Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21
MINING INTELLIGENCE

past, reports nave come ln or uls- of tin ore, aluminium, cin- nabar, but they have proved to be mistakes on being analysed; 1t IS sincerely hoped that MT. Henry has found all that he thinks he has. Large quantities of quick silver are used in the territory in milling gold ores, aud it comes almost entirely from the New Almaden quick silver mines, Santa Clara county, and the Johnstown and Knoxville quick sil- yer mines, in Lake county, Califor- mia, the most prominent and success ful quick silver mines in the United States. The discovery of q new supply of that metal in Arizona would be boon to miners, especially in the southwest, and 1t would be better than a gold mlne to the dis coverer.-Hsrald.
 California has gold excitement now, too. A telegram from Red ding says: Authentic reports from Harrison Gulch, just received, sub stantiate the rumor that an exten- sive gold discovery was made at Hall city, Trinity county, during the past week. It is now believed by many that the mother lode of the untold wealth supposed 10 exist somewhere in that rich mineral section had been found, and enthusiasm is rife among many prospectors who took advantage of the opportunity of stalking out good claims. The rock is of white and black variety aud IS freely impregnated with lime. The formation runs northwest and south east from Tehema to Del Norte, and has been followed by its outcrop- pings for many miles. Itis even de- clared that the same thing is found in Colusa county, POO miles south east. The formation lies between a dyke of lime, several hundred feet wide on the north, and porphyritic combination POO feet wide on the south. By many experienced mining men it is believed that a mother lode of inestimable wealth has been dis covered. Hall city and Harrison Gulch have developed numerous rich mines during the past fourteen months, and tbe general direction of the ledges led many to believe that the mother lode existed there, and would some day be discovered.
 R. H. Paul, ex United States mar shal and former sheriff of Pima county, for more than two years has been in the employ of the Southern Pacific company and engaged in boring for coal in the Gila river, nine miles above Solomonville. It has puzzled a good many people to understand why the Southern Pa cifc company should select local ity to prospect for coal where there are no surface croppings and where previously there had been no sus- picion of coal existing. The theory upon which the company bases its expectations of finding coal is this: The Deer Greek coal fields lie fifty miles west. Proceeding east into New Mexico coal is found fourteen miles west of Silver city and still farther east, two miles from the Rio Grande river, are valuable coal de- posits owned by Senator Steve Elk ins and others, and which have been prospected to 6 depth of about 300 feet. All of these several occurren- ces of coal gre situated on a we'll de- fined belt, the geological formation being identical and continuous, and the site selected by the Southern Pa cific company to carry on operations is upon this belt, and where, if they are successful in finding coal, it will be at a considerable depth. In pros ecuting this work they have encoun- tered difficulties unforeseen and bor- ing was suspended last December. There is nothing, however, to dis courage the hope of ultimately strik- ing coal, and Mir. Paul is only await ingt arrival of an experienced man from New York to take charge of the work to resume boring.-Ex.
 The Associated Press, through its San Francisco agent, has received a letter from Alaska from Fl. A. Stan ley, president of the Binghampton, N. F., Herald, telling of the wonder full gold discoveries of Alaska. Mr. Stanley wrote from Saint Michael's Island, Yukon mining region. Writ ing under date of June 30, he says: "The richest gold strike the world has ever known was made in the Clondyke region last August and September, but the news did not get even to Circle City until Decem- Der b, when there was great stam- pede over the 300 miles intery ening between there aud the newer fields. On August 12, George Cormack made the first great strike on Bo- nanza creek, and on August l9 seven claims were filed in that region. Those who made the 300 miles first, struct 1t richest. Of all the 200 claims staked out on Bonanza and El Dorado creeks not one has proved blank. Equally rich finds were made June $ to 10 on Dominion creek, and the surface indications are that those are as rich as any of the others. The largest nugget yet found was picked up by Bert Hud- son on Claim No. 6 on the Bouanza, and was worth $257. Next in size was one found by J. Clemens on Indian creek, worth $231. The last four pans Clemens took out were worth $2,000 and one went $775. Bigger pockets have been struck in other regions, but nowhere on earth has so rich general find been made as in this section. In all about seventy-fve lucky miners have reached St. Michael's. Some brought but portion of their clean up, preferring to invest other portions in mines they know to be rich. | Among the most lucky are J. J. Clemens of Los Angeles, who has cleaned up about $175,OOO. He brought out $50,0O0 and invested | the rest. Prof. T. c. Lippy, of l Seattle, brought out about $5O,OOO. | and has $l5000O in sight, and now |