Arizona republican., 1898-03-29
PEARCE MINING DISTRICT.
Promising Outlook in the Centre of Co.,
 chise County.

Promising OutlOOk ln the tenure Ol Co-
 chise County.
 Pearce. Ariz., March 25,-(Special correspondence of The Republican, Hiram Newton, a lineal descendant of Isaac Newton, leaves Cochise station daily except Sunday driving Ben Hur and it's mate over the IT mile stretcn down Sulphur Springs to Pearce. MT Newton who is e3 years of age IS one of the few veterans in the stage bus1- ness and entertains his portion With interesting stories of staging eXper- fences. Speaking of the Republican he said he banked on it.
 I spent five hours today in Pearce and there gathered a grist of mining news. The Commonwealth Mining Co.,, since my September visit has ad- ded three cannon ball mills. German patent, making four of this class in operation. The Frue vanners have been set aside as they were of little value in the treatment of this class of ore mined. An additional number of crushers have been introduced, all necessitating building extensions for covers. In answer to question as to progress Supt., and General Manager John Brockman said the company was endeavoring to make ends meet.
 Some persons of an inquiring frame of mind have figured that the ship ments of high grade ores for January amounted in value to S1,000,372. while the estimate on bullion sent to Ell Paso at least twice in that month has not been calculated. February must have been nearly if not quite up to the + nn omitted in the matter of shipments, though the month was a short one. It is calculated that each months showing is greater than the one pre- ceeding. Mr. Brockman is like a num- Der of officials, he keeps his head closed to all inquirers. This gentle man manipulated the transfer for the Pearces in early '96 for R. A. F. Pen rose and brother and the Barringer Bros, all of Pennsylvania, paying S275.O00 for four claims, and he is cred ited with having a good slice of the stock in the Commonwealth. Sev- eral parties have prospected in the Vi cinity of the big producer in the hope of striking the Commonwealth ledge, but have failed to find it. There are some now dwelling in the vain hopes of reaching the body which has proved such bonanza since it fell into pres ent hands, at the same time making a fortune for the locaters. It is re- ported that the depth attained is 450 feet and that the ledge dips to the south at an angle of 62 degrees The Commonwealth property is a gold and silver proposition and the ore Is easily mined, scarcely 70 men being employed in all departments. There are fully two thousand cords of wood piled up in close proximity to the mill and at the pumping station on the fiat below, the fuel being hauled about 20 miles and laid down at S3.50 and $3.75 per cord. J. H. Norton & Co., haul the high grade ores to Cochise Station. As the outside works stand and the telephone line to Cochise ad- ded. the expenditures above ground to /, date must have been s1500O0 in the re- spect referred to. Certainly no mine in the territory is so easily worked or more proftably managed The Con- gross is first class property but not paying it's owners in proportion to the Commonwealth, thought quite as we'll managed. There is every pros pect of the last mentioned company adding to the property value in the way of improvements. Assessor Wm Harwood quite recently put an assess ment valuation on the holdings of the Commonwealth company at Pearce There Is no immediate prospect of z railroad to Cochise so far as this com pany is concerned. This may come with general operations in the Ora goons and increased activity at the old Cliff which is two miles east of tht big producer.
 Messsr. Wren, Hewitt and Knight members of the directory of the Colo Cliff Mining Company were here to day. Messrs. Wren and Knight lief for Tombstone in the afternoon witl Judge Wm. Johnson, who is a stock holder. President Hewitt started fol Los Angeles, expecting to stop at Tue son en route. On the way. via tn, Newton stage line to Cochise station Wm. Hewitt said to the writer that th' topping at the Gold Cliff shows a solit body of ore ten feet wide. A cyanide plant has been operated The shaf . which was down 200 feet would be ex tended to 300 feet at once A stean hoist would be put up, also a 2O-stamI mill, 50000 gallon water tank anC other modern improvements. Some shipments of ore had been made Int force, which is small, and in charge of son of Supt. and Manager Hewitt will be increased next month. Ths character of ore is much the same a: that of the Commonwealth. Aside from MT. Johnson the parties inter ested in the Gold Cliff are Los Angele. people. R. E. Hewitt, is president, R H. Knight, e-president; w. H Wren, Wilcox Building, secretary Dr. J. H. Bullard, Bullard Block, treas urer; ". L. Geelan, vice-presiden Broadway Bank. The Los Angeles gentlemen mentioned above are th' board of directors. Active measure undertaken at the Gold Cliff will b. pleasant news at Pearce. The Golc Cliff Co.,, are on two claims.
 Parties working the Little Jessie over on the west slope of the hill ol which the Gold Cliff is operated, hay