Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-03-22
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 R, R. Blaine has given bond to John Webster for two-thirds of the Harrison and Empire mines for $i5.- O00.
 The Red Buck mine at Walnut Grove, is opening up in splendid style. As development progresses, the mine shows up better even than was expected.
 Jones mill, on Big Bug. is running steadily, and at present is working on 9Chton batch of ore from Slack x Mayors Yankee Girl"
 A deed has been filed for record from A. w. Callen to A. A. Moore for the Vesuvius, Silver Queen and Monday Morning mining claims, in Walnut Grove, the consideration be- ing Sl,000.
 The sale of the Big Bug onyx mines is reported. the purchase price being S220,O00. The owners were W. 0. O'Neill, ]. w. Doagherty and Geo. and Al. MeCann.
 H. N. Palmer left yesterday for the Chapparal country, and during his absence will probably consider the proposition of purchasing promising property and erecting a l0-stamp mill thereon. having as an associate in the enterprise W. w Vanderbilt, of this city.
 Ira Moore and Bowen Waterman have discovered another mine in Walnut Grove, short distance from the Red Buck. which was discovered by them, and which promises to be come a rival of the latter. So far as they have prospected this claim, it shows good ore.
 Venderbilt & Fuller to-day exc cuted lease to Davis, Slncox & Hubbard for one year of the Def ance mine, in Chapparal Guleh. This mine is the second north ex- tension of the Little Jessie, over the developments and richness of which this district owes a great deal of its present prosperity.
 Joe Casper and Mike Kanney, have been working a gold ledge parallel to the Silver Belt. about four hundred yards west, in Agua Fria district. and sunk three shafts from 90 to 50 feet each, without finding ore. They run a cross-cut in the deepest shaft and struck two feet of magnificent gold ore. which will average $50 a ton. Joe Howell. of the Hillside, has purchased. since the strike, a third interest in the claim, paying several hundred dol lars therefor.
 Lute Wilson, while in town Satur- day from the Hassayampa, brought in very encouraging and good news from the Commercial Mining Con- pany's Senator" mine. While drift ing on the ledge from the l60O-foOt tunnel, about 50 feet, five feet of sulphuret ore was struck, which. it Is said, will mill S20 per ton in free gold on the plates. besides the value of the. concentrates. This is cer- tainly good news, not only to the above company. who have stood by this property and expended thous- ands of dollars on "a determine the location of the ore body, but like wise to this section generally.
 A. N. Hanson, who has been look ing up several mining properties, the past week, closed deal with W. N Dulin for the Hattie Adair mine. This mine has a shaft no feet, show ing some twenty-five thousand dol lars worth of free milling gold ore in sight It is the intention of Mr. Hanson to push developments at an early date. and among other im- provements will erect Q ten-stamp mill. which will be run by electric power, generated from the water power near by. Tho Adair mi1e IS certainly very desirable property, and big results may be looked for when the property is worked.
 Paul Smyley returned yesterday morning from a trip to his mining claim at James Peak, about four miles from the Hot Springs. He brought with him some samples of ore of high grade. He will return next week and begin active develop ment of the claim. There is an abundance of water in that vicinity and all conditions are favorable for profitable mining. Mir. Symley says Jim Soler has struck it rich there. The McGinnis mine, recently bought by the Yuma Copper Company for $l2,000, is also near there, and Mir. Smyley says it will develop into one of the best properties in the terri tory. He was accompanied by Su- perintendent Morgan, of the Yuma Copper Company Republican.