Arizona republican., 1899-06-17

Tungsten, the product of wolframlLc. f& enc of the rich and valuable metals discovered in Arizona through the ATl-
 zona school of mines The find was
 made in the Dragon mountains and
 quantities of the ore were brought to the school Of mines md concentrated, and the product sent east. It now t0rns out that this mineral is not kourd in so large quantities elsewhere in the civilized world as in Arizona. The total annual product has never exceeded l, ,O00 tons, although the de- mand is one hundred times greater than the supply. The largest body Of wolframite known is probably the mines recently sold by Sampson. and Bent in the Guijas mountains, near Arivaca, in this county These gentle
 men sold or bonded the properties as old mines. of wbidh they have fine bodies, but by the discovery Of large bodies of the wolframite the value of the property was established. It is predicted that these mines alone will produce several times more than the present product Of the world. They arc being developed, machinery being put in place to turn out the product at an early day. This discovery is an- ether credit mcTk for the school of
 
 important industry for Pima county Tucson Star.
 MINING NOTES.
 In Colorado the mining investor vii, buy Q measly prospect. the foTty-sey- enth extension of some gold bearing claim, even when the property is To- cated on an inaccessible snow capped peak where work can be carried on only six months in the year, and be perfectly satisfied. When the same man comes to Arizona. where work can be carried on every day in the year, nothing short of ledge at least cne-third solid gold suits him at all, and prospects ten times richer than his snowhound Colorado expectation are not worthy of notice. Is this caused by climatic change, or what?- Prescott Courier.
 A. Verdugo of the firm Of Verdugo & Barcelo, merchants at Helvetia and Rosemcnt, is in Tucson transacting business with our merchants Messrs. Verdugo and Barcelo represent the respective companies operating the mines at the above named camps, where they do a monthly business Of about S10,000, the goods being pur- chased in Tucson through L. Zecken-
 
 glowing terms Of RosemOnt and Hell vetia, the former camp forging to the front with every prospect of becoming one of the most productive copper camps in the territory One hundred men are now employed in the mine and at the smelter, copper bullion is being shipped weekly and develop | ment work is the order of the day. MT. Nerdugo states that the mines al Rose mont have a reserve Of ere blocked out l sufficient to keep the shelter running i for two years, and that with each sue ceeding day large ore bodies are being ! uncovered and left in reserve for fu- | -1ure use. MT. Verdugo is equally san guine of the future of deivetia and ! predicts a prosperous camp there in | the near fUture.-Tucson Citizen.
 Chief Clerk w. E. Murphy of the 1 surveyor generals cff1ce calls attention . to the important ruling of the com missioner of the general land office concerning United States deputy min eral surveyors, rendered March 31, i 1899, and May ,. 1899. Tn said decis- ion it is held that q United States dep uty mineral surveyor by accepting per maHent employment by mining c0nl- panies as their engineer and surveyor, disqualifies himself during the pend eIcy C1 Sucn prlVaIe employ ymenL, from holding an appointment as q United States deputy surYeyor.-Tuc- son Star.
 G. ". Cram, president of the Bullion Mining company, came in from his Lynx creek camp yesterday. The company is working Fred Refs Bor- deauX" claim under bond and lease. The new hoist is running in good shape, the necessary repairs in the shaft have been finished and the com rany is now ready to begin sinking. some work has a.so been dcre in a tunnel. and all future work will be done in opening new ground, the pre- pQratory work, such as road building, placing Of machinery, etc. being com pleted. Mr. Cram left this morning for California on business for his com pany.-Pre5cott Courier