Tombstone epitaph., 1890-03-29
TERRITORIAL MINING ITEMS.
4 Resume of What Is Being Done in the Differ
 ent Sections of Arizona.
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in readiness to start up by the lst of April. About one thousand tons of ore is out and large force of miners will soon be put on at both the St. Patrick and San Francisco mines. In the St. Patrick mine very high grade ore is now being taken from 150 feet depth. On the San Francisco the ledge shows eight feet in width, with a very high grade average. Wood is being cut and delivered at the mill at $1.50 per cord. The dam will be com pleted this week. Over eighty-fve tons of machinery etc., was hauled from Calabasas to the mine, without the breakage or loss of the smallest item. Last but not least, apparently. Major Read one of the owners, and the manager, Is one of the happiest men that comes into town.
 Mr Alonzo Noon came in last Mon day with about one ton of ore from the Ready Cash mine the returns from which was 555 ounces silver He informed our reporter that the Ready Cash was one of the best ore producers in that district. A large amount of development work had been done and considerable ore taken out the princi- pal part of which is shipped to the Socorro smelter. This mine is owned and worked by Messrs. McNamara and McNally. MT. Noon also brought in a few hundred pounds of ore that he had taken out of the McNally mine, which went 3S2 ounces per ton, silver This mine is owned by John McNally and Charles Christ, but Mr. Noon has lease of it.
 A gentleman in from the Gro Blanco district reports the outlook there as very favorable. Some new strikes have been made and the owners arc all hopeful. Dr. Noon has one of the best and richest mines, the Osterlitz, in the district; employs twelve men and is taking out about ten tons of rich ore per day which is treated at the Arivaca mill owned by Messrs. Royce and Began. The Jenkins Bros have good group of mines and are now erecting a five stamp mill on the property The new body of ore struck lately by Col HolIen is excep- tionably good and as there is large body Of it, it is believed to be bon anza. The Royce and Began 20stamp mill, at the Yellow Jacket mine is nearing completion. In fact the whole country whereabouts presents lively appearance.-Nogales Record.
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 Max Engasser is in town from the Knoxville mining district and favored the Sen incl with the following relia- ble information concerning the camp. There has been but little work done at Leonaville this year. with the ex- ception of on the Northern Belle mine, which has opened up vein of ten feet across, averaging twenty dollars in gold to the ton. The quartz in many places shows free gold and aver ages the above amount right through {; selected ore of course running higher. The ore is free milling and there is sufficient quantity already "blocked out" to satisfy anyone as to the value of the property. A spring Of fine water right at the mine furnishes all the water necessary for working the property, and ircnwood as well as palo verde is plentiful in the immediate vicinity. When mill is built 10 work the ores in Knoxville, the water ne cessary can be obtained from several large springs short distance from Leonaville which is the main camp in the district. The Northern Belle mine is owned by MT. Engasser, and is about thirty-five miles north from George w. Norton's house in the Mohawk valley.
 Articles of incorporation of the Pioneer Placer Mining Company have been filed in the office of the County | Recorder. The company is organized under the laws of the State of Mis- souri, and John H. Behan is the ac: credited agent for the Territory of Arizona. The objects of the incor- poration are to "purchase and hold lands in Yuma county, in the Terri tory of Arizona, for mining and work ing same or selling said property in town lots or otherwise, for merchan- dising or mining supply stores in said of Yuma" This company takes in land that is known as the CuShenbary placer enterprise. The names of the incorporatOrs, and the directors for the first years, are J. B. Lawrence, James A. Mann, Charles E John P. Jackson, and James n