The oasis., 1896-02-01
MINING NEWS.

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 depot. A magnificent Corliss engine
 is part of the outfit.
 Southern Mohave county is to have
 a boom of large dimensions this year.
 The rich mines of the section are at-
 tracing capital and successful invest
 ments will attract money that way
 A young man while hunting on
 SQuaw Peak, in the Verde country,
 C0cOnino county, made mineral dis coyery for which he refused 5000 the
 next day. lt Is a free gold proposi-
 ton.
 At the Planchas de Plata new yeIn
 of very rich silver ore has recently
 been uncovered in the arroyo from
 which great deal of very valuable
 shipping ore is being taken. A car load has been accumulated and will soon be shipped
 E Ellibee has uncovered splendid body of rich ore in his mine in the Chemehuevis mountain. MT. Ellibec has been at work on the property for nearly two months past and is now re- ceiving his reward in the shape of a rich gold output.
 The Monte Cristo mine, struck in Peoples valley, Yayapai county, last June, samples S25 ton and plates sl5 per ton, making very fine grade of concentrates The mine Is opened by two tunnels 100 feet each, the ore body averaging two to four feet This mine is so situated that it can be worked for years without hoisting machinery.
 Work of pumping out the Ray cop per mine in Pinal county, will begin the first of the month. This property belongs to l.. Ieckendorf X CO. of Tucson, and was recently visited by ex-Delegate Bean and the well known mining expert Dan. Gillette, but the water in the workings prevented a proper examination Of the property, which is about to be remeded.
 There Is considerable excitement on Turkey creek, in Yayapai county, over q rich strike of ore made there by Peters and Warren. It is the same old story: "Old location; no work; re- located yearafter year. Under the new mining law, the owners were com pelled to do some work, and at q depth of twelve feet, struck body of ore which goes Sl00 in gold and 90 per cent in copper.
 F. N. Norton is developing the Baltic, new find seven miles east of Prescott The ore looks well Chim neys of solid galena are encountered at intervals. Some specimens sent in show free gold Indications are that a large body of galena may be encoun- tered. Should this be done the out look for a shelter in Prescott will be better. There may be large bodies of this lead ore all around the claim worked by Norton.
 The most important sale made in years in northern Arizona was consul | mated g few days ago. The property | is the Gold Basis group of twenty 1 eight claims, for which $250,000 was paid. A Scotch syndicate made the | purchase. All the water rights in that | section have been purchased for the use of the group AL least S500,000 will be expended in developing the | mines and erecting an immense plant | for extraction. One of the properties is 200 feet between the walls.
 Arizona has many good mines, but none of it's silver deposits are better known than the Eclipse mine in the Bradshaw mountains, some seventy five miles from Phoenix. The claim was for long time in litigation, but all is now settled and the mine Is owned by c. A. Luke, Frank Luke. John Luke and Frank Kirkland. A force of men work the claim and ire quent shipments of orc are made. The lead, which is clearly defined, is about four feet wide, but the pay or shipping streak ranges from six to eighteen inches This ore is sorted until it runs about 1900 ounces to the ton. and they ship in carload quantities. The supply seems illimitable, and the liti- gation over this mine some four years lgo was the biggest case ever tried in A riyOpa rpf horrft1fr tlto ANn1no,. o,.,.,1