Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-07-26
MINING NEWS FROM KINesAH.
A Sailing Story Revived BY Operations on
Stockton Hill.

ettNim correspondence
kingman, Ariz July 23.-It ia claimed
that the world is interested In mining ~
II never was before, and Mohave county
is certainly enjoying its share OF the ex-
element. There ia 0ye times the &C.
tivity in mining circles prevailing here
than ever prevailed before. From every
section within q radius OF a hundred
miles OF ktngman comes news OF old
workings being exploited or new mines
discovered. SO many producers are be-
ing opened up, and 30 much capital is
being invested, that this time IL looks "a
II the boom had come to stay.
Stockton Hill, ten miles from King.
man. was one OF the first producers, and.
outside Of White Hills. has been the
largest producer in the county. One
mine, the Cupel, has a record of one
million and a quarter dollars and its 300
foot shaft is the deepest working in the
district. A dozen others are credited
with al output Of f1OO.O 900 or better and
a much large: number from which small
amounts we're taken. After remaining
dormant for many years there has been a
rush for these old properties. A COM
psny composed largely OF Santa Fe Psci-
hc railroad men, among whom are Diyi.
sion superintendent John Densir and MIR.
McGinnis, OF the land department, have
taken hold Of group OF properties and
have begun operations with an asssying
aud exporting force. preliminary to more
extensive work. IL is proposed to run u
deep tunnel which will cut many lodges
In the hill at a depth OF about 1900 feet
The revival OF operations on stockton
hill has brought out a sailing story
that happened there about fifteen years
ago. A young "tenderfoot" from Boston
arrived with a few hundred dollars In
money. He was Immediately spotted az
a victim by some sharpers. who were
looking for just such an individual on
whom to play their wiles. They held a
on-producing claim on Stockton hill
and proceeded to prepare 1t for the green
one. With ore from mines OF known
value they fixed the twenty foot shaft on
their claim, which was named the Moon
beam. The unsophisticated easterner
fell into the trap and dug up all he had,
$500. for the claim. After vainly at
tempting to get a partner in his enter
prise he started to work himself. To the
disgust Of all parties concerned, except
himself. he had not worked a day until
he broke into an ore body, from which
he took $4,000 in a very short space OF
time.
The Utah II Arizona railroad will not
reach Chloride until about the lst OF
September. President McConnico has
announced that after a stop OF u month
or so the road will be pushed on to the
White hills,
Tom Brown, u Sandy ranchman, has
departed for Sweden. his native country
taking with him $1,000, the result of the
sale OF his ranch. He leaves behind him
a wife and three children.
Gsddis ~ Perry, merchants. whose
failure was announced some weeks ago,
have made a settlement with their cred
itors, and have reopened for business I'M
der the style OF the Gaddis II Perry COM
pany.
The Mohave county supervisors refused
to sign a contract with the Santa Ne Pa.
cilc railway by which the road paid
taxes at the rate OF $1,000 per mile, and
will bring suit. The result Of the sgits-
tlon has been to dig up a great deal OF
property which IL was not known that
the railroad owned. and II IL claimed
that In the end the county will be a
great winner.