Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-12-16
MINING NOTES.

Mr.. Joseph Noel of the Grand Central
hotel has returned from a trip to Tonic
Basin, where he located some very
promising claims. Editor Mcdonald
Of the Hustler is interested with him.
Jerome News.
Captain Boyd informs the Jerome
News that Walter S. Logan, who is in
terested in the Cliff mine and twenty
other properties near that promising
claim, is not by any means a new op-
orator in Arizona, having been inter
ested in mines in Tonto Basin as early
as 1890. The captain says that the
gentleman is a fearless operator and
that he is sure that the Cliff group will
be developed into producer if the ore
is within reach.
The Cherry creek gold belt is now re-
ceiving much attention and the pros
pect is that there will be much work
done there during the coming winter.
T. H. Brown and Charles E. Nath-
horst have located two claims in the
Black hills district near Jerome
Supervisor Dumas brought in with
him from a point about six miles south
of Jerome samples of a peculiar de-
post of rock, says the Prescott Courier
width of a dark grayish color and has
the appearance of petrified bone. The
peculiar feature o fthe rock is that it
seems to contain some sort of oil, and
when rubbed over the hands fees
greasy and really is so.
Ralph Dillon and e. d. TreadweI are
still in New York city where they are
trying to interest capital in some val
liable properties.
c. \. Chamberlain of Eau Claire
Wis, as the representative of O. II.
Ingram, on Monday made the final
payment of $4,000 to Judge ]. N. San
ford and n. L. Griffin for the Short
Cut. Shelton and American Flag mines
on Lynx creek. and title in them now
passes to the Empire Mining company,
which is under the management Of
Nick Gales and \. G. Kennedy. The
properties are said to be looking well
and it is the intention of the company
to continue sinking on them.-Journal-
Miner.
Regarding the platinum discovery in
Cataract canyon the Journal-Miner
says: Judge J. NJ Sanford. who is in
town from Williams. says the excite
ment in that section over the discovery
of platinum continues undated. The
ledge carrying these metals has been
discovered recently on the east side Of
Cataract canyon, the original discov-
cries being on the west side. 1t was
thought for time that the vein was
cut off by Cataract canyon until these
recent discoveries. The vein, which is
a blanket one. is located much deeper
below the surface on the east side of
the canyon than on the west, and this
will make it much more expensive to
work. except on the claims Immediate
~ adjoining the canyon, where tunnels
can be run from its side. Despite the
efforts made in certain quarters to de-
cry the existence of platinum and alu-
minum in paying quantities. Judge
Sanford states that representatives of
the assaying firms which found the
metal are the most persistent in trying
to purchase. The fact that certain as
savers have not been able to find the
metal in the samples given them, he
says, can be readily accounted for and
proves nothing as against the exist
ence of the metal there. He states fur
Their that while the first claims We're To-
Gated about seventy-five miles from
Williams, claims are now located with