Mohave County miner., 1900-12-29
General Mining News

The last months cleanup OF the |
King of Arizona gold mine was 30yOO0S. |
The Ohio Copper Mining and Smelt,
ing Company have five carloads of ore
out which they will ship to Colorado
in a few days. These mines, which are
situated near the Grand Canyon, are
principally owned by Flagstaff parties.
The ore is said to be the finest ever
gotten out in that mining district-I
Flagstaff Gem.
The Black Warrior Copper Co.,
Amalgamated, received the balance of
the machinery for their concentrator,
and force of machiDists is now EN-
ployed putting it in place. The large
roll is said to be the largest ever placed
in mill in the United States The
teacher is now in operation Acid
works is the next addition to the plant
contemplated.--S Belt.
The Prescott Courier says: "Ciif-
ford's Great Belcher has large force
Of men working under ground and on
the surface installing new 00.horse
power air compressor, large Atlas en-
giue, sinking pumps and eleven Sulli.
van air drills. This remarkable gold
aud copper mine is now, next to the
United Verde aud Congress, the best
equipped mine in northern Arizona.
Word was received yesterday from
s w. Champion, owner of the Tres
Amigos mines that preparations would
soon be made for the erection of a
twenty stamp mill at those mines, and
that further development work would
be pushed ahead rapidly. Mr.. Cham
pion is at Alham bra, California, at
present, but expects to return To the
mines in short time. This is good
news aud means tho making of a larg-
er camp aud the employment of more
mau at the miues.-Star.
On the property Of Judge Sloan there
is added interest by the operation of a
diamond drill that has reached depth
of 80 feet. Cores taken from the drill
run high in silver, the ore being cop.
per. When down l95 feet artesan wa
ter was found that forced its way TO
the surface at the rate of 10000 gallons
every % hours. 1t has been quite a
problem with the management to get
waller for mining, but for the present,
at least, this is made easy.--Jerome
Reporter.
Harry Lane and the Westfall broth
ers have made shipment of copper
ore from their claims, twelve miles east
of Florence. The shipment went a
fraction less than seventeen per cent.
copper and also gave a fair return in
silver. The boys are now taking out
another Car load of higher grade ore
Seventeen per cent ore pays a good
profit even in the face of the fact that
it must be shipped nearly one thou.
sand miles for treatment With a Gus
tom reduction works at Floreuce such
properties as theirs would be bonanzas.
Arizona Blade.
The Black Warrior Company anal.
gamated is working force of about
fifty men in miuing, smelling and
building near Globe, says the Silver
Belt. The concentrator building is
about completed aud will be ready for
the machinery which is expected to
arrive shortly. The reberatory furnace
has been turning out some very good
blister copper, 80 fine, and the company
has about 100 tons of matte on hand
The tanks are BENG filed and teaching
will be resumed in few days.
John Baxter came in from the Twin
Bnttes yesterday where he in con.
Junction with his partners is working
the Twin Buttes claims. He says that
the mines never looked better. They
are down 100 feet on the Copper Glance
aud the shaft, 6x5 Is all in ore that
averages l6 per cent copper. They re.
Gently had fine strike on the Copper
Monument claims OF that group. Ore
Is being taken out now for the purpose
OF shipping. A carload of high grade
ore is on the dump. Mr.. Baxter says
that Jim Sheridan made big strike OF
glance ore in the Contzen Sheridan
group several days ago. The ore aver.
ages per cent.-Star
Hon. Charles c. Drake, who held an
option upon the Picacho. gold mines
Tor l0O,000s has sold the option to Sen