Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-02
PAPACO DISPLACEMENT ALIENS IN.
 IN PIMA COUNTY EFFORTS 10 HOLD. BECOMES ACTIVENETAL PROPERTY.

TUCSON, June 1.-After many years of doubt. lack of appreciation and pos itive declarations that there were no marketable ore there. the Papago dis trict, in the Sierras, thirty miles from Tucson, is coming into its own in that it is drawing to itself attention as a district unlike any in the southwest and the reason practical miners have given it's rich stringers up as hope less is being revealed. The district is now developing the outline of a great deposit of mineral salts, of cartoons, sulphates and bromides which escaped the practical metal miner.
 The district is a whole wealth of raw material laid out in lodges and heaps for a great chemical reduction plant. There are practically no sul- phides. The distinctive character is lime and flOurspar, with the whole dis trict bleached in flOuric acid. Ledges which to the average miner would convey no idea of value have been found to be rich with lead and silver while wolfenite pevmeates the entire region. The gold values run up to SIP and the ledge of copper glance in the district shows values up to 100 ounces of silver and more than 5S per cent copper Throughout the district the manganese cappings run high in sil- yer and lead. There are rich streaks of sulphides running through the dis trict but the basic formation which carries the high values is the quartz and lime rock.
 Lying about ten miles back of the San Xavier district it does not require an excessive stretch of imagination to develop the hypothesis that the dis trict originated the lead and silver and copper sulphides of the San Xavier and that the zinc of that district comes from another source.
 Eliminates in Plenty
 There are enough materials in the district to supply all the munition fac tories of the United States with full inmates, with less chemical treatment than is now required in conversion of the raw metals by ordinary process of manufacture
 The district has been under andy sis by State Geologist C. J. Sarle for over a month, who, it is understood. intends to quadrangle the region for the government. A survey of all the holdings in the district is being made to lay cut the properties for a devel- opment which is due, when the region is known for its possibilities. He has been accompanied by the student body 1 of the University in studies of the re- zion.
 An Old Region
 The Papago district is perhaps one of the oldest around Tucson. Many | fortunes have been founded on its rich | stringers in the days when silver was 1.29 an ounce. Among those who | worked them were Dr. J. H. Handy, | Judge T. D. Satterwhite. Joseph Gold | tree, Jesus Garcia, Fanny Pogue. Gus Holstein, Joe Bidwell, Ben Began, l John Gambler, William Neel, F. W. | Pickett, Judge w s. Purcell and Dr. 1 Purcell and Uncle sam Hughes.
 The values of the district in carbon | ate and sulphate lead, silver and gold | are illustrated by a specimen brought | to the Chamber of Commerce within | the week from the Yellow Bird group | in the district, which assayed fifty | per cent lead, thirty-two ounces in sil- | yer and twelve dollars in gold.
 A specimen brought from The Glance the only copper property opened up, gives one hundred ounces in silver and fifty-eight per cent copper. The ore was so deceptive that Recorder Cowan, who is an old ore sampler, de- clared it did not run more than four teen per cent copper.
 Lincoln Camp Center
 The properties now operating cen ter around the Lincoln camp and con sist of the Purcell camp with the Sun shine and Sunrise mines, the old Bon ner camp and Bonner mine. the Clary camp and Clark mine, the Yellow Bird group at Lincoln camp and the Provi- dencia at Lincoln camp. the Aguildo near Lincoln camp. and the Craycroft Sheets and Pardon properties. The Iron Dyke patented claims were for sale during the week at the sheriffs office All of these properties are un- der operations in small way.
 Their greater opportunity and de- velopment will come when the district comes under a chemical reduction op- eration on a large scale. The Lincoln camp is the busiest place in the dis trict because of it's centralization. A small store has be-n started for the supplying Of prospectors who are well comed to make the camp headquar- ters. For a number of locators are on the ground. There is considerable | open space between the located prop | critics and the district being from two to three miles wide and twelve to fif- | teen miles long. can afford considera- ble prospecting and location work.
 LONDON, June 1.-Fifteen German | airplanes have been destroyed by Brit ish aviators and three others driven | down out of control. according to the | British official communication on 1via- ton issued tonight
 The communication says also that five tons of bombs have been dropped on the Mannheim-Metz railway sta ton.