The oasis., 1896-02-08
MINING ~vs

The Elizabeth mine in Cave Creek district, Maricopa county, was sold last week by John B. Rosseau to F. Shinn. The price reported is S4O,000. The property shows all indications oi
 being one of the best mines in the ter
 ritOry.
 It is said that no finer showing of ore is to be seen in the mines Ot Mo- have county than is now in sight in Tug Ayers bonanza, the Eureka, at Cerbat He has a fortune developed, ready to be broken down and convert ed into cash. The ore is gold and runs from four to thirty ounces.
 Development at the Locklin-M Miller strike in Cochise county, continues with unabated yigOr, and some very attractive gold leads are being un- covered that give promise of fulfilling the prophecies of many experienced miners that this section bids fair to bud out as future bonanza.
 The United Globe mines now have 600,000 pounds of coke in their bins. One furnace is active and another much larger will shortly be started. Globe is becoming an active camp. The Old Dominion shelter is now run ming two stacks, with plenty of ore in sight and ample coke in the bins.
 Another rich find has just been made in the Huachuca mountains by the Copper Glance company, said to be better than the mine which has been worked by the company for number of years. In fact, it is described as being mountain Of ore. and astonish- ingly rich, and thus our prospects are daily growing brighter.
 Leasers at work on the C. O. D. mine, in MOhave county are all now getting ore. Brown, Coolidge and Pawlin have an eight-inch streak in a winZe on the 200-foOt level; Fred Leo hard, on the same level, has good ore, and Lynch and Peterson, on the 250, have struck ore in a crOss-cut; some thing new in the history of the mine.
 All reports from the new gold strike at the South Pass. in COchise county, go to confirm the first statement that from surface indications it is the big gest strike ever made in Arizona. Specimens of rock running from 5000 to Sl0,0O0 per ton are on exhibition, and all the old-timers are enthusiastic over the prospect and big boom is anticipated in the near future.
 The Prescott Courier is reliably in- formed that Hon. W. A. Clark will put in machinery and men in the near future to double the present output of the United Verde mines. W. A. Clark is at present in France. A gentleman who came in from Los Angeles few days ago stated that the report was current in that city that Mr Clark had sold out his interests in Montana
 Dan Hatz, it is said has bonded the Ohio and Gro Flame mines, on the Hassayampa, in Yayapai county, to English parties. The properties were recently under bond to Colorado parties, who opened them up some, and who, it is said, were. well pleased with them, but on account of con- tiicting interests in the ownership, they failedt0purchase.
 MessTsi Carpenter & Swigert, who have had lease and bond On the Cot ! tOnwoOd mine, on Groom creek, in Yayapai county, have sunk q shaft fifty feet deep on the property. The ledge is twelve feet wide, and there is quite a good body of ore in it, which ! goes as high as s2GO in gold. They have just transferred their bond to Messrs. Shirley X Plumb, who will continue development work on the claim
 The richest piece Of gold ore ever seen in Globe was shown by John ! Chambers on Tuesday of last week. | The specimen is about 31 inches long by 2 inches thick, is full of wire gold . visible on every side. It's value was estimated at several hundred thou sdnd dollars Go the lon in gold Mir. Chambers was dumb as to where the . rock came from but said it was in the country and that the specimen was from the croppiugs Of the ledge WANTED; Several trustworthy gentlemen . W or ladies t0 travel in Arizona for cstab- ished, reliable house. Salary s7e0 and ex- penses. steady position Enclose reference . and self addressed stamped envelope The