Arizona republican., 1898-02-15

A. T. Colton, J. c. Harris and Frank Stillman of Florence went up on Min eral creek last week to survey some claims for the Milwaukee syndicate.
 The first of the 100 cars of coke or dered for the United Globe mines at Globe went down to Geronimo Friday where teams have been waiting for it several days.
 w. P. Dunham and G. A. Whiteford from Mesa and c. A. Hall and Frank Marion of Goldfeld passed through Florence Wednesday on their way to Mineral creek.
 George B. Truman returned to Flor ence Tuesday from his mines south of Casa Grande. He reports work pro gressing satisfactorily and the proper ty looking well.
 The Gardner mining group on Groom creek in Yavapai county is highly spoken of as to richness and extent of ore body. J. R. Slack is in- terested in these properties.
 The telephone line from Tucson to Saginaw has been completed and works in fine form. The shelter at that place was blown in Friday and the works are now running full blast.
 The Copper Rock and Gold Quartz company has built wagon road up to the face of it's tunnel on Mob hill, Bisbee.It intends to put on three eight hour shifts to open up the ore body in the near future.
 Mining transfers in Yavapai county Saturday were: From Charles T. Ab- bolt and John E. Coker to James Alp bolt, an undivided half interest in the Deus Voleus mining claim, Weaver mining district, for $2,500.
 Harry Turner went out from Tucson to his mine near Mammoth with sup plies. He is going to do some exten- sive development work on them. He says the material for the tramway at the Mammoth is about all on the ground.
 B. T. Pritchard, the shelter man, has received letters from c. D. Henry and C. G. Harris of Florence and River side, respectively, in which they state that each would like to have smell ter. They have good ore and plenty of it.
 Notice was received on Wednesday by Col. Herring, counsel for the Com monwealth Mining and Milling com pany, that the application for patent ing the six valuable mines and mill site in one group, known as the Pearce group, has been approved by the con- missioner of the general land office at Washington.
 Recent locations at Tombstone: Carpena mine, by E. G. Woodland; three mining claims, Pete Johnson & Co.,; Golden Star, by George Miller and J. H. Cardes; Scorcher, by P. P. Sullivan and others; Key, by A. K. Waddell, J. Perring and M. O'Hare; three mines by c. A. Overlook; Lion, by c. F. Gardiner. Deeds: Robert and Patrick Mccormick to Marice Denn, mining claims, Warren district
 Following location notices were filed at Globe: Black Diamond, M. H. Don avan ct al; Mineral Point and Ham burg, A. R. Young, ct al; Spokane. Whatcom, Seattle and Fair Haven, Miles w. Gibbons ct al; Cedar Stump, w. T. McNelly ct al; Winchell, Frank M. Wood; location notice, Klondyke, Charles B. Henderson ct al; Metropol- itan, W. B. Peck ct al; deed to mine, Mrs. Callie McGuiggian to James A. Fleming.
 MT. Burroughs has returned to Tue son from his mining property in the Barboquiora mountains. He says the vein is twelve feet wide, two feet of which will run $5 gold per ton, and seven hundred feet from the discov- cry works they extracted nearly half a ton of ore which runs as high as s1,000, sample of white ore in which no gold could be seen with a magnify ing glass, but gave rich. results when run through the horn spoon. They are running a tunnel and taking out ore for shipment. The first shipment will be made early in March.
 MT. N. w. Faison gave the interest ing information that there is a force of about twenty-five men at work on the Copper Prince group of mines belong ing to himself and Col. H. B. Lacey, under bond to Capt. Burgess and Ma jor Sisson. He states that they are hauling ores from these mines to Sagi- nav with thirteen, six eight and ten mule teams. The mines are producing a large quantity of ore of good grade, which will be smelted at the Saginaw smelter. MT. Faison is also develop ing five claims of copper and lead, car rying gold and silver, in the Silver Hill mountains about five miles south east of the Copper Prince, and is talk ing out some high grade ore which he also contemplates shipping to the Saginaw smelter.
 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS, Of the Board of Control of Arizona