Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-08-12
MINING INTELLIGENCE.
Some Interesting DOluSs in the Various
 DiSlriCS Surrounding This City.
WhatOld Producers arc Doing and ECteS
 From ksE Discoveries.

aTastraS crushing orc from the "65 mine, one mile north of Stanton.
 j. F. and J. G. Allen have given a bond to Charles McLloyd for five claims m Cherry creek district for S20,OOO
 Two bars of silver bullion from the Rapid Transit mine came in on last nights stage. They were valued at about l,SOO.
 J. J. Riley has recently shipped 5000 pounds ut supplies out to the Gold Leaf mine, on Cherry creek, which he Is operating.
 Dan O'Boyle reports that he has recently made a strike of very rich ore in his Lone Pine mine in the Hasssyampa district. The ore as says Sl3S per ton in gold.
 The Little Jessie mine declared dividend to-day of 5000, and left a neat little surplus in the treasury besides. This has been accomplished in six weeks run, since starting up the last time.
 Richard DeKuhn is working the Mockingbird mine in Cherry creek with good success. He has taken out lot of shipping ore recently from the mine.
 A car load of machinery for T. G. Barlow Massicks' steam shovel and amalgamator, has arrived in Pres colt. Mir. Massicks will take 1t to Lynx creek shortly, put it together and start it up.
 The railroad companies have con- tracted for the transportation of 10000 pounds of machinery from Chicago to Congress Junction for the Planet-Saturn Mining Company, at Fools Gulch.
 Prof. Comstock is pushing work on the Little Wonder group of mines, recently purchased by him. He is not only developing the mines but Is making substantial improve ments on them.
 Mcdonald and Boyle have the shaft on their Bald Butte mine, west Of town, down now about twenty-five feet, aud 1t continues to look as we'll as on the surface. This property gives promise of becoming a great mine with development.
 4 new hoist of the very latest style has been ordered for the ter sey Lily mine, and will be placed Tn position upon its arrival. Superin- tendent and General Manager W. C. Bashiord Is devoting his whole time to the management of this property.
 4. B. Demary, H. H. Keys and W. 4. Stokes have purchased John Har- lan's quarter interest m the Emporis mine, seven miles south of town. The mine has a shaft on it ll0 feet ! deep, and shows free milling ore to that depth. The vein is from two to four feet wide and samples Sl6 per ton.
 4 survey has been completed of the group of mines owned by the Chicago Gold Mining and Reduc- ton company, in Cherry Creek GIs- trict. \ site has also been surveyed for a mill, and work will be com menced shortly m grading for it.
 Henry Strodthoif has purchased from Charles Donaldson his interest iR the lease on the Munds X Co. property in Cherry creek, and in the W.se,r l. nDp. Ilal,, ,,,,n ,,, tlo Verde river. Ore from these claims Is now being worked at the Sines- Smith mill on the Verde. The ore is milling we'll"
 Governor k. C. Powers went out to-day to the Black Hills to survey group of five or six claims for the Emmet-Mining Company, for which the company propose to apply for patent. The claims are located in Mineral Point district.
 The purchasers of the Little Annie mine, on Big Bug, are quite elated over the prospects of their claim. Their new steam hoist was started up yesterday. and at the bottom of the shaft they have three feet of good ore. James Shirley is super intendent of the property.
 The Phenix Republican announces that "a ton of gold bullion, valued at $500 was brought into Prescott Friday from the Little Jessie mine." Phenlx reporters must have a great idea of the value of gold bullion. If the above paper was little more accurate m it's quotations from Prescott papers, which it copies freely without giving any credit, it would not make such ridiculous mistakes as the above.
 Another bar of gold bullion was brought in yesterday from the Lit tie Jessie mine. It was valued at $500. This is the largest bar of bullion ever brought from Chapar- ral, and Is the result of less than seven days run of the mill. A new body of good ore has been opened ! up recently in the mine, and the 1 property never looked so we'll as at present
 A placer miner who ha, been at work south of town a few miles was in town to-day with $50 worth of | placer gold, which he obtained in eight days work. He says that since the recent rains the gulches in 1 the hills are full of placer miners ! nearly all of whom are doing we'll. | Three placer miners are at work l near the head of Willow creek, west of town, and are said to be clearing $500 per day to the man.
 The Planet-Saturn Company is preparing to work their Fools Gulch | property on a gigantic scale. In addition to the 100000 pounds of | machinery, for which transportation has been contracted as mentioned in our last issue, the company has con- tracted for ten car loads of fire brick and fire clay from Phenix and for twelve to fifteen car loads of lumber and two car loads of tank material