Arizona republican., 1897-12-26
MINING IN YAVAlPAI.
The Republican Traveller Returns From a Tour of Northern Counties.

From a Tour of Northern Counties. On the Road, Dec 24.-(Special Cor respondence of The Republican)- It was my purpose to visit the upper Big Bug district and Stoddards copper mountain proposition before returning to Phoenix, but realizing that the heavy snow fall of Sunday morning would render travelling an inconveni- ence I gave up the trip, contenting myself with few notes gathered in brief stay in Prescott, Congress and Wickenburg. On Tuesday last the Sundance Min ing and Milling company of Chicago, l.. A. Davies, president and general manager, renewed operations on the Silver Trail, one of eight claims owned by this company. The shaft is dow 15O feet and it is the intention of the company to actively push work to depth of 1000 feet. At present there is a f1ve-foot vein in sight, this lying parallel with the ledge worked by the Senator company. The vein has av- enaged three feet in width in the 150 feet worked. Ore shows gold, silve- and lead, and the last assay indicated $45 to the ton. The company is work ing three openings, the Silver Trail receiving the most attention. A hos of the newest pattern has been erected at the Silver Trail. The mill is of the combination class, concen.rators be- ing operated on the opposite side. The mill is the only one of it's class in op- eration in this country. compa-t- ment shatt is down on the .Aztec 100 feet. The company niploys thirty five men.
 Jules Bauman, the artist of Prescott, is working the Swiss Girl, Alice Beeba and Arizona, a group of copper claims on the Agua Fria, not far trcm Cop per mountain. Philadelphia capi;a a ists have bonded these properties for $25,- 900.
 Ex-sheriff James Lowery and others have, fine onyx beds east of the Agua, F'ria, on Sycamore creek Work will be done after the Big Bug railroad comes in.
 E. s. Thurston of New York is man. aging the SquaTw creek propositions Of a Denver company very successful lv. A gravity tramway of 2,000 feet in length is in operation between the mine and ten-stamp mill A board ing house, store and other building have been put up, and a pump is op- erated on the creek, raising wa CT 5000 feet to the mill A forty-horse power gasoline engine furnishes mo- tiNef power to the pump, crusher, con- centrator and dynamo, the latter sup plyiDg electric lights flor build :ngs and plant. The company does it's business through Phoenix, and the properties are known as the Fuller group.
 The Blue Dick a silver and gold property in the Bradshaws. is owned by eastern parties. This property was transferred to the company at pres ent operating by T. B. Comstock and Ex-Governor Tritle. The Blue Dick was opened up several years aga and Superintendent Kitchener is hay ing things cleaned up for early and active development work.
 Good reports have been received from the Buster copper mine near the old Peck mine. Hot water has bean discovered in sinking. Superintend. ent Treadwel1 expects to make a goot report to the foreign company whicf is interested in this property.
 General Manager Shekels of tn, crowned King was seen recently Il Ash Fork, and that gentleman tool
 
 Crowned King was again working art that the outlook was indeed encour aging
 HEARD AT CONGRESS.
 The Golden Wave Mining conpan, has had a platform put in at Pied mont, across the divide from tn Congress gold mine, and the Santa Fe Prescott & Phoenix is now touchin. at this place, delivering supplies. I is expected that the company will be gin shipping ore after the transfer c the claims is made in January. thcug this may not occur until April next The new hoist is up and work will b renewed next week. The force ha been reduced during the past mon but with further development som twenty men will be employed. Wit the transfer of three claims urde bond, s1O0,OOO will have been pal over for the properties, which lie GO: to the Congress workings.
 Russian Jack has considerable O, on the dump, but insufficient of hi g grade to make shipment. Jack claim is west of the Congress and it expected the prospect will prove third big mine i'll the district, u Golden Wave working being locke upon as the second Of importance
 West of the Congress Gold con pany's No. hoist a new shaft of u company has been put in. The con pany will erect a hoist on this shat On Ed Gillespie's old property, ca of the camp, the company is erecti1 the fifth hoist. No. Is down to U 1,475-foot level and rope has been T cefved to drop to 2,0ln feet In Ja naryof the current year the cyani plant was first run successfully, pr vious tests being unsatisfactory. I'll plant cost s30, 900 originally and SC eral thousand will be added to tn in the erection of two steel tanks whe the roasted tailings are leached, ma ing seven tanks in all. Inability
 secure set of competent men
 build the tanks at the time has delay progress. The men best adapted
 the service are in the employ of t Co,,fborn pooi1c and ou fboir ix