The border vidette., 1899-08-19
IN MINING FIELDS.
Progress of Development in Arizona
and Sonora.

The Old Dominion Copper company
at Globe will put in new hoist.
r. Travathen, ID. Ragan, G. Devine
and J. Bishop have leased for one year,
Walter McCallen's mine in Chloide
Gulch, tributary of Mineral creek in
the Globe district.
The Red Buck gold and a group Of
eight copper claims near Walnut Grove,
Yavapai county, have been bonded by
Prescott people to Chicago capitalists
for s29, 600. one years time.
The Fortuna mine near Yuma is now
turning out an average of $4,000 per
month, a cleaI profit of more than
$40, 600. J. M. Lane, the owner, is
said to have taken the mine on the ad-
vice of spiritualist.
The differen ces between George E.
Fitzgerald and the Dragon Mining
company over the Peabody mine has,
according to the Graphip. been AMIGA
bly, settled. Fitzgerald sells his
interest to the company for S25,O00.
Announcement is made unofficially
that o. B. Hardy has concluded the
purchase OF Pete Connor's Carr cof1on
gold property for Chicago investors.
The terms are understood to be $40, 600
on six months bond, $1,000 cash.
The ledge is said to be 20 feet wide, and
carries fine showing of free gold.
The official report OF the q. S. Geo
logical survey of the prod duction of cop
per in the United States during the
year 1898 has just been issued The
figures are 234, 9S9 tons, the largest in
the history of the country, and Is, 600
tons greater than the production of
1897. OF this showing Arizona made
the largest percentage of increase.
H. E. Banes, superintendent of the
Azurite Mining and Milling company,
arrived in town today and reports the
outlook better than at any time before.
About 100 men are employed in the
operation of mine and mill. A car load
of copper which will net $4,000 was
shipped ont today and another car
load will be ready for shipment by the
first of next month.-Citizen
The recent smelter comb bine that has
effected an advance in smelling charges
may prove retroactive. Already Colo
rado ore producers threaten to build
smelters, in which case they will handle
custom ores. In any event owners of
smelling propositions in Arizona see
more than ever the necessity of home
facilities, and one way to realize them
is through the oppression of mbines.
A deal involving the recent sale of
the Port Manteau group, in the Cave
Creek district, to a party of Boston
capitalists, is reported from Phoenix.
The seller is the Nicholson Gold Min
ing Company, embracing Charles L.
Clark and associates, OF Montana, and
Messrs. Field and Davis of ST. Louis.
The consideration is 500, 600 in gold.
An estimate twice confirmed places the
value of the ore in sight at 81, 200, 900.
w. P. Howell and Matt Cavaness
have bonded their property to D. A.
Abrams, who will soon commence de-
velopment There are eight copper
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Black Warrior and Continental proper
ties, a location ON the principal mining
belt in the Globe district. The con-
templated railroad of the Old Dominion
to the Continental mine will run
through the Red Warrior property.
The Grand Reef is owned and opera
ted by John w. Mackey, and consists
Of a group of ten claims in Arivaipa
cafion, ut the foot of the Santa Teresa
spur of the Graham mountains. This
property was purchased by Mr.. Mackay
in December '96, and has been operated
continually since under the manage
ment of J.. w. Payne. A depth of 700
feet has been reached and 5000 feet of
levels have been run. It is stated that
over 100000 has been expended upon
the property. Water is piped from
wells three miles distant, and power
drills used. Fifty men are employed at
So to 81 per day. There are a dozen
buildings connected with the property.
George ]. Wanless, manager of the
Mexican Ore company OF Hermosillo,
was in Nogales Wednesday. enroute to
the capital city from Ell Paso.
Ex-Superintendent of the Territorial
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