The copper era., 1901-06-06

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 meut, which states that "the Philadel phia directors have recently acquired q
 controlling interest in the property ! The sale Of stock is stated to be for the
 purpose of further development, the
 erection of an acid plant and another
 furnace of refining copper, so that il
 may go direct to the consumer.
 Work has been resumed at the re- ] cent gold strike near GIeeson. \ con-
 tract has been let by tife owners of the ! Wiscoustance mine to sink 50 feet fur l ther which will give the property a
 depth of l5O feet. Indications are fav-
 orable for the opening Of q good pay
 ing mine here and depth and develop ment will determine same.-Tom mbstone 1 PrOspectOr.
 Parties from Helvetla say that the
 shelter is running full blast making
 37, 600 pounds of high grade matte ev- cry 24 hours from 40 tons of ore. Ev-
 erything is running well. There is abundance of water and a large ore re- serve. A big force Of miners and
 shelter workers are employed and ad- ditional men are employed daily.-Ari- zona Bulletin.
 Another copper mine in the St. George country has been sold, the price being given at $1OO,OOO. The mines of that country are sought after on ac- count of their great richness and the possibility of early railroad facilities. If the Clark road should be built into St. George and south through the cop per belt it would open up the greatest copper bonanzas in the west.-King- man Miner.
 The Advance Gold Dredging com pany's big gold saying machine has reached the gravel banks in which it is proposed to operate, and an actual demonstration of the value of the en- terprise is now in order. Every thing in connection with the working Of the dredger has progressed smoothly for some time past, and early success is hoped for and anticipated by those most directly interested Yuma Sun.
 John Bryant is in from his 34 mine, Copper Basin, where he has vein four feet wide in the bottom of a shaft 35 feet deep. The orc carries gold, silver and lead, and gives assay values of from S20 to $50 a ton. The assays give from s2O to $3O gold. Copper Basin is district which has a splendid miner al showing so far as developed, and is new virgin field for men with means to develop some of the prospects into paying mines.-Prescott Courier.
 It will be good news to the chloriders of Mohave county to learn that the White Hills NJ. Go. have decided to lease all the ground on their properties above the 100 level. The old residents will have the first choice of ground. In addition to the force of leasers the company will sink the Occident shaft, now 700 feet deep, on down and the Grand Central shaft on the Grand Army. This will insure the employ ment of 100 men or more.-Mineral Wealth.
 As we go to press a private letter from Kofa brings the informatiOn that considerable excitement has been prev alent in the King of Arizona camp for the past week, owing to the discovery of rich placer ground about mile from the camp. Five men with one dry washer took out SIS apiece in day The ground is said to be much richer than any placer ground hereto fore uncovered in Arizona, and a big rush for the fields is anticipated when the facts become known. Yuma Sentinel.
 From Senator Ives, one of the own- CTS of the King of Arizona mine, we learn that another rich strike was made in that great property last week, disclosing body of ore that goes 354 to the ton. The find was made at a depth of 500 feet in the vertical shaft which was being sunk to intercept the Ldt'lH LCuSC' hC tCi uduCuCy O4 IAS vein seems to be certain, and the com pany is now crosscutting to ascertain its real width. The King has sufficient ore in sight to guarantee it's being a great gold producer for many years to come.-.Y Yuma Sentinel
 It can be safely asserted that no town in the United States the size of Pres colt has so many fine buildings of gran ite, brick and ornamental stone as Prescott has today. The solidity of Prescott and the investment represent ed, as compared with the size of the place, is the marvel of all visitors. The men behind those investments, however, are fully posted on the min eral riches of the country around Pres colt, and they know that the solid front now presented by this little town is but the heart of the city to be.-Courier.
 The Bisbee Review says: The open. ing up of the former Costello property by the Calument people is progressing most satisfactory and the various drifts are showing up large bodies of high grade ore. Supt. Merrill said: "The mine is doing first rate. We have started sinking from the $50 foot level possible. On the 100 foot level, the first of the week, we uncovered large body of carbonate ore which will run