Arizona republican., 1897-12-22
THE METAL MARKET.

ing editor of the Arizona Republican.
 THE METAL MARKET.
 New York, Dec. 21-SiIver certifi- cates, 561a@57%; silver bars, 561s Mexican dollars, 5S.
 MINING IN MOHAVE.
 More About the Chloride Distric: and
 Something About Others.
 Kingman, Ariz., Dec 19.-(Specinl correspondence of The Rspubldcan.)- short my remarks on Chloride and now close with reference to thfs dis trict and add something pertaining to propositions outside of the White Hills district.
 E. T. Loy, superintendent of the Tennessee, recently purchased the Merrimhc from Joseph P. Finnegan, a prosperous merchant of Chlo-ide. The Merrimac lies northwest of the town MT Loy is continuing the work of sinking and is drifting and stopping. Silver pIedomina.es and will run 300 ounces, while gold goes a. half ounce or more. Twelve men are at work and five more will be put on this week.
 On the 10th inst. showing at the Tennessee, a mine mentioned in my last letter, lead went seventy three per cent and silver 200 ounces to the ton, with "a trace of gold apparent. The pump at the Tennessee has ca pacity of 5000 gallons an hour. By am oversight I omitted these notes.
 At John BaELys Minnesota, south west of the Tennessee, there is a ten stamp mill which will be idle for a brief period Three shafts are sunk one of which is a compartment one. Connection is being made with the new shaft from below. The ores run principally in silver and little gold is found Twenty feet of ore vein is in sight. Chunks of pure silver glance, going 89 per cent are taken out. The Minnesota is an old timer, being twenty-sfX years old. Barry commenced work three years ago, and was then "poor as a church mouse, on his personal statement. He has since paid I'D and is free from debt. His "Connor" mine lies south and adjoining the Minnesota. On this the work done and results are much in the natame-~f the latter. Two years ago Mt. Barry acquired the Tuckahoe, beyond the Merrimac, from Ewing & Heimrod arn also the Sunlight, southwest of Chloride town. Works are on the properties and MT. Barry contemplates putting these to some purpose. Like others on the east side of the Sacramento valley he is wait ing patiently the 'taxless tobt" of the north and south road in the valley. Barry has had offers for his property but he regarded them inadequate to his estimate of their value.
 Higher up and three-quarters of a mile southeast of the Schuylkill are Judge J. M Murphy's Pay Roll and Black Prince On the Pay Roll are shafts of 100 feet depth each From the north shaft is an extension by drift into the Black Prince claim. At 100 feet is a showing cf five foot ore in gold and silver, the. gold going from $20 to $15O. The vein can be followed into the Black Prime from the Pay Roll extension To Mineral Park, four miles, the lead is from twelve to thtrty-siX feet wide. Sev- eral locations were made this year between the Black Prince and Min eual Park. Judge Murphy has seven working on his Black Prince and Pay Roll. He is confident and favors railroad connection.
 Rattler No. is a southern eXten- sion of the Pay Roll. Considerable work has been done, showing lead and gold Thiers has two men doing assessment wlork on the Rattler. Good roads have been opened to each of the mires Hualapai Indians pack wood into camps and to the town of Chloride, receiving $6.50 per cord. At the Elkhart a dymnmo is operated for the company's use.
 The town of Chloride has trebled in population within three years and now offers the Miners Exchange Bruce's 16 ito 1, Johnston's place and a fourth in prospective, all designed to supply the thirsty. Next of conse- uuence is Joe Casinos, Mrs. Johns tons and Chinhman, these persons ssrvfng the hungry. Joseph P. Fin negan, the postmaster, has moved into his new building, 40x70, and now car ries a stock considerably larger than > he did a year ago.
 \ W. N. Conklin, formerly of Bum bla Bee, recently opened general meTchendise store in a frame build ing, covered with canvass. Joe Ca sino> has added ito his stable and runs a corral MT. Hughes carries on 2 blacksmith shop and temple of justice
 Gold NBasin is twenty miles east o1 White Hdlls. Assays of ore show $1s free milling ore. Ledges indicate six to ten feet. About twenty men art working in Ghe district. Postmaster Eaten of White Hills, R. G. Patterson and George Eaton are Interested II the claims (which were bonded, bu these bonds Shave expired and now tn, owners of the properties look to oth CTS to innes |. Work has been don' about fifteen years and 1000 tons ar on the dumpS. Water is scarce.
 Nine miles northeast of White Hill A. L. McKeoMn has three mines or ..,J,s.1, boS S11r,1x 1S0 om