Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-02-07
MINES AND MINING.
In the Field of Mining Activity
 Of Arizona and Elsewhere.
What is Going on in the Line of Recent Sales, Strikes And Development
 of New Claims.

Parties wanting to buy or lease s
 good stamp mill a-e directed to ths
 advertisement of one in this issue
 under tbe heading of For Sale or | Lease.
 An incorporation perfected the | past week Is the Jerome MiDiDg and
 Smelting company under a capita
 lzatl0n of Sl,5OOOO0. The officers
 are: President, DOane Merrill: vice
 president, Chas. W. Woods; secre-
 tary, T. H. Brown; directors. Doane
 Merrill. T. Ii Brown, Chas. W.
 Woods, Il. P. Merrill, c. F.. Nath-
 mort; general manager, Doane Mer
 rllI The mines of this company are located ln the Black HIlis district.
 and although but little work has
 been done the showing is an excel
 lent one, assays from the ore being
 taken out rinDiDg as high as 3O p,,r cent. Saturday five men with two
 wagon loads fsupplies started for
 the mines to cOntinue development
 work.
 During the past week the Jerom.,
 Tower company has incorporated
 with the following officers and di-
 rectors: J. F. Mullen, president aud director; H. J. Allen, vice-presi- dent and director; W. c. Miller. treasurer and direc or; E. J. Parkin- son, secretary and director; D. J. Shea, director; E. H. Meek, general superintendent. All of the above gentlemen are well known citizens ot Jerome and their names give the new organization a financial and business standing second to none, and a guarantee that all investors will be protected. The object of the organization is to use the waters or Oak Creek, the waters of which they control for a distance of seven and one-half miles. The company will build a power plant, electric lines, etc, for the purpose of furnish ing power to Jerome and neigbbor- hood, and will also dig ditches for irrigation purposes. The undertak- ing IS large and meritorious one. and will undoubtedly be a success. Jerome News.
 The new forty stamp mill of the Octave Mining company, the ma cnlnery Tor which is now being man ufactured in San Francisco, will be the finest one ever put up in Ari- zona- It Is being constructed en- tIrely of the best quality of steel. The stamps will weigh 105O pounds each. The contract calls for the complet.On of the machinery by
 February 20, when it will be shipped and placed ID position near Stanton.
 An idea of the completeness of this mill and of it's superIOrity over the ordinary make of stamp mills can be gained from the fact teat it's cost VIII be about Sl5,OOO more than the same sized mill of the ordinary kind can be purchased: This increase in me hrst cost, however, is expected to be money we'll invested in the in cressed durability of the mill aud with less liability to break. Tn. foundation for the mill has already been graded and it will not take long to have it placed in position. The Octave company is carving on very extensive mining operations in the vicinity of Stanton.
 Another mIning deal which means very much to this county has just been eOnsummated. It is one where by eastern capitalists become ideut- lded with B. H. Smith and B. NJ. Belcher m the Henrietta property. MT. Addicks of Delaware. who owns the Blue Bell mine near Mayer, is O2e of the principals in the new deal and an abundance of money is as sured to develop the property thoroughly and place it on a paving basis. Of the merits of the mIne no one has ever had any doubt, but like many other good propositions this IS one that will require capital to get It ID shape for dividends. The sale was consummated through E. A. Haggott, superintendent of the Blue Bell mine, who though quite a young Lan is forging to the front as a capable and efficient mining man. and one who has a bright future. In his operations m this section as mining expert his judgment has proven to be correct. while as a min ing superintendent he has been a success also. NIT. Haggott will rave charge of the Henrietta mine as superintendent, which is a sufficient guarantee of its success if the ma .erial IS there to make it such as Is thought. Ed. Folfz Las been en- gagged as 'r-msn of the mine and Ed. Howard, formerly nf the
 rowned King, will have charge of he mill. A force of miners and lot of suFplle- were sent out today. The name of the mine has been changed to the American Flag. Messrs. Smith x Belcber are to he congratulated on their success in with this property.