Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-03-07
MINES AND MINING
In the Field Of Mining Activity
 of Arizona and Elsewhere.
What is Going on in the Line of Recent Sales, Strikes And Development
 of New Claims.

D. Bartholdi and partners are rs- ported to have recently sold mine near Jerome for $500. The par- chasers are New York parties
 Dry weather does not seem to el- feet Tn the least the crop of mining locations. Notices of the location of seventeen claims were filed m the recorders office yesterday.
 Copper mining in Mexseo is be- coming important and large fortunes will undoubtedly be realized iroia the new field. Heretofore mining in Mexico has been almost wholly devoted to silver.
 L. Greenwood, who was in charge of the Garcia mill during the ex perimental run of ore from the Ferosa mine, of John Duke and G. W. Hull, reports that very satiS- factory returns were obtained from the ore.
 The new shaft at the Silver King mine Is now down to a depth of l5U feet. At 100 feet a drift was run eastward to the old shaft and ano b. er one Is also being run westerly. The latter Is in 100 feet. Ia the shaft as well as in both drifts the workings are all in good ore. and the owners could not desire a better showing than they have.
 Prof. Poole of New York. who came out for the purpose Of secur- ing specimens of the platinum bear ing rock, personally, mention of which fact was made last week. sent Q report Of his investigations to C.. F. Smith this week and his eerti6- cate of analysis, which gave a return of 19 ounces of platinum per ton. Prof. Poole's letter was both com plimontary and cOngratulatory. This letter makes good reading to the people who have been in no haste to turn down this proposition. The News Is informed from reiiS ble source that Prof. Blake and Prof Poole worked in the same labOra- tory about twenty years ago. and lf this be the case, this platinum sub ject has resolved itself into clear case of Blake versus PoOis, or Pooie versus Blake, but one difficulty with their trial will be that but few psO- pie will have sufficient ability to serve as witnesses or jnr0rs.-WI.- Hams News.
 Judge Street has just deci led against " C Greene's lawyers in their demurrer in the quo warrantO proceedings now pending in the dis triet court. The suit Is one brought against Mitchell. Greene. White, Wylie and Treadwell. to stop them from claiming to be the directors of the Cobre Grande Copper Co, and a temporary injunction was issued re- straining these parties from holding themselves out to be such directors This injunction,' said MT ] Henry Wood, ais stlll in force, hence any contrary representation on the part of Messrs Greene, Mitchell, Tread well, Wylie and White Is in violation of such injunction. The only Othcial and legally recognized board of dl- rectors of the Cobre Grande Copper Go. is the one headed by E B Gaze. president. There Is now appearing In eastern publications a statement which attempts to convey the i'm pression that there are two boards of directors and two sets of officers of the Cobre Grande Copper Go. This statement Is untrue, and its fal- sity is proven by the existence of the injunction above mentioned. "- Re publican.
 The First Home mine on Big Bug Is a property of which very little has been said. But it Is being developed slowly and systematically. Ed Block and B. H. Gray have been working this mine for about a year. They have exposed large bodies of solid Galena ore carrying good gold and silver values. The oreruns very heavy in lead, and this metal being greatly in demand adds largely to the value of the mine. There have been several car loads of ore shipped from the property which shows a value of $40 to $50 per ton m ear load lots. They have large piles of heavy Galena ore on dump ready for ship ment and considerable stopping ground opened up. The vein varies in size from four to six feet and Is between two well defined walls with tale on both. It has pOrphyry hanging wall and 6 slate foot vail. Some very rich copper ore has been encountered in the workings, and larger bodies of the copper Is ex- peeted as depth Is attained. Al present the 1S0 foot level Is beiug driven to the south to connect with what is known as the south shaft. li | is only a matter of development work to make this mine one of the largest producers of Yavapai county
 Doaue Merrill was in Prescott yesterday purchasing mining ma chinerY. MT. Merrill Is genera manager of the Black Hills Ainlns company, which Is punching one ol two holes into the bowels of the earth near Jerome. in quest of cop per, just as rapidly as men with the most improved machinery can per form the work. Tn addition to he above company, Mir, Merrill Is also general manager for the JeToms Copper company, which Is develop ing some mining properties south west of the famous Copper Chic and Iron King mines. MV Merri
 is sinking a shaft on that peOperty and has already encountered soms fine bodies of very rich ore, but ha. not stopped to drift any as he ]: anxious to make depth as rapidly az possible. The attainment 6i thl object brought him to Prescott yes terday, as he purchased a hoistins
 plant to ralse the ore with. Ea. discovery of these claims was mad. by mere accident, as Mr. Merrill wa
 surveying route for 8 wagon r0a.
 when he discovered the cropping
 and commenced to prospect taem
 finding rich ore. Prescott IS th i base of supplies for this propeyt
 ss 1t is reached by wagon road lvol r Cherry Greek station on the P. X E : railroad.
 James Burson and II. 1. T Han ] sen are in from their mines nea
 Cunningham pass. few miles b yond Culien's wells. That entiE :: section from Harq0a Hala se Hssra
 b,.ro Is activA ana lnors. usfsss,t- ts-