Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-06-28
MINING INTELLIGENCE General and Local Notes From the Field of Mines and Mining
 Everywhere.

Ii is stated that W. Fl. Ferguson has realized Sl0O per day from the Grand Canyon copper mIne which he is working. This, too. despite the fact that he has to pack the ore quite a distance and then has long wagon haul to the railroad.
 The announcement comes from Denver that the trouble between the smelters and their employees has been settled, and that Ellers shelter at Pueslo, and the Bimetallic at Leadville, both trust plants, will re- sume work at once and others will follow in a few days.
 MT. Noble and C. C. Stukey have purchased what is known as the Robinson mining claim on Turkey creek, for eastern parties, and wlll send men and supplies out there to- morrow to commence work on it. Nr. Stukey viii have charge of the work as superintendent. The ore IS said to contain gold, silver aud lead running as high as $50 Co s6O in gold. The purchasers propose to sink two shafts % depth of 200 feet each on the property.
 J.J. Brooks yesterday received a telegram from eastern parties ac- cepting bis price and terms on the Fstella. Mark Smith and Mary Ann mines in Big Bug, adjoining the Sterling property which IS being operated bv NJ. =. Taft. The pur- chase price is Sl0,O0O of which amount a small cash payment Ismade the balance to be paid within ninety days. The claims are but partially developed but show up well for the amount of work done The end line of one of the claims + within 300 feet of the shaft of the Sterling mine which IS showing uE such good ore.
 Dr. J. NJ. Ford who has for some time past had the matter under con sideration. has now determined upoI erecting a steam hoist and thirty five horse power boiler on the shati of the Mammoth claim of his Cop peropohs property. This shaft 2 down I25 feet and it is the doctor intention to repair aud retimber I throughout, and at the seventy iv' foot level put in a sinking pump which will raise the water to tha level whence it will find its way ou Of the mine on its own legs. lt ! Dr. Ford's opiGion that anothe saveutv-f,e feet of depth, makinl 2DO feet from the surface, will prov, the value of the ores lying below water level, but he will, fl need be continue the sinking to 4tO feet Q more. This development work wlI be invaluable for the Briggs dis trict. as it Is the opinion Of ever mining man who is acquainted wit that region that depth only Is re quired to insure its future.-HerslC
 An agreement has been placed ol record in which Geo. L. Fisher give \. B. Noble. Of Rice Lake, Wis, a option on the Silver Cord, infan Cutter. and Golconda mines. NJ Noble will at once put a force ( men to work. This group Of mine is situated on Turkey Creek abou six miles above the Black Canyon A number of cars of high grade oi have been shipped from this ProI ertv and a continuous vein of goo ore is shown throughout the entlr length of the four claims. Whe this property Is systemstlcall opened up it will be one of the bl producing mines of this count MT. Fisher, the gentleman who h' placed the property, IS one of II best known mining men of Colorad For some time he has been at May looking up mining property i, eastern parties and Is thorough conyinces that there Is a brllllal future for this part of Arizona, whe the many valuable prospects are ! telligently worked. He IS at preSe in connection with other responslb gentlemen, inquiring into the a visibility of erecting, at an ear date, a smeltng plant somewhe in the neighborhOOd of Big Bug.