Arizona republican., 1897-10-26

from three shafts. No. 1, 1,750 feet deeD: No. 3, AGO feet; and No. 3, l. 100 feet deep. No. 1 is lighted by electricity. A new hoisting plant has been ordered for No. ?, capable of go- ing to a depth of 5000 feet, and in shaft Mo- a similar hoist will be placed, capable of hoisting a load of 10000 pounds at the rate of 1000 feet per minute, for 3,C0O feet depth. At the cyanide mill 100 tons of tail ings are handled daily. The com pany intends to enlarge this branch Of the business.
 Reports from the hills about Pres colt are that Clark's mill in Walker district is running on custom ore; Mil liken's mill is running on second class ore from Goblin & Grifin's Favorite mine while the first class ore is be- ing shipped; both the Senator and Sun Dance mills are running; work is bsing pushed on the Storm Cloud group and the rumbling sound Of ex- plOding blasts issues from the mouths of scores of shafts. The mountains are being successfully held LID for their treasures all along the line with a genrous flow Of the only dollars which can have no history Of degradation and dishonesty to tell.
 Judge Griffin, a Hassaya1npa miner, who has resided in Yavapai for thir- ty-four years, tells the Courier that more work is being done on mines at present than ever before; that not much money is being put in circula- tion through the transfer of various mining properties, for the reason that the purchasers pay only a few hum dTed dollars down and then proceed to take the money out Of the mine purchased to pay for the mine-a safe procedure for the buyer, but one which results satisfactorily to all par ties at interest in 8 surprisingly large percentage of instances.
 The proposition for gans al ere re- ducti0n works for Prescott seems to be taking another nap. With the most highly and widely mineralized ! sane man can bring himself to bs- lieve that such works will not pay in this vicinity The first man O. cem- pany with nerve enough to take this proposition by the horns will make fortune, croakers to the contrary notwithstanding. The people who talk against such works remind us of l the few who claimed in aaie-railroaa l days tbst one tlain a month would supply this section with all the nec- cssaries and that a railroad would | not pay; and, behold, today, the rail- ] road sneezes, half the newspapers in l Arizona doff their hats to it's metallic | influence, and statesmen of both par , ties glance hurriedly to the four | points of the compass to see which i way the dollar Of patronage takes it's ! course. Of course the reduction works will pay, and the fellow with a
 will may some day bob up to go at 1 the proposition right. Where there
 is will there is a way, and if coke cannot be had at reasonable rates, an
 army of charcoal burners can start a
 new industry and keep every dollar of
 the shelter money in the country
 A recent arrival and bright bushes
 man said to us the other day that 500
 young men, desirable citizens, would
 coma to Prescott from his neighbor-
 hood alone, if he should so advise
 and that he would do so if there was
 any prospect of a reduction plant go-
 ing in here. With the erection Of one
 such plant others would follow until
 the air would be black with the belch
 ing of great smokestacks.-