Arizona republican., 1899-05-06
PIONEER WORK IN MINING


 Those who are net acquainted with the difficulties and expense attending the operation of prospecting and open ing a mine in a new district, too often only take into account the amount or actual mining work done, and cannot appreciate the amount Of preliminary or pioneer work which had tcf be ae- c0mp.ished before mining commenced.
 Very often the pioneer work, in the matter of opening roads CT trails, had to be done fer a lcng distance off the claim or claims, and does not conse- quentiy count when estimating annual assessment work There are many camps or districts where much road work has to be done by the claim own CT each ycsr ard receive for doing 50 10 credit CT al.5wance frcm the county supervisors. In the northern states; the .lumberman shares this pioneer work with the miner in many in stances, but in the desert and noun tain sections of the southwest, the vanturesome prospector has to play a lone hand, and open the path to in dustry and wealth, for which work he seldom gets any credit. Unfortunately, the pioneer does net always receive J not appreciated to the extent his la bo-s entitle him to receive.
 The opening of trails and new roads in mountain sections ought to be a Iart Of the ci51nty municipal work. as it is the whole community whc in the end get the benefit from the increased trade for each Rew mine discovered and worked.
 As a means of preserving the forest reserves from fire, mountain trails are the first necessity to gain access to the part of the reserve which is threatened with destructi,a Trails in the noun tains are as necessary tc the develop nent of the country as good roads are in the settled portions of the country. There is consequently the double ot-- ject in view in advocating their con struction, fer, to leave such pioneer work to be done by the proSpector and miner alone is to impose a hardship on those operating in that county, and causes many to direct their efforts to districts more remote, but having bet ter trails and roads, although much further off.-Mining and Metallurgical Journal.
 MINING NOTES.
 
 Helvetia mine in the Santa Ritas, about thirty miles southeast from Tue son, will be increased tc 200 in a short time. The Calumet and Hecla com parry, which purchased the property for s5O,OOO in December ias:, proposes to exFend $100,00 in developing before a smelter is erected.
 News comes from the Black Dia-
 
 that the contractors report a rich body of sulphides Of copper. The extent of the new strike is not yet dem onstrated but twenty feet Of the ere opened up and no signs of a wall would indicate that q large body had been encounter ed. The strike is regarded as one of much importance and still further demonstrates that the copper belt of the Dragoon range, in which the Black Diamond is lcc3ted, possesses uniim- ited wealth in copper
 Attorney CoEins received a tele- phone message from Jerome yesterday morning that there had been a rich strike in one of the mines of the Je- rome Copper company's Winningham group. The strike was made Monday, and drills were still driving through 1 ore when the message was sent. ]. E Dillon is pres15ent of the company Prescott Courier Articles of Incorporation of the Peo- pae's Consolidated Gold and Copper Mining company were filed in the of flee of the county recorder this morn ing. The incorporators are Herbert w. Padtee, John D. Gale and Frank Nj Shuvt'eff, and the capital stock is 3D. 900 900, divided into shares ef the par value of s1 each.-Tucson Citizen.