Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

isch mills, rttec with screens of sixty mesh and having each a capacity of from eighteen to twenty tons a day Each mill is driven by an independent belt. So far, these mills have given great satisfaction and are preferred to stamps.
 The product of these mills in 1898 was from eighty-f1ve to ninety tons day. The pulp is treated by the paa process in fourteen pans, h5ated by steam, with seven settlers About i've tons of quicksilver are in use. It is lifted into elevated reservoirs and is distributed through the mill by pipes. The bars are cast so 3s to weigh 800 to 1,S00 ounces each, and a~e shipped by express to Aurora, H.. for parting and refining. The bullion average 300 fine, and aE1ut one-fffth of the value is in gold,
 It is impossible with the limited space available to do more than de- scribe one or two of the more import ant mines of the territory and it is to oe regretted that other important en- terprises and districts must be dismiss ed with very brief notice
 MARICCPA COUNTY.
 Though Magicopa is practically agri- cultural it's mining industry is of inn portance. In the Superstition noun tains new discoveries continue to be made where (at Camp GoIdfeld) sev- eEal mills are operated on gold prop critics. At Cave Creek, Wickenburg and in the TIarqua Ha1a mountains great activity in prospecting and de- ve!0pment work continues Many placer discoveries have been made in the foothills, ana as water for working them is developed the output will be considerably increased.
 The product for the past year is esti- mated at S200 coo.
 The mills and mines of Yavapai county are described elsewhere.
 COCRIsE COUNTY.
 Dos Cabazas is the gold mining cen ter of Cochise county, and valuable de- Dcsits exist in the vicinity of the Two Heads peak of the Chiricahua noun -ains.
 CHA COUNTY.
 The mining development of Gila aounty is dealt with in the special ar icle on the Globe district
 GRAHAM COUNTY.
 Clark Mining District.-In this dis rict are located some mines that bid | air to become the best gold producers r Arizona, or of any state in tlne west. The district is new and comparatively | unknown to the outside world, and like III new camps has many difficulties to overcome, consequently progress has cen slow The mines are generally owned by people of limited means, and cry little deep mining has been done.
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 The people of Mohave county depend Imost entirely upon the products of he mines and $4O000,000 will not cover he values in gold and silver taken cut ince their first discovery.
 Important developments are in prog ess, notably at White Hills, where an .nglish company, after paying S1,75O,- GO for the White Hills group of mines, as expended over $500, 900 in develop lg water and blocking out ore bodies.
 forty-slamD mill is also in course of rection. At Chloride a Scotch syndicate has :st completed 8 100-tOn concentrating lant. On the Colorado river north of White ills a French exploration company is utting in an immense hydraulic plant, Ir the purpose aof working the rich <; uriferOus banks along the river. In Todd basin, sixteen miles north : f Kingman, the Gro Plata mine is irning out about $10000 in gold per S lonth. For the year ended June 30, 1897, the . re shipped through the Kingman ampling works and to the smelter and 1 ullion by express was valued at $1, I .0.00O ( Mohave county, it is alleged can I now 100 mines all paying the cost of i leir development. d
 PIMA COUNTY. C There are q large number of gold, l lver, copper and lead propositions be- g worked to 2 profit in this county, Id the output of gold and silver bull C 0n and placer gold. together with cop |