, and although there
twas some mining in a desultory way.
1.-THE real money which supported the
/ saloons and gaming places came
Z from the owner Of the festive To-
vine.
Today there is a different story to
tell The COW man has been rele-
gated TO a back seat, the nOmadic
miner and typical prospector Of other
uiVidual effort counted for mucn. the
magic Of dollars. otherwise capital.
is Wrestling hidden treasure from the
Eround in scientific way and on
business basis
Has Abundant Treasure.
And the treasure is there. and in
abundance This fact was demon
strated with the development of the
Blue Bell and De Soto mines from
uncertain prospects into properties
which now supply the Consolidated
Arizona Smelling company with ores
for its big smelter at Humboldt. Had
IL not been for the faith of The Con-
sOlidated i'm these two mines the
chances are that the Mayer district
would have gone backward instead
/ VA ANA ~ "a AAAAANNAaAAl SPED hlla--a anu
today be practically an unknown
land
The splendid showings at the Bing-
hampton and Copper Queen give
promise Of developing in large ore
bodies. The Pentland and the Poca-
hontas are showing M splendidly and
besides there are many excellent
prospects which have strong hopes
or breaking into the producing class
. before long.
SmeIter May Resume.
Several years ago the Great West
ern smelter was built by the Tread
well people, about a half mile south
OF Mayer About year ago men in
terested in the Big Ledge took over
the smelter, and for several months
operated it.
Eight months ago the snelter
closed down as the result OF a big
Ledge row Reports are now cor
fictinE as when the smelter viii re-
sumo operations. The optimistic in
slst that operations viii be resumed
when the Big Ledge people have
blocked out enough ore I'm the Hen
rietta and Butternut mines to assure
them an adequate daily supply Of
material At any rate, the reopen
Ing Of the Great Western smelter is
an event awaited in Maver.
The Mayer Ore Purchasing COM
panE, however. located about a mile
south Of Mayer is now in operation
Part Of the works is being operated
as custom plant thus affordin= the
small producers Of the district mar
ket for their ores. The sampli1- de-
partment is equipped with ma~hin-
cry which does that class Of work
automatically. and has a capacity CT
100 tons a day. IN addition the COM
panT has custom concentrating niIl
with equipment for both table cou-
centratiOn and flotation- A teaching
department together with electro
lTtic precipitation. is planned
New Outlet Promised.
The proposed short line from
Phoenix TO Jerome viii give Mayer
an immense advantage in getting in
touch with the outside world It
VIII permit a cheap and quick outlet
Tor ores and will insure getting in
supplies when they are needed Then
practically everything that the mines
in the surrounding country need viii
be obtained in Mayer This means
that Mayer viii he a head1uarters I'm
every sense OF the word for one OF
the big mining districts in Arizona