Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-05-30

A report from Bisbee. Arizona. states
that the body of copper ore, so unex-
pectedly discovered in the Spray mine,
one of the Copper Queen group at Bis
bee, is the richest copper ore that
company has ever found on its prop
erty. Some samples of it asayed 4
fraction over IS per cent copper
Two important documents were iled
for record yesterday. One was an
instrument from Handel E. Owen to c.
R. Leonard. assigning agreement. etc,
on certain mines i'll this county, and
the other was a deed form Mr.. Owen
and wife to the same party for Dumer-
GUS mining properties in the county.
The consideration named in
each was $4,000, and af-
fixed to each were three reve-
nue. stamps, of the value of S25. or to-
tai of $50. Two each of the stamps
were for $40 and the other for So.
Il see that there is a movement on
foot stated an old miner today. ito
combine the Tombstone mines under
one company. This done, the proper
ties now lying idle can be worked pro-
fitably. Several years ago misun-
derStanding among the owners killed
the mines and Tombstone has been
dead ever since. 1t appears that water
in all the mines was connected and
sought the same level, and the one
pump in the camp, kept going, drew
water from all the mines at the same
time. Owing to n misunderstanding
as to pay for this work, the pump was
stopped and there the gold and silver
has laid ever since. 1t will cost a mil
lion dollars to take the water out of
the mines Ow."-Enterprise.
Governor" Mendenhall came in last
evening from the Black Crook mine.
which he and his brother, Walter, are
developing. He had some samples of
ore that are enough to make a man
break the tenth commandment This
ore was taken out last week and some
of it assays fabulous amounts. 1t is
white quarts and is literally yellow
with the precious metal. One sam
pie assayed over 100000 to the ton. OF
course this ore is very limited so far,
but out of twenty-eight tons milled
last week, taken, without sorting, from
a fourfoOt ledge, plates over $40 to
the ton. The boys are very jubilant
over this new strike While the Black
Crook mine has demonstrated before
that it was a good property, recent
events may make it one of the bo-
nanZas of the territory.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Fisher yesterday
made final entry of the Little Daisy
mine at Jerom This, as far as known
is the smallest mine, so far as area
is concerned, ever entered, and is ap-
parently the biggest mine, on record
area considered and from the showing
of ore. now in sight. 1t contains only
seven hundredand thirty-seven thou
sandths of an acre, the fee charged by
the government for the claim being So
There is shaft sunk on the claim and
good ore has been encountered, and
there is every indication that the en-
tire claim is within the limits of the
mammoth ore body of the great United
Verde mine. The shaft is not yet
deep enough to demonstrate this to q
certainty. but sinking will be con-
tinued on it. Should this theory prove
correct, even this little claim will af-
ford a competence to Mr.. and Mrs
Fisher.
2. H. Clark. manager of the San
Pedro lumber company, came in from
the Dragon mountain lately His com
pany owns the Copper Bullion mine al
South Pass, near Turquois. They are
now doing some development work and
employing ten men. They have drifted
a tunnel go feet long and have reached
depth of 10 feet The vein ranges
from 3 TO IA feet in width and runs
high in silver and copper. They viii
put in lot of mining machinery in the
near future and start development
work in earnest Mr.. Clark gave g
wonderful report of that section. The
Copper Bell at Turquois employs Sc
men, the Copper King employs quite &
force of men and is now building 9
smelter of 40 tons capacity. The Great
Western, three miles from TurQuois
employees 40 men. This company has
SO, 900 worth of machinery on the way
which will Re put in place within the
next few weeks. The Crpfcr Bullion
is only three miles from rurqu3is. Tur
luois and vicinity as a minig section
is rapidly coInins - the f'an.. These
companies have hccn working quietly
and getting in on the ground floor
In the near future the Mining world
will awaken to the realization of the
wonderful bodies in the Dragon
mountains, and it will bring an influx
of prospectors and capital now moi
dreamed of. Mr.. Clark left for Los
Angeles where he will remain fol
about three weeks, when he will re
turn to South Pass.-Range News.