Mohave County miner., 1900-12-22

much metallic evidence to back his |
belief. Mr.. Ferguson is an old time
miner and successful prospector. lie
has grown grey working in mines and
in looking for them; hence, is quite
ore.wise and not to be excited into
making any wild statements as to
mines aud mining
The Yuma Sun says there is SEN
sational report, but of which very few
OF the details can be learned, is that
parties working on a property near
Desert Well have encountered, after
sinking lOJ feet and just piercing in
that distance, the heavy iron Gaping
OVERLAPPING the country, ledge of very
high grade copper ore which has been
cross-cut to width OF sixty feet aud
neither wall has yet been found. The
ore is said to be wonderfully, and al
most incredibly rich, the estimate we
have placing it as high as fifty per
cent clear across the ledge. Who the
locators are Of this, IL authentic, rich
| find, we do not know. A gentleman
by the name of Roberts has bond
upon the property 10 the sum of l5,000s,
but Of his residence we are also iguor-
ant. Under this gentleman's instruc-
tions the present work Is being done,
and the indications are that he will
take up the bond he has on the niue.
A recent press dispatch from Colo
RADIO Springs, states that several of the
big English mining companies have
representatives at that place, who are
negotiating for all the big gold mines
of that section. They are believed to
compose the great gold trust that
seeks to control the worlds gold pro
duction. They will visit Colorado,
Utah, California aud Oregon and will
buy only developed mines. The Hid
den Treasure aud the Mercury. the
latter at 4.5OO,0005 are under bond. A
large number of other properties are
wanted. Some of the properties are
proving hard to buy, the Gold Coin
having refused l5,oO0OO0s aud the
Portland asking 2l,O0O.OO0S. Chairman
Stanley Banning of the Mineral Assets
company said Colorado gold mines are
considered the richest in the world
English capital driven out of the Trans,
vaal is seeking investment in the
United States, and more English mon
ey will be invested in this country
during the next two years.
One of the best regulated and best
paying pieces Of mining property il
Arizona is La Fortuna, which is To-
Gated on spur of the Gila range OF
mountains sixteen miles south OF
Blaisdell, a station fifteen miles east
of Yuma, on S. p. railroad, with daily
railway aud stage connections. La
Fortuna is not sudden find of hid
den wealth on the surface, like Klon
dixie or Cape Nome excitement, but
gold ore averaging 205 per ton aud free
milling, which has been worked on an
economical and paying basis for a
number OF years, turning out a month
ly gross amount Of from 40,OOOs to So.
COOS from twenty stamp mill. The
main shaft Is down 900 feet and the
ore improves as they go down. The
water supply is pumped through pipes
from Blaisdell. The cyanide plant il
one of the largest and latest improved
which does the work thoroughly. The
company employ 100 men who receive
the usual standard wages. Chas. ID
Lane, the we'll known and enterprisin
mining operator of California, is the
principal ou ner.-Yuma Sentinel.
The Oasis is Informed by j. f. Tenor
general agent for the Duquesne Min,
ing and Reduction Company, owned
by George Westinghouse has bought
the entire Buena Vista grant, com.
prisiDg some seven thousand acres OF
land, and will erect thereon, at some
point on the Santa Cruz river, col.
ossal reduction works and smelter
and railway connecting the mines at
Duquesne with the reduction works
and Nogales. While not fully determ.
ined, it is thought that the capacity Of
the reduction works and smelters will
be about 500 tons of ore daily. Mr..
Tenor will start for Pittsburg upon
Sunday. December 10th, to make the
final arrangements for Inauguration of
this great work. The Importance to
Santa Cruz county of this great enter
prise will be Unreasonable. It will