Arizona republican., 1899-11-18
MINING NOTES.

The E.. G. ord company is building
two large tanks. One is a 10000 gallon
tank for Nick Angus to 90 to the ORA
goons. The other is of 90 coo gallons
capacity for L. c. Shattuclz and will go
to Mexico as a portion of cyaniding
plant The same company is also max
ing fine cornice fer Naco.-Bisbea
Orb.
From Governor Powers. who re-
turned from the south during the week.
| the Prospect is informed that Mr.. Col
! Inns is pushing development work on
the Genung properties with very salts
factory results and that development
on the RUNNER property is showing
well. At FOOLS Gulch the mill is run
ming bat one shift owing to the scare
ity of water.
The clay deposits in the vicinity Of
Benson have long been worked. the
output being shipped to Bisbee for use
in lining the converters in the reduc-
ton works at that great camp. Re
Gently Mr.. J. VI. Castenado of Benson
has determined by experiment and ap-
pHcation that the same clay has the
same qualities and adaptability which
have been used in Mexico in the man
ufacture of many articles of ornament
known as "Guadalajara ware The
Oasis, speaking Of the clay. says Mr..
Castenado now has il his employ q ma
tive artist from Guadalajara who has
produced some remarkably life-like
and natural statuettes of the ware
which are equal to anything ever made
in the city where they originated
Tom Parks. one of the best known
and most competent mine foremen in
the county. has succeeded James Bres-
lin as foreman for the Stoddard Cop
per company. Mr.. Breslin is obliged to
give his personal attention TO his min
ing interests on Lynx creek-Prescott
Courier.
MI HOtserpiler, owner of the Cornu-
copia mine, has returned with his fam
i-y from visit to Ohio. says the Pres
colt Courier. He is preparing to go out
II his ---ire. while in Ohio he talked
ili2ona 7niroG 20 various capitalists.
ana found tcc general sentiment to be
t1u- lots OF mining investment money
you'd low to the territory should it
lec"-a" g STATE. Ohio capitalists seem
ing 30 think that conditions would he
safer and more stable under statehood
than under a territorial form Of gov
eminent. There is an abundance Of
idle money in bank vaults all over
Ohio. One man asked him if he knew
of a mining proposition which would
Justify an investment of SO, ZOO, eco.
Judge Bethunc is in from his Rough
Rider mine, located in the Walnut
Grove ncighborhood. This mine is
great reef of Gold-bearing rock. When
questioned about he mine. Judge Be
thune said that he did not care TO ad-
ver;ise the property. IS it is not for
sale, for the reason he could take more
gold out of it than anyone would h.
iii,ciy 10 pay him for it. He brought
IN some handsome free gold specimens
from the miue.-Courier.
i is stated on good authority that
the people who have purchased the
Cliff group and surrounding claims will
commence work in few days and that
money will not enter into the question
Of dcvelopmcnt.-Jerom Mining News.
During the past ten days the work
iHS forces in the hills east Of jerome
have been increased. The News COM
pa1y. says the Mining News. now has
% men az work and the Black Hills
company has put q night shift on their
upper shaft At the Equator and
( Copper Chief mines the work that is
being done is such that the most skep-
teal cannot doubt the worth of these
properties. II will be but a short time
before there will he Il camp there that
] viii be recognized as a town.