Arizona republican., 1898-03-17
MINING IN TONTO BASIN.
Rich Specimens of Ore Brought Into
 Globe From Payson.

Rich Specimens of Ore Brought Into
 Globe From Payson.
 Solomonville, March 15.-(Special correspondence of The Republican.)- MT. F. F. Childers was in Globe from Payson last week and exhibited specl- mems of ore and concentrates. It was long and arduous trip of 100 miles. MT. Childers is developing the Grand Prize mine where he is running a three stamp mill, the concentrates be- ing shipped to Pueblo via Phoenix at a cost of $50 per ton to Phoenix, $14 to Pueblo and S7 for treatment. These concentrates run from s115 to s125 per ton in value, gold principally, but it will be seen that S51 goes in expenses before returns are made. With the completion of the railroad to Globe MT. ChiIders expects to reduce the cost to less than s37, including the treatment. He hopes to secure a smell ter of small capacity and through it's operation make further saving. MT. Childers says there is a saving of $10 in free gold out of the ore mined. There is plenty of lime in the vicinity of the Grand Prize and wood is nomi- nal in price. The shaft of the Grand Prize is down 265 feet and considerable stoping and drifting have been done. A steam hoist is operated. Said MT. Childers: "The Golden Wonder mine is owned by Mrs. Pyatt and Joe Birch cit and is leased by Holmsley & Shir- ley, bond being given to a MT. Der rick, an eastern man, for eastern par ties, on the property. Just before I left Payson district the lessees struck five foot vein of free milling ore at a depth of 200 feet. The parties to whom the bond was given will most likely put up mill to handle the ores. 3 MT. Childers has a partner in MT. Cross and both gentlemen are regard ed as reliable in all their dealings. I certainly regarded MT. Childers' state ments as something surprising and hope he and his partner may get all the benefits due them in their efforts at mining in this remote corner of G1la county, where it takes grit to master the situation
 The McMillan silver mining district IS said to be very rich in the white metal. Such being the case the G. V. G. & N. will find feeder from an un- expected quarter in the county.
 MT. w. P. Howe who has been identi-
 
 mine in the Globe district took adyan- tage of Hull to make a trip to the vi c1nity of the Grand Reef in the ex- treme southeastern part of Graham county about the third of the current month. As miner his statements re- latlve to the Grand Reef copper camp snould have great weight He saw enough there in a brief stay to con- vince him that bodies of copper ore on the Grand Reef represent 4s per cent While in that locality he se cured ten claims nine miles northwest Of the Grand Reef, which he thinks Will show well in gold and copper. He Will put on two shifts to develop his claims at an early date
 While at Geronimo I learned that the Copper Bell group of six claims in the strip of the San Carlos reservation recently segregated and approved bv Inspector Brigham had been bonded for about s50,00O. The parties at Ge- ronlmo who are interested in this group are Messrs. J. N Porter. Alex Hunt and MT. Duncan.
 In Pima 1 learned that on the same strip Joe Bull and MT. Burnett of San Carlos, Wightman Bros. of Pima and wiley E Jones of Solomonville were interested in ten claims. The Long fellow mine on two of these claims mas been opened, the ledge showing six rect III width. Copper is said to % 60 per cent and $20 in gold. There is 12 rect depth on one claim and eight m the other. Only few men are work ing on the two claims.
 Safford has the mining fever in a mia rom, several residents of hn rrrO OTryI- 4<@rr
 well that the fever is local. thou oh those most interested have intimated that this is a veritabIe Klondvke and the central point of mining in Graham county. If all that is said of the two districts, so near to Stafford is true. the eXpectant ones are certainly entitled to the privileges of giving the appelation
 The Lone Star district is ten miles north in the Gila mountains. which lie in the belt of which Morenci dis tr1ct forms a part, and likewise Globe district. In this district, the Lone Star, are eleven claims known as the San Pedro, San Simon, Dora May Copper Prince, Reward, Julia. Boston Lucy, Frankie, May and Junietta These claims were bonded bv Mrs Holburn to Dudley Bros of Chicago Tn May, 1897. and the bond will short- ly expire. The Qualeys have done enough work to make it clear that 2 thirty or fifty ton smelter can be on- erated successfully. Several 100 foot shafts are down. Through Donald A carpenter of Fl Paso I learn that if IS a settled matter that the smelter Will be among the possibilities at 2 point but few miles outside of Saf- ford. It is understood that the claims Will be worked on the plan adopted at Morenci. It is given out that z store in connection with the Qualey Bros. operations will be located ai Stafford. By April 15 it is expected 1Ot men will be connected With the devel. opment of the claims above mentioned MT. John Blake, the Stafford merchant shiped last December to the Bisbee smelter several tons of ore which