Mohave County miner., 1900-02-03
General Mining News

this j,325 tons showed an average value
of l943S per ton, and the rest s3s per
ton.
The famous Shannon mine, which is
located near Clifton, Arizona, and
other contiguous mining properties of
great merit, have been purchased by
the Shannon Copper Company, cor
poration organized under the laws of
Delaware and capitalized for 2,OOO,OOOs.
Hon. G. w. Hull will start up the 10
stamp mill on ore from the Ferosa
mine, this week. Ore is now being
hauled to the mill. The ore from the
Ferosa assays from five dollars to five
thousand dollars ton; the ore body
shows 100 feet wide for 200 feet on the
surface. New workings are 80 feet in
and ther . Numerous cuts, all in ore.
The property is located III Vuitr:e dis
trct. 1t is looked upon as a coming
bonanza.-Courier.
When a prospector finds very rich
lead, he usually becomes fearful and
will allow no one to develop it aud
does little himself, but fixes a big price
on his prospect and waits for some one
to buy what he il afraid himself to
demonstrate by actual work. 1t is
rarely that those possessing capital
are willing to take so greatly exagger-
ated chance, even on rich specimen
mine, for it is well known fact, as
proven by experience, that specimen"
mines in general are very irregular
producers, and they have deluded more
people into Improbable investments,
perhaps, than any other kind of mining
property.--Jerome Reporter.
W. p. Durham and G. A. Whiteford
returned from Mineral Greek Monday
and went on to Los Angeles, says the
Florence Times. Mr.. Eben Smith of
Denver, who is one of the wealthiest
mining operators in the west, accom-
panied them. He went over the Hay
properties, speaks very highly of them
and predicts great future for the
camp. Speaking of the proposed rail
road Mr.. Smith said it was an abso-
lutte necessity, and presented no en-
gineering difficulties whatever, com.
pared to a road he and his partner, Mr.
MOfet, built from Florence to Cripple
Creek, Colorado, a distance of forty
miles, at cost of 2,40O,O)0s. IL Smith
Il Moffet become interested in Mineral
creek, which is not unlikely, they will
make things hum.
G. w. Hull and John Duke, who re-
Gently took lease on the Garcia mill
on the Hassavampa, will start it up
this week on ore from their Ferosa
mine. The latter is said to have the
finest surface showing of any mine
ever discovered in that section outside
of the Vulture, and if the Ferosa ore
rival even the celebrated Vulture mine.
The ore body near the surface Is said
to be 100 feet in width, and assays all
the way from SO to 5O00s per ton.
Nlessrs. Hull and Duke have great
hopes for this property, and the show
ing made as far as development has
progressed certainly furnishes good
grounds for their hopes.-Journal-
Miner.
Friday last the II. w. Clifford people
started work upon tunnel on the
Mammoth mine, which tunnel will run
800 feet under the surface of the Bel
cher, of which mine the Mammoth is
an extension. Work was started on
the ledge and will probably be kept up
in ore the entire distance. The Bel
cher is mine with splendid history,
as can be seen by looking over it; its
surface is torn up by about 800 feet of
open cuts about 80 feet deep, from
which free milling gold ore which aver
ages 30s ton was taken. The ledge
ranges from two to IL feet in width.
Mining men have long predicted that
the Belcher and its immediate extern
sions afforded remarkable opportun-
ity for being developed into bonanzas.
Courier.
Don Mcguire writing in mines aud
minerals on "Precious Stones" says:
The garnets found in the Pacific coast
states comprise every known variety,
and those found in Montana, Utah,
Arizona and New Mexico present the