Mesa free press., 1899-10-20
TIMES AND MINING.

The largest pumping engine in the
world is in the Calumet and Hecla
mines, Michigan.
There are 5000 shareholders in the
Calumet and Hecla Copper company,
very few of them hold over 1000 shares.
An average of corn is being harvest
ed. Hop picking and baling are near
ly completed Tomatoes of good quail
ity are abundant.
Major w. R. Burke of Los Angeles is
erecting a ten-stamp mill in Pacomia
canyon, where he has discovered rich
gold mine.
The first discovery of gold in the
Julian district, San Diego county, Cal,
was made on Coleman creek by a wo-
man in 1869, in the bed of the creek.
Senator w. A. Clark's ophir consol-
idated mines on Ophir hill, are to be
equipped with a modern concentrating
mill of not less than 100 tons daily ca
pacity. Work will soon begin. e. w.
Clark is the manager.
Advices from Montana are that after
several weeks of deliberation upon the
questions of expediency and of legal
right it has been decided to proceed
at once to explore the depths under
Butte's business center. A remarkable
discovery of ore was made while eX :
cavating for the erection of block of
buildings, and it was that discovery
that led to the determination to mine
under the city.
E. Lazenby has shown in San Diego
numerous samples of ore from the De-
fiance district, in the northern part of
the county and lying between the
Santa Margarita and Santa Rosa
ranches. The samples show copper,
silver and gold and are fine specimens
of antimony. Copper and gold predom-
mates in that region. Mr.. Lazenby says
there are now fully $50 claims located
in that district and a lot Of develop
ment work has been done.
A company has been organized to
work the Poverty Point and Kanaka
placer claims in the klamath river, op-
posite Oak Bar, Humboldt county, Cal,
at an elevation of 1900 feet These
two properties yielded large returns
about twenty years ago by drifting,
and the present company, which will
put in a modern hydraulic plant, ex-
poets handsomer returns. A four mile
ditch from Buckhorn creek, tribu-
tary of Horse creek, on the klamath
river, will furnish water to the mine.
A good deal of attention is being
paid to mining properties in the Tonto
Basin, in the Gun Creek mining dis
trict, Gila county, Ariz The Winslow,
Arizona Mail says that according to
reliable reports this district is likely
to equal any other in Arizona in the
richness of it's ores One group of
mines in the Basin, lately acquired by
eastern parties, is showing up re-
markably we'll and in addition to the
values they have an abundance of
good water and plenty Of timber right
at the mines.
The North Hemet group of mines in
I the Cahuilla district, which was pur-
chased some weeks ago from Riverside,
Cal, parties by Denver people, bids
fair, says the Riverside Enterprise,
to be the center Of very lively mining
camp this winter 1t is stated that
the present owners have made con-
tracts with various parties to do the
hauling of lumber, machinery, pipe
and other supplies to the mines. They
have also had them surveyed, "and
one," says the Enterprise, who is in
a position to know, states that 1t is
the intention of the company to thor
oughly open up the mines, whiah will
mean the expenditure of a large
amount of money"