Mohave County miner., 1900-11-10

oooub lLo per TON In ROlQ. Inc COndl
ton of mining affairs in the Hills at
the present time, has been enhanced
SO fold by the advent of the cyanide
process. which is performing wonders
In the reduction of the low grade ores.
Colorado men say that the Black Hills
ores contain less deleterious materials
that might hinder the action of the
acid upon the gold, than Colorado and
other western states. 1t is now posi-
ble to treat 80 per cent of the ores in
the Hills and with certain modifica.
tions it is believed that the remaining
20 per cent will become amenable. The
ore in the Black Hills is rarely free
milling to more than 80 to 100 feet be-
low the surface. The HOmestake COM
pany has been compelled to put in
cyanide plant, in which to treat the
tailings Of the ore. The same Is true
of the Holy Terror mine, in Penning
ton county. The method of ore ex-
traction that is destined to be the most
successful and commonly used will be
the cyanide process, either wet or dry,
with rolls of stamps.
Information has been received in this
city to the effect that the great Rosario
mine at Guadalupe Y Calvo has become
the property of Senator Clark Of Moe
tana. A bond was secured on the pre- p-
erty by Messrs. Peacock and McCon-
nell of Fort Worth, Texas. For several
weeks these gentlemen have been ne
gotiating with Senator Clark, of Mon.
tana, who sent to Guadalupe y CalVO
four experts who made a minute and
extensive examination of the property,
the mine, mill, machinery and roads
each requiring the attention of a diff.
ferent expert. The examination was
most thorough, consuming 60 days,
and resulted in the sale being con
cluded this week in the United States
the consideration being S5O,OO0s. This
has been a valuable mine, and was
worked with great success by the
Spaniards, produced millions under
the management of a large English
company, who we're permitted to es-
tablish mint upon the premises, was
subsequently reclaimed by the Spanish
owners upon the expiration Of the
lease held by the English company,
and later, the Spaniards making a fail
ure of it, to Senator Clark. The open.
ing of this mine, together with that of
the Guadalupe at La CUNT bre, upon an
extensive scale, will prove great boon
to Guadalupe y Calyo. which will be
come the headquarters of the mining
men in hat part of the state of Chi.
huahua.-Phenix Enterprise.
Where person or company has or
may run tunnel for the lurpose of
developing lode or lOdes owned by
said person or company, the money so
expended in said tunnel shall be taken
and considered as expended on said
lode or lodes, and such person or COM
pany shall not be required to perform
work on the surface of said lode or
lodes in order to hold the same. The
annual labor of zoos on each claim nav
be performed under the above section
by work done on tunnel, cutting, or
which is driven to cut, such claims.
The patent expenditures of 5OOS NAV
also be made in such tunnel. A party
may patent one lode on the line of his
tunnel for each 5OO$ of labor spent in
driving the tunnel. There is no pro-
vision of law for patenting a tunnel
site. But it may maintain an adverse
claim for the protection of its line and
tunnel rights. Every tunnel, whether a
crosscut or run upon a vein, is pre-.
'umed to be for the development of
ode claims, and in each case its rights
are very closely defined by law If the
proper notice has been posted on the
,ite, establishing the boundary lines
hereof, stakes set, etc, and the record
,nly made, the work must be prosecut-
ID with reasonable diligence; the land
'ffice rules that reasonable diligence
u prosecuting the work is one of the
ssential conditions of the implied
contract. Negligence or want of due
diligence will be construed as working
forfeiture of their right of all undis-
overed veins on the line of the tun-
el." A tunnel may, like any other
ind of claim, be abandonded; but neg
ect to work does not effect an aban-
Onmant. snch neglect only nnarafas