Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25

ed, put the whole town or AuSei Camp, which has a population Of 5000 inhabitants, who almost en- tireIy are dependent upon the miners employed in the Utica group. There are 1000 men employed and should the fro prove as serious as reported these men will be left in destitute circumstances.
 Solon Marker, Wm. George and
 Frank Greening have located a a claim near Placaritas, which they
 have named Klondyks. In sinking
 their discovery shafs they took out orc which plated $25 per ton. They also claim to nave discovered rich placer ground in the same vicinity.
 Lewis $. MeLain, of Pueblo, has deeded the Congress Extension min ing claim, in Martinez district, to
 Alex. Rose and W. D. Waters for the nominal consideration ef Sl.
 A deed was filed for record today from James E. McDaniels to Charles $. Strahan, for one-half interest in the Horn Spoon mining claim, Cherry creek district, the considera- ton named being 5000.
 An important deed was filed for record today, conveying title from c. l.. Champie and others to the Mountain Chief Mining Company, for the Fl Pero BonitO mining claim, in Humbug district, the considera- ton being S50,OO0.
 In letter for the public ex-Gov- ernor Grant of the Omaha Grant Shelter says regarding the fall of silver. "In my opinion the world can produce not to exceed one hundred and fifty million ounces per annum at fifty cents per ounce. The annual absorption is greater than one hundred aud fifty million ounces so that 60 cents should be bed rock price. In the immediate future it may go below % cents be- cause smelters aud others are ofFer- ing millions at the best prices to be obtained in thirty, sixty and ninety days hence. This is done with view of getting rid of the present stocks with as little loss as possible put fifty cents as bed rock because I beliese the world will continue to absorb an increasing amount of sii- yer from year to year, and do not l believe it possible to maintain the present output at fifty cents.
 The latest news from Alaska con firms the reports of a rich strike on Stewart river, on the American side, l the discoveries being richer than ! those of the Klondyke. '-a
 The Tombstone Prospector says l that the Commonwealth Company, at Pesrce, propose an increase to l their mill to l20 tons daily capacity. l This, together with the regular of ore now going forth, will swell the daily output from l50 ! to POO tons.
 Arthur NJ. Cavell is pushing work l on the properties recently purchased 1 by the Arizona Gold Mining Com psny in the Bradshaw mountains. ] The company proposes to thor oughly prospect and develop the property and if they show up prop erly a mill will be erected m due | time.
 One of our territorial exchanges 1 speaking of the King of Arizona mine near Yuma says: "The King | of Arizona mine is proving a bonanza to its owners. The mill | which is situated thirty-fye miles from the mine on account of the | lack of water, is daily turning out gold bullion to the value of about | $500 from ore averaging S400 to the l ton." X mine of which the ore goas k400 per ton with a daily output of | only $500 is not much of King | after all.
 Speaking of one of Arizona's famous mines the Pueblo Chisftain ,ays: The King of Arizona mine, near Yuma, is worth all the Klon- iyke's in Alaska. The lode has been cross cut at depth of 70 feet, and the hanging and foot walls are just eighteen feet apart. For 5000 ] teet the ledge may be plainly seen ln the surface. According to the numerous assays which have been made, and according to the opinion 1f Superintendent Frank Guerra, lne or the most conservative of m. .n- ng men, the entire ledge will go, at he lowest reasonable estimate, Sl50 O the ton. In many places it is much higher. A streak from eigh cen to twenty-two inches in width ,oes away up into the hundreds of dollars.
 With 100000 tons of ore in sight he Treadwell mine, on Douglass EI sland, Alaska, is soon to have tho stamp mill in the world. It ias been decided to double the apacity of the plant, making the lumber of stamps 300. The next argest mill in size, located in South Ifrica, is 2S0 stamps. The Tread : 'ell will mine it's product at cost I Sl ton, and will produce $l25.- O0 a month.
 A Klondyke exists along the line the U. V. x F. Ky. One of the rack walkers on this railroad has a lrge bottle almost filled with gold uggets picked up in gulches across hich the road passes. He says that lere is pay dirt in almost all the ulches between Jerome and the unotion.-Jerome News. John Abendroth and wife, of New [ ork, have deeded the Atlas mining : aim, in Walker district, this coun- | ', to A. Howard Abendroth, 1.-the being $l,000. I