El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-03-04
MINING NOTES.
Chicago Record.

CuIIed From Our Exchanges for Gu
Readers.
u 1t is stated that experts are eXamin
| ing FOOLS Gulch properties in Arizon
with view of purchasing. The pric
is S500,000.
Mrs. BOYD has bonded her mimi,
claims, adjoining the United Verd
property, for S12, 900 to eastern parties
Work is to begin before the 9th O
February.-Reporter.
Dick McNary came in last night from
his Cross mine, in Copper Basin district
He has just completed taking out
twenty-five ton lot OF ore, which ht
thinks will go over 800 per ton. Thi
mine has been great producer evel
since its scovery.-Journal Miner.
Dave Crow, for some time connected
with the Yarnell, is still taking very
rich gold rock from the Bee Hive mine
according to the Prescott Courier
Some of this ore is reported to be more
gold than ore, running as high as ST.
an ounce.
| New mine supplies leave Williams
almost daily for the new copper mines
or what is known as the Grand Canyon
mines, although they are located only
forty-fve miles from Williams. Much
soon as the weather permits.
The San Francisco Evening Post
intimates that the Utica mine has been
sold. 1t is said that Alvinsea Hayward
is quietly realizing upon all his inter-
ests. The price paid for the Utica is
said to be SIS, 200, 900, but on the street
one third of that sum is supposed to be
nearer the correct figure.
The adit level upon the Copper
Queen mine, says the Silver City
| Enterprise, has attained a length of
40 feet with vertical depth of about
500 feet from the surface. For $50 feet
| the ore body has been continuous with
out break. L he ore body is from
| three to five feet in width and will
leverage over $50 per ton, three-ffths of
the value being gold.
Sam F. Webb, collector of customs,
is the owner of an excellent niue sixty
miles south of Nogales. The claim Is
called the Favorite. Fifteen men are
kept busy taking out ore, and thel out
put even at a shallow depth pays much
more than running expenses. There
are but few claims in the west that
furnish ample ore to pay cost of opera
ton during the period of development.
Phoenix Gazette.
Director Walcott, of the United
State geological survey, in his report
on the Yukon district says that it mas
been found that not alone on the pla-
GERS does the future of the ukon pla-
GERS rest. Running west of north through
the valley is broad continuous belt of
quartz which will Weld gold. silver,
copper and lead. While the principal
zone of ore is largely low grade, there
are many indications OF rich placers.
Jerome News: A mining deal of the
greatest Importance to Cocon1no coun-
ty was completed last week. For q
number of years the rich copper de-
posts on the rim of the Grand Canyon
were being developed in small way.
Only surface development work was
done and few carloads OF ore shipped
John w. Garrett of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad. Arthur A. Brownlee of
New York, and other parties became
interested in these prospects, and the
result was the bonding of ~enty claims
for eig hteen months for $50 600.
Ex-Sheriff Jas. Rosborough has pur-
chased Henry Slicter's one-third in
terest in the Copper Prince, Ontario,
Snake and Monitor mines, paying for
the interest $4,000 The mines are
situated just over the MOhave line in
Yuma county, Harcuvar mining dis
trict, and are spoken of by those who
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and most valuable copper properties in
Arizona. AT the bottom of a shaft the
ledge was crosscut 30 feet without
getting through the vein of ore. A
large force of men will be at once put
on the mine.-Mineral Wealth.
The Campana Consolidated Gold
Mines, Id, has been registered in Lon
don with a capital OF e200,000in 81
shares, to adopt and carry into effect,
an agreement dated November %, 1896,
and made between La Campana Min
ing company of the one part and +. S.
HOblyn, on behalf of this company, of
the other part; also three several
agreements, all bearing date November
%, 1896, and made between the same
parties, all of which agreements are
contracts for the purchase of certain
mines, mining claims and rights situ-
ated at La Campana, in the district of
Altar in the state of Sonora, Republic
of Mexico.
A stormy meeting of the Palmarejo
company was held in London on the II
inst, when it was voted to remove Mr..
Applegarth from his position as direct
or, having incurred the displeasure of
the shareholders by sustaining the
management of Capt. Drake who, it is
averred has been paid a salary of e.,
900 year for three years and has not
shown a dividend. The less by the
roasting process is stated at eI3,0
Mr.. Apptegarth was the vendor of the
property to the company, and it was
stated at the meeting that one of the
two things was certain, either that the
property was not as good as had been
represented, or Capt. Drake was in
competent.
w. n. Staley, who devoted six
months of last season to an investiga
ton of the immense fine gold placer
bars on the San Juan river, is in town
awaiting the arrival of twelve tons of
machinery, which he will ship to the
river to use in operating bars in the
old Gablo camp section. Mr.. Staley
represents San Francisco capitalists
who are well pleased with tests thus
far made and feel assured of satisfact-
DRY results from an economical hand
ling of the ground on a large scale
The company will expend at least SIS
900 in the latest improved machinery
for fine gold saving and in development,
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