Tombstone epitaph., 1895-04-14
HiIiS AM
 MINING. What is Being Done in Co., chiSe COunty'S Miner
 al Belts.
Echoes From the Pick and Drill in the Richest MIn-
 ing Section of the West.

Items for this Column Solicited rom Erergwhere and ErervJody.l
 O. L. Bashford came in from the Pierce district today, and substantiates the flattering stories told of the Pierce mine and other properties around 1t. Prospectors are still at work through the hills, and are finding many excel lent prospects.
 Tomliuson and party are working their property, with very encouraging results.
 The Pierce property still holds the title of being bonanza. The ore pile grows larger each day, and develop ment work shows the ledge to be stronger and larger All wlo have seen it are enthusiastic in their state ments that it is the biggest prospect ever uncovered in Arizona. Fifty thousand dollars would be consery- ative estimate of the value Of the ore in sight to depth of ten feet, after taking out charges Of working and hauling. A sample carload will be shipped next week.
 4 we'll will be sunk near the mine, and the labor of hauling water seven miles will be suspended. One of our merchants will open a store there, anl a mining camp Of no small no- ment will spring up as ii by magic.
 F. E. Braley is working gold pro- periy near the Bauer claim at gold camp. He has four foot ledge of good rock. some Of it going way up in yellow metal.
 Bashiord and Fountain heve a couple of rich lead properties in the Mule mountains near Sandy Bob's ranch, which they will work very soon. The lodges are large and we'll defined and the ore carries 50 per cent lead
 The Sydow and Garrett copper pre- perty in the Dragoon mountains which is under bond 10 Richard Gird will be worked again on q large scale ID the near future.
 The T M. & NJ. Co shipped a ca-- load of ore today from the Toughnut mine, and another will be loaded to- morrow. The usual number of men are at work on the company.s mines. With slight increase in the price of silver, the output would be greatly in- creased,
 Harry Cook and Tom Hsberstock are still working the Silver Cloud mine in the Dragoon mountains. The mill has been repaired and will be at work again in few days.
 Ryder and Swayzee are experiment. ing with their ore near South Pass in the Dragons. It Is e free milling gold ore. A one stamp battery is in operation, and whether concentration or cyanide will be adopted is still un- decided. They expect to pay all ex- penses of thorough development with the mill.
 John Sullivan, who has some big bonanza copper properties in the Chi ricahua mountains, is in the hospital here suffering from fever. He owns several claims abou; ? miles from San Simon. They are extensive and marvelously rich carrying from p to per cent copper and a fair value in both gold and silver. He has done considerable work on them. Capital is needed to develop them, and he of- fers big proposition 10 any one with means, who will take hold Of them. Geo. Fitts has entered into an agreement with McKloskey and Abbot to sink so feet on th9ir claim in the Buckhorn Basin for 8 third interest This claim was two inches wide on the surface and $ now a: the depth of 90 feet, IS inches vide in very rich gold ore carrying from s2OO to $500 a ton. Harwo1d, Fry and Pitts own several nearby claims which are be- ing prospected also with fiattering re- suits.
 Warner S Company shipped car- load of concentrates yesterday from their claim at Last Chance in the Tonbstens district,