The herald., 1896-02-02
PROSPECTS AND MINING
People of the Sun.kissed Land Wake to
New Activity
Attention Is Generally Dirsstsf to Gold Pro-
ducing rropsr.ies-New eni Old Strikes
Territorial Notes

Tucson, Jan. 31.-At Wagonersvlle
between Phoenix and Prescott, much
activity is being manifested at the
present time. The Recorder mine, a
rich gold properly, is being unremit'
tinsly worked. This valuable property
produces shipping ore that nets $l75 a
ton in gold bullion. Considerable de-
velopms snt work is being done on other
claims in that vicinity.
Globe. which place for the past year
has oeen practically deserted, IL once
more before the public as an active
mining camp. The United Globe
mines now have 60000) pounds of coke
in their bins. One furnace is active
and another much larger one will soon
|, be started. The Old Dominion smell er
Is now running two stacks, with plenty
of ore in sight
The Last Cnanca, about sixty miles
north OF Flagstaff, is said to be one OF
the largest copper discoveries in the
west. The copper runs from 60 so 70
par cent, and this ore also carries from
$40 to $50 Ia gold aud silver. Siasing
has bean done to depth Of sixty feet,
mineral is ineXhaustible.
Articles OF INCORPORATION of the Orc
Mining company, incorporated under
New York laws. were filed with the
county recorder mere yesterday. The
amonnt Of the capital stock is named
a. $40 900 and the properties are To-
Gated IN the Orc Blanoo district. about
sixty miles south of Tucson.
Siun T,ocu Ghinoao unorCbanf traded
his certificate of registration to All
Sam, u recent arrival from Mexico, who
had been arrested for being illegally in
this country. Both ere consequently
in trouble. The certificate bad been
changed to correspond with the lew
posssssor, as far as Photographic ap-
pearenc ,s, but Chinese, Ingenuity could
not conceal discrepancies in age and
height. large Of attempted bribery
must slsO be answered for.
Work has bsen resumed on the old
Vulture mine in Maricopa county. Thie
mine was once one OF the greatest g 'ld
prOduc srs in the west, but INSULT 'iency
of water caused premature closing
do Nn, the nearest surface water being
in the Hassayampa. fifteen miles dis
tant over the hills. The depth attained
in orking WAS but 400 feet, and there
is gold there yet in plenty. An expert
enced mining man has leased this prop
cry and great things are expected.
Eleven miles west of Globe are three
gold bearing claims which promise,
with developme It, to become valuable
property. The groupings along the
les ge prospect we'll IN gold. The ledge
matter is decompossd porphyry and
iron, and is easily mined. Work OF de-
velopment has been begun by the own
era cf these auapicious prospects.
Work on the Pearce claims near
Tombstone is progressing satisfacto
rily.
Sarah Ann 10y of Gila Bend is in
much distre So through non-compre-
hension of the statutes governing
divorce law. In 1884 her husband was
committed to the penitentiary for ten
years. This she understood to mean
absolute divorce Instead of cause for
| legal separation, so in time she took
unto herself another husband. 10y
has Just been released from prison,
and claims his wife, and the bewi dersd
husband No. 2, who does not quite
know where he is at, is suing for
divorce.
Every incoming train deposits from
thirty to fifty tramps, who seem to de-
vote all their time going from house to
house demanding food and clothes.
As rule they regard with scorn the
regulation woodpile Eight of these
troublesome visitors are in Jail at
ombstoue, as the result of fight
with officers at Benson Tuesday night.
Glendale shipped one carload of hog
to Los Angeles and one to Albuquerque
this week.
The northern part Of the territory is
showed in. All Southern Arizona re-
ceived excellent rains. Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Giia Bend canal, reservoir and
all its belongings will be disposed of
at sheriff's sale February 2lst.