Arizona republican., 1899-09-18
Mines and MininQ


study t3 the geologist. Nc evid .1ces of the baser metal exist, nCr is there any
 formation which could net reasonably 1 be searched for gold
 A wagon road Is being built from
 Miami gulch to Gold Hill, where are
 located Fairview, Fairplay, Little
 Chief and Keystone copper claims.
 Thsse claims are fl the same country
 as the ontinental.-Glo0e Times
 It is reported that Thomas 4. Edison
 the electrician has purchased the Ortiz
 grant in New Mexico. It is claimed
 that there are large bodies Of placer
 ground on the grant but want Of water
 makes them worthless. Mir. Edison proposes to try his new electrical pro- cess cr1 the placer grGund.-Ex.
 Capitalists are. becoming interested
 sn the mining country near Mount Turnbull on the strip. There are re- ported to be large bodies Of copper, gold and silver ore in this vicinity. One large company has already begun operations on a large scale and others are considering the proposition to bond some gccd property. The noun tain sides are steep and the ore ex- tends to the very top of the mountain from the gulches below.
 A B. Sampson and Chas Bent re- ftrnCd flcm ..le Guiges mn:1rg Gf--Iict where -tlley bare mint;==g iCrafs 4s. They rfr crt H. =. Bradford 10 3e doing we'll on 1rle Wclfrafnite claims. proper ties which he scld to eastern parties some mOrths agO.-Star.
 Mexican Independence I-1yad havO, wa.!t son>e cf t'he mining ccaGcanieS says the Star. At the Azurite and the San Xavier mere fa,ln half of tlAa en-, l.. r the celebration there so that it was ne cessary to abmos. suspend operI7iCi-i-. Tho 18th, Iie.lcg pay day at tle Azurfto added to the patriotic spirit of 10th shelter ard fqle mining force. L. iS ex- peQtfd they wiN all be at their post lf du.y tonlEHTow.
 R. Trevarther a mining man ;s down from Mineral Creek He is now shipping ore from hs mines t9 Se,by works in Sin Frarci-co.-F.orent TI.ibug-n.
 AIa' j. H. Durham. ti,e rcninelzt nining lrar flc5r Oa!zwc,1d. was q welcome visitor 10 FIoTenc5. 5ili> week he reports t.l2 mines :m that Sc4tion are looking extremely well.-Fl9Ience Tribune.
 The miriEg interests of Final ccFInty were ntave" i:l a more tiCuri:lH,u2s con- d5ticn than t.Iey- are l.2,,ay says the Tribune. TEe demand for cce,Her has created a phenomenal demand fer cop paa. mines. wonderful glevelci ementS ! and discoveries are heinz made almost daily. Mineral Creek is q St-era Of ac- tfvify. The Ray. Ennis. ard other -cf;eI :l,iss are bei-tg a's-Ere!y Cisvct- D. ed anI with the cCnY:ng Of Hhe co I | months we Icek to see one Of ne mo : | active camps in southern Ar:zorl. | Good properties are in demand. This | week the copper mines of .Jo.In Ea1rs W. R. Stone and Janls, AIcGee have been bonded to MT. lChittenden Of 1 .'ci-. D. C. also the c0prgr Of ITtfge John Mil:er. Geo. IF. SGfIIclS aEl1 Joseph MU'ina:,t5n. these properties are a1l iG the Miro.ul | Creek mining dc.riot aH1 near F-'er anccl TGlCt. F. Weedir $ dave-ci rne 1 his copper property near tlle Cixl Heads. and reports .uT1rtarI- discover eS. In fact from every Falit Of the sounty= canes re'5ce ts If ilrE2 Jitesgia- d'.s- .cyeries. As a matter of fact Pinal 1 county qlas been the c4innnr el,.r apg 'C.ulIty Of tlc Terrlg-gy. is n'inetll re- sCrfrt es are Seic5nd ito none, its great hines like the Silver King, Vekol, 1ammoth and Reymert are among tho ,est in the west, and gocd mines will ,e developed near the Buttes. where letive operations arg now being car jed On.