Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-02-18
Mining lntell,sence.

.- - Messrs Sines, Austin. Mcdonald and Rodenburg, who own the North Star mine, have given a lease on the prop erty, snd the lsssees will commence taking out ore next week. Nels. Gabel has force of men at work on the Mark Twain mine, adioin.
 ing the Blue Dick.
 The owners of the Blue Dick have
 four men engaged taking out ore.
 This Is one of the reliable mining prop
 critics of this section.
 The new mining law introduced in
 the present legislature contains many
 provisions which are endorsed by nlin-
 ing men, while many others seem to be
 very objectionable. The legislature is advised that If it attempts to pass q mining law for this territory 1t should not have 1t conflict with the United States statutes on the subject. as some of the features of this bill do.
 Florida Lays claim to having mine ol mcrschaunh. .:S....s A rich ledge oi ore sas struck while sinking well at Linksille, Oregon.
 The Congress mill will start up
 again, with double the capacity oi it's former stamps, in a few days,
 c. A. Bush, of Cherry creek, was in town to day with $500 gold bar, taken out with an arastra during 6 short run.
 Hon. E. l.. Gohin has pu, a number of men to work on the Silver Prince mine in the Bradshaw country. on which ne recently took lesse.
 From seventeen to twenty teams are engaged in freighting for the United Verde company between Jerome and
 the Prescott and Arizona Central rail fsld. One furnace is running.
 Wm. Ashntst and John Msrshsli ar
 rived from the Grand Canyon on sum day. They found mines in the canyon which have been worked years ago. They found where these mines had been worked for distance of 2'l0 yards, but by whom or when no one knows.-Fiagstaff Democrat.
 The McCabe bonanzs m Gaiens galch. Big Bug district, Is holding its own, and continues to put out rich silver ere.
 John s. Jones is building a five stamp mill in Chappsral gnieh at tile old Sleadman ranch, to be run by water power.
 Messrs. Long and Tipton have struck | ledge of galena ore carrying silver in soodly quantity, and are developing it IS fast as possible with an Armstrong iOisting plant
 W. II. Hall has taken lease on the Black Horse mine on Groom creek. md has put force of men at work ea {. The ore will be worked in the Iuariz mill owaed by Clark < Adams
 "Chloride Jocks, new strike is pan ing out regular bonapza at sixteen set. They have twelve inches of o'e hat will sample in the neighborhood of | hree hundred dollars. It has been 1 stimatea that they have thirty the'u- aud dollars in sight.
 The Noonan and Roberts strike, Ih;ch shows such rich silver ore, is still
 honanza, and will probably make its wners rich. Prospectors are pretty 1 hlck in this vicinity, and more rich trikes are expected daily, though this one of the oldest districts in Arizona. { seems that some of the best lodges ave been left for the prospector of the resent day.
 The work of re-timbering the main haft of the Silver Belt mine was com aeneed & few days since. The old lmbers were in very bad condition, nd 1t is a wonder that they have stood U long. Superintendent Clark IS rowding the work ss fast as possible, Sving got the boiler set and the grad ng done for the engine, etc. The bal nee of the machinery is on the ground, nd will be at once erected. Philip richardson Is erecting the gallows rame for the mine, which fact alone nsures good work. Billy" Mar- lay is tue foreman at the "Belt," nd q better miner does not exist. What Billy don't know about the prac- ical working of mine would make cry small almanac.
 W. ". Vanderbilt has just returned rom a visit to Big Bug mining district, nd speaks very highly of the outlook f the claim recently located by Chlo- idle Jack Owens and Mir. Lang. He avs they have s shaft down about 10 eet and have shipped over g 900 worth f ore taken from this opening, while it B estimated that there is $l5.000 worth nOre in sight.
 A tunnel, 300 feet in length, has re- ently been run by the Senator com- any, to cross-cut the Ten Spot vein, n which body of ore was struck seven aet ill width and which will average bout geo per ton. l.
 Several teams will be put at work oon hauling ore from the Hillside nine to the railroad. Owing to diifi- ulty in securing teams last season, a arge amount of ore has accumulated t the mine, which, with the natural ,ntput for this season, will swell the ,ank account of the owners of the when marketed at the smelt-