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In the old dump there is other ore that we "just threw away" because it was "too low grade." It would, I think, assay about the same as the ore John T and I threw aside on the dump as too low grade to ship at that time. How much there might be I would not try to guess, but there will be some tons of it. Whether sorting the old dump would be worth while I do not know, I doubt if it would "net" much after the expense of sorting was taken out. I am not figuring on it as ore that should be shipped. The entire dump, however, will probably mill well.The A. S. & R. Co. El Paso smelter, offered the following for the ore that is on the dump:Gold 0.33 oz $10.67 Silver 1.00 oz .44Copper 8.15% 46.41 ________ Total payment $57.52 Smelter charges $ 8.08 Rail shipment 7.83 ______ 15.91 ______Net smelter payment, El Paso $41.63 Transportation to Wickenburg 3.00 _______Net for ore on dump $ 38.63 per ton.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The vein is well defined, between strong walls, dips about 5 [degrees] N with a strike about E-W. Thea low grade, between ore shoots, which come rather close together, runs, as I remember around 4% copper.The ore John T and I shipped ran considerably above 8.15%, which was our "rejects" and which we considered no good. The ore we shipped ran somewhere between 18. % and 20% copper, with its gold and silver additional.There is enough of the good ore still unmined to start on right away. The tunnel is in excellent condition, and dry. If driven another 200 feet there would be at least 2 more fine ore shoots that show on the surface, undercut and the ore easy to mine.No one can tell how much ore there is that can be quickly taken out. It should not be less than 250 to 300 tons, but more is probable. More, or less, it is darned good ore, with development still at lower levels on the vein.It is the best prospective mine I worked at, or saw, between 1910 and 1957, and that's a long time, and a great lot of prospects. With more years on my shoulders than in 1910, and more mature judgement of prospects and their becoming mines, my opinion of the Wren was better