The Clifton clarion., 1886-09-15
Mines and Mining.

mine, Peck district, to Andrew Curtin for $500.
 Hathaway arrived last night and says that about 15 miles of track are finished. Rails are scarce, but there are plenty en route. John Dickson has found new coal crop- pings, 20 feet wide:-Prescott Courier.
 Judge Duncan has just made the richest strike ever known at Bisbee, in his mine there. Ore taken out yesterday assayed 65 ounces in silver and 60 per cent copper Bisbee will yet astonish the world as a mining camp Epitaph.
 D. T. Elmore brought in two more bars of bullion from the old Jessie Benton mine at Owls Heads, last week. This mine has been producing bullion just as regular ly as the weeks roll around, under the present management, and it can be ranked among the steady producers of Arizona Citizen.
 The Citizen gives description of new machine invented by J. F. Sanders which is likely to prove of great value to placer miners in Arizona It is a simple amalgam- ator and concentration combined and requires but very little water. Worked on the Santa Catalina placers, the machine made a very successful test, taking out a dol- lar an hour.
 Messrs. Rapp and Smith last week prospected some placer ground about IS miles above Flor once on the Gila. They found dirt that will pay about five cents per pan. The gold is coarse and easi- ly saved. The ground lies about 200 yards from the river, and mig ners can make good wages by haul ing the dirt to the river and rui ming it through Hong toms."
 The Enterprise states that Sen ator Jones, of Nevada, is expected to arrive at Florence inside of few days to examine mining prop- erty in the Mineral Hill district. If Senator Jones should become interestedin in Mineral Hill he would soon start veritable boom in the district. California mining capi- talists have implicit confidence in his judgment and would invest largely upon his recommendation.
 Henry Risbridger shipped through Wells, Fargo 6 Co.,, $50 ounces of siver bullion, it being the product from 150 pounds of ore from the 'S6 mine, at Rich mond Basin. Considerable rich ore is being mined at the Basin We are informed that work in the Globe mine and at the smelling works will not, for the present, be entirely stopped, but will be limit ed principally to development work, and occasional running of the smelter.-Sllver Belt.
 Tom Christie has struck it rich again in his mine near Henkle's wells. He has some magnificent specimens of wire silver on exhibi- tion. Five men are now employ ed on the mine.-Chris. Kelly came in from the Rainbow mine on Thursday and reports a new strike of two feet of galena ore carrying considerable gold. Messrs. Kelly and Thompson are likely to make a good thing out of their lease on this mine.-Mohave Miner
 About sixty tons of ore from the Prince George mine, Stockton Hill, was run through the sampler the first of the week. This is one of the richest shipments of ore ever sent out of this county-Benjamin Wattles has quite number of men at work on the Gro Plata mine. in Todd basin, and has enough ore now on the dump to keep Beecher & Co.'S teams haul ing for the next month. The ore is all of high grade.-Wa Wallapai Tribune.
 The group of mines situated in Harcuvar district, formerly owned by George Haml1n, has been sold to Alfred Berkery, of St. Louis, for $500,000. These mines are cop per gold properties and under proper management will undoubt- edly prove profitable The mines will be operated by a St. Louis company-The articles of incor- poration of the Harris Gold and Silver Mill and Mining company, were filed in the Recorders office