The herald., 1897-11-01

about month ago ana it 10 On vuo
strength Of his report that this company
will develop the mines.
Twenty-four inches Of $40 ore in the
Thorne mine ana twenty six inches Of
$6S ore in the Axtec mine IL the latest
report from the Sun Dance group. The
last car of concentrators shipped ran
$15S per ton.
Four feet OF $40 gold ore has just been
struck in the Crown Point group of
mines near Prescott, Ariz.
The Providence company's mine, the
Annie, near Prescott, continues to show
excellent results as depth is attained in
the shaft, which Is now down $50 feet
with a very strong and rich pay streak
in the bottom and all the way down.
The levels as run show that the shoot
| grows stronger as depth Is reached.
The Annie is always good producer
and promises to be a slayer.
The Springfield Mining company has
ordered a stamp mill for their property
in Peoples valley in Pima county.
Walter H. Stoutenburgh has bought
a two-thirds interest in the Olden mine,
Weaver district, from John Webber.
The Crowned King Mining company
of Prescott has bought the Ninety-four
mine. near the Crowned King, from p.
A. Johns.
The Arizona Daily Journal Miner of
Prescott, Ariz., says: Frank c. White.
general superintendent of the Ardath
Gold Mining company. arrived from In
dianapolis, Ind. Saturday, the 2Sd of Oc-
tober. and left for the mines Monday
evening following. Mr.. White says that
a ten-stamp mill will be put in opera
tion at the mine as soon as the machin-
cry reaches its destination from the
east. The assays from the Ardath run
from $40 to 5000 per ton, and the vein is
about thirty inches wide. Some Of the
specimens taken from the mine gleam
with the yellow stun and indicate that
the property is remarkably valuable.
The directors of the company are Frank
lC. White, Allen A. Bowser, Louis H.
Renkert, Anders Larsen and Sanford
E. Thomas, all of indianapolis, Ind. The
intention is to put on force of men
as soon as the mill Is I'D and run it day
and night.
Word comes from the ORC Blanco of
the continued development Of the Orc
and Julia mines. The vein Is increasing
in value and extent of the ore body. 1t
is now fifty-one feet in thickness, and is
worth from 81 to $40 per ton. Drifting
on it has commenced.
Ledge No. 2 varies in width from four
to eight feet, and samples all the way
from 81 to $50 to the ton.
Ledge No. 8 averages about twelve
feet in width and assays about the same
as No. 2, although $50 rock has been
taken out.
The mill runs continually, the only
closing down day being on the 1st Of
the month, when the usual cleanup is
made. The mill Is of but ten stamps
capacity, and one Of fifty stamps ca
pacity is said to be necessary for the
proper working of the mines. About
thirty men are employed in and around
the works, under the able superintend-
ence of Mr.. Gould. who has an abound
ing faith in it, He maintains without
hesitation that there is no such gold
property in the territory.
Lewis B. Kent of jamestown, N. Y,
has bonded half interest in the Post
master, Vigilante and New Era mines,
in the Big Bug mining district, from
Theodore w. Baggs and Ida c. Harley.
The consideration, in case sale is made,
is $4,000, of which sum Theodore w.
Boggs is to receive $4,000 and Ida C.
Harley $4,000.