Arizona republican., 1899-11-14
Mines and Mining


gentleman who was in Bisbee re-
Gently stated yesterday that the Low
ell Copper Mining company, which Is
operating in the Bisbee district, Will
put a smelter at Benson, contingent on
terms to be made with the Arizona and
Southeastern railway.-Tucson Star.
H. s. Bradford, who was accompa-
MED by Bob Paul. came up from the
Guijas country yesterday. Mr.. Brad
ford is opening up property for New
York parties This property was pur-
chased from Bent and Sampson during
the current year.-Tucson Star.
J. NJ. Nesbit and son Sam came IN
from Walnut Grove this week. Mr..
Nesbit has a good prospect near the
Rainbow mine. He reports a big strike
of rich copper ore in the Rainbow mine.
owned by the Zonia Copper company.
Prescott Prospect.
Rough Rider Hamilton and Charley
Genung are contemplating importing 4
dynamite gun to be used in doing as
sessment work. says the Prescott Pros
pect. Hamilton swears that one shot
from the dynamite gun like the one
used by the Rough Riders on San Juan
hill, will blow out a hole that will stand
for two years work, and it won't take
fifteen minutes of his time.
Approximately Yavapai county has
recorded about $4,000 mining claims
and some $500 water and mill SITES.
This alone shows how old Yavapaf
looms up as a mining section. and that
the above figures are steadily increas-
ing is shown by the fact that forty-two
location notices were filed for record
last Wednesday. About 1.575 mining
claims have been recorded since the
first of January, 1S99.-Prescott Pros
pect.
The sinking of the shaft on the Green
Mountain group of mines, owned by
Waddell, McNuIty and Bagby broth
ers, has been discontinued on account
of encountering too much water, says
the Prescott Prospect. AS previously
reported the old shaft. which was down
1873 feet, was to be sunk 100 feet farther
but at the distance of twenty feet wa
ter was so plentiful that the present
means for handling the same was in
adequate. A pump will be put in at
once and sinking resumed. We Will
add that this is another instance that
proves there is water in the ground in
Yavapai county.
In Ed Blocks First Home mine in
Big Bug district, in the north end Of
the 120-foot level, a small streak of
stephanite ore, or, in other words, brit
tie silver. has been encountered. The
value of this ore. says the Prescott
Prospect, which is about one inch in
width, is from 65 to 81 per cert pure sill
yer, it also carries copper sulphides,
which is gold bearing. Safe to say this
streak is equal to a stack of dollars
and may it never grow less. On the
same ledge also has been encountered
a two-foot body of solid galena and
iron pyrites which averages $50 in gold.
silver and lead.
A. w. Forbes. manager at the San
Xavier mine twenty-five miles south Of
Tucson, reports thirty men at WORK
and development is proceeding with
entire satisfaction, says the Star. Mr..
Forbes represents a Kansas City syn
dictate which bought the property n
year ago. The property is a little
southwest of the Azuirte companys
mines.
A note from Mammoth received last
cves1ing, says the Star states that
one Of the cables on the Mammoth
Collins tramway, length three miles
from mine to mill, on the San Pedro.
broke on Wednesday. The mill was
closed down as a result. there being
little ore in the mill bins at the time.
The accident will lead to a temporary
suspension.
THE demand for copper has sent the
values of all properties upward" said
Major Walter Jamison of Tucson, who
is registered at the Nadeau. Major
3amison is well known in Los Angeles.
and at present represents the Little
Culver copper mine. This property IS
located almost twenty miles north Of
the Mexican line in what is now Santa
Cruz country. There are more people
looking for copper properties than ever
before known, and Arizona is sharing
in the general demand.-Los Angeles
Express.
The country between Kingman and
NH. eral Park is now receiving the at
tentf.n Of mining investors. Many good
veins in that region have been neglect
ed for years and we hope soon to see
them put in the producing column. Ger
bat has many gold claims that by a
judicial amount of work could be con-
verted into paying properties. The Min
er says that the Golden Gem, now con-
-sidered one of the best mines in Ari-
iona, was idle and practically aban-
.doned until man of energy got it and
pushed it to the front.
The machinery of the Yucca Cyanide
Mining and Milling company, consist
ing of a complete ten stamp mill, has
arrived in Kingman, and already part