Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-09-08
MINING INTELLIGENCE.

MINING INTELLIGENCE.
T. c. White, superintendent of the
Ardath Gold Mining Company, is en-
gagged in putting up mill on that
company's property. about nine miles
from Wickenburg. A company from
Denver is also engaged in putting up a
mill about twelve miles from the above
town. and the mining interests in the
Black Rock district are having quite
boom. Wickenburg is receiving a
prOportionate benefit from the mining
activity there, and the town is build
ing UP quite lively.
The Planet Saturn cOmpany's mines
at FOOLS Gulch have been relieved of
the water which had accumulated in
them during the period that they We're
closed down and three shifts working
eight hours each have been placed 1t
work sinking on the property. The
company has decided to sink their
shaft to a depth of 1000 feet and as
they go down levels will be run from
each hundred foot station. The object
of this is for the purpose of ascertain
ing the exact character of the ore 10
that depth before making any change
in the machinery for treating it. The
present plant is very complete, the only
defective part of it being the rolls.
which do not give satisfaction in crush
ing the hard ore. Should the ore in the
lower levels prove to be softer so it
can be worked satisfactorily ON the
rolls the latter will be retained. On
the other hand should the ore prove to
be as hard in the lower levels as it is
as far as developed stamp mill and
concentration will be required and an
entire change made in the trea tment of
the ore. The ore body in the lowest
workings at present is six feet wide,
having just doubled in width a dist
ance of 600 feet and it is continuous
and unbrOlen like coal vein. New
hosting machinery has been ordered
for the property, capable of hOisting
from depth of 1000 feet Superin-
tendent w. A. Clark also expects to
have an air compressor in soon and
Will run five Bu1eigh drills day and
right The water will also be taken
from the mine by means of the air
compressor machinery. BY the use of
the power drills. Mr.. Clark expects to
sink the shaft to the 1000 foot level
in Il little less than a year. while with
the present way of working the mine
it would require something over two
yearS.-Journal- Miner.
WICKENBURG'S CONSTABLE.
Mr. Henry Wilson was not long ago
appointed constable for Wickenburg
precinct on Il petition literally signed
by the good people of that mining and
cattle camp. MIR. Wilson says that
when he was appointed he took an oath
to maintain the dignity of the law and
he proposes to do it if it takes the hair
off. The Wickenburg people or at least
a portion of them have repented them
selves of having been instrumental in
having such a good officer appointed
The cold and clammy Justice, so they
now represent, that Henry is meteing
out is becoming burdensome and in
terferes with their business. For that
reason they hove prepared and sub
mitted to the Board of Supervisors a
petition that relates that Henry is in
competent as an officer and Il general
public nuisance" and prayS for his re-
lnoval.
Mr. Wilson got wind of the petition
So he followedi it down to plead his own
defense. He says that the petition is
the outgrowth of a public sentiment fos
tered and fed by number of saloon
keepers who previous to his appoint
ment have been selling liquor to min
ors and in various other ways carrying
or in a manner for which the statutes
do not provide. When he went into
office he told these gentlemen that the
law must be respected and that they
must confine their business little more
strictly to legitimate channels. Wick |
anburg is not a large city and the |
amount of wealth that circulates is not |
beyond calculation so when a lad came |
along with money to buy with it was |
felt to be hardship not only to them |
selves but to the boy to be unable TO
accommodate him simply because he
lad not registered his name in the
amily bible a little earlier.
The Board sympa thiZed with Henry
Who was apparently trying to do his
uty and told him TO go home and con-
lnue his good work till they called him
fl