The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-09
NEWS OF THE MINING WORLD.
WORKING LOU-GRADE GOLD ORES
IN ARIZONA.

Texas and MexIco-MGSo Owners Mu
dered In New Mexico various New
PHd;Nrx, Arz., May 31.-The v-crade OF
mine OF the Phoenix Mining Company. locate
about thirty miles north OF this place. has bee
taken hold OF by the managers of the reorgan
lied company with tho view OF being worke
for all 1t is worth. The ore is easily worke
with pick, bar ana shovel, and little BLASTING
is required. Tho claim is really hill OF low
grade gold ore, into which shafts have beef
run several hundred feet from the west an,
south at different levels. and with the result o
establishing tho uniformity OF tho orc. lnrg,
number OF ASSAYS show an average yield OF s.
Der ton. Exceptional deposits, yielding $50 t,
$40 per ton, have been found, but they contain
lead as we'll and in the absence OF concentrat
ors that orc cannot BIO work ed to advantage.
The claim has never been properly worked
1T was leased for time but entirely for the
henott OF tho lossec. The now management
under tho direction OF President A. G. Brad
street OF New York practical mining engi-
neer, is working tho 2O-stamp mill to It's full
capacity. and is putting UP ton new stamps.
The number should be doubled. as the success
OF the mine depends simply upon tho amount
pf ore that can be crushed. Tho ore is In
sight and the more OF 1t that Is run through
the mill the better for the owners,
Tho present mill is driven by steam. but n
comparatively small expenditure would en-
able the company to run fifty to one hundred
stamps by water for ut least eight months in
the year by diverting tho water Of Cane Creek.
which runs by the claim over whoel The
capacity OF the present mill is thirty tons
day which will be increased one-third by the
ten new stamps Tho mine Ia not an expen-
sive one to work. Eight men supply the pres
ent mill with ore and do the necessary dead
work. Wood costs 81 per stamp per day. and
Ghe water is readily obtained from Cane Creek
Local interest in the claim is strong. because
1t Is believed its development will benefit this
whole region.
TUCSON. Ariz.. May 31-John F. Blandy. ter
rtora ceologist made his report for 1889 last
week to the Governor. from which / take the
following showing the product particularly OF
Pima county. The report estimates the prod
uot of tho territory as follows: Mojave county.
S6it9Sl; Iavapai, $G2l,4G7; Yuma $1ls.9OO;
Maricopa $43.GSO: Pima s671, 953; Pinal. $751;
$40; Cochise. &252,sSl Graham. $3.554; Gila
$l6.72O. This gives n total OF S2,5G4.21j. The
production of copper was 80. 44G900 pounds
Lead has been shipped 10 the several shelters
TeorGe., lntallibe. Night Hawk and Rip Van
especially worthy of development They are |
Well-douned veins in a gneIss-syente torma- |
wsa sae 81 Se or In Hno
pal county tho Congress has been the largest |
producer during the year the ore being pure
ounces per, ton. The output in Marlcopa
county has been considerably decreased by the
shutting down OF the Nulture mine during
The opening OF tho Harqua Halla mining
district has been tho most noted event in
Mammoth si4,0 owl Head, s25 S$s; Nogales,,
Pantano 500, sos; Nonpariel, $4,000; Express
company, $j.Gi9, and from other sources $67.-
making her the banner producer OF the Terri
tory.
The Owl Head miues in this county are fast
coming to the front rs bullion producer. Mr.. |
Gilmore tho owner will soon have all the
work done preparatory to making u big run.
real work has now been done, and inside OF
two months he will be turning out plenty Of
The new smelter OF tho Omega started up
Tor the first time a few days ago. Everything
ran smoothly. but it had to he shut down after
Chamberlin \ Charmikle have repaired the
L1W9 mill w, Walker district and are again
Of mines and mining, and as they they
are their own superinendents and owners
they can run things very cheaply and make
Jougherty and Alexander Harris have come in
rom the Bradshaws. ard say that. mills and !
lnloaded at the Prescott smeter this week. '
\ hlrte cen tons Of orc Just shpped from the c
&
bout $3.50 per ton. q
Another large shipment was made from the j
lip Tor district this week. The ore is high '
rade silver. and there is a large quantity OF 1t. (
ne QUART Mountain Company is rearranging
heir Mill and M, shlppng some of their richest
re. Mr. hill0y. super intendent OF the Ryland,
vely way, there. The Crowned King, owned L
o MF r. o. r., diace is Eayng nicely aud will
ne, property. and demonstrated the fact that Q
Air. Carlisle, SUPERINTENDENT of the Black -
orse mine Is sending IN some ore that con
lGnaw mine in this district, is developing r
rgely. vein containing high grade of ore
rs been struck. AR. q. I ,Connell. the super C
iditional laborors. A
Prescott is reported as being one of the live n n
est mining towns in the West now. The sam 4
ing works bring TO the pockets OF her citi- y
ms many dollar. and the quartz and placers
The English company which recently bought !.
It George Marks interest in the Lynx Creek +
ia Tashings. Is p;eparlnG to GXpend sl5O.OOO h
7 the successful working Of the claims I'm =,
r me crude methods that have been used in
turns. so that. under the systematic and eX- u
nslve working proposed. 1t is expected that q,
G nsof S q of Sga the
yer lost hope, and the now era Of prosperity Il
we'll deserved.
CAPITAL GOING TO MEXICO. r,
JAN ANTONIO. Tex, June 2.-The DOores VI
pup OF silver mlnes east Of Chihuahua Mex ~
. haye lust been sold TO an English syndi- 10
te Messrs. Smith 4 Friend retaining n nor. W
n OF tho stock. The price paid was S75O,OIo m
} report oil the expert Herbert Prof Strick- -
ID sent out by the English company, was en- DC
oily favorable. lrof. Strickland has taken GU
lrge OF the mines as their Observation-Disclosures. an
enting the purchasers. The work OF erecting ~
an STAMP mill has been rapidly pushed Tor, ~
rd. and 1t Will soon be- in operation The qe
los Altos near the Dolores GROUP. is turning -
$iOOOU to $4,000 of silver bullion ench IN
nth; dynamo has Just been put in to SELL 20
10 the gold from the silver. re
ne Jesus Maria mines. also In Mexico ara N
ng finely. All tho English companies work. ~
In the Sierra Madras are said to be making pc
ney. rel
wo representatives OF tho PHILADELPHIA lin
citing and Refining Company have been at ~
sle lass, Texas. for the past few days They GIG
2 been investigating the advantages offered "
,ledras Negras. Just across the Rio GraDde oc
or from Eaglc lass, for the establishment Pr
smelters which the company has deter the
led to buid in Mexico San Louis Potosi. va
nterey. Sabinns, and Piedras Negras ali n
u inducements. but the choico lies between OF
llhhs and l'ledraS Negras II il asserted nv lie
80 representatives that their company In
. q olnailon with another syndicate. having
81 eapllAl OF S6,ulO,OUU would locate The nm n
M * fEmeII ers In Eagle Pass. Texas, but for