Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-03
MINESAND MINING
Soma Interesting DOiRgs in he Various
 DlSFiCS Surrounding This City.
WhatOld Producers are Doing and K6tsS
 From NaR Discoveries.

The new mining law goes into effect Monday, July 1.
 The He1rietta property was sold at Sheriifs sale this morning on liens amounting to about S20,0O0 The purchasers were J. |. Gardner aud Henry Johnson, the lien holders. Reno, who is now absent in Califor- mia, will return in a few days and will start men at work developing the claims and a mill will soon be put up to work the ore.
 A. c. Gilmore and partners have just completed taking out a seven ton lot of rich ore for shipment from their Zero mine. It is stated that at a depth of ll0 feet they have encountered sulphuret ore going S3S7 per ton in silver.
 John Sorry recently made very important strike on Lynx Creek abOUttwo miles north of the old How. ell shelter. The location IS an entire ly new one. The ledge is three feet wide on top and the ore gives 8 value of Sl5 per ton in gold. He proposes to commence work at once developing the claims.
 It is given out that the Yarnell mine and mill will be started up again soon on a more extensive scale than ever before. That section of Yavapai is coming to the front in great shape along with the other districts. With the sale of the Johnson mine, the Grey Devil group and the property in Fools gulch and the probable erection of mills on each and the working of the Yarnell mine and mill hundreds of men will be employed in that section and the bullion product will be very largely increased.
 Speaking of mining in Arizona, the Phenix Republican says: 'EThe most active section of Arizona has been Yavapai county and regions around Prescott. The great Congress mine, an inexhaustible treasure box, that has welded much riches even to the depth of 1900 feet, is now working 250 men, while the hills in every di- rection from Prescott are lined with minesIand mills, miners and prospec- tors, most of whom are doing well. The Santa Maria country, between Mohave and Yavapai counties, is looking up, and several of the larger claims will be worked extensively and systematically in the neal fu- ture.
 An exchange says that there is a new ruling on mining patents by the secretary of the interior, which Is important to those who contem- plate securing government title to their mining claims. Heretofore it has been the custom where a group of mines were simultaneously worked by joint owners to consider total oI 500 in improvements and labor. sufficient application for patent. The new ruling of the secretary of the 1 interior Is to the effect that improve ments and work to the amount of | S5O1 must be done on each of the | claims in the group. In the develop l ment of mines under the old ruling a | tunnel could be run and the work | done on this would apply on group | of ten or a dozen mines owned by the | individuals or companies. It had | the advantage of concentrating the development at one point, and # the ore was confined to the edge it could be taken out through the tunnel to greater advantage.
 Another big mining deal has been quietly consummated during the past few days. In fact so quietly was it carried through to ateraaina- tion that even the ever alert news gatherers failed to catch on at the time. The property which changes it's ownership by the deal is the eel ebrated Johnson mine at Rich hill. It IS famous in more ways than one. It IS lannon's on account of being To- cated where such fabulous wealth was obtained few years ago from the surface, in the shape of coarse gold and nuggets. It is famous on account of containing its locator somewhere within its recesses. The former owners were 4. P. and J. V. Smith, ]. A. Conlee and F. X. O'Brien and the purchaser is H. c. Reno, who spent several weeks here | Investigating the mineral resources of this section. The price agreed | upon is understood to be Sl00,OO0. | The mine Is already pretty well i opened up and shows up well. Mir. |
 Colorado parties, who have lease l on r. NJ. Murphy's Silver Trail mine 1 on the Hassayampa near the Sena- tor mill, have just realized 5000 from a lot of ore, representing seven weeks work for the two. The ore was worked at the Senator mill.
 c. T. Abbot and partners are work ing claim near Granite mountain which Is showing up very nicely. They have between two aud three feet of ore which goes from $16 to so per ton in gold. That section of the country has been prospeeted but little get, and if the owners of this claim should succeed. as present prospects indicate, in opening up a good mine, it would stimulate pros pecting in that district.
 The Little Jessie mine in Chapar- raj, continues to look fine and there is a body of very high grade ore in the bottom of the shaft. John s. Jones is still working on the five ad- ditional stamps to his mill and ex
 poets to have them in operation by July l5,
 Hull & Rybon, who have a lease
 on mine in Chaparral, about two
 miles west of the Little Jessie, have just completed taking out twenty five ton lot of ore which they are
 having worked at John s. Jones'
 mill. This ore was taken out by two
 men in two weeks and samples S53
 per ton. The ledge is from nine to | fifteep feat wide