Arizona republican., 1896-12-25
MINES AND MINING.
News of Interest Concerning Many
 Rich Properties.

The mining outlook for Yavapai | county is very promising.
 Get out in the mountains and dig gold, says the Albuquerque Citizen.
 The Planet-Saturn Mining company will have their new plant ready to run about January l.
 During his visit east Nick Gales 1 bought new mill for the Chicago Gold Mining and Milling company's property on Cherry creek.
 Power for the Arizona Copper con- pany at Clifton is furnished by two fas engines, which it is claimed do the same work as steam engines at greatly reduced cost. A new gold district is said to have been discovered about sixty miles from the town of Weiser in the Bitter Root mountains of Idaho. It is said that there are large bodies of free milling gold ore, sampling as high as $100 in gold.
 A number of new mining companies come out each week in the Cripple Creek district, a good many being for the purpose of raising cash for the development of properties outside the district. The enlargement of the gold zone goes on all the time and the old land marks have long since been en- tirely obliterated.
 Several mining deals of considerable magnitude are being negotiated in this, county which, if consummated, will mean extensive operations on large scale and tend to aid in advertis- ing our section and bringing to the notice of other capitalists the fact that within our borders some rare mining opportunities exist and but need capi- tai to make them dividend paying, says the Tombstone Prospector.
 Robert Cartmell and his partner continue development work on their Paragon mine south of Prescott. They have the shaft down now to depth of fifty feet, and it shows up rich ore all the way. The shaft is being sunk at point where two lodges cross each other. One apparently bears silver and the other gold as the ore taken from the shaft is not only rich in gold but has considerable black sulphide Q Ol olltOl HI It. ACy lullh lucy AdfO the making of a big mine and expect to erect mill on it in the spring.
 The Daily Mining Record says that the Robinson district is now being en- tered by several Cripple Creek oper- ators who are convinced that for the amount of money to be invested no- where in the state can be found equal bodies of silver-lead ores carrying about twenty-five per cent of their val ues in gold. 1>pout 100 pounds of this class of ore is now being exhibited al the office of the Woods Investment company coming from one mine which is producing from fifty to sixty tons daily. The company now has control ling interest in about eighty acres o1 territory, and has also optioned some very valuable interests in addition This Robinson district is, by the way near Leadville.
 The Bloomington mine in Deer Lodge county, Montana, recently solo by Schater Bros. to Chicago capital ists for $30 000, is being extensively de veloped, and the outlook grows bright CT daily. The upper tunnel has beel run 1000 feet, and has tapped eigh leads, varying from three inches tt three feet in thickness, and assayins from $10 to $45 per ton in gold. Drift have been run on the three larges veins as follows: Mo- east 250. feet No. 1 west 300 feet; No. east 75 feet No. z west 150 feet; No. 3 east 225 feet and No. west 100 feet No. 1 lead i two feet thick and assays $35 per ton No. 2 is three feet thick and carrie about S50 per ton, and No. 3 is iron IS inches to two feet thick
 c. D. Lane, the millionaire min owner. 1t is understood is interestin himself in the purchase of some valu able properties in the Dos Cabeza gold district. Should the transfer b made a mill of large capacity will a once be erected and extensive wor begun. It is also stated that twent stamp mill is to be erected at Pearc within a few months, for the Common wealth Mining company A mill be longing to Manager Brockman whic has beer in operation at White Sigma N. M, will be torn down and shipped t Pearce. When depth has bee ILtalNeN on the GOlQ CLI which is located near tn Commonwealth, the company als intends to put in reduction work Thus Pearce has a bright and promis ing future for thriving mining towl
 Jerome is enjoying great prosperit these days. The United Verde Coz per company, which nearly double the, capacity of it's plant during th past summer is still engaged in enlart ing it's plant and increasing it's capa ity. Persons who are in a position know of the output of that mine est hat doil