Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-01-27
KlresAN KERNELS.
Nswsy Letter Received From q Thriving
AriE1Es Iown.

special Correspondence.
kingmau, Arizona, Jan. 22-Activity
In mining is still on the increase In Mo-
have county Chloride Is yet tbs center
OF large operations, but other localities
promise 10 equal ~ exceed that lively
camp before the end OF 1900. stockton
AN. the largest producer OF high grade
ores south OF White Hills, Ia steadily
coming 20 the front, while the Wallapai
mountains, east Of Kingman, camp
that has actually bsen abandoned for she
pas, ten years, Is expected 10 be active
again this spring. The American flag,
one OF the earliest discoveries In the
county, and mine which has record
OF half a milllon dollars, Ia situated here.
IL Ii the boast OF one Of the owners that
with one shot he brought down 100000
Ia this mine.
The Alpha mine. an old property sit
uated near the famous Nlghthawk, IL at
tfseting considerable attention ~ cop
par mine. Foster Dennis, formerly u
resident Of Albuquerque, Is an owner In
this claim Many years ago considerable
development was done, consisting Of n
81 ~ 200 feet deep aud tunnel 400 feet
long. and ~ II WAS not rich enough in
gold and silv0r 10 pay. the niue was left
undistuTbad, only the annual assessment
work being done. Last year some assays
Tor copper WAS made and Il was found
that q vast body OF copper ore, running
fairly we'll In gold and silver, had been
exposed by the former development, The
property IL now being worked In a sys-
tematic manner.
Speaking OF copper reminds US that
hohAye county holds probably the high
est grade copper mine yet discovered.
Judge ". ". Dunbar, = prominent At.
tOTney. and T. j. Grant, superintendent
VI the MOllie Gibson mine. lately took
trip through the country lying north OF
the Colorado river. In this county. They
stopped and examined the old Adams
mine, property which was patented
eighteen years ago, and were astonished
at Its richness. The ora being hauled
FROM the mine 70 the railroad In Utah,
l4O miles distant, WA 10 per cent cop
per, while ors which went 30 per cent.
WAS left on Tho dump The work OF three
men was realizing the lucky owner who
had held on TO his mine all these years.
4 hundred dollars day.
Much regret Is expressed al the mis-
fortune which has befallen Miss Katie
sherman, one OF the county's tairsst
daughters. After = spirited contest, last
month. she wss elected 10 represent No.
have county ~ maid OF honor at the
Phoenix carnival. while away she con-
tTacted ln1imAtion Of the eVes and I'm.
mediately on her return was taken 10
Los Angeles for treatment. but the az.
tending physician has pronounced the
sight completely gone from one eye, and
only By tho utmost care will she be able
70 savs the other.
Last satuFdaJ 4 special train took OuI
10 Chloride 3 number Of Kingman'e lead
ing society people. who participated In 4
cake walk for the ediaeatiOn OF Chloride,
good people. There was full hOuss and
q brilliant time.
The society Of Elks In Kingman, which
IL prosperous organization. Is making
strenuous efforts 10 put up y bulldlnl
which will answer Tor an opera house anG
also for lodge rooms, Enough mOnel
has been secured 90 insure the slATtinl
OF the building.
Mine owners generally In the county
are rejoicing that there is prospects Of |
smslier being erected al Needles. 1
would be somewhat better for them II thI
works came 10 KingmAn, but the citizen
Of this place have moved too slow and y
they rejoice that freight and samplinI
rates will BE- cut down, even II the plan
Is In California.