El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-12-07

development. The work on the San
Xavier, which is understood will begin
at once, will be quite extensive, and
taken in connection with the Azurite
works will make q busy camp in thas
vicinity of b Pima mining district
Tucson Star.
The Aztec 4O-stamp mill at Badly
started up Monday, with q strong force
of men, which will be increased soon.
This amous producer is likely to
eclipse its old-time record.-Exohange.
Word from Rosemont camp Is to the
effect hat q large body of high grade
copper sulphides have been struck in
the company's mines. 1t is also re-
mored on good authority that Ed
Hughes has closed a sale of his copper
group in the Santa Rita.-Exchange.
The Montezuma mining and milling
company nave heir new shaft on the
Blue Bsndans down 80 feet, and the
management feel much encouraged
from the outlook. The work is under
the supervision of John Doyle, q prac-
tical mining man Exchange.
The Old Dominion Copper company's
furnace, which was closed down two
or three days for repairs, was blown
in again on Tuesday. The o. D. has
DcSh oOluk puSaOIASuol Suu0lLlaRg anu
now has an immense quantity OF cop
per piled up on the dump Tucson
Star.
b. b; shuman has sold out his in.
terest in the Empire mine, west of
town, to the other parties interested
therein. w. o. Temple is the superia-
tendent in charge of the property and
is pushing the work A car load of
ore will sOOn be sent to the smelter.
The Empire will be in operation all
winter.-Exchange.
A large copper deal was closed on
Saturday last in b office of E. M.
Sanford. 1t was the result Of opera
lions promoted by James Shirley, who
has been working up the deal for sew
eral months and has made several trips
east to interest eastern people in the
ENTERPRISE. 1t Is understood hat Jer-
ONE citizens have largely invested. A
smelter plant more perfect than that
of Jerome will be erected Immediately
under the supervision of George Nit
chell, superintendent of the Jeroms
verters in the world.-Journsl Miner.
We are pleased to learn hat through
the energy of Mr.. Bibbens, Dos Cabe-
zas is taking on quite an air of prospe-
rity. The Philadelphia mill is under
q course of reconstruction. The hoist
ing works of the Philadelphia
and First Chance are being
overhsuled with q view of
starting in on permanent development
and extraction of ore. He is now also
prepared to let contracts on several of
the mines for sinking or drifting and
for q 120 feet up rise in the Dives mine
to onnect with a body Of ore in the
shaft abOve.-AriZOniau.
The mines at Venus Camp, Picacho
district, owned and operated by b. w.
Blaisdell, of Yuma, who has q fifty ton
cyanide plant at work extracting the
yellow metal from the ores, are proving
an unqualified success under Mr..
Blaisdell's management and the super
~intendence of Mr.. Frank .Guerra-a
success fully justified by the enterprise
and good Judgment displayed by the
owner. The second monthly cleanup
was made a few days ago, and thu
value of the bullion brought down was
said to be S35 900, while the expenses
we're about S12, 900. The previous
months run was S29, OOO.-Yuma Sun.
Senator Dorsey arrived Wednesday
evening from New York where he has
been for the past six weeks looking for
his extensive mining interests. A
force OF men are now at work on the
Del Monte group of mines ear Harris
ourg making preparations Tor the cree
ton of a forty stamp mill
which ia being made to or
der in Denver. The mill is being es-
pecially designed to handle a particu-
lar class of ore and when completed
will be of the best in the world. Mr..
Dorsey is also progressing nicely with
the PicachO proposition and when the
Del Monte mill is started will turn his
attention to the California side Of the
river.-Yuma Sentinel.
8. b. Gould, superintendent OF the
Orc Mining company of Orc Blanco, is
in the city for a few days. Mr.. Gould
reports progress at the company's
mines with prospects indicating that
the company las a bonanza in it's pro-
perty. The shaft is going down at the
rate OF three feet per day, and has al
ready reached a depth of 26O feet. The
tunnel has been run in 400 feet and in
both the shaft and tunnel the
ore is improving. A new mill has
beeu loaded at Calabasss for trans
portation to the mine. aud If ~expecta-
tions are realized, will be in working
order in about three weeks. The Orc