Arizona republican., 1898-02-21
NUGGETS FROM THE HILLS.

Prospectors are leaving Phoenix every day now for the hills. A num- Der are arranging to leave next week
 A party of capitalists went out to the Baumann group of mines in Yava- pal county Wednesday.
 Eugene Allison and L. Godatle have deeded to Joseph Tamborino a portion of the 16 to mining claim, the consideration being $25O.
 The Copper King is progressing nicely and is now down $50 feet in No. 1 shaft, and work is going on at the bottom of the shaft, it is said, in high grade peacock copper.
 c. N. Hayden has returned from a trip to his mine in Weaver district. MT. Hayden has opened up a good mine in the Little Johnnie," and the latest developments are very encour- aging.
 Dawson Pettibone has finished his new well In the rear of his kitchen. It now has eleven feet of ice water in it, and he has washed out over $85, ,000 in dust from the dirt taken out.-Klon- dyke Tyre.
 It is estimated that over eighty 
 in the South African gold fields dur ing the last eighteen years. These represent a total value of 956, ,000, ,000.
 Gold was first discovered in Colo rado in 1858, and since then the state has produced $530,000,000 in gold and silver. Out of fifty-six counties of the state twenty-s1x are gold producers. Mark L. Porter of Phoenix is vis- itor to Bisbee. MT. Porter is largely interested in the capital city, and also owns some copper prospects of merit in the Mule mountains which he in tends to have developed and opened up.-Orb.
 Imprisoned miners can be supplied with food and air by newly patented conduit system, consisting of series of pipes, to be laid through the mine shafts, with branch pipes running around each section to be used if the main pipe should be crushed by cave in, flexible conveyors being run through the pipes to carry the food.
 Our esteemed townsman, Bud Ora vel, placed upon our desk yesterday a handsomely shaped nugget. It weigh ed twenty-Seven pounds. We have credited him with three months sub- SCIIpllOu IO tue Tyre. we are pi6dS0u to see that Mr. Gravel, who is one oi our best citizens, is doing well. He is one of a syndicate which expects to
 buy a quart of whiskey on Saturday
 night. Tyre.
 A stranger named Jared floss ar.
 rived in Dawson Monday, having come
 by way of Dyea. The gent is looking
 for provisions, as his boat capsiZed il
 White Horse rapids and he lost all O
 his supplies and three friends. Whil,
 MT. Hoss was sorry to lose his bean'
 he is thankful that he was able to saw
 his bacon. MT. Hoss will settle in ou midst if he can find any one who vii , let him work for his board. If h can't, he will settle somewhere else.- Dawson Digger.
 An old miner who came out of tn Klondyke a few days ago put the cas in this way: "To the man Of goo health and strength, who will toll llk the labOrer who tears up streets, VII 3 has sufficient money to land year 5 supply of provisions from 1000 t t 1900 miles up the Yukon river, wit = over $500 in cash after that expense, \ barrel of patience, a willingness = take all chances and deny himself tn l pleasures of life for several years, l say go."
 = Messrs. Martin, Weidner and Lew : of Ohio, who are the leading men