Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-03-28

gold producer for several years, although mining has not been carried on Ill an extensive way there. Richard Dekuhn and few others have re- mained by the camp for years, making living for themselves and families, by taking out ore and working with aras- tras, and still hold their properties, which, Ill the meantime have been pretty well developed. The Etta Min ing Company, which last fall purchased the Etta mine, have had small force Of men at work developing the prop erty, which shows up an immense body of high grade gold ore. They expect to start their mill up in short time. J. l.. Fisher, r. L. kastner and JOh:: Me- Dermld, who own the Cleveland, Gene ral and one or two other claims, have also force of men at work on them
 TURKEY GREEK DIsTRICr-Located about twenty-five miles south of Pres colt, SShas few producing mines in op- eration at present, although the Pine Spring, which q few years ago yielded over $lOO,OOO i'll sinking 100 feet, has been allowed to lie idle ever since. Ex- perienced miners express 1t as their be- lief that by work, 1t could be developed into good property. The Roach mine. owned by Mulvenon & Roach, has been constant producer for years, working small force of men and paying we'll by shipping ore. The Scotch Lassie, owned by J l.. Fisher and T. J. Dnnkle, has yielded several thousand dollars in sinking shaft over 100 feet deep The ore Is continuous all the wy down. John Holmes has a number of claims also, which he has stayed by for several years, and made d good living out of them, by shipping ore taken out in de- veloplng his property. The Trinity, Veteran and the Bully Bueno proper ties are also good properties Messrs. Charles X. Girdler, F. w. Mitchell, Captain Brann and the Henszeys are also interested in and working proper ties which are developing Well. There are other promising claims in this district which might, by work be developed into good properties.
 MARTINEZ DIsTRICT-Although not a new one, has but little work done i'll 1t, except the Congress mine, which is owned " the Congress Mining Con- pany, of which Diamond Jo' Reynolds, the millionaire steamboat and railroad man of Mississippi valley, Is president and principal stockhOlder, and F. M Murphy, of Prescott, superintendent There are two lmmmense parallel lodges on this property, on one of which shaft has been sunk to d depth of 200 feet, showing a continuous body of ore the entire distance, varying from three to seven feet III thickness About thirty men are employed doing development work entirely, no stopping having been done as vet. The mine has not only paid for development work, from the grass roots down, but 1t has yielded large profit. Only small portion of the highest grade ore is shipped, which more than pays all expenses of the mine, besides the hundreds of tons of ore running all the way from $50 to $50 per ton, piled mp on the dump, to
 
 Is contemplated soon. The Congress company owns q number of other claims, but are only working the above one at present. r. l.. Kastner and John Kelley also own a claim adjoining the Congress. which they have com mcrced to develop recently. The vein and ore Is of the same character as the Congress Gillespie & O'Hara have also a claim east of the Congress group, on which they have sunk shaft fifty feet deep in good ore.
 COPPER BAsIN-In which is located the famous copper properties of Col. C. C. Bean, some twenty-fOur or twenty five in number, Is situated about ten miles southwest of Prescott. Owing to the decline i'll copper d few years ago, negOtiat ons which were about consum- mated for wo' king the properties on an extensive scale fell through, but its irrepressIblc owner. taking advantage ot the rlse IT copper again, has suc- ceeded ln getting the enterprise under Way, and d force of men Is now em- p'oyed at wOii. on the different mines. We also understand that the erection of plant for the reduction of the ore is contemplated. Parties expert m min ing matters, who have thoroughly ex amincd these properties, pronounce them the greatest copper deposits on this continent. Besides the above, there are also number of promising gold and silver claims in the district
 GROOM CREEK DIsTRICT-Is situated nearer Prescott than any other district of this section. It's properties are mostly gold bearing There are at pres ent three mills in the district, the Ari- zona Queen Minining COmpany's ten stamp mill, the Standard Mine and Milling Company's tcn-stamp mill, su- perintended by John s. Jones, and a small Huntington battery of three stamps capacity, owned by A. J Ru- pert and sons Mir Jones erected the mill of the standard company during the past winter and it has been in Ope- ration now less than two months, but during that time its bullion product has amounted tu several thousand dol lars, ana the success Ol IL, us Superln- tendent says, l, assured. The mill Is complete in every respect for the ecOnOmic.l handling of ore, and thor ough and economical system of work ing the mine. and mill has been adopted. The Huntington battery, owned by the Messrs. Rupert, gives em- ploymeut tO four men, and furnishes good wage. tO them, demonstrating also the value ol the mines owned by them. Ex-Mayor Kelly, of Prescott, Beaumont Coxe, Joseph Dauphin and numerous others own good claims i'll this district.
 SILVER MorNTAIN-Is district situ- ated about fifty miles south Of Prescott, and although there are a number of claims located there, but few have been worked to any great extent. The most notable one and the largest ledge in the territory, Is that Of the Mammoth Min ing company. Thi, company Is con- posed entirely Of citizens of this section, but whose means are too limited to pros ecute work on the property on scale required for its success. The vein has been traced for a distance of no feet in width, with mineral in paying qui ntities across that entire distance. This prop erty Is one which would require the out