Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-06-14
MINING INTELLIGENCE
General and Local Notes From the Field of Mines and Mining
 Everywhere.

W. II. Fergvs0n shipped the sec ond car load of ore from the Grand Canyon mine last Thursday. He says he has forces organized now in such a way that he expects to ship two carloads per month hereafter
 The Bullion Gold Mining com pAny are pushing developing work oa the BordeauI mine. The shaft has been drained and Is being re- timbered. 4 tunnel Is being driven two shifts a day and at eighty feet shows five feet of ore and stiii ore on ihe foot wall.
 A tweuty-ton cyabide plant has lust been completed al PlAeerita for Burkjall < Mahsrt. It will bs used In treating tailiRgs from tho leu stamp mill there and the latter may also be started up soon.
 More mines have changed hands in Pima county during the last SIX months than during the ten years previous And from present indica- lions there will be more sales effect ed during the next three than dur ing the past six months. lt Is sur pusjng the number aud rchness of the new mines which are being dis- covered aud developed, ali within a radius of less than one hundred miles cf lIucsoa.-Star
 It is reported that F. P. Holiday recently strurk Ore iu the Gold Leaf mine. Hl.sstaupl district which goes SlOu per ton. Iac mine is To- cated near tE. famous Jersey Lily mine sud aa. pruiu,ed good orc in the past Joseph Dvughertv and J. l. Gardner a-r interested wltn MT. Holiday in lhe proPeriy and { h ' are engaged in pushing development work.
 Albrrt k. Bimage, of Boston, who Is reported To have recently purch- ssed the Sabta Rita miCes near S,lSer City, New Mexico, IS now re- ported to have purchased group Oi copper property near NIckenburg. The claims were ownel by Mss Ella Franklin, daughter of Samuel Franklin, the latter negotiating th- sale. 4 S9OOO cash payment IS re- ported to have been made.
 C. V. Hull reports that $JO.00O Las been placed m bank for starting the development work on the United Verde Extension company 's property at Jerome Tbe mines adjoin those of tue United Verde aud while they are but partially de- velo, ed at present It Is announced that the big ore bouies of the latter properties are known to extend into the Extension company's claims. The company has arranged to furnish the capital for development 0 fast as it Is needed and propose to push the work just as rapidly as possible. -
 Good reports continue to come from the LyDX creek ca nps, Frank Kuhne reports two or three feet of heavy sulphidc ore in the bottom of a 70-fuot shaft on the Mark Twain claim owed by himself and F. NJ Murphy. and the showing improves with every foot of depth gained. Values run high in silver with a good showing of gold and good percentage ID lead. lt IS the iGten- ton of the parties interested to con tinue sinking and it IS hoped and ex- pected that results will be obtained similar 10 those in the bonanzas farther up the creek.
 Surveyor Phil Coutzen, with assist ant Steve Brown, left this morning for the Grand Reef mine, in Graham county, where he will busy himself for several weeks for John W. Mac bay who is developing that prop erty. IL IS not known what NIT. Content woIk will consist of, whether a general survey of the large group of mines embraced m the Grand Reef property or whether a site for reduction works has been determined upon. ln all likelihood, though, tbe latter IS the fact, for development work has progressed to that extent that no doubt MT. Mackay has decided to commence operations with a view to reimburs ing himself for the enormous outlay incident to the thorough develop meut of this mine. The workings of the Grand Reef have attalned a depth of over 500 feet, and with drifts. cross-cuts. etc, the manage ment IS DO doubt n position to de- t-rmine as to the merit Of the prop Citizen.
 A telegram from &. Louis says: A. J. Shotwell, of Gila Bend, Auz with Mark Chartrand. 4. F. Hoffer, James R. KiGeally. William H Hoi- meister. Prof. A. W. Waldauer. and Robert Stocken of St. Louis, have incorporated under the laws of Ari. zona, tbe Arizona United Copper Mining company with capital stock of Sl0,O00,00O The papers have been sent t. Tucson, where they will be filed. Mark R. Cbartrand, oue of the incorpOrators, says the com pany owns claims covering five thousand acres in Pima county, Ari. zona, fifty miles south of Gila Bend on the Southern Pacific railrold One claim IS a hill 225 feet high which by actual measurement, show: 3,500.OO0 cubic yards of copper. gold and silver ores, or about S,00000t tons. IL is the intention, MT. Char trsnd says, to erect one of the largest milling plants in the country on tks property and Mr. Shotwell has gore to Denver to buy the first install ment of machinery.
 The Grand Jury's Work.