Salt River herald., 1878-12-14
SALT RIVER HERALD.
saturday.....December ,. 1878.
FROM FLORENCE.
Mining llUtters-EntertaI
 Personals, Etc.
FLORENCE, A. T., Dec. ,, 1878.


 EDITOR HERALD An important mining transaction took place here on Monday which is of considerable interest, in the fact of its being a new departure from the method usually followed. This was the incorpOra- tiop by local capitalists and business men of the Arizona and Louisiana Mining Company, for the working and developing of their lately acquir- ed property, the American Flag" series of mines in the Santa Catalina mountains, some forty-five miles southeast of here. The capital is $5,OOO,OOO, with 100000 shares ol stock of $50 each.
 The company will commence oper- ations at once upon these mines, which have obtained considerable prominence from the large bodies of rich ore and the favorable prospects" as to their extent and permanency. They will erect machinery in a short time, and eventually carry on eXten- sive milling operations in the Cata- lima districts, where they have several other promising and valuable proper ties. The trustees of the company are Messrs. M. A. Baldwin, James Coll haywood, Hon. Granville II. Oury, Hon. J. D. Walker, of Florence, and A. B. Seelye, of New Orleans, with the following named officers: Jos. Collingwood, president; Jos. Ceiling wood & Co.,, treasurers; John J. De vine, secretary; G. H. Oury, attorney; II. A. Baldwin, superintendent
 The fact that our leading bus mess men, conversant with mining matters, have organized themselves into a com pany to develop this property, cer- tainly speaks well for these mines and carries an assurance as to the success and merits of the undertaking.
 The works of the Isabella com pany," in the Globe district, have be- gun operations. The superintendent reports working twenty men on the mine.
 Fine bodies of ore on Mineral Hill have been opened up; also on the Lost Cause" mine. These are new developments. They certainly show finely.
 Some fine orc is being taken out from surface drift on the Happy Jack" The shaft on this mine is fifty feet, and the ore has doubled in value in the last few feet. The com pany propose crowding developments as rapidly as they as they reasonably can. The mines are looking very promising.
 The ladies here are preparing for jolly nice times during the holidays and have made arrangements for a Christmas tree, with refreshments theatricals and dancing at the pavil lion at the Cosmopolitan hotel for Christmas eve and grand masquer ade ball on Christmas night. There has not been week passed since cool weather has set in but what there Ina: been one or more balls or social en tertainments here, and so we manage to pass the time most pleasantly away
 Gen. J. D. Williamson, the land commissioner, is expected here in [ few days from San Francisco.
 Governor Fremont is also expected here about the same time.
 Some of our citizens propose pay ing PheniX a visit about Christmas time. Your correspondent bespeak; for them a welcome reception.
 We miss from among us the pleas ant presence of our genial and popu lar young friend, Matt Larkin, wh' has concluded to again |" cast his linC in the pleasant places" of Phenix.
 The fine residence recently erected by our public spirited citizen, Jos Collingwood, has now been madC complete by the addition of a fine large veranda around it. The resi- de2ce is d large and handsome struc ture, and with its furnishings, is ont of the costliest and most complet' houses in the territory. R.