Show THE COPPER PRINCE GROUP the copper prince group of two claims in copper canyon one quarter of a mile south of nelson is owned by D J callahan and dark clark alvord aivord this is the only known surface deposit of copper bearing ore in eldorado district and it is a wonder the ledge is about feet in width and is a fissure in syenite all through the ledge matter there are myriads of seams and stringers of ore varying from one fourth to nine inches in width work in the development of the copper prince at the present time is being confined to operation and yet in a twenty foot shaft the seams of high grade copper have widened to a shipping proposition in the bottom the character of the ord on its occurrence and formation is identical with that of the big copper mines of the world and not only to that of the rio tinto of spain but also the wonderful copper mines of globe and jerome arizona U S A another strong factor favoring the permanency mai lency of this deposit consists of the character of the ore now being extracted from the level of the great nine mine which is a mile distant to the northeast the ore is what might he be termed a complex ore carrying gold silver lead zinc and copper the copper occurring in the form of chaleo pyrite numerous assays essays from copper prince ore have been taken by callahan and alvord some of which disclosed values of 26 per cent copper fifteen ounces silver and 20 in n gold to the ton the copper prince should develop into a great milling proposition as the ore is a splendid concentrating product |