The copper era., 1901-09-12
TERRITORIAL MINING NEWS.

The Nogale7 custom house seems to be most unfortunate institution for some reason or other. It has been a sort of political storm center for a num- bcr Of years, and every man who has been in charge Of it as collector for that period has had troubles Of one kind or another and has been the sub feet Of charges of official dereliction Of some sort.-Enterprise
 On Monday force of men will go to work on the property Of the Orc Cobre Mines company at Goldfcld. Good miners who have examined this prop crty say that it is sure to develop into q large and profitable mine. The com pany is in shape to do considerable de- yclopmcnt and expect within the next few months to have ore enough in sight to justify putting in milling plant Tempe News.
 Several parties are fitting out to do little dcop determined prospecting around the head Of Gold Gulch. Per hap7 SlJO, GOO have been taken out of the Gulch in placer, the gold running as high as 3l0O.00 to the nuggett. It does not bear the appearance of having travelled far, and they believe there is good chance to pick up the mother ledge about the head of the gulch.- Globe Times.
 The air Of Phoenix seems full of rail road rumors. According to the Ga Zcttc there is talk of extending the line of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix southward by way of Tempe, Mesa, Florence and Mammoth "A surveying party of fifteen members, went through here to Mesa on yestcr- day mornings train, says the Gazette, tomorrow the preliminary survcv will be commenced. It is said that other parties will be put in the field and the work pushed to completion with the utmost speed"
 Great excitement prevails at Yuma oyer the discovery of one Of the richest deposits of gold and copper ore in the history of Yuma mining circles. Grand Guerra, Jim Carl, J. 5. White, Sam Temple and R. r. II. Lancy have dis covered in Riverside country above ! Pichacho, a ledge of gold and copper which runs B, GOO in gold Mr. Laney brought in d sack of the ore to Yuma and it is on exhibition in Mayor Shun- ncsy'fs ;, QficG,, ,,T The o&ners arc satisfied .;nhcst nropertics in the sou'hwe'''
 ,n.,ice M NJ. Hickey was in Troy ,, rct- Hlng Thursday. He thl7 "'eN' .P f5 flourishing. The com says ,,T.mTploys over one hundred men, P'a' ,,c mines are being systematically
 slopcd and showing up splcndidly. .Huch satisfaction was expressed over the proposed new railroad, which will run but short distance from the camp and be connected by spur. The oil men also were jubilant over their pros poets. Work of drilling well in the Blackberry wash will soon begin. It is said the indications are most favorable.
 Florence Tribune.
 Referring to the reduction of the salaries of iuilcrs by the new code from S75 to SGO per month the Arizona Ga zcttc of Phoenix says: While many of tho county officials and clerks who work reasonable hours on week days had raise in salary the jailers who arc on duty day and night seven days in the week were cut down. Frank Murphy, sheriff of Pima county, who , was in Phoenix this week, says: "Thc cut will mako no difference with the mon in my office, as l will pay the cX- tra Sl5 out of ny own pocket" Wheth- CT this libcrality will prevail in other counties k not yet known. It is true, however. that no one about any of the court houses. put in SO many hours as ;ho iailers.
 William Parish, one of tho best known and reliable mining men of the Rocky mountain region, declares that Arizona Is the richest area m minerals of any like area of country of this con- tincnt. He likewise declares that this will be the most active mining region for many years to come of any section of the Rocky mountains. Mir. Parish is looking forward to wonderful mining discoveries and developments in Ari- zona. This is good authority to bank on, for those who are considering the future. Tucson he says will be the Denver of the southwest because it has . the finest climate anywhere 10 be found . in the country, and it is surrounded on all sides by rich mineral fields, as well . as other wealth resources. In this . opinion Mr. Parish is right and shows . clear observation of things as they ex- ist.-Tucsou Star.
 A correspondent Of the Tucson Citi- ] zen writes from Oracle: "Some time [ ago Black Jack Garteu created some l excitement in Tucson by displaying rock exceedingly rich in free gold . taken from claims in the Galiuro mountains. These claims were discov- cred by Jack Garten, John Sanford and Henry Wormick while banning the sand in Kilbery canyon. Every pan showed colors of gold and soon they came upon the mother lead where it was cut by the canyon. The width of