Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-03-31
SOma Interesting DOiRss in ths Various
 Districts Surrounding This Ciiy.
What0ld Producers are Doing and hOieS
 From NsR Discoveries.

T. j. Corrigan and Dave Jones own the western extension oi the Congress mine, which they are de- velopIng
 Five copper elaine out of a lot of between thirty and forty ioca- tious, west of the Bullard mlne, to- ward the Colorado river, were bonded recently for S24,0OO The ore goes as high as B per cent in copper.
 Francis < Thurston own two claims about four miles west of Congress, and between the above camp and Fools Gulch. which they are developing They arc called tho Cottonwood and Horseshoe. They are running a 3O0foot cross cut tunnel to strike the ledge, and are now in l75 feet. They think the ledge is an extension of the Con gress lead, and have great hopes Of developing a good mine.
 Frank Cavanaugh thinks he has a bonanza in the Granite Pass claim, on the west side of Martinez creek, and on the eastern slope of the Martinez mountains, near Congress. He located the claim last August, since when he has sunk shaft 23 feet deep, and has eight feet of sul- phuret ore which gives goot assay returns.
 Dennis May is at work develop ing a claim owned by himself and 4. l.. Butler, about a mile west of Congress. They have a shaft on 1t 100 feet deep, and arc in good ore.
 A Falco is still wording day aud night shifts on the Gillespie prop erty, near Congress. He is running a tunnel in on the east side of the mountain.
 A rich strike has been made ID the Aztec claim of the Sun Dance Mining Company's group near the head of the Hassayampa. Taey encountered a 24-inch streak of ore which goes $50 per ton. A miner who formerly worked the property under lease, wanted to take a lease on the property, but the company decided to work 1t themselves Since striking this ore the miner has admitted that when he had a former lease on the property he ay eraged $400 per month in wo-''lng it
 William Pemberton was in Jerome Thursday from a mine in which be with several others, is interested The claim is called the City oI Butte, and is situated mile north of Carter's ranch, and nine mile: northwest of Jerome. On the sur face a lode of rich carbonate ore was shoMn. with q trace of gold but 1t IS a copper proposition, assay: showing 58 per cent in that metal The shaft aas reached a depth oi 70 feet, aud several mining men oI infallibls judgment pronounce tho claim a promising one.- Jerom' News.
 The Cedar Valley G. & :. NJ. Col having proved to their satisfaction that they have paying mines and proved the process necessary tC treat the ores, will enlarge their 5- stamp mill to l5-stsmp capacity.
 All the interest of the White Hilli Mining Company in the White HlllI mines were this week conveyed tC the Excelsior Mining Company. Il is not known how large a figure wa: received for the mines. The old company will probably continue business in Gold Basin, aud We wisl them every success. For seveTa years this company has kept thu White Hills mines running uude discouraging disadvantages, anC successfully operated them. IL the Gold Basin is an opportunity for the old company to open up anC put on a paying basis some of th, biggest and best gold mines of Ari' Mohaye Miner.
 A car load of machinery arrived this morning for the Little Mining Company.
 Three ear leads of machinery ar rived yesterday for the Sun Dane Mining Company, making five ca loads in all received for 1t and com pleting the entire lot of macbiner, for their new mill. Work on th mill is being pushed as rapidly a possible.
 Two ear loads of machinery al rived on Saturday for the Chicag, Gold Mining and Reduction Com pany. which IS operating on Cherr Greek, under the superinteDdency O Hon. Nick Gales. The machiner will be placed in position as soon a possible and the mill started up.
 Hon. Nick Gales is putting in cyanide plant on the Santa Mari property owned by the Swiss Bell Company. Mir. Gales is very mucI pleased with the outlook of tn property.
 The other five stamps of the Littl Jessie mill have been started up an, fifteen stamps are now pounding away on ore from the above mine.
 The blg boiler, which was started to the Crowned King mine two O three months ago, and which ha been storm bound on Wolf creel ever since, is now on it's way agail to the mine.
 7ol. A. O. Brodie, who is ln towl from Wickenburg, reports great ac tivity in mining in that section Several representaves of capital which is seeking investment il mines, have visited that section re gently and a few sales have beel made, while negotiations are pend ing for several larger properties. J. B. Tomlinson and R. k. Sloal
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