Arizona republican., 1899-06-02

deep. has a fifteen horse power steam
 hoist. and two levels have been run
 out. TOO feet of development work hay
 ing been accomplished within the last
 few months. Nothing save develop
 ment is being dcne. it not being in
 tended to do any stoping until the per
 mauent value of the mine has been es-
 tablished Then the requisite machin-
 cry for its effective working Will De
 put in, and from present indications 1t will not be long before it will be nee
 essary to do this and the mine will then become an important producer and a valuable addition to this rapidly and favorably developing district.
 The vein matter, all carrying values, is about twelve feet wide. In the pres ent workings the ores are sulphides of irCn and lead, both carrying the values and concentrating at about to l. The concentrates are shipped to the Globe smelter at Denver. The higher grade ores carrying five to six ounces in gold and 30 per cent of lead are shipping product and are shipped directly to the smelter.
 Other mines in the Lynx creek dis trict are the Homestead, belonging 10 MT. James Milhgan, a valuable prop erty where good ore is being taken out d mine. The Star is one of the Pine mountain group and is worked by Traylor and Breslin, who are taking out fine ere. Messrs. Warren and Al gert have been running the Pine mountain ten-stamp mill on the Pine mountain dumps for the last four months, but the mine itself (ccnsid- cred to be a very valuable one) is not working at present, as the owner, Judge Rucker of Denver, is waiting the settlement of some litigation that has been going on in regard to the ute of enc of the Star claims. The Pine Mountain is on the granite belt, which 1 is clearly traceable from the Chaparral country to the Senator mine, but on the east side Of the creek the green ] stone slate, about half mile in width. 1 comes in-the FavOrite being on this ! formation. The Gro Plata, about 66OO i feet west of the Jennie, is on the cc1- tact between the greensboro and the | porphyry. It belongs to MT. F. M ! Murphy, and is bonded to Mr- Doran. [ who first came to the territory in 1852 i and has been in northern Arizona ! since 1876. He was superintendent ot | the Silver King in it's palmy days and | has been engaged in mining operations in various parts of the territory (mixed. perhaps. with a little politics. ! for upwards of thirty years, and his | opinion of the bright and promising outlook for Lynx creek is entitled to | respect.
 There is a considerable number Of 1 undeveloped properties in this section and many fine prospects that are like ly to develop into valuable mines in i the near future Altogether the Big Bug and Lynx creek districts are mak- ing "a most favorable showing. The local owners, as before stated, have been joined recently by well known and influential eastern capitalists and the developments in hand are being carried out in a most thorough and workmanlike manner.
 It does not require much of prophet to predict brilliant and en- during future for these rapidly devel- Oping districts.
 am about to start for the Bradshaw in which range is situated the celebrated Crowned King and other mines of note. Before leaving Maye- I feel bound to express my indebted- ness to Mr. Joseph Mayer for much valuable assistance in finding my way about and in other respects. MT. Mayer has been settled here for the past seventeen years and has import ant stock, mining and other interests in the surrounding districts. As Te- gards the place itself-Mr. Mayer is Mayer" and vice versa.
 To Mayer come the concentrates and shipping ore Of the Bradshaw noun tain mines which form an important item Of the Prescott & Eastern rail- road traffic, but the traffic of the road is by no means confined to minerals. Mayer is the distributing point for the -11uuIia- for 10 Rl.9 dCh1W and other [ mining camps. Yestar- day eight cars Of sheep were loaded here and within thirty days three or four train loads of cattle (800 to 1,2G0 head) will leave Mayer. With the of the properties of the dis tricts described in my last three let- tcrs the future of the Prescott 6 East ern read is assured.
 R. J. H. FRY.
 MINING NOTES.