Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-03-21

TOT some tune at the Ming of Arizona mine, speaking of that property pronounces it one of the greatest properties in Arizona, He says that about 100 men are em- ployed and the mine is turning out over S20.000 a month. Some of the ore is very high grade, though the bulk of it is low grade, but with the method of working now, rolls and cyanide process, fully 95 per cent of the value is secured. The trouble over the supply of water, MT. Kelso believes, will be satisfactorily settled in short time and the King will grow until it will be the greatest gold producer in the territory. The supply of ore is practically unlim- tied, the vein being more like big dyke of gold bearing rock than an ordinary vein, and every ton of it carries sufficient to make its working profitable under the rolls and cyan ide process. Tie property is located in the Short Horn mountains in Yuma county.
 Judging from the Washington dis patches, it appears that one of the most important industries in the country--miuing-is about to re- ceive just recognition from congress. During the present session a bill has been introduced in the house looking to the establishment of department of mines and minlng. The bill was referred to the house committee, which reported that the want of practical and scientific in formation On the subjects connected with mines and mining by the peo- pie of the United States is apparent. It IS difficult, if not practically i'm possible, to get real data-the neces- sary practical facts upon the sub ject. The useful, necessary and scientific facts, if known at all, are beyond the reach of the people. No country m the world IS richer in mineral resources than ours, and yet we probably have less information upon the subject accessible to the people than in any other leading na
 ton in the world.
 There IS wise legislative provi- sion upon the statute books of Colo rado which should be put into eff feet in every state where mining is in any sense an important industry. The law in this state requires that anyone milling, sampling, concen- trating, reducing, shipping or pur- chasing ore must keep record of the shipment and ali related data
 l hus check is put upon the possi-
 bility of the practice of dishonesty
 with the shipping and treating of
 ore. As is known by everyone con
 nected with any mining camp in
 this state, there are hundreds of
 thousands of dollars worth of ore
 stolen annually from the bins of the
 mines which is shipped away on the
 quiet and the returns put down into
 dishonest pockets. The extent oi
 these ore steals in Cripple Creek
 alone reach hundreds of thousand:
 each year in spite of all the protec-
 tion which a dozen legislatures may
 provide. In Cripple Creek as 1T
 every other camp, the thief who
 steals a dozen rich sacks of ore i.
 not so foolhardy as to take it to any of the leading smelters or mills di rect, as the law above referred tc would mean instant detection. Tn, ore therefore is usually sent to som,
 plant outside the state, CT, nor,
 commonly, is taken to some joint II the district which is run under tn, , name of an assay mill" Here tn, ore is assayed and sampled, and b, ; an ingenious scheme is directed t, some mill or shelter and the nam of the original thief is concealed , There is more or less hazard con nected with the disposing of the ore when the thief sets about it he usu ally exercises double the wit in ac : complaining his dishonest end a would be required to obtain tn l same compensation if his ingenuit s was employed honestly. Once in : great while the thief is caught, eth
 CT in the overt act of robbery or b
 detection through the assay mil f but the day will never come whe
 laws so restrictive will be put int
 effect to render it completely impo: : sible to commit this form of robber,
 However, the Colorado law acts as @ very healthful restrictive and tn l depredations at the hands of or
 thieves in this state are far less tha
 they would be if there was no sue legislation.-Mining Record.
 Il One of the most extensive coppe
 properties near Prescott is fast fors n ing ahead as producer of no sma @ means. This property is the Ba, d mann group of twenty-four claim O situate in the Agua Fria mining di
 trict, twenty miles east of town, an
 only two and one-half miles distal . from the never failing Agua Fr . . river, the Val Verde shelter and tt . line of the Prescott & Eastern raj ! road. While doing the annual a T. sessment work on this property |. great deal of copper ore was e 'e tracted, the best of which, amour 10 ing to twenty-seven tons, WI le shipped to smelters. After payir
 the freight and smelting charges of $21 dollars per ton, the twenty -seyt al tons netted $460, certainly an exec n, lent showing for the quality al
 richness of the ore, The nest @,