Arizona republican., 1899-06-07

Placer gold continues to come in, Ectwithstanding the very dry weather which has prevailed during the year The Bank of Arizona and Prescott National bank have recently purchaS- ed several ounces Of the yellow sLutI- As soon as the rains set in 1t is eZ- pected that 2 much larger quantity cf dust twill find it's way into the banks Pick and Drill
 The Red Rock shift is 360 feet in depth and 500 feet of development work has been done on each of three levels The ledges-there are two Of then1-are continuous, and average from ten inches tc four feet. On one Of the levels there is shoot of 400 feet, that averages twenty-siX inches, and there is every indication that in the BeIcher ledge large bodies of ore are bound to exist.
 Ginnabar occurs very commonly in the coast range Of California, usually at or near the contact of sandstone and serpentine. Many of these occur ences are of small importance, yet are geographically similar to those Of n any of the large producing mines Cinnabar is also found in small qIIan- tity in the gold belt, one notable Oc- crrreHce being in Mariposa county.
  river. where the cinnabar is assOci- ated with go,d.-Pick and Drill.
 w P Durham, owner of the Sect tish Chief, and other properties at Cripple Creek, has acquired the con trolling interest in the properties Of the Wilson Creek Mining and Milling company. Though no exact figures were given out, 1t is understood that at !Sast S2500 in cash changed hands.-Denver Republican. MT. Dun ham is largely interested in min ing in Arizona, having some valuable claims on Mineral creek, in Pin3l county.
 Peter Schaffer. one of the most re- liable and best men and miners in the c5untTy and an empioye Of the Val Verde Copper company, came in from the mines this week and returned yes terday- MT. Schaffer is enthused with the prospects Of the entire diStriC@. WEi.e they have been in paying ore from the top of the ground he says that the indications get better as they go down and the ere body increases Ill value, while the entire proposition seems to bear out the theory that ore will be found in great quantities at any depth they may see fit to g0.- Williams News
 
 posed upon during the last few months by one Carpenter. claiming to repre- sent Q syndicate of thirteen million aires. He came unheralded. but by his sIlave manner and ind0mitable gall found little trouble in ingratiating himself into the gocd will Of our min ing men. Having so many millions IL his disposal, he T735 unusually libera. in his offers, and more so in his -romises. He wanted to buy up all the copper properties in Pima county, and would pay cash; would take six months options only as a matter of tcrmaiity. He was successful; lie scOoped in many promising prospects, "tieing them up and causing a stag nation in mining circles The money that he promised never Came-he failed tc fulfill a single promise. But he had the options, and the owners were forced into idleness. while the glitterinS faIir Of the age "bummed' various citizens Of the Wherewioh to purchase a 25-cent meal He is still with us, but 1t is safe to state that he will not get an option Cl any more Of Pima c0unty's bOnanZas; he is thor Crgbly advertised by those whom ile ha. duped, and pointed out to all min CTS who come into the city. This ar ucle IS written, hOWeve1', to warn the general public against this man. Pos sibly there are those who are not ac- QuaiDtcd with tLis representative Of millions, and if there be, he is hereby warned to give this man Ca- Penter q wide beTtd.-TUcSon Citizen.
 report says a big strike was re- CtEtly made on Big Bug nelr Wool guieh. The new strike is an extension of tho mine owned bv MT. George Whitazer-Pick and Drill.