Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-06-17

ready have extensive mining inter ests. They accordingly proceeded direct there, but will return to this part of Arizona in about thirty days and examine number of properties.
 Geo. W. Sines and J. W. McGow- an brought in quite a large sack of copper ore from claim owned by the latter and Geo. Merwin, mar the Castle creek divide. The ore Is extremely high grade. some of 1t he- ing red oxide which goes from b0 to 70 per cent. i'll copper, while tue average of the entire samples will probably give an assay value of over 20 per cent. copper. They state thai there Is large body of the ore. The property will shortly be deyel- oped, and the extent and value of the ore determined.
 The Crowned King continues to send in regular shipments Of high grade concentrates to the samplins works. They are now working the ore up to a higher percentage than ever before and as close as 1t Is usually found possible to work ore. With every blast placed in the mine the property continues to look bet ter. also. and while ore is being ta- ken out to supply the mill. the work of development ahead contin- ues so that the ore in sight now IS sufficient to keep the mill going for months, or probably years.
 A mine of malleable iron has been discovered recently in northern Ari- zona. Samples of il. which have been sent east have carried astonisii- ment among iron and steel workers. and prominent expert has been sent out to examine the property and report on it. A piece of metal weighing about 100 pounds, from this new find was seen recently by the JOURNAL MINER man. It was so nearly pure that by hitting it with a hammer. it gave forth ring like an anvil. The material contains 92 per cent iron and four per cent nickel.
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 The New York Engineer and Min ing Journal contains the following Arizona mining news:
 The mining outlook in Arizona Is favorable at the present time: The Yuma Copper and Silver Company, operating about 20 miles south of Congress, which is developing cop per property, is now awaiting the completion of a 7-mile pipe line, to start 8 Seton shelter. Immediately south of this camp is the Harqua, Hala gold district, which is now be ing quite extensively developed, one 2O-stamp mill being nearly finished. The Stanton mill, F miles east of Congress, is running on good ore, while the Weaver placer mines just beyond are only limited in their gold production by the amount of water. The Yarnell mine, : miles northeast, has been extensively de veloped recently. and shows an enor nous body of free milling ore of good quality. This mine Is soon to he equipped with reduction plant. The stock of the Copper Queen Con solidated Mining Company of Ari- zona is in the hands of but few parties. and it is very seldom that safe of this stock is made. This week some 2O0 shares were sold at auction at SIP per share.
 Oat at Gold Hill, F. C. Bicknell has been experimenting on surface dirt with dry washer. The ground there contains large amount of fine gold. ill the form of thin flakes and sprangles that make good showing in the pan. but require great care in working, particularly with new and roughly made ma chine. such as MT. Bicknell managed to put together without professional assistance. He reports his belief in the possibility of realizing good re- suits by dry washing, as soon as ex- perience has enabled him to better overcome present difficulties. He states that many crevices and pock- etsin the hill can be found by sys- teuiatic prospecting that with the accumulated float gold of centuries. will undoubtedly yield from few hundred to many thousands of dol lars each. In the Moneymaker mine, which afr. Bicknell has been exploit ing for more than year, he struck, Friday last. some very rich rock that will justify shipment to outside smelters. Should the discovery hold out, more active operations will be started at once and regular ship ments be made from this mine that has always commanded the owners confidence ever since he located 1t after others had passed over the ground. blind to the treasures con- cealed. as has so often been the case in pther mining regions.-Phenix Herald.