Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-02-15
Mines and Mining,

The following reliable and interest ing notes or the mining industry in this vicinity, were furnished us by MT. J. W. Glenn, of Nogales, who is at present in this city on a business trip:
 The Promontorlo mine, situated about l5 miles southwest from Nogales, in the district of the same name, and formerly owned by MT. Ephraim, has recently passed into the hands of an English company. The sale has been under way for some time past. It was ne- gotiated through Mr. Milford of No gales, who represented the English syndicate. The consideration was S2O0,- 600, besides S50,G00 worth of stock which Mr. Ephraim reserves, 1O,0OO pounds sterling to be paid on the 18th of the pre- sent month and the remaining S140,000 is to be paid Tn six months from that date The purchasers have secured, in this instance, not prospect but mine. Considerable work had already been done on the mine, by Mir. Ephraim; be- sides a number of shafts and winzes, tunnels aggregating over 1000 feet in length had been run, and all the work ings show the existence of extensive bodies of good grade ore, much of which assays in the thousands of dollars in sill yer per ton. The buyers intend as soon as practicable to erect large works for the mining and milling of their ores, and operations will be conducted on an extensive scale. This means the em- plovment of large number of hands in Pima county, which are at present idle
 Work on the Plancas de Plata mine owned by New Orleans syndicate, con- tinues steadily; 50 men are constantly employed and new machinery is being put up.
 Work on the St Patrick mine, in the Noon district, has been temporarily sus- pended, pending the arrival and erec- tion of the milling and mining machin- cry which has lately been shipped from Chicago. The lumber necessary for the erection of the mill has already arrived it Calabases, and Maj. Reed, superin- tendent of the St. Patrick, is now engag- ed in hauling the lumber to the mine, preparatory to commencing work. They are down 250 feet on the ledge, and the showing of ore is as good as 1t ever was. The St. Patrick is a valuable property and the prosperity of that camp is as sured,
 At the Yellow Jacket mine, in the Arivaca mining district, ten stamp mill IS being erected, which when com pleted will proceed to pound constantly on ore from that mine.
 Mir. J. c. Beatty several years ago, purchased for Kansas City capitalists a concession from the Mexican govern ment, to a tract of land in Sonora con- taining over 100000 acres. Prepara- tions are fast progressing to place this land on the market and Messrs Glenn and Flipper are busily engaged in mak- ing maps and plans of the same.
 In the southeastern portion of Pima county, the mining outlook is very en- couraging Work continues in nearly all the claims around Harshaw and Washington, with very satisfactory re- suits. Mir. James Finley of Harshaw. runs his five stamp regularly, at an ex- pense of about sl00 per day, and is as regularly shipping bullion to the amount of $500 per week.
 On the whole the mining interests of Southern Pima county were never more prosperous. A Agreater number of mines are being worked and have become bet ter producers than ever before, and fewer are held by owners for speculative pur- poses only. Mining men universally feel confident of bright future in min ing matters for Arizona.