The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17
JUST BEYOND THE COLORADO RIVER
THE MINES OF ARIZONA
A Review Of Recent Operations 10 the
Territory
Some Tests Of Ores Hade by Dr. Comstock
Of the University of
Arizona

The gold deposits at the local mint ag-
gregated 1853 ounces, valued at about $SOOO.
The largest contributor for the day was
Arizona, with 120 ounces from the Lynx
creek property, near Prescott, owned by
Judge Rucker and associates of this city.
Denver Mining Record.
Frank Baxter has three claims in the
Harqua Haa ranges about twenty miles
south OF Casa Dome, with very fattering
surface Indications the ledge being feet
wide and showing free gold on the top.
He intends sinking a shaft on the main
ledge this month. An Indian showed
him the claims.
John w. Gerritt, the mining man OF
Mineral Park, this week closed the deal
for the Redenour copper property near
the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. The
price named is away up in the thousands.
One-third of the purchase price has been
paid down and the balance will follow
shortly. The purchasers are John X,
White of the 93 Mining Company, Min
eral Park, and the Graphic-Carbonate,
Kelly, n. NJ. Howard r. Deacon, whole
sale lumber merchant Philadelphia, Pa;
Howard l.. Haines, capitalist of Phil
jeweler of Philadelphia, Pa, and traes-
urer of the famous Utica mine OF Colo
RADIO; - Nealy, wholesale lumberman
of Philadelphia. The new company will
begin work Immediately. This sale was
accomplished in less than month from
the time the parties first began negotia-
tons.
new mining company called the Eu-
gene has been formed to operate in this
section. Among the incorporators we
notice the names of John J. Dodds and f.
J. Lyon, both of this city. The district
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Canyon country, where they have quartz
and placer ground that shows up very
rich, the placer ground yielding 81 cents
per cubic yard in gold AT present they
have force of fifteen miners at work and
propose to increase the number to sew
enty-tive as soon as the development will
permit. twenty stamp mill has been
ordered for the mine and is now en- route
to Prescott. Water, the great problem i'll
mining in many districts around this
city, is here to be had i'll abundance, and
the success of the company seems assured.
In speaking of tests made of Arizona
ores, DR.. Comstock, of the University of
Arizona says that there are three classes
OF ore U) Those which are really free
ores. CD An intermediate class, partly
free and partly ''sulphuret;" and go
the 'sulphuret" ores. Many miners, who
get coors in the pan or horn spoon, and
who afterward get good assays from their
ores. are disappointed at the low percent
age saved in the milling process. This is
usually because they have overlooked fine
grained sulphide which forms considera-
Bile portion of the ore, although it may
not be visible in the rock. DR.. Comstock
is satisfied, from his Investigations. that
the working of gold ores in Arizona is yet
in its initial stages, for there are deposits
enough, rich enough and extensive enough
to tempt the investment of capital guided
by thoughtful and economical engineering
talent, when once the ores are under
stood.