Arizona republican., 1898-06-28
NUGGETS FROM THE HILLS.

Nearly 200 tons of pay ore is being milled daily at the Mammoth mine.
 The twelve redwood tanks for the cyanide plant at Mammoth have ar rived at Tucson from the coast. They have capacity of sixty-five tons each. William Neal will haul them out, as also other supplies for the plant. Ex-Sheriff Shaw and family left Tuc- son Thursday for Fl Plomo, Sonora, where he goes to take charge of the property the Fl Plomo mining com- pany. He will probably remain there several months and hIs host of friends in Tucson will wish him well.
 John Epley and B. B. Adams return ed to Solomonville from the coal fields Monday, reporting a pleasant trip. Both own important mining interests in the coal fields and they are highly satisfied with the thorough examina- tion which they made of their several claims.
 Colonel William Herring of Tucson, the well known attorney, visited Nor enci last week. He was called there on professional business, as general so- licitor for Phelps, Dodge & Co.,, who are the principal owners of the Detroit Copper company. Colonel Herring had never visited Graham county's big copper camps before and he was much gratified with the great and successful mining industry which he saw at Cliff ton and Morenci
 F. D. Dudley and J. A. Farrell left this morning for Stafford where parties are clearing ground for a smelter and store buildings. MT. Farrell will be in charge.-Tucson Star. MT. Dudley is fortunate in securing Jack Farrell to oversee the erection of his smelter, as it is a guarantee that the work will be we'll done. as he has had long years of experience in this kind of work. MT. Farrell had charge of the erection Of the new shelter plant for the Detroit Copper company at Morenci last year. He is thoroughly competent man. Arizona Bulletin.
 w. J. Parks. the nestor of the coal fields mineral strip, having been there almost continually for more than two years, arrived home Monday. He re- gently made rich strike on a new To-
 MT. Parks, with others, has waited pa tiently for months and months for the final opening of the strip so that titles
 might be perfected and development work begun in earnest. The opening has not yet been ordered but it is be- lieved that it will not be delayed much longer. There are fifty persons or i more interested in claims on the strip and they are all eagerly waiting for
 the long delayed notice that it is open for occupancy.
 The Arizona Copper company's great works continue to pour tons and tons Of copper into the trade channels of the world. Under an able crew of fore
 men and superintendents, directed generally by Superintendent Colqu- hcun, friction in the operation of this immense copper industry is almost un- known. A new concentrator will be erected very soon, carpenters now be- ing at work framing the timbers. The stone foundation for the new library building is progressing and contracto. William Pitt has the brick required for the building, now in the kiln ready for burning. The company has re- gently erected a huge water tank at the west end of the bridge across the 1 Frisco river. This tank is kept sup l piled with condensed water and is | free to the public.-Bulletin.
 What has become of the miners as-
 sociation about which so much blustel