Mohave County miner., 1900-05-26

by MeXicans century or more ago.
Mr.. Dewald secured mining lease or
the land for twelve miles along the
river on which the old mine is situated.
The new discovery has added to the
excitement that has existed in johnson
county for more than thirty days over
the finding of gold near the Adventist
village of Keene.
The lead mine at Castle Dome, Ariz.,
is one of those valuable properties of
which little is said, but which keeps
quietly at the good work of making
some one rich. 1t is said to be the
largest lead mine in the territory thus
far developed and for generation past
1t has been steady producer. Castle
Dome being one of the familiar names
to pioneers and land mark for pros
pectors in the southwest. A consider.
able force of men is employed and the
ores are shipping to FL Paso. 1t is said
that new machinery is about to be in
stalled at the mine for working over
old dumps and concentrating ores that
are too low grade to ship with profit in
their present state.--Yuma Sentinel
A dispatch yesterday said that a
suit is pending in the California court
as TO whether granite is mineral or
not, and explains that it is test case
to see whether land upon which there
Is granite can come under the law
which excludes mineral lands from
location by railroads. There is no
doubt about granite being mineral.
II certainly is not vegetable or fish.
But we do not think a whole quarry of
|. would stop locating the land, be-
cause that was not in the mind Of the
men who framed the law. What they
had in mind we're the metals of COM
merce, gold, silver, lead, copper, etc,
and their intention ought to govern.
IL land can be excluded because there
is granite upon 1t, then it can be ex-
clnded because there are boulders.
The intention of the Legislators should
govern, and it is easy enough to see
what the intention was.--Salt Lake
Tribune.
Colonel Alex o. Brodie, who is 10 the
city from his Crown Point tnine, re.
ports a lively interest in mining mat
ters in that vicinity. The Grown Point
is exceeding all expectations IN the
matter of ore, though the water supply
is somewhat limited. The mill, which
was recently erected, gives good satis-
faction, only that the limited water
supply prevents steady run. The
water used is pumped from the mine
and sinking continues in the hope Of
developing the supply. The search for
water, however, brings to view con-
stantly new ore bodies, fact that in
itself is very gratifying, for though a
big water supply at the mine is very
uCNltouc " 10 iot dt dorOiutt hcCCSSit} .
The Hassayampa river is not very far
distant and il water il not found at
the mine it can be pumped and piped
from the river, though it would in
yolve an expense Mr.. Brodie believes
will be avoided.
As reported from New York, the lat
est consolidation of copper properties
will include number of Mexican and
United States mines, and will probably
be known as the Pan. American Copper
Syndicate company. One of the inter-
ested parties is quoted as saying: at
will be put on conservative basis,
The aggregate capitalization Of the
companies to be merged is over 10000
COOS and the new corporation which
takes them all in will be capitalized
only at I5,Oo0,Ooos to 1s,O00,O00s." The
Mexican properties include, among
others, the San Luis mine at Durango,
Mex the San Luis mine at Chihua-
hua, Mexico, the san Anlto, comprising
four Of those classed in the Boleo
group, and located ut a village called
Cabblobula, and the San Pedro Of San
Pablo (which is the capital of the state
of Durango as chihuahua is the CAPT
tai of the state of Chihuahua.) Most
of the mines in the Boleo group are
said to be controlled by the Roth
childs, but not any of these come into
the com bination. One of the American
companies to be absorbed is the Ari-
zona, Eastern and Montana company,
which has mines at Tombstone, CO.
chise and Mayer. A. T., and runs a