Mohave County miner., 1888-01-21
TERRITORIAL MINING ITEMS
GRAHAM COUNT.

said to be producing twenty tons Of clear
copper per day.
During the month OF November, with
the stamps idle seven days the profits o.
the Carlisle Gold Mining Company were
$4,000.
Charley Hanson has struck II rich a,
Granville camp. While at work upon one
Of his silver claims he came upon Hne
body Of blue porphyry, carrying large
amount OF coarse free gold.
Mr. Black came in Monday from his
ranch on the Blue. fifty miles above Clif.
ton. Work In the Gray's peak mining
district has been abandoned on accoun,
Of the cold weather, bU. will be resumed
as soon as it grows noilder Clarion.
| g. YAvApAI COUNTY.
/ s!uice and rocker miners are catching
considerable gold in Hassayampa, Lynx,
Big Bug, Turkey, Black Canyon and other
auriicrons creeks.
I The men who have leased tho Lynx
creek hydraulic diggings have no. 40 yet
started washing, Gut will do 80 shortly.
They ought TO take ort mule load oi
gold between now and dry weather.
F. NJ. Murphy arrived Sunday last from
the Congress n. inc, Martinez district, from
which property he recently shipped sev.
eral tons OF ore, through the Prescott
sampler, which yielded g ounces Of gold
10 the ton.
i. L. Foote. just from Walnut Grove.
and the Castle Creek country, tells o.
rich lodges seen by him in both districts
He foand the Mayfower looking well
Placer miners were shovelns rich gravel
into their slnices. Courier.
F. II. Murphy received letter to-day
from tine Congress- mine, stating that an.
other cave OF high grade ore had been
encountered in the mine and they had
prospec:ed It for ten feet, with indica.
tons OF it extending indefinitely.
Mr.. Gilbert is in town from Lynx creek
and reports that the Carmichael brother
continue to run their mill, notwithstand-
ing the storms and cold weather. In ad-
dition TO ores run from their own mine,
they are doing custom work, at very
reasonable figures, and are greatly facili-
tating the prospecting OF that district by
their operations. Ore from some OF the
mines, run through their mill, has gone
up into the hundreds, while others have
gone as low as SO to $l2 per ton They
have. howsvor. demonstrated the paying
qualities generally Of tho ore in the dis
trict, some OF the ledges being from four
to nine feet in width, carrying gold ore
averaging $40 to SIS per ton.---Journal.
Miner.
PfMA COUNTY.
With tho possible exception Of King.
man, on the A. Il p. road, more ore has
been shipped from Crittenden, than from
any other point in the Territory. The
entire western slope Of the Patagonias,
and the eastern slope Of tho Santa Ritas,
are dependent upon it az a shipping
station. There Is likewise belt Of 6ne
agricultural land extending along the en-
tire length and breadth OF the Sonoita
valley and aggregating many thousand
acres, and in addition to this some OF the
largest cattle ranches in Pima county are
to be found hersab bouts.
At present, however, tho interests Of
the community and surrounding country
are centered In the smelter plant, now
being erected there under the superinten-
dence Of Mr.. Bryant, by Marder & Luce.
Of Chicago. This smelter, while osten.
sibly erected TO reduce ore from the COM
pany's mines in Sonora, will ut the same
time purchase all custom ore sufficiently
profitable for reduction. As q smelter
site Crittenden offers exceedingly favor
able conditions. Water is abundant, anil
the place is easy Of access by all the sur
ountry.-Tucson Citizen.
cocHIsE COUNTY.
The Ground Hog mine has found the
water level at 397 feet.
The pay roll Of the Grand Central Min
ing Company for the month Of December
$50 names.
The report that the Copper Qneen Min
ing Company, Of Bistee. had raised the
wages Of It's employees 30 cents a day il
denied by those in authority.
Mat Horner, an old timer in camp and
formerly foreman OF the Toughnut and
Lucky Cuss mines. took his departure
for Buenos Ayres, South Africa.
It is reported that the Quijotoa camp is
ooking up again. A good deal OF asssss-
nent work has been done in the vicinity
ately. and number Of chloriders are at
work and doing we'll. About o hundred
men are at work in and about the camp.
The Wilma mine was sold yesterday al
,ublic auction under a deed OF trust in
avor Of f. B. Gage and G. w. Leach. It
vas knocked down to Mr.. l.. W. Blinn
or a, $50, but by him subsequently resold
o Superintendent Fisher, of the Ground
log, for $4,000, which figure he had bid
i the sale. Mr.. Fisher informs the Pros
'ector that he intends TO put force OF