Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-05-03

year. ls undergoing reorganization with MT. Cole at the head. Tn, purpose IS 10 pursue an aggressive policy hereafter and if there Is ans gold in the property it will bs brought to light. There has beer considerable development work sines the mine was frst opened and the vein grows stronger with depth. Al present the free milling ore is run ming an sverAge of Si0 per ton There is a ten-stAmp mil at the mine and the water IS piped fTou the Hassayampa river, three mlle. distant. When first opened the mine proved valuable 10 the owners, buI it is said that the failure to place the property on a good paying basis in recent years can be attributed tC the ineomPeteacy of it's owners.
 Val Ferde is the name of mluing company which has sent its pros pectus out broad cast. It connects us name with the United Verde and lays claim to be on the same mineral belt as the latter famous mine Taking the Territory of Arizona from the New Mexico li0e 10 ths Colorado river as a mineral belt which It IS, largely, the Val Verde is on the same belt as the United Verde. The mines are located 10 the northern part of the territory and may be Reritorious. The very fact that the prospectus deyoies so much space in attempting to connect them with the United Verde mines, with which they are not even remotely connected, Is sufficient iu itself to arouse suspicion. It remains to be seen whether there are sucker. verde" enough in the east tC be caught with such a bait. Ia thi. connection, IL IS remarkable the number oi properties which are just now claiming relationship to the United Verde mines. Almost every one in which copper stain is found in the ore, IS adyertisei to be on the
 ame belt with the United Verde A map containing all the propeFtie, claimed to be on the Unitei Verde belt, with a connecting liue running from them Co the above mines, would resemble in appearances aa d. luStration of An octupus more than lt would that ot mineral ledge os belt. IL would show them located al every point of the compass from the United Verde property. There is only one United Verde mine in the world today. Future generations may be fortunate enough to discover others.
 In discussing the mining situation in Arizona a mining man recently said: "lt is a good thing for the country for every man to be fair and impartial in his judgment of pros peets. To be sure, thorough min ing men buy on their own judgment but there IS s great deal Of what might be termed "new money com ing into the country, and the men who have this are easily disgusted and no sureT way exists to do 1t than to observe ''dog-in-the-manger' poliey.7 Another mining man who came to Prescott with a view of buying a certain property, speaking on this same subject said that one would be surprised if be were ;o tell of the number of people who had called on him and run down the particular property that be bad in view and would recommend some thing that they were interested in. BeiUg thoroughly familiar with his business he said that these reports did not bias him as he approved or rejected a property solely on his own judgment and on what be found ID it. 'Tbere are those though who simply become disgusted and leave. 1" he .continued. "These people do not seem to realize that in running down there neighbors' property they are hurting themselves and the ter rltory as we'll" If somebody cones to buy your neighbor'S property help him to sell, unless in ease of at tempt at rank swindle. when one Is justified in putting the proposed purchaser on his guard. If your neighbOT sells and success Is made of the property and if you nave a meritorious property it will help you to sell. Speak we'll of all prop erty unless, as stated, you absolutely know of some man who Is attempt imp 10 push through a swindling deal. An out and out deal of this kind even though it may result in putting a few thousand dollars ID circulation is always ten times more hurifui to the mining interests than a legitimate failure or than the value of the money obtained through ii.
 J. NJ. W. Moore has given a two years lease and bond oa his Amulet mine on Lynx creek to c. P. Collins This is a property which has pro duced thousands of dollars worth of shipping ore. It was formerly owned by J. NJ. W. Moore aud Frank Doggett, the latter selling his inter est to the former several years ago. The history of the accidental dis covery of this mine. although pub lished ia the JOURNAL MINER some time since and extensively copiedtat the time, wilt ba of interest to very many readers and twill bear repeti- ton. Mr. Doggett was engaged ID prospecting in the Lyn1 creek coun- try on a hot day in the sumner and had met with indifferent success. He was climbing a steep hIll when becoming tired and warm sat down to rest. After being somewhat re freshed he arose to resume his climb and in throwing his pick on his shoulder the point of 1t struck him in the back causing a very severe pain. Taking the pick from his shoulder, smarting with anger from its contact with his back he sank it deep in the ground, remarking al the same time with an expletive easily guessed, You cen stick there ' The pain subsiding somewhat and his anger subsiding wiih t, ne con cluded tO take the pick with him and in drawing 1t from the earth to his astonishment and surprise discovered that be had sunk 1t into rich mineral. He at once commenced prospecting the ground ard found fsbulously rich silver ore, the ledge or vein of which was cov- cred over, and had it not been for the mishsp in striking himself with the pick the Amulet mine today might be an undiscovered ledge. Messrs Moore and Doggett worked the claim for some time, shipping the high grade ore, when as stated