The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-20
THE HIGHLAND BOY MILL

have been at work out there all winter,
not far from the mighty chasm of the
world, Drawing the hardships of the
SHOWS and cold of this region. The re-
suits of their labor- have been most
! encouraging, and a boom that will at
tract unusual attention is ANTICIPATED.
Recently eastern capitalists bonded
the claims known as the Marshal &
| Mcclure and the Nellis properties.
The capitalists are represented by
Bucky O'Neill. mayor of Prescott, who
knows a good thing in the mining line
When he sees il. There are about
so claims in this group, and Mr..
ONeill is on the spot directing opera
tions.
In connection with these copper dis
coveries, the News adds, it is of the
most vital Importance to note that this
is the only point in Arizona where self
smelling ores are found-the only
place in the territory where there may
be immense DEPOSITS OF lead and cop
per oxides 10 make possible local re-
duction works. Ninety-five per cent
OF the ores of Arizona are dry ores
which cant be worked alone. They
have to be concentrated. The result
is that from Is, 900 TO 10000 tons of Ari-
zcna ores are shipped annually to Colo
RADIO smelters. and 20 per cent of the
gold and silver in Arizona is credited
TO Colorado and FL Paso, because re-
fined at the smelters there. Many val
liable properties lie idle in Arizona be-
cause the expense is too great to ship
the ore. The shipments of mineral
from tie territory average about two
carloads per day. Such greet gold pro-
ducers as the Congress, Henrietta, the
Little Jessie. McCabe and Crowned
King are under great expense in this
particular
The Eastern Star is an old prospect
in which fresh interest has developed
consequent upon the productiveness
of the newer properties. t. d. For
ney and James Irvine are the lessees
of this mine They sank six feet
through a fissure vein. The ore is very
rich and of the gray copper variety.
There is plenty of ore on the dump
there, and Midas quantity is in sight.
The Davis. Fleming and Collett
mine, the Last Chance, continues TO
produce unusually rich ore. A new
shaft that drifts two ways has recently
been opened at the Last Chance. and
new one has also been started 10 feet
from the. Eastern Star.
There are tracings Of galena ore at
the Coconino mine. and the indications
of a big body of mineral ore are splen- |
did.
The GRAY Goose shaft is sinking
steadily. II goes through mineral all /
the way.
d. ]. Daze and James Kennedy and ,
Bert adams and James Ward have fine :
claims also.
Some of the boys have had the fore |
sight to bank the snow, of which there I
were copious falls during the winter.
SO that they are insured plenty of
water for while. At Daze's camp there /
is sufficient snow to last six weeks
However. the water problem will not
be E. serious one. The mines are located
not far from Rain Tanks, where the
water supply is always generous.
Copper production in the United
States for the first month of 1897 con-
-inued at a high rate, the total reported
by Mr. John Stanton. statistician for
the producers, being 1887 long TONS
an increase of 1855 tons. or Il per cent
over January. 1896. IT is evident that
nut mines have no intention at present
# diminishing the output. The in