Arizona republican., 1898-04-09

dollars in gold and silver and 15 per cent lead is the record.
 The sixteen claims of c. D. Henry and c. G. Ritchie were recently visited by the owners and an interested party, who seemed to be highly pleased with the outlook of this property. The own CTS will sink four shafts, fifty feet each before they will entertain propositions. The claims are twenty-five miles east of Florence and fifty-two miles from the S. P. railroad. Some wonderful results are anticipated and the Repub- Iican is promised a scoop when the owners do give out reports.
 c. E. Truman and Lou Gilson, P. R. Brady, Jr., J. H. Durham, w. H. Benson. W. R. Stone, L. c. Herr, Al T. Colton, United States Marshal Grif- filth and others of Pinal county are in terested in various properties indivld- ually and collectively.
 The Mammoth Mining company, op- erating about seventy miles southeast have fifty stamps going. Water is se- cured on the San Pedro. An exten- sion of the Mammoth is the Mohawk where there are thirty stamps running. A tramway from the Mammoth to the San Pedro, three miles distant, has been in operation two weeks. The force at the mines and mills is fully 200 men. A stage runs to Tucson, touching at Oracle, a now popular re- sort where some twenty people are stopping. Supplies come from Tucson The Table Mountain copper propo- sition is in the extreme eastern part of the county, where extensive road building has been prosecuted and large quantities of machinery hauled in In short time this will be in position and activity in smelting will then be- gin. Wilcox, in this case. has the trade of the camp and is likely to hold it against all corners.
 When a railroad enters the Gila val ley at or near Florence there will fol low active work at Riverside, twenty. five miles east of the county seat The Copper Queen company has claims in the vicinity of Riverside and thu lack of transportation is the only drawback to marked development.
 The Vekol silver mine below Casf Grande is being worked, Fort Wayne Indiana, company operating a paten electric reducing plant. P. B. McCab of Tempe is on the ground having charge of certain interests. The We kol made a reputation in the eightie. which is being repeated. Casa Grand is the shipping point and stores ther l send supplies to the camp.
 There is said to be fine propertie to the southwest. St. Louis partie are interested west of Vekol and ar about to operate the Turning Point, mill being ready to start.
 Haystack valley is a promising dis trict and $50 ore is found in goot strong leads. In fact Pinal county i susceptible of ranking with Graham and Gila counties. By the end of tn year it will be classed with the coun ties named some unexpected move being on the carpet. It is confidentl expected that the Santa Fe will talk in Pinal county when it's Big Bu branch as been made a certainty an, l is on g. paying basis. There are grea | possibilities for Phoenix when tn Santa Fe reaches Florence, though
 private corporation may assume t enter this isolated section. Any roa is sure to include as feeders the Silve King, Riverside. Mineral creek, Zeck endorff's properties and others lyin to the east and north of Florence. Tn wheat crop. now hauled to Gas Grande and Arizola, will go 1argel to the road which taps Florence.
 PITTOCK.