El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-26

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So. 1923, 7SS pounds.
The copper mines near the Grand
Canyon back of Flagstaff, are bonded
to eastern capital and are developing
into big producers.
Numerous prospectors are at work
along the Dragon range. a mill Will
be erected at the Pearce camp in the
spring, and there is inquiry for good
copper and gold claims.
Copper still maintains the excellent
price OF Sl2 per hundred pounds. Re
ports from nearly every section of the
'erritory Indicate great activity in
prospecting and developing Lodges
which will give handsome returns.
One blast in the Eureka mine lately
shot down 800 worth of gold ore.
There may be mines that beat the
Eureka. but we are not acquainted
with their location. The ore grows
cher as depth is reached.-Florence
| Tribune.
The shaft of the Congress mine in
Arizona is now down 100 feet and has
been in pay dirt all the way.
In the San Carlos reservation, since
the segregation of part of the land,
considerahle prospecting has been done
and several mining camps have been
started. The ore is mostly copper car
ry'ng gold. In one district. where
large bodies of galena ore have been
discovered, there are evidences of work
having been done many decades ago.
1t is reported here that VIM. Stiles
and Felix Mayhem of Casa Grande,
have sold their recently discovered cop
per property, few miles south of that
tow for $50. 600, and that smelter
I no ,1Io hn of
1t is understood that the Silver Reef
properties have just changed owner
ship for consideration of S75, 200.
The copper deposits at Skinnerville,
near Dripping Springs and twenty-five
IN les south of Globe, are attracting
considerable notice, and development
work is being done on humble of
la!ms in that locality. Among the
most promising are the Copper King
and Rather. owned by w. H Suther-
land. Over 800 feet of work has been
done on the Rather during the past six
mopths, and the mine has improved
steadily and now shows good DO lies of
ore.-Silver Belt.
Report comes from Lynx creek that
T. G. BarlOr Masicks' hydraulic works
are running night and day; 800 cubic
yards of dirt. running from 40 to 90
cents a yard in gold. are being moved
every twenty-fOur hours. The big
bolle T for the steam shovel is being put
iu place. How the boiler ever re ached
ITS destination with the roads in such
bad condition is matter of marvel to
those who have seen the engine and
the roads.-Courier.
James Shirley has received some
samples OF ore from the Mayfower
nine, Castle Greek district, which is
being worked by Col. A. O. Brodie
This ore runs about $40 IN free gold
and these samples will run alb ut 40 per
cent copper. The ledge is eight feet
wide and the property very promis-
ing one. 1t may be remarked here
that the gold in this district is absO-
lutely free. In one mine there, which
has been developed 100 feet below the
water level, the ore is just as free of
Col. Brodie has six men at work on the
May er.-JOurnal-MIner.
w. G. Ellis has discovered and locat-
ed valuable mine about four miles
from Nugales. He has a ledge four
feet or more in wild h, and from the
lcroppipgs is sackipg ore for shipment.
Samples tested by Charles Taylor show
$500 ounces of silver and 500 per ton
gold in the ore.-Nogales Oasis.
The Mineral Creek mining district
gives promise of rivdling Cripple Greek.
AT present th-re are about fifteen mn
working on different properties. The
Jimmie's Luck Gold Mining company
weeks ago, all of which properties are
on well defined edges.-Florence Trib-
une.