Mohave County miner., 1888-01-28
.rEsRITORIAI. ssrsrSG ITEMS

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The melting SHOWS will cause q rich
harvest for placer miners. -.
There are several hundred tons OF ore
on the various dumps Ia this county
awaiting shipment to the sampling Works
--JouYnal-Miner. .r y.
Perry 4 Helm are crushing ore in q
water srsstra from their Mesa mine and
making money. a@~ A.
r. F. Morrow is getting good Nevada
miners TO test some Of his ledges near
Kirkland vslisy. -@E q
Experts who havs examined the Law
Ter copper ninAs pronounce them the
richest In the West. - ,,~ ,.-
The Senator mine, Hassayampa dis-
triet, which yielded half million In
gold, will be worked next SPRING #
W. ]. Roc, one Of ths hardroriins
miners Of Hassayampa district, is here
and says be can keep the Sampler going.
Areport from Big Bug district is to the
effect that T. w. Bcsgs has besn offered q
big price for the Bog2s mine. sixty thou
sand dollars is the sum mentioned.
Frank Alters, just from the Cstoctine
mine, informs us that new body Of ore
recently found by him in the mine assays
$50 ounces In silver and SEQ gold per ton.
The Howard gold ,nine, ten miles souti,
Of Prescott. 10 still In very healthy con-
dition. The small shaft is as yet scarcely
80 feet deep, and yet about $50, 900 in gold
has bsen taken out Of it. w. w. Wander
bilt examined the property Thursday last
and yesterday stated that it was in splen-
did condition. One Of its owhsrP, Mr..
harrington, was ia Prescott yesterday and
confirmed what Mr.. Vanderbilt said of it.
They are now drifting moth and south,
getting rich pieces Of quarts and plenty Of
ore that will pay when pulverized in an
arsstrs. The owners run an srastrs by
water power. ,..
Letters from wsll-known miners and
others at the Ruby mine in
squaw Greek district contain good news.
The mine is large and very rich in gold.
The mill was erected under great difficult
ties by Mr.. Robert Cartmell, Of Prescott,
who has made q success OF it. 1t was
started recently and after 24-hours' run
500 in gold was caught on the plates.
The concentrates contain about as much
more. So the trial run was success in
every respect, and we are pleased to re-
cord the fact, for the sake Of the county,
the Superintendent, N. Ellis, and the
mill constructor and runner, Robert Cart.
nell. -.'-.
The Eta gold mine ia in Cherry district,
about IS miles east of Prescott. It was
discovered and worked by Jack Hardy
and others, who sold it to prominent
business people Of St Louis, No., men Of
fine business attainments and high social
standing in the great and enterprising
metropolis Of Missouri. Their agent here,
Judge John ]. Hawkins, contracted with
two good miners, John s. Johnson and
Thomas Reese, 10 sink the shaft deeper
and run the tunnel to q connection with
it. The work 10 completed. The shaft IL
In the neighborhood Of 200 feet deep,
the tunnel 275 feet long, and the vein,
which is rich in gold. Is from four to six
feet thick. More miners WILSON be put
at work in it, and as the company own
l0-stamp mill on Verde river, about four
miles from the mine, bullion in large
quantities will soon be shipped from the
Eta, which is to-day considered the best
gold property in Arizona. 1t has, too, a
fine location. Plenty of wood, water and
grass, and the best climate in the world
for ten months Of the year. Our people
will rejoice with US over the success Of the
St. Louis gentlemen who have put their
money in this property.-Courier.
YUMA COUNTY.
The Castle Dome mines are turning out
lots Of ore.
The placer miners throughout the
county are making good wages.
The Red Cloud mine ia, looking fine
plenty Of rich ore is being hoistsd from
bslow the water level. '@...
The "Gold" mine near Eureka district,
owned by Frank vomocil. gives promise
Of becoming . valuable nins.--Ssntinel.
PrEAL COUNTY. -sE
II il reported that Mr.. w. W. Ashby.
representing St. Louis capitalists, has
made . thorough examination Of Mr.. J.
G. Ions Qusjsts mines, twelve miles
south Of Casa Grande, and is so we'll
pleased that he will recommend their
purchase. These mines are regarded a.
among the most promising properties in
Pinsl county. s~ .,.- .....-
80 The town Of Casa Grande is full Of
strangers, q great many Of them mining
men. Several sales have been made with.
In the past few weeks and several more
are about to be msde. The Silver Reef
mine and district, ten miles on the west
of Casa Grsnde, is drawing q great deal
of attention, owing to the new discoveries
that are being made. Gov. Powers, Dep