Arizona republican., 1896-12-30
MINES AND MINING.
Latest Intelligence From Established
 or Growing Districts

u. w. EdCOn or h1nSmdn brought III two tons of rich gold ore from Gold Basin the first of last week and sold it to the sampler.
 The new Empire shelter at Rollin, near Crittenden, will give a great i'm petus to mining in the southeastern portion of Pima county.
 Forney & Co. shipped a carload of copper ore to the Fl Paso shelter last week. Shipping on large scale will commence in a short time from their Canon mines.
 Orders have been issued by the United Verde Copper company to it's employees that a garnishment issued against any one of them will be the cause of their discharge.
 The throwing open of the San Carlos coal fields will add another industry to the many industrial pursuits of Arizona. Companies are already or ganized to open up the great coal meas ures and place the product on the mar ket.
 Another new hoist has been re- ceived by the White Hills company, at White Hills, and will be hauled out to the mines in a few days. In about a month there will be seven hoists in operation in the White Hills.
 M. R. Ritchie, the big mining ma chinery manufacturer of Los Angeles, was at Yuma last week to straighten out the trouble with the transportation company concerning the ten stamp mill for the Golden Dream Mining company.
 Chas. F. Hoff has returned to Tue son from his trip to Yavapai county, and gives a glowing account of the activity which is apparent in mining circles in all directions from Prescott. New mines are constantly opening up; much new machinery is being erected and everything indicates an era of prosperous activity ecIipsing anything in the past.
 The gold region of Dos Cabezas range and the gold district of the San ta Ritas will soon become matter of public interest, for the develop ments are resulting in such surpris- ingly rich showings that the produc- tion will cause burst of excitement in mining circles which cannot be held down, no matter how much the owners of the mines may struggle to keep the facts from the public.
 Colorado people are agitating a re- vision of the mining laws. It is claimed that under the present con- gressional law, there is wide divers ity of opinion among lawyers regard ing what constitutes valid location The United States supreme court has passed on several of the disputed points but has not touched on the side line and end line questions as yet To relieve all doubt it is proposed to have an amendment passed by con- gress clearly defining this point. It would undoubtedly meet with the ap- proval of the miners of the whole country.
 Lee Ikenberry, representative-el elect to the Nineteenth legislature, came down from Richmond Basin last Sat urday. Lees luck seems to be peren- nial. He is the owner of the Bland mining claims, from which he and others have taken thousands of dol lars in silver nuggets. The ground was supposed to have been worked out long ago, but Lee continues to find nuggets of almost pure silver every little while. Last week he dug out twenty-five pounds of nuggets. They are much sought after as cabinet spec linens and sell for $5 per pound.-Globe Silver Belt.
 The Los Angeles Times correspond ent believes that only in irrigation has Arizona a future. Like all things hu- man the Los Angeles Times cores pendent is liable to err, and in this case the error is quite apparent Ari- zona today stands third in the list of copper producers and sixth in the list of producers of precious metals Yet Arizona is in it's infancy in min ing. Within two years it will equal If not surpass Montana as a producer Of copper and undoubtedly will be fourth in the production of gold and silver. The Times jumps at conclus- ions and has no hesitancy in telling a falsehood to make a readable article -Mohave County Miner.
 A correspondent of the Tucson Sta1 from the Gro Blanco district says -'The Gro mill and mine under Supt Gould is proving a success as a gold bullion producer. Ten stamps are crushing twenty tons each twenty four hours; twenty-five men are en- ployed in the mill and mine. The Ole Glory mill has closed down. It has ore crushing capacity for only twenty stamps and is adding enough orc crushers to supply the thirty stamp! of the mill. The capacity of the reser voir is also to be increased. During tht meantime development work contin ues in the mines The Tres Amigo!