Mohave County miner., 1900-03-10

stone visitor today. He has Just ar.
rived from the Angus mine at Ante
lope Springs in which his brother,
Nick Angus, Ed. Bowman and several
other Bisbeeites are interested. Mr..
Angus states that a test run with the
new 5-stamp mill just erected at the
mine was made and the result proved
satisfactory. The ores of the Angus
average POS gold per ton aud it is the
Intention of the promoters, should de.
velopments warrant, and there is favor
able indication that it will, to erect
larger reduction plant and conduct OPP
erations on a larger scale-the present
plant being on the line of an expert
ment. There are % men on the pay
roll and work at the mine is being
pushed with vigor. The main shaft
recently started is now down 10 feet
with strong ledge varying in width
from one to three feet. Other prop
critics adjoining are being worked by
private individuals and that section is
showing considerable mining activity.
The district is about II miles from
Tombstone.-Prospector.
Frank hing tells the Tucson Citizen
that mining in Sonora is on the boom.
The country is filled up with mining
men who are either developing pros
poets or in search of them. The pro-
uounced activity of the Southern Pa
citic in developing its coal fields, and
the recent discovery of natural coke
there, has caused mining men to inves.
tigate the mineral resources of the
state. The development of copper has
just begun in Sonora. Mr.. King says
the opening up of good mines by u
number of persons has lent an impetus
to greater activity in that line of min
ing. Heretofore only the gold and sill
yer resources of the state had been de-
veloped, and those only to a small ex-
tent Tho gold fields are located about
ninety miles from Hermosillo, slightly
north of east, and in that same locality
eight feet of natural coke has been
found. The coal fields will be thor
Oughly developed, and the present
stage of this work has placed the sue
cess OF the undertaking beyond ques-
ton. Already plans are being formed
for the building Of railroad to the
coal fields from Ortiz, and company
il said TO have been formed to erect a
smelter in the interior mining region
! for custom work.
j. II. Hise, who was IN the city Fri
day, conf med the report of mann
moth ledge of gold bearing ore struck
at Placeritas and the working of the
same by New York and Cincinnati cap.
ital. Mr.. Hise has 10 men at work on
the big dyke of the Navy group, at that
place. The ledge is 200 feet wide and
two miles long. A conservative value
Of ore taken from 100 feet of open cuts
is COOS gold and 1.25s to L50s silver
per ton. Mr. Hise represents New
York and Ohio company of unlimited
capital. A road for steam traction
, wagons is now being graded from Pee
Piles valley to Placeritas. The com
paDy proposes to put a l0O-stainp mill
on the property il the present ore val
ues continue to depth of 40 feet. The
deepest cut now is Is feet. Mining
men from Utah, California and the
east have made reports on this prop
erty and have pronounced it second
mother lode, like that of California,
the formation being identical. The ore
is free milling. The company has al
ready purchased water rights and paid
cash fol- over 700 acres Of land, includ.
ing several water rights. Parker's
ranch, Peoples valley, was included in
this purchase.-Courier.
Doane Merrill was in Prescott last
week purchasing mining machinery.
Mr.. Merrill is the general manager of
the Black Hills Mining company,
which is punching one or two holes
into the bowels Of the earth near Je-
rome, in quest of copper, just as rap
idly as men with the most improved
machinery can perform the work. In
addition to the above company, Mr..
Merrill is also general manager for the
Jerome Copper company, which is de-
veloping some mining properties south
west of the famous Copper Chief and
Iron King mines. Mr.. Merrill is sink