Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-05-02
OUR HINES.
what ts being Done in tho various Mining Camps in thIs Section

 Mining Camps in this Section
 The United Verde smelters will b. started up this month. Fred Sattes is shipping a car load o
 ore from his Turkey creek mine. , T. W. Boggs continues to ship higl
 grade gold ore to the sampling works
 N. Ellis :s preparing to start tho
 Clarence Ruby mill for the summer run
 Mir. Cockburn reports the daily ar rival Of several tons of ore at the sam D.
 ling works.
 0. F. Place shipped large quantity
 Oi supplies to his Bradshaw basin camp
 yesterday.
 A. F.. FOOte sent out another wagon
 load of supplies to the Vixen mine, on
 Lynx creek, to-day.
 1 Douglas Gray has his ten-stamp mill
 stored near the sampling works, where
 1t will remain for the present. 1 The new mill owned by Ahab Bowen
 and son and Ross Keller. recently erected
 in Mint valley, will be started to-
 morrow.
 O'Hara, Corners and O'COnnell have
 commenced work on their contract of
 sinking the lOO-feet shaft of the Sen l atOr mine.
 Fred Sattes is working a claim on the Turkey creek divide, which is showing up we'll, both in the quantity and quail ity of it's ore.
 ] J. $. Jones is getting the affairs of the Standard company in good shape, and will start up again in a short time, pre- pared for summers run. 1 J. s. Jones was paying off his men yesterday. He has still force of men engaged in the mines and expects to be able to start up the mill again soon. A. L. Kerr, of Weaver, was in town to-day, and reports that he has com menced to place the machinery of his new mill in position. He expects to have it ready to start up in a short time. J. w. McGowan went out yesterday | to the Senator mine and selected location for sinking new double ! compartment shaft on the edge. He will put on three shifts and push the work as rapidly as possible. Dr. R. K. Robinson, F. H. Taylor and s. B. Griffin have been for the past month developing mining claim in Big Bug district, known as an exten- sion of the Boggs mine, and at depth of 40 feet have struck large body of rich ore.
 PA. Craigue reports that he has made quite rich strike in the Buzzard mine, near the DOsOris. The mine is situated near the Blue Dick and DOs- Oris, both of which have produced ore running into the hundret4 Of thousands of dollars.
 J. w. McGowan has let contract to Jas. O'Hara, Dan Corners and John O'connell, to sink a double compart- ment shaft 100 feet deep on the Senator mine. He has also let contract to John Harrington for cutting logs for 100000 feet of lumber.
 H. A. Owens, better known as "Chlo- ride Jack" the discoverer of the Mo- | Cracken mine, in MOhave county, is in town. He is at present engaged in mining in the Santa Maria district, and | on BurrO creek, and thinks he has some gOOl properties there.
 MT. Murphy reports that work on A l.. Kerr's mill, in Weaver district, is progressing rapidly, the frame work of the structure being up. On his return trip to Prescott he met five teams load ed with lumber and supplies for his camp. He also states that all the mines in that district are looking we'll.
 The sampling works have passed into the hands of the Arizona Ore Company. the articles of incorporation of which have been filed for record. The incOr- poratOrs are Andrew J. Mckinley, E. w. Wells, F. St. Q. Cockburn, J. M. w. Moore. Vim. ClaypOol, M. c. Foote and W. B. Jones. 'essrs. Mckinley, Jones and ClaypOol are eastern gentlemen, the other incOrpOratOrs being residents of Prescott. MT. Cockburn is treasurer and general manager.
 N c Shekels. superintendent of the Crowned King mining company, of the Bradshaw country, has been in town for a few days, and says he is forwarding to his camp as rapidly as possible. He has the company's new saw-mili in place, and will be ready to start it in a few days cutting lumber. The ten-stamp mill being erected by the company will be ready to start about July 1st.
 F. NJ. Murphy, who has just returned from the Congress mine, reports that the steam hoist recently purchased for that property has been placed in posi- ton, and the work of sinking the shaft has been continued. The hoist is of sufficient capacity to sink to a depth of over 900 feet. A new shaft has been sunk on the ledge to depth of over 100 feet about 250 feet west of the main. shaft, showing the same general quality )f rich ore. He states that the force of miners will be increased next week to orty. The main shaft is now down lJO feet.