Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-10-02
MINING INTELLIGENCE.
SOmt Interesting DOilsS in the Various
 Districts Surrounding This City.
GhaIOld Producers are Doing and N6tSS
 From New Discoveries.

lt is safe to say there was never
 before 9 time iu Arizona when SD
 many really good mining districts
 were demanding the attention Of
 prospectorS and mine promoters as
 the present. It Is equally true there
 never was a time when mines could
 be operated so economicSlly.-Ex.
 4 Montana mining man, who has
 visited Johannesburg, South Africa,
 writes that all under ground work,
 with the exception of few machine
 men, is done by Kafirs, who receive
 an average of Sl2 a month and
 board, which latter consists of corn
 and meal only. They soon become
 quite expert with a hammer and
 drill.
 John Ross came in yesterday from
 a visit to the Lucky Boy mine on
 which his partner, Lute Wilson, and
 J. A. Park are at work. The shaft
 is down 10 feet, at which depth the
 ledge is eight feet wide, carrying
 good ore the entire distance. The
 ore is somewhat peculiar, as there
 are three Streaks of it running
 through the vein, all different in
 their character, but all containing
 good values. A portion of itis bright
 galena, some black sUlphurets and .
 reddish quartz, rich in carbonates.
 All contains gold, assays giving
 value of from $l5 to $50 per ton, ex- elusive of the lead and silver. They have between 300 and 400 tons on the dump aow. Few claims in this section have ever been so promising with the amount of development work done.
 A correspondent writing from Rossalind, B. C., and an American miner, says: "The principle of min ing here is somewhat different than with us. The first thing you have to do is to take out a miners license, which costs s, and then you are en- titled to all the privileges of a miner. The claims are located l,500 feet square. and after doing $500 worth of work you can apply for a crown patent. The mines are all true Assure veins, carrying gold from s to $290 and $500 per ton. There are very good chances for small investments, but not much chance for locating claims, as the country is located for twenty miles around. There are very few mines producing in paying quantities. Perhaps twelve or fifteen mines are shipping, but there is plenty of ore on the dumps Of others, but 70 roads to get 1t out on. There is but little chance for work. Miners get B, carpenters S3.50 per day. Money is plenty here if one has any way to get it."
 w. w. Hill, we'll known citizen of Jerome, left today for Briggs, in the Castle Creek mining district, where he goes to manage the work ing of the Jones and Swansy mining claims. These claims are situated 1 in Yavapai county, about 100 miles ! south of Jerome, in the copper belt. The mines are the property of Mir. | Hill and MT. J. w. Norton, Of Kan | sas City. A tunnel is now being | run through a large and very rich | body of ore which runs some in | gold and silver and carries from Is | to 20 per cent copper. The ore will l he reduced at the mines, there being l 8 large shelter on the ground, which | was put in some years ago by the | Copperopolis Mining Company, and | is now in good shape for working. | The company have seven men talk ing out ole, but will increase the force as soon as Mir. Hill gets there, ar d it will be but short time be- fore the shelter Is turning out | bullion and matte. Thero are a number of other promising locations in Castle Creek which will no doubt be opened out when the Jones' Swansey properties get properly to work. Capital is wanted in that section, and the investments made here will be safe ones.-Jerome News.
 The following report of the liar lua Hala mines Is taken from the New York Mining and Engineering Journal: Manager Raymond's re port for the month of July shows a small amount of development aud work. The only new ind during the month was a small body of ore in the Bonanza group, ,arrying from $l5 to S30 per ton. In he milling department, 70 stamps we're run during the month working ..255 tons of ore. The estimated -ield was Sl6,000, and the total ex- ,enses S9,965, leaving a profit of '6, ,035, to which is to be added profit rom store, etc, $500 making total ,f S6,935. The tailing plant was in operation from July 7th, treating ,67S tons; the bullion clean up was ,2, 200, and the gold precipitate re- on zinc, $25O0, making a otal ot S3,640. The operating ex- 'enSys were 2,060, showing a profit f C3,6i0. Besides the gold precipi- atCd, more remains sus- ended in the solutions, and has 'een absorbed in the new woodwork. The assay value of the pulp treated 'as S4.55 per ton, and the residue l.l0 per ton. There has been ex- ended during the month Sl,30O on putting in tracks round vats and other works. The lant was run half capacity for a inc and put into full capacity in be latter part of the month"
 C. F. Hoff has force of men at