El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-10

lO VAjOOS S0SAAS iOI LIS l0tSs0 IN GQ0 lowe
level of the Shake mine.-Hillsbor
Advocate.
rs l.. G. Coombs and John Finlette
e are pushing their tunnel into tn,
o heart of the Pinals. They have SOM
y. thirty tons ready to ship.-Exchange
n The Copper Queen company at Bis
bee, one OF the most substantial ant
. carefully conducted of mining compa
MES In Arizona, is reported to be hav-
ing an output at the rate of $1,000, OO(
e per year.-Ex.
: Hon. G. M. Shannon, who ia mar,
g owner in some of the most valuable
2 copper mines In Arizona, is now in the
east and Is expected to return soon,
and announces that he has made a sale
> Tucson Star.
line Kay copper mine in Pinal coun-
~ Is employing about 1000 men in
prospecting and general development
OF their properties. It is the inten-
ZION OF the owners to make very ex-
tensive development and put in a large
amount OF reduction lmachinery.-Tu
son Star.
Word was received by telegraph
that the Columbia group of mines.
near Globe, had been bonded to the
Del Mar company, of Utah. Tbs price
is to be in the neighborhood of $50, 900
ten per cent of which has been paid
down. VIM. 81. Beard, of Florence. is
q third owner in the group.-Florence
Tribune.
| Tucson, Ariz.. April THE Twin
Buttes copper mines were sold today to
a Boston and New York syndicate for
800, 900. Ten per cent of thespurchase
price was paid today. The Butte mines
are located seven miles south of the
| Azur1te copper bullion producing mines
and are comprised in the same copper
field Or mineral belt.-Arizona Repub-
lican.
Goldthwaite. Texas, April 1.-Two
miles and a half south of Goldth waite
Texas on the farm of Mr.. Haas, q Ger
| man farmer, an expert miner has dis
covered gold. The ore has been sssayed
| it runs from $40 to $I5 to the ton ! They
say that the further down they go the
richer it grows. They have sunk the
shaft about fifteen feet. The expert
| Gays the adjoining farms are as rich as
the one on which he is working.
William E. Thorne, an eastern CAP
italist. and DR.. J. M. Ford, of Phoenix,
| have secured an option on big COP
per property in this county, tie de-
tails OF which have not yet been per-
fected, and hence full particulars can
not be published as yet. Suffice it to
say, that experts claim that the prop
erty has possibt lities as great as Cop
per Queen OF United Verde, and that q
thousand men will eventually find
work in these mines. The Tribune
hopes to give q full account of the |
deal In Its next 1ssue.-F'lorence Trib- |
une.
The Southern Pacific is shipping q
great deal of concentrates from this
point. The mining situation is very
encouraging. New mines are becom-
ing producers and old ones are being
resuscitated. Mining men are coming
to Tucson from the east every day and
this section OF Arizona is receiving a
thorough examination. The legitimate
mining men and the mines worthy of
development are receiving recognition,
ana the knockers" are skirmishing
around on the outside with their usual
activity. Pima county will forge to
the front In spite of all opposition,-
Exchange.
Robert j. Atkinson, who owns
q claim near Iron Spring, and which
he has worked spasmodically at differ
snt periods, working the ore in an arss-
ira. has brought in some fine specimens
rom 1t which are on exhibition at the
hotel. From picked ore taken
from this claim, Mr.. Atkinson has
d,
'rastra. The ledge is four feet wide
While the ore streak in places is twelve
inches wide. With little money for
development there are excellent pros
,ects for opening up good mine out of
he clatm.-Journal Miner.
The wonderful mineral resources of
ur sister territory New Mexico like
hose OF Arizona are becoming more of
realization every day. This observa-
ion is called forth from the fact of the
iscovery and development of rich de-
osits of mica in Rio Arriba county, N.
4. Several prosperous mines of this
seful metal are now in operation and
ew companies are now being organ
led to operate others. The mica oc-I
ars in lodges of from 10 to $50 in
idth. The district lies within q few
10 Grande railroad, and as there are
Oh gold and copper mines in the
Icinity there is scheme on foot to .
IN railroad direct to the mines.-
rizons Citizen. [
The ten stamp mill Or the gold
Point'-near Casa =
rande, has been shut down and most
the working force discharged. The {
vners of the Turning Point seem to :
particularly unfortunate, as this :
as the second mill that has been put
} by them. and both have proved to
failures. The company consists of
out twenty ST. Louis Germans, and
this last venture they spared no i
'ney nor pains to have the most COM
ste plant that could be purchased. {
bout $40, 900 has been expended on 4
The mill consists of ten 1000 y
ind stamps and two Frue vanners of e
; latest make, eng mes and buildings 4
complete, but the ore is barren y
ice the shut down.-Tucson Star. e