Mohave County miner., 1900-03-03
General Mining News

men working on that property. Over
one thousand feet in depth has been
reached showing ore in place for that
distance. A new pumping plant is
being placed in position and on its
completion work will be continued,
sinking until a depth of 1000 feet is
obtained.-Gazette.
There is good deal of excitement
in Ruby over a big copper discovery
on the divide between Ruby and Butte
valleys. Mining experts have visited
that section and offered 3s,OOOs for the
locations owned by Kirkpatrick, Odges
and partner. These experts agreed to
have whistles blowing on the mines
within eight months if they get the
property. Kirkpatrick and Odges have
three men at work on their claims, and
the Griswold brothers have three men
working on theirs. Nearly every man
in South Ruby was making locations
in that section last week.-Austin New
Reveille.
A gentleman from Clifton, who
knows the condition ia that rich min
eral section of Graham county said:
The Arizona Copper Company now
has about 1900 men on its pay roll; the
Detroit Copper Company has probably
1900 men or more in its employ; within
the next ten days 1000 men will be put
to work on the Morenci Southern rail
way. Thus it will be seen that for the
next few months, until the new rail
road is finished, the two principal miu-
ing companies in the east end of Ari-
zona will have no less than $500 men
in their employ" The wages of these
men will average not less than y per
day, which means the payment by
these companie, of 7,6Oos per day for
labor.-Tucson Citizen.
J. r. Slack has taken lease on what
is known AS the Dodge mill on Groom
creek and will start it up on ore from
the Monte Cristo mine which he is
working on a lease. Speaking of the
Monte Christie Mr. Slack says he con-
siders it one of the best properties in
the county. 1t has never yet been
worked except As chloriding propo-
Sitiou under lease but it has produced
thousands of dollars. A portion of the
ore is rich in wire and native silver
and many have come to the conclusion
that it is silver mine exclusively but
Mr.. Slack says the ore carries from
2l5 to zoos in gold As well. Mr. Slack
recently struck large body of ore in
the tunnel 40 feet from the surface
which goes 1878 per ton. He has run
into it IL feet and in that distance it
has gradually widened out, and he pro-
poses to put three shifts at work work.
ing it.-Journal Miner.
According to Redding business man
who has just returned from visit to
Gazelle, Siskiyou county, the Dewey
gold mine now being opened up six
miles from that place promises to prove
world beater. This mine is being
developed by Mr.. Sothers, banker of
Boston, who purchased it for 125,O00s,
aud who now declares he would not |
take million dollars for it. From |
the lover tunnel at a depth of 200 feet |
crosscut was run across the ledge. |
The result was the disclosure of we'll |
defined ledge fifty feet wide. num-
Der of assays made of the pay ore run |
from sos to lz5s per ton. Several ship |
ments to Keswick averaged 525 As |
Mr.. Sothers has decided to begin the
erection Of O0-stamp mill this spring,
the probability is that good-sized
town will spring up at the Dewey mine.
Railroad Commissioner Edison, who is
thoroughly acquainted with the Dewey
property, declared 1t to be one of the
most remarkable mines ever discov-
cred. According to his prophecy it
will make several generations wealthy
before its resources are exhausted
San Francisco Post.
j. o. Reese, who is ono of the most
thorough mining men now operating In
Arizona, with an experience starting /
from 1871, and a knowledge gained /,
from active operations in almost every
mining section of the United States
from Joplin, Mo-, to British Colum bia,
aud in all of the prominent camps of
the uaot ;,,,,l,1;,o 49, .oIoh..to.a