The herald., 1898-10-02
MINING NEWS

MINING NEWS
At the Old Boot mine in Silver Bell dis
trict, in Pima county, the Charles Nelson
smelter Is said to be turning out about
three tons Of copper bullion daily. The old
mine Is looking very promising.
The Tombstone Prospector is authority
for the statement that there are more prom
Using and UNEMPLOYED fields for finding good
mining claims in Cochise county than any,
where else in the world. Certainly, the
history of Cochise county in a mineral way
and her present bright outlook would SUBJ
stantiate the claim.
The suit of the United States against the
Copper Queen Mining company. which in
wolves the right of a mining company to
in which is very important to general min
ing interests, will be In the courts for some
time yet. The Copper Queen company won
the case in the district court at Tucson,
and the United States took an appeal to the
territorial supreme court. The delay now
is caused by the fact that the transcript
in the case will extend to 5000 folios, and
Stenographer Weed has stated that he will
not be able to complete 1t before the middle
Of December. This delay in getting to-
gether the transcript in the case may pre-
vent the hearing of the case at the ap-
preaching term Of the supreme court Of
the territory and put 1t over until the next
term. This has been large and stubborn
ly fought case on the part Of the govern
ment and involves hundreds Of thousands
of dollars. The principal point at issue is
as to the proof required to establish the
mineral character of land upon which tim
Der can be cut for mining purposes. The
government contends that the simple loca-
ton of mining claims upon land which show
a tract Of mineral-bearing rock Is not sufti-
cient, but that land, to be mineral land in
the meaning Of the act of congress, must
DO land containing mineral-bearing rock in
such quantities that it will pay to work 1t,
contending that In almost any locality rock
bearing a trace of mtneral can be found
This suit was originally brought some time
in 1886, and has been pending either on the
original complaint or amended ones and
new suits ever since then, and seems des-
tined to be in the courts for many years
yet. In the meantime the mining COM
pany goes on cutting the timber and u.s.
ing it.
Three carloads Of mining machinery ar
rived last week at Thomas. in Graham
county, consigned to the Spenazuma COM
pany. The machinery consists of portions
of smelter, and when the balance arrives
1t will all be freighted to the mines of the
company and placed in position. This
shelter will have a capacity of about 500
tons daily, and ore enough to run it Is as
sured by the development work already
done upon the mine The balance of the
machinery is daily expected.
For time the war prospects and the war
had a discouraging effect upon mining OPP
erations. Many option contracts and bonds
were taken subject to a state of war inter-
vening, and when the war came many con-
tracts were summarily Cancelled. Few new
ones were entered into. This was particu-
larly true of the operations OF English
and French syndicates that have been
looking into the mining prospects of the
territory. This is now all changed. Rep
resentatives of English syndicates are now
oyerrunning Arizona, New Mexico and
Mexico in the interest of large financial
concerns and are instructed to look at
everything with good promise. Foreign
capital is now eagerly looking for mining
Investments. Good mines can command a
ready sale, but the day for unloading poor
trash or meager prospects Is past, for the
age is too scientific. Investigation of mines
is a business that has attracted the high
est talent in the world, and no business
we'll conducted produces as high returns
as mining. for the producer in that business
alone does not have to hunt buyer for his
product
The King of Arizona mine. in Yuma coun-
ty. promises great activity this fall. a
large force of men will be put to work, and
narrow gauge road is projected to the
river. All efforts of the company have
40 far failed to obtain water by boring, dl-
though considerable effort has been made
in that direction. There is an immense de-
|posit Of ore in that mine.
The Cordonoff or Ajo group Of copper
mines will be sold to eastern persons The
mines have been thoroughly exported, and
negotiations for their immediate purchase
have resulted. The mines are owned by
w. B. Jacobs and Thomas Childs Of CHA
Bend Besides large percentage of cop
per, the ores of these mines carry gold in
lpaying quantities.
At the Azurite and Gold Mining compa-
|ny's claims in Pima county a good supply
of water has been obtained, which was all
that was wanting to make the mines pro-
ducers. Enough water has been developed
to supply a thrty-ton smelter There are
enough carbonates In sight, II, is said, to
run the smelter for twenty yearl.
The Temple Bar Mining company, wock-
ing placers on the Colorado river fand bars
in Mohave county, has purchased, and paid
SIS 900 for, the interests of Judge Redman
Henry Loven and Clarence Harris. NThe
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