Arizona republican., 1898-01-12

been confined to the hospital at Tue son for some time.
 H. J. West and C. A. Rice of San Francisco await the arrival of two large Dobbs mills at Kingman, which they have purchased for the c. O. D. mine As soon as the machinery is in position a large force of men will be put to work.
 The order has been made in the probate court of Yavapai county for the sale of one-half interest in the Rustler mine on Squaw creek belong ing to the estate of the late J. w. Johnson.
 The Saginaw Mining company in Pima county will shortly commence the smefting at their plant at the Sag inaw, of several hundred tons of cop per ores from the properties secured from the Silver Bell district undar bond of the company.
 P. F. Burke, who made the placer finds in the neighborhood of Gold Rock, which recently caused consid- erable excitement, has six men work ing his claims, and shaft is being sunk to bed rock The dirt contains gold in quantities sufficient to pay wages all the way down, and it is expected to prove richer at bed rock A depth of between twenty and thir y feet has been reached.-Yuma Sun.
 The Telephone mine in Tombsone is making regular shipments of ore, several carloads being shipped to Ell Paso from Fairbank. The ore carries lead besides running high in silver.
 Two large teams were loaded at Don Louis station on the A. & s. E., with mining supplies for the company at Nacosari. One wagon was loaded with steel rails, which are to be used Tn constructing the narrow gauge road from the mines to the smeiters, a dis tance' of nine miles.-Bisbee Orb. w. Bl Gerard, president of the Lost Gulch Mining company, and Murray Innes, superintendent, took their de- parture today, the former for a visit to California. Mir. Innes goes to Chi cago, combining business and pleasure. Mir. Gerard purchased nearly all the stock in the company held by several parties, and he is now practically sole owner. A small force will be contin- ued at development work but the in tention is to put in additional ma chinery and enlarge operations
 
 looking very well.-Silver Belt. Miles W. Gibbons, general manager of the Kasser Gold Mining company informed the Silver Belt that his com pany made a. very satisfactory output during Dece ember. The mill was in constant operation twenty-eight days | during the month, and the output of bullion was more than expected and shows a handsome profit over all ex- pecses. The double compartment shaft was completed to the depth of 200 feet, and the 200 foot station is now being cut out. A number of buildings were erected, including a residence for MT. Gibbons. The mine continues to show improvement and the supply of ore is abundant. MT. John J. Gibbons of New York, presi- dent of the company, is expected there shortly.
 F. J. Arne has discovered a ledge twenty feet wide on the Huachuca military reservation carrying a high ] percentage of gold He is going to try and have the authorities reduce the size of the reservation so he will have a chance to operate the same.
 Four bars of bullion were brought | in last night from the San Miguelita | mine in Sonora, and were shipped the | following morning by express. This | mine was recently bonded to ex-Gov- ernor Thornton of New Mexico, who represents New Mexico and Colorado capital. It is learned on good au- thority that the bond is to be taken up shortly. The exact price to be paid is not known but it is understood to be in the neighborhood of $2O0, 900. Mr. To- ~f D4%r arrived at Tucson Monday. MT. Dia- mond is interested with Mr. Robert Lewis in Gro Blanco mining prop erty.
 Scarcely had the monuments been erected on the King of Arizona group of mines when Max Cohn, the sleuth of mountain and plain, as if by intu- ition, arrived on the scene, and having l wide experience in the mining world, readily perceived that the discovery | was of greater magnitude than the pioneer prospectOrs had reckOned. 1 Four claims had been staked off, cov- ering as Eicnelberger and Gleason be- l lieved, everything of merit, but Cohn | took in the situation and located two claims adjoining the King of Arizona i group. These claims he christered the Belle of Yuma and the Eureka, re- | spectively. The latter has demon- strated the propriety of the name while the formers intrinsic beauty is so alluring that it has been diff cult for MT. Cohn to decline some very enticing offers. Max has indeed found | it, and he not only owns the Belle of Yuma, but is the fortunate possessor of the belle of Arizona. Development | on these two claims has been prose- cuted continuously ever since their To- | cation