Arizona republican., 1899-04-10

amer Hill, one OF the pEIHCIp8I O" iCA'
of the Ray copper mine, said the com
pany was well pleased with the prop
erty and would consummate the sai3
at once He was on his way TO Lon
don, where arrangements would pe
made for putting extensive WORKS on
the property, and the company WouIa
without doubt build a railroad 10
connect with the Southern racine
That the road will be run thfough
Florence there seems to De Httlo
question. This is the best news the
Tribune has been called upon to pup
fish in many a day, and it can De
relied upon as authentic, coming from
the source 1T does. Mr.. Hill said the
company was prepared to spend
million dollars before expecting any
returns.-Florence Tribune
COPPER MOUNTAIN DISTRICT.
Charley Baker was in town this
week from the Copper mountain DIS
trict. He predicts a very fatterlng
future for that district. Mr.. Baker mas
eight very promising, locations, pear
ing both copper and gold, asSaylng
from So up to SAP with sufficient gold
to pay for operating the mines. Mr..
Baker owns a ranch up the ella near
that district and is rated as one OF
Arizora's successful men. He has
been in this section of the country for
thirty years and has held various posi-
lions of trust in Yuma county.-Yuma
Sentinel
SHIPPING CONCENTRATES.
The Southern Pacific company is
shipping a great deal of concentrates
from this point. The mining situation
is very encouraging. New mines are
becoming producers and old ones are
being resuscitated. Mining men are
coming to Tucson from the east every
day and this section of Arizona is re-
ceiving a thorough examination. The
legitimate mining men and the mines
worthy of development are receiving
recognition, and the knockers" are
skirmishing around on the outside
with their usual activity. Pima
county will forge to the front in
spite of all opposition.-Tucson Citi-
zen.
SOLD FOR FIVE FIGURES.
Judge Frank Duffy returned from
Washington camp last Wednesday.
where he had been to perform the
legal part of an important mining
deal which conveyed the Pride of the
West from Frank Olsen of Wash
linton camp to Messrs. Arthur R. Will
fey and Emerson Gee of Denver,
Colorado. The price paid is not
known in Nogales, but it is said there
were five figures. Mr. Olsen's interest
was a half, two other gentlemen hold
ing the other half This deal means
a boom at Washington camp for the
Denver people will at once build a
smelter and make things hum. Mr..
Duffy says the camp is in a flourish
ing condition and that the Rowland,
is working full-handed and making its
owner neat pile.-Border Vidette.
THE CROWNED KING.
Good reports continue to coma from
the Crowned King neighbOrhoOd.
John Luke has twelve men at work on
his Gretna group Of three claims. On
the Gretna he has q tunnSl in 500 feet
in good ore. Enough water flows from
this tunnel to run a ten-stamp mill.
In the same section and about 1,400
feet from the north end of the Crowned
King, Messrs. Breed & Tate of Pres
colt, have sunk a 50-foot shaft on a
quartz location of theirs. The ore body
covers and extends beyond the width of
the shaft. The ore carries SIS per ton
gold and per cent copper. There is
water coming into the shaft at a rate
sufficient to run a 5-stamp mill, with
SO feet more sinking. The surface ore
of this claim carried $12 per ton gold
The vein lis the same as that of the
Crown King feature of this neigh
borhood is the abundance of water
found in the mines as depth is reached
while there is no showing at all OF
water on the surface.-Prescott Cour-
Ter.
PROMISING PROSPECT.
Jasper Phillips is in from his Til
Top mine, a very promising prospect
located a few miles from the old Dos
oris. This is the mine he located
about twelve years ago, abandoned
and relocated some months ago. He
has started two tunnels on the proper
ty. The ore body is four feet wide; the
rich pay streak ranges from one inch
to one foot in width and the ore car
ries from $50 to $500 per ton. An as