Arizona republican., 1897-12-01

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 THE METAL MARKET.
 New York. Nov 30.-Silver certifi- cates, sales, 11,O00 ounces, at 59A@ 59A; silver bars, 591a; Mexican dol lars, 4614.
 ONYX FIELDS AND BIG BUG. The District That Will Be Orened
 By Branch of the s F. P. & P.
 Prescott, Nov. 29.-(Special cores pondence of The Republican.)-I was much amused during an October call in Mesa when I met a farmer who said that The Republican was devoting too much to mining. The remark was so unique that I felt like doing some thing out of the ordinary. Recover ing, replied: Why, you surprise me. What would you farmers do without the mines, the operators of which are your pat rons, and without whom you would not have any market for your pro- duce?" The reply was so startling that the farmer could find no answer. He simply sawed wood and said noth- ing. There is room for an essay here, but I will not discuss the. subject, leaving the Nditor to take up such matters, the above serving as a cue. I promised my friends on the Big Bug an early story of my find tn their locality, but circumstances over which I had no control altered my plan of campaign. It IS never too late to mend, SO will now proceed to tell of what I saw and Of that which was furnished on good authority.
 Above Boggs's on the upper Big Bug are the Henrietta. the Annie and the Lottie, all promising gold propo- sitions The former is idle for lit tie while but it is only a question of time before the twenty stamp mill of Henrietta will be heard in the land of Big Bug.
 A ten stamp mill is running at the Lottie. Water being in too great vol umIs, a pump is operated at the, m1ne. A shaft is down hundreds of feet and openings extend 5000 feet. A. F. Rents sons are in charge of the Lot tie. The elder Kent, who lis from Jamestown, N Y., is hare now taking observations. On the occasion of a future visit, in December, I shall in vestigate the Lottie more fully.
 The Annie is a proposition similar : to the Lottie. This mine and the mill are operated by the Providence Mining and Milling company. Ex- tended remarks as to this will be made later.
 The Commercial Mining and Mill ing company has been doing very little in the past three years and at present the works are in statu quo. This plant is below Boggs's and two miles north of Mayer. The little viii lage adjacent is dead to the world
 On the Agua Fria six miles north east of Mayer is the Agua Fnia MIL ing company, which has been operat- ing a ten stamp custom mill for seven months past. R. c. Hueston is man ager and is interested with Hon. G. w. Hull of Jerome in the conduct o1 the plant, which is worked by watel power. Ten tons can be worked daily at $3 to $4 per ton.
 Further down the Agua Fria, which is across the divide from the Big Bug is Stoddard's in Copper mountain This copper plant and smelter were the first operated in Arizonaa Isaat T. Stoddard, the owner, whom I met in Prescott, is very enthusiastic ovel the future of the mines Over ESQ., 900 have been taken out. Recently the Stoddard Copper Mining company was capitalized at $3,O0O,0O0, wtt1 shares at $5 and principal place o. business at Stoddard, in Copper noun tain. At the urgent request of MT Stoddard (an acquaintance of the ed itor) I will be gratifed to visit Stod dard next month, when I can "pros pect" and speak more intelligent, about the mine and smelter.
 R1chlnbar, Or what, more properl, speaking, is the scene of operat ons being entered upon by the Gold Not, Mining and Milling company, is To cated twenty miles beyond Mayer t. the south. This is the Widow Hears property. Mrs. Hearst is also oper ating at Pinos Altos, New Mexico. o] gold property for which she pal, s250, 1000 a year ago. The affairs as sociated with work on the Richinba claims are yet in an embryo state. 1 pipe line is being laid from the Agu Fria to the mill on the hill near tn mine opening. An electric plant i part or une system. Sixty men ar employed under the direction of Dan iel w. Gillette, widely known opeI ator. Of Richinbar more will be sai when l make a second trip to the iB Bug country. The proposition wi rank with the best in this section.
 Less than ten months ago Joe May CT, Wm. o. O'Neil1 and other res dents of Yavapai county sold to tn Arizona Onyx company 1S1 acres ( the 260 located in lower Big Bug, tn consideration exceeding $500, ,00 What remains is held by Dan Bow en and Joe Mayer and sons. Anon the parties to the purchase are Ser ator Fowler of New Jersey and w Stevens, a capitalist of New Tor, office Broad street. These gentleme were out at Mayer in August on a inspection tour. George c. Underhi of Rutland, Vt.. an expert of wide E. perience, investigated the fields ar