Arizona republican., 1899-05-08

copper concerns being pushed in east ern markets is the Arizona Copper syndicate This cclmpany's prospectus and circulars recently came to cur at tention and an investigation of the merits Of the proposition was at once begun, though it was apparent from the wildly eXtTavagant claims made Th25 the enterprise was not within the bounds of legitimacy, and was simply ani1lther Of the schemes gotten up to bleed the teEiderfoot who never saw a mine and has an exceedingly poor con ception Of the chances for and against realizing from an investment in one the merits of which are unknown.
 Ouu. investigation has led us to the discovery that the claims of the ATi- zcna Copper syndicate, located near Clifton, are almost entirely undevel oped, and give little or no promise of cc1iainirg any value. Despite the strenuous claims of the ccmpany's cir cu1ars of mammei6h bodies of fabu- lously rich ore, it is net even known that the bottoms of their shafts are mireralized Likewise their claim that their properties are on the same body of ore as the Humboldt, the Ari- zona Copper company's principal claim, are made out of whole cloth, as far as is at present known.
 A group of undeveloped prospects which mining men deem worthless; a proximity to the Arizona Copper com pany's properties, which fact they use in the prcspectuses 10 the fullest eX- tent. and an unaIterable nerve, are the stcck in trade of this fake company which is selling stock in the east, by oA which place a valuation of several mil lion dollars on the property.
 Arizona seems to be suffering from several enterprises" of this class at present, and she owes it to herself to publish them t- the world. The terri tory is full of legitimate mining propo- sitions and men who have money to invest can do so safely and profitably ty coming hsre and Investigating for themselves CT sending able men to do so for them. Buying stock of un- known companies with undevelCped properties, at big figures, is nothing short of foCihaTdine ness.-Tucs0n Citi- zen.
 MINING NOTES.
 We understand that vein of copper ore has been discovered recently about twelve miles from Tucson which prom iseS tcl be a winner. A sample from eight fact was assayed by MT. N. P. Wood and returns showed about 8 per cent copper, twenty-five ounces silver and s in gcld.-Tucson Citizen.
 I. T. StoGdard has just refused a handsome offer, by cable from Lon dIon parties, for his Copper Mountain properties, as he had already made arrangements with eastern capitalists to thoroughly develop these properties. He is in town now tc purchase a steam hoist and employ a foreman.-Pres- cctt Courier.
 Report is that MT. Warwick, a we'll known mining man, is about to pur- chase an interest in a group of claim on Bill Williams Fork, belonging to Messrs. Rogers & Elwerts-Prescott Courier.
 George Rohpeter and Cliff Lewis have been working a mine near Huron for some time and shipping ere from hhe lower workings. They finally con- ciuded to sink from the top alongside quartzite dyke, seventy-fiye feet high. After sinking some distance they came to a hard capping, so hard that they concluded to abandon the sinking, but, before doing so, put few parting shots in at the side and ex- posed a body of ore which carries 28 per cent of copper. It is a big thing TfEe cros5cut is still running in ore Prescott Courier
 At ncf time in the history of Arizona | has there been SC many applications for surveys of mines and for mining | patents as during the last six months. l and the applications are increasing | right along. According to the Tucson ! Star the largest number came from ! Yavapai county-probabIy two-ffths. l The next is Cochise county Pima, | Pinal and Yuma ccme in for about an equal number. and Mohave and Gila ! and likewise Graham are represented 1 in applications made at the surveyor generals office.
 John KaSser, superintendent of the i Live Oak mines. has increased the force of men to twenty. When in town last Tuesday he stated that a large body of sulphide ere had recently been encountered, and that the company 'wlcuId probably increase shipments from two to three carloads a week. ! William Parsons, formerly foreman Of ! the Minas Prietas mine in Mexico, has i been made foreman. MT Parsons has ! been very successful in developing mines with which he has been con- nooted.-Si.ver Belt
 w P Dunham, the mining man who | is largely interested cn Mineral creek, l is now in Cripple Creek, Colo, where i he is operating on leased ground fo- ! the Jimmie's Luck company. He writes ! that he has struck body of s1 300 gold | ere and that his brother-fn-law, c. A. 1 Whiteford, has arrived from Los An | geles to take charge of the work.-Sil- ] yer Belt.
 REAL PEWTER IS SCARCE