Arizona republican., 1898-04-06
DRIFTS AND CRossCUTS.
Hit and Miss Notes Not Heretofore
 Published.

On the Road, Southern Arizona, April 5.-(Special correspondence Of The Republican. .)-Sergeant F. B. Leh- man and two comrades in arms at Fort Grant are pcssesors Of the Tough Luck in the Clark district in the Graham mountains seventeen miles north of the post. They have sunk forty and fifty foot shafts from which the as says run 27 per cent copper and trace Of silver, surface work and at thirty feet 40 per cent copper and a trace of gold and silver. The young men have ordered five ton shelter from St. Louis. MT. Lehman said that an eX- perienced miner in the Globe district would give S100,0O0 for the claim were he ln possession Of the means. A large body of ore is in sight at thirty feet. Fifty claims in the district have been worked to fill the legal require ments as to assessment. Dory Morris mine is full of water. Morton and his partner have sunk three shafts on their claims. The ore is low grade in copper, gold and silver A haul of forty-fve miles Is required to place the product Of the district at Wilcox. very little being mountainous in char acter. The Tough Luck will be held for the $1O0,00O figure. Four men are working it.
 The Cochise Copper Mining com pany at B1sbee in Dubecker canyon nave thirteen claims. They are north or the Hoibrook of the Copper Queen company's large list of claims, their hucKer adjoining. Eastern parties in- corporated the new company March hDI1 down and this will be run to a depth or ooo feet, commencing May 1. The or1g1nal owners of the claims are Joe Muheim, J. H. Matthias, J. W. Hill and Charles Montgomery all of Bisbee
 Dell M. Potter of Clifton district is employing several men on his claims Just above Clifton on the Frisco river and MT. Potter is confident that he will shortly make good showing. A small mill is being operated.
 mere IS every prospect of railroad or the narrow gauge class being op- erated in connection with the King of Arizona mine in Yuma county. There are 100000 tons of gold bearing ore on the dumps. This statement comes from reliable authority. gentleman who is conversant with the operatione at the famous southwestern Arizona producer.
 The sales this year in Pima county district will mean the introduction a, machinery where prospects have only been partially developed. It was hoped that the railroad project which nad US existence on paper subseuuen, 10 July last would formulate with something tangible before March 20 the limit, as 1t would aid in the de. Velopment on the Santa Cruz rive, which is tributary to several districts Tn March issue the writer made ex. tended reference to the Saginaw com. pany's operations. They have put in large sums of money and Tucson has been reaping additional benefit as . result. This district and that known as the Washington are perhaps the most extensively developed and the largest number of men are emnloved In these districts. The Washin zion contributes its mite to the coffers hi Tucson merchants, some bnsineSc turning south to Nogales.
 MT. s. W. Purcell of Tucson has good properties north of the city. eo1d copper and lead predominatine in them. He has seven claims and wato1 rights. Shafts and tunnels have heer opened. some running as high as 1O; rect There are a dozen openings or the claims, none less than ten feet A well known expert has expressed himself as being pleased with the re port as given by Mir Purcell.
 PITTOCK.