Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-31
MINING INTELLIGENCE.
Some Interesting DOlnGS la tho Various
 Districts Surrounding This City.
What Old Producers arc Doing and EOteS
 From NeE Discoveries.

Recent strikes near Wickenburg
 are creating some talk among the
 Phenicians.
 4 deed has been filed for record
 from Mrs. Alice Moeller to John J.
 Hawkins for four ffths of the Divi-
 dend mine, the consideration named
 being $7,5O0.
 Jerry Barton arrived today from
 Lynx Creek, bringing in nearly $i00
 in placer dust, the returns of one
 weeks work of but few men along that creek.
 The Mescal mill, on the Hassa
 yampa, is now running steadily on
 ore from the Gro Flame mIne of the company, ten stamps dropping. A force of ten miners are at work.
 The sale of a group of sixteen claims to the south of and near Prescott, is going on. tu be clcsed up in few days. While the price is small, extensive works will, how ever, be placed on the property, and the same opened up by big force.
 MT. Clark, of Clark & Sisty, oper- sting on Lynx creek, is said to be closing the purchase of Mir. David sons interest in ths Champion mine, and extension of the Sheldon. This mine has lately had considerable development work done on it, and is under bond from Judge Griffin to Calvin, Hinebaugh and Davidson for $l0,0OO.
 Sam Hubbard, Jr.. arrived in town yesterday from his Queen mine in Spruce mountain, about nine miles ! west of Prescott, with several pounds l of ore that he brings to this city to | be assayed, taken from a recent rich l strike made in that property. He | is down but g feet where drift has ! been started, ani in this new work ing body of fine sulphuret ore, 20 | inches wide, was run onto. The as says show 1t to run S45 per ton.
 Lieut.. Davidson, of Fort Whip pie, who secured lease on the old Wren mine, at the head of Slate Greek, some time ago, is pushing the development work on that we'll known ore producer. He has at present ten men employed sinking shafts and driving tunnels, and the pay roll amounts 10 over Sl 300 month. The mine is showing up in splendid condition, and it will not be long before it will enter the ranks of the dividend payers of Yavspai.
 Tom Greenhaw came in this morn ng from the Greenhaw ranch, west Df town. He has been kept posted )n the Harqua Hala mine and says he recent find in the Bonanza is DOna fde aud makes that property . better one than it has ever been. The ten stamp mill is now working lay and night on the tailings which Is soon as disposed of, will give oom for a new dump, when large orce of men will be put to work on he new find, and the work of get ing out the rich ore will be started. -Phenix Herald.
 Notwithstanding the late destruc- ion of the Last Chance mill, near Prescott, work continues steadily in he mine and a new strike is re- 'orted. The main shaft is being Iriven and has reached depth of 90 feet, where a drift has been tarted north. On the 50-foot level
 new rich body of ore, two feet ride, running S20 per ton, has been while in other portions I the mine, development work ives the property better showing han ever. The Last Chance will ertainly give a good account of self soon, and when improvements contemplated are placed thereon.
 After all, the United States holds nly the second and not the first lace among the countries as a gold roducer. Australia holds first lace. The latest correct official eturns from New South Wales give : he output of shat colony in 1894 as 24,7 ,7S7 ounces, valued at $5,629, ,790. | his increase over the returns first lade public brings the total produc- on of all the Australasian colonies D to $40,05l,S75 as compared with r g, 76l, ,2O5, the gold output of the 1 nited States in 1S94-or $290,670 s ore than was produced here. Thus c Is palm has left us, for the present t
 least. s