Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-24
MINES AND MINING
Some Interesting DOlngS in the Various
 Districts Surrounding This City.
That Old Producers arc Doing and ECteS
 From keW Discoveries.

men sinking m the Wren mine, Slate creek.
 E. J. Austin is out near tho Last Chance mine developing a mining claim.
 Around Walnut Grove consider able mining and prospecting is go- ing oa by strangers.
 Pickard, Herrin & Co, near the Placeritasi are erecting ten stamp mill on their claims, and will drop stamps inside of thirty days. They have force of l5 men at work on their mines, . good sized ore dump being noticeable also.
 Great excitement exists in and around Tombstone over a recent rich discovery of orc there in what is known as the Pearse mine. The ledge is said to be 40ft wide, and ore taken from 1t went as high as 2,7O0 ounces in silver.
 Parties who arrived yesterday from Congress, state that big strike has been made recently in the Harqua Hala country. No particu- lars could be learned in regard to the property in which 1t was made, but it is stated that a larger and richer body of ore was struck than had ever before been encountered in the district.
 Very extensive additions will be made shortly to the plant of the United Verde Copper Company, whereby tho output of that miDe will be increased about fifty per cent over its present production. Among the proposed improvements will be the erection of another lO0- ton water jacket shelter and the construction of an additional revcr- beratory furnace. The increase iu the capacity of the plant will neces- sarily result in an increase in the number of employees, but this will not be in proportion to its increased capacity, as with the present appli- ances for handling the ore and bull lion, double the amount handled at present can be cared for, but with slight addition to the present. force.
 A telegram from Los Angeles tells of a big mining enterprise recently inaugurated there. It says: "Arti- cles of incorporation of the Big Horn Mining Company were filed to- day. The nominal capital is S20O0,- OOO, which is fully subScnb, d. The directors include l.. w. Blnn, who is president; Judge E. NJ. Ross and Senator Stephen Nj. White, all resi- dents of this city. The mine is located on the head waters of the San Gabriel river, on the north slope of Mount Baldy, at an altitude of 7,500 feet. The immense vein is traced for five miles between walls or lodges 90 to 100 feet wide on the surface. At the l50-foot level the miners who prospected the claim found the ledge 62 feet wide, and the gold ore yielding $6 per ton. There are easily 100000 tons in sight. There is enough water power in the gulch and immediate sur. roundiDgs to develop a 25,0O0- horse power. A 100 stamp mill will inn mediately be erected by the com pany."
 Speaking of the recent strike in the Harqua Hala mine, the Phenix Republican says: G W. Mauk re- ceived a letter from Mir. Thornton stating that T. Underhill, of Palo- mas. trustworthy and reliable man, had given him information regard ing the strike. The rich find was discovered on the 200-foot level of the Bonanza claim of the Harqua Hala group. In a short space of time, 40 sacks of ore were taken out which netted $1,000 per sack. The find was opportunely v made, for the company had been forced to lay of several men, as ore was giving out, and their intention was only to work the diamond drills and the pros pecting crews. As it now is, full force of men will be put at work to develop the new ore body. The ore is by no means confined to a pocket, but is quite extensive and equal to the former body of ore discovered several years ago, and which put the Harqua Hala mines at the head of all Arizona bullion producers. At the time the mine was sold to a syndica' @ by Hubbard and Bowers for $l.250000, Mir. Hubbard was quite confident that an immense body of ore would be found in the locality where the last discovery was made.
 When & Prescott man asks the question "where are you miningi" and the reply is "on Spruce creek" it almost invariably follows that a puzzled look comes over the Pres colt mans face as he asks "where is Spruce Creeki" Spruce creek gen. erally speaking IS west of Thumb Butte, south of Granite mountain and north east of Skull valley. This is destined to become one of the richest camps around Prescott and as it is only ten miles away it is i'm mediately tributary to the town. It is claimed by those who know that this district shows more free gold than any other in this vicinity. In consequence of this fact the prop erty owners there have decided on new name and new district and in the future Spruce Canyon will be known as the Gold Standard Mining District. The boundaries will be roughly as follows. From Q point on the railroad in Skull valley east ward to tn porphyry buttes then northerly along the main divide of Spruce mountain to a point near the Last Chance mine thence wester- ly to Iron Springs, thence southerly along the line of the railroad to the place of beginning. The operations in the district are as follows: The | old Queen property is under bond to | Messrs Hubbard, Hull and Ratcliff. | They have sunk 32 foot shaft on top of the bill to cut the ore body | at a depth of 70 feet. They expect |