Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-07-31

The SOCIAL dances gwen Dy tne Fraternal Brotherhood are very pop ular as was shown last evening by large and appreciative crowd which gathered in Dougherty's hall to list en to the exceedingly well rendered program and to indulge in dancing to the early morn. One of the princi- ple features of the evening Was the presentation of solid gold pin from the supreme lodge of the Fraternal Brotherhood to Mrs. P. l.. Kastner (which was a complete surprise) in ap- preciation of her work in securing good and desirable members for the order. The members of T. F. B. No. 122, are coming to the front as public entertainers.
 Years ago, the late Barney" Lan- try took ofTense at something ex-Sen- ator W. A. Morgan, editor of the Chase County Leader, had published and wrote him: "Stop the paper and send me the bill" The senator lock ed up the office and sent him the key with a bill for S3O00. Barney" was bluffed and wrote back that he simply wanted she copy of the paper coming to him stopped.-Kansas City Point CTS.
 Another quite important mining deal was consummated in the Big Bug country a day or two ago whereby McCrum and Parsons transferred title to their Gladstone mine to a party of eastern capitalists for S150,000. The mine is located adjoining the McCabe mine and has been producing very rich ore. The purchasers it is said will work it on a large scale.
 Fred Rief returned yesterday from a visit to his Bordeaux mine on Big Bug, where he has three men at work developing the claim. The claim i: located about a mile south of the Pc land-Hamilton mine and is very promising. He says that the Poland Hamilton people are actively pushing work on their property, having oyel | forty men at work at present. Int excavation for the new twenty stamp mill has been completed and they ex pect to have the mill built and read for operation by October 1. They have opened up a large body of or, | in the mine and miners who are famil far with the property predict that [ forty stamp mill will be required tC work the ore instead of twenty stamps Work on the big tunnel which is tC perforate the mountain is also in ac tive operation. NIT. Rief says tha great progress has been made in min ing all along the line in that distric since his last visit.
 Father Quetu, administrator of in, estate of the late T. G. Barlow-Aias sicks, has just given bond to Cincin natl parties on the Lynx creek by draulics, receiving a small cash pay ment. The parties who have taker the bond propose to place a new machine of some sort to work tho gravel and the ultimate sale of tht property will probably depend largely upon the success of this machine The richness of the gravel has beer demonstrated time and time again the only thing lacking being a watel supply to work the gravel by hy draulic force or some other means oI getting the gold free from the gravel
 Hon. G. w. Hull is pushing worl on his many prospects in the Jerom' district and elsewhere in Yavapa county. In the 1888 claim he con tinues drifting south from the bottom of the shaft, with. he reports. en couraging results. In a few days h, will let a contract to sink the shaf another 100 feet.
 ! The Grand Canyon mines, ownel by William B. Ridenour, and formerly worked under bond, to eastern partie; by W. II. Ferguson and NJ. E. Spaul ding, have been bonded to Pittsbua capitalists for S30,000. with a caSE payment down of S4,000. The prop erty is a copper proposition and ha: produced some very good ore. It is located about fifty miles north oi Aubrey station, on the Santa Ft Pacific railroad, just at the edge of the Grand Canyon.
 Reports of dividends actually paid show that mining is the most profit able of all industries. Under the great improvements recently made ir both air and electric drills and the reduction of the cost of treating the ore by chemical processes, the large dividends already paid will be greatly increased. The waste dumps thrown away a few years ago are now ire quently treated at large profits.