The oasis., 1898-01-15
MINING rSB wS.

was brought Tn rom the pig pug Quarries yesterday for shipment east.
 Prescott Courier: An order has been made in the probate court for the sale of one-half interest in the Rustler mine, belonging to the estate of the late J. W. Johnson. The prop erty is located in Squaw creek district.
 The Herald reports the presence in Phoenix of a number of mining men looking for mining properties to pur- chase, but says that "yery few mines within radius of 150 miles of Phoe- nix are developed to any extent"
 Florence Tribune: Colorado mines are not any richer than are the mines of Arizona, but the reduction facil- ities of the Centennial State have made profits on low grade ores prac- ticable, whereas, in Arizona it is matter of impossibility to handle ores of less value than fifty dollars to the ton.
 Yuma Sun: The Etta mine, Yava- pal county, is develpiDg into first class producer. At depth of 300 feet water has been encountered in such quantity as to necessita special machinery to handle it. AS depth is attained the ore body grows larger and richer, and after the water level shall have been passed 1t is believed a large body of fabulously rich ore has been encountered.
 Yuma Sun: K. l.. Giroux, for W. A. Clark of the United Verde Con- pany, has bonded the Copper Belle group of mines, located in Garden IIa arxylx tha Co n Carlos reservation, for s50,00O, the date of bond to commence within thirty days after the completion of the survey which aggregates the coal fields from the reservation. These properties are said to be the most promising yet discovered on the re- servatiOn.
 Yuma Sun: P. F. Burke, who made the placer finds in the neigh berhood of Gold Rock, which recently caused good deal of excitement, was in town on Monday. He has six men working working his claims, and a shaft is being sunk to bed rock. The dirt contains gold in quantities sui icient to pay wages all the way down, and 1t is expected to prove richer at bed rock. A depth of between thenty and thirty feet has been reached.
 Yuma Sun: Howard Douglas, late ly from Lower Caliiornis, but well known in this section as She man who sold the Paymaster mine to Hiram W. Blaisdell, was in this city this week negotiating with the Yuma claimants to Mesquite districts great mine, the Bay Horse, for their interest in the same. Capt. Pol hamus, representing himself and partners, recently came to an under standing with the Bay Horse com any, whereby a compromise would have been affected, but the agree ment was never fulfilled, and negotia- tions were declared off for the time being.
 Prescott Courier: 1t is reported that the U. P. mine, owned by Fl. D. Aitken and G. H. La Bertue, is look ing exceedingly well. A winzs sunk from a tunnel shows four feet os ore which samples across the entire face, 931.24. There is streak of sulphide | ore which assays still higher The | mine is located near the Senator, and | is one of the first locations made in that section.
 Arizona Republican,: ". T. Smith is quietly engaged in the development of a mining claim in the MaricOpa mountains eight miles south of the city. The claim was located a good | while ago and was known as the Todd | property. No wsrk of any conse- Quence was ever done on it until MT. | Smith obtained control of it, There has since been 125 feet of work done and the ore Is said to be showing up well in both quantity and value.
 Journal Miner; Mollni & Eakin, the Albuquerque wholesale liquor dealers, are developing the Golden Slipper mining claim in Big Bug. | They have about 200 feet of develop ment work done at present and the property is showing up in splendid condition.