The herald., 1897-05-10

mitted.
A large specimen of ozocenti, or noun
tain tallow, was found floating in the
Colorado river below Rio Vile by Maj.
Greenwalt Of San Digeo. 1t is supposed
TO have come from the coal fields on
some of the tributaries Of the Colorado,
either in Colorado or Wyoming.
Ell DORADO CANYON
Prospecting has been lively all win
ter. Messrs. Rice, Hill & Co. are put
ting in a ten-stamp mill on their prop
erty. Heretofore the miners in the Ell
Dorado canyon have done their trading
at the Needles, but the Rice, Hill G. Co.
gasoline boat seems to have become
discouraged trying to navigate the Col
orado and is tied up, we are told, per-
manently, at the Needles, and most of
the trading is done by team with King
man.
The gasoline boat Aztec, belonging to
the Colorado Navigation company, was
disabled while on a trip to Ell Dorado
canyon, carrying part of the Rice, Hill
& Co. stamp mill. 1t was in the hands
of new pilot. Captain j. Mellen went
up and towed it down, and it is now un-
Pacific railroad shops at the Needles.
NEEDLES
Capt. Mellen left last Friday for Yuma
People generally are interested in a
prospective smelter at this point.
j. w. Tuch is doing considerable de-
velopment work on his mine about
twelve miles up the river. Report has it
| that Mr.. Tuch at last has the world by
the caudle appendage, with a long
sweeping, down-hill swing.
Some very rich copper deposits, car
rying gold and silver, have been located
in basin in the mountains about nine
miles from town. Recent tests show
them to be very valuable. 1t is reported
that a now resident of San Diego by this
name of Jones paid one of Uncle Sans
soldiers, who was doing scout duty, a
handsome sum for locating these proper
ties for him, having become interested
from samples shown him. This was in
1868. After thirty-four years it is again
brought to notice by wandering pros
pector, and it has the appearance Of a
Neritable bonanza.
Capt. Thos. Burns, mining man of
San Simon, Ariz, spent few days in
this section last week. The captain was
so favorably impressed with the mining
outlook on the river that he will return
for a more thorough investigation in "a
few weeks.
MELLEN
H. Winterhalder, who keeps the store
at the bridge (Mellen), is working up
quite O trade with the miners down the
river.
Thomas brennan, the gentlemanly
clerk at the Parker agency, after spend
ing a few weeks in Los Angeles, return
ed last Saturday to the Needles and on
Tuesday loaded about four tons of sup
plies in small boats at Mellen and sent
them down the river. Mr.. brennan, in
company with Col. Davis, the agent, and
Hugh Kennedy superintendent of farm
work at the agency, owns one of the best
mines, the "Col. Davis" on the river
They all deserve the best of everything
BELOW THE BRIDGE
Down the river from the bridge, from
the lower end of the Mojave canyon to
Ehrenberg the prospector has beenbusy
all winter and many new prospects have
been unearthed. Not much boom noise
has been made of this section, but some
very good developments have been
going on. The Chiruhuevis placers, that
have been idle for several months on
account of the rains. are again alive with
miners who carry dry washers.
At point some three miles above the
old Rincon mine, on the river the Bailey
brothers of San Diego are quietly work.
irg one of the neatest gold properties in
the state, and it is reported that others
in the same vicinity who are do
ing some quiet work have unearthed rich
deposits. Below this point the Old Black
Metal is again reopened by Adams &
Curtis, and some very high grade ore
is being put on the dump.
Some of the large deposits of copper
ore in the Copper basin are showing up
we'll under recent development work.
The Big Four camp has some fine prop
critics. Rumor has it that the Big Four
group is about changing hands at a
handsome figure. Mr.. John Jennings,
who was the pioneer in this camp, is the
owner nd locator, and If ever a pros
pector deserved fortune for grit and
griD John Jennings does. We hope the
rumor Is true, for the purchaser has in
this group Of mines handsome paying
property.
The Bill Williams Fork country on the
Arizona bank Is alive with earnest, en-
ergetic men, and the rich copper deposits
in that section will shortly be heard
from.
1t is reported that DIR. Pepper of Los
Angeles has purchased the DIR. Guise
property, located on both sides of the
Colorado river just below Bill Williams
Fork. and has already arranged for ship
ping in smelter to that point.
At the Empire fiat camp the property
OF E. s. Blaisdell is being extensively