Mohave County miner., 1900-12-22
General Mining News

MADE yesterday Dy senator Clark OF
Arizona. The mining property is |
known as the "Rosario" and is located |
in Mexico. The price paid was $40 l0S. !
The mine is now employing 400 In.
dams and is regarded as one of the
richest mines in the republic of Mex
leo.
j. G. Underwood, superintendent of
the San Francisco mine, near Llano,
Sonora, was in Nogsles Wednesday.
Mr.. Underwood brought with him
2,000S gold bar, the result of twenty
days run OH five stamp mill. The
San Francisco is one of the good mines
of Sonora and Mr.. Underwood is max
mill and work the property on more
extensive scale.--Oasis.
The Ssvauic, with holdings seventy
six miles south of St. George, fifteen
miles northwest of Grand Canyon and
four miles from Grand Gulch, reported
on the market yesterday with car of
EChu' CppEct ofC. lhiS 10
the fifth car that the property has pro-
duced, the best of the previous ship
ments yielding 45R per cent copper.
Col. ii. l.. Picket, who has the PROPOSE
tion, will go to the workings today,
where the work of development and
production will be pushed without
cessation through the winter months.
Western Mining World.
Extensive work at the far famed
Mulatos mine is once again being vig-
orously prosecuted, and the property
is described by we'll known expert
who recently visited it as one of the
greatest gold mines in the world. The
ledge can be traced more than mi e,
aud is 800 feet wide. 1t is developed
to depth of 25J feet. The ore is low
grade, bat il would take 500 stamp
mill centuries to reduce it, and the
profits will be immense. The present
owners are arranging to put up big
mill to which stamps will be gradually
added, until it becomes the largest
mill in the republic of Mexico.-Odsis.
J. NJ. Wilson, who represents the
great Hearst mining interests in Mex
leo arrived in the city Monday on bus.
mess. Mr.. Wilson came here from
Chihuahua, where he has been looking
after the affairs Of his people. The
Hsarsts own some Of the most valuable
mines Ia the republic in the state of
Durango and also further north. The
property is all in the name of Mr..
Hearst, Of San Francisco, the mother
Of W. II Hearst, the famous newspa
per man Of the United States. Mr..
Wilson intends to visit the state of
Oaxaca In the near future and if he
finds satisfactory mining property he
will make other purchases for the
Hearsts.-Two Republics.
The Ray mine will prob ably remain
closed for .,ix months unless the en-
largement Of the mill can be completed
before that time. The mill will be in.
creased to 500 ton capacity and a
45) horse power steam plant will be
installed to drive this additional ma.
chinery. The present plan of 30 tons
capacity was put in as the preliminary
step to the larger. The object being
to test the question as to whether the
Ray ever could be treated at a profit
by a plant OF large capacity. The
question has been decided in the af.
firmative, and in accordance with gen
eral manager Truman's recommends.
tion, the plant is to be enlarged. Mr..
Truman ha. gone to New York to ar
range Tor the construction aud ship.
ping Of the neutrality-suspicious. Guar.
dian.
W. II. Ferguson has just had three
assays made of ore from his claim
near Cordes. The assays gave returns
OF 28.S per cent copper, 81 per cent
copper and 81 per cent copper, all
showing trace of gold and silver.
The property is located nine miles be.
low Mayer and two and one half miles
east of Cordes. There is on the prop
erty shaft Sd feet deep, from which
drift, now 30 feet in is being run to
cut the vein. The ore body crops out
on the surface in one place to width
of $50 feet. One ore dixie is Al feet