The copper era., 1901-07-11

road. Most all the property has been
taken up and trading in claims is a live
ly business there. The district is for
tunate in having plenty Of water aud
the sands can be washed out at q very
nominal cost.-Tucson Star.
The Bisbee Impro vement company
will shortly commence using crude oil
for fuel at their plant south OF town.
The Copper Queen company is also
making arrangements for the further
use OF oil as fuel around the reduction
plant. AT the Spray shaft oil has been
used as fuel for several weeks and has
given good satisfaction. The differ
ence in the cost of petroleum and coal
is big item and a strong argument in
favor Of the use Of more oil for the
purpose of fuel.-Bisbee Review.
We understand that the Gold Road
company has received an offer of $3.50,
600 for the Gold Road group of mines.
! These mines were recently purchased
from Henry Lovin and jose Jeris for
| $50, 900, since which time about $50, 900
has been spent in developme mt $780,
600 would be good profit to book on
any mining deal of this magnitude, but
the company appears to think that
there is more than 81, 900, 900 in sight.
The ore body has not yet been cross
cut, although there is more than eight
feet of ore in sight in the bottom OF the
shaft on the Gold Road.-Kingman
Miner.
The Cobre Grande is again in trouble
Suits for 800, 900 has been filed in the
CObre Grande case in the district court
OF the Third Judicial District, Mari
copa county, the same being filed on
Friday evening July ). The complaint
makes the bold assertion that the
Cobra Grande interests which were
pooled in the hands Of +. B. Gage, the
partner OF f. NJ. Murphy in the Con-
gress mine, were compromised for the
promised consideration of 500 900 worth
of Greene Consolidated stock at $40 a
share. The stock is now worth $50
per share, or 800, 900, the price alleged
to have been promised to throw down
the stockholders of the Cobre Grande.
Theodore Crandall, who is superin-
tending the development of the Del
Shay gold mines on Tonto, is in town
this week. The Del Shay group of
mines, which were recently purchased
by eastern parties, comprises four
,;oL i
from time to time during the past
twenty-five years. There are about
1000 feet OF workings on tho two prin-
cipal claims, the Black Eird and the
Last Chance. There is Il shaft on the
Last Chance claim III feet deep and
on the Black Bird ninety-five feet and
Mr.. Crandall has just caught the ore
again in a Wine sunk in the adit tun-
mel thirty feet from the shaft. The
winze is down fifteen feet and cut
through seven feet of fine ore. There
is also ore showing in several of the
old workings and Mr.. Crandall is
greatly encouraged. Frank Boston,
one of Globes best miners, is foreman
db ljtl oudN.-NlOUc DclU.
The Mining and Engineering Review
of San Francisco is after the fake min
ing and oil schemers of this country.
There is no earthly reason why fake
schemes should be allowed to flourish
to the exclusion OF the legitimate. In
Arizona, of course, there are many
hTN,, IL, g Nf l.
cation in which oil is supposed to ex-
ist, but the companies organized on
these lands are not out to sell stock for
speculative purposes, but simply to
raise enough money to put in test wells,
and they make no other pretentions.
We are of the belief that oil exists in
Arizona and the first in the field to
strike the oleaginous fluid will be heav-
lily rewarded. But there are thous- |
ands of companies that have not one
acre of land in the world that are sell |
ling stock and putting the proceeds !
into their packets. These cormorants |
should be given cells in the pens for
their good work k.-Kingman Miner.
Judge l.. f. Bradshaw and Richard |
Darling, of Quartzsite, swore out a |
warrant for the arrest OF O. A. Pease, |
a mining promoter of Denver. charging |
him with embezzlement Several |
months ago Bradshaw and Darling |
gave Pease power of attorney to sell |
certain mining property in the Quartz
site district. Pease sold the property |
in Chicago for several thousand dollars, |
but so far has failed to return and give !
any account OF the deal. When last |
heard from Pease was in New York |
trying to dispose of other mining
property on which he had secured a
bond. 1t is believed that Pease appro-
priated the results of the Chicago deal,
about $4,000. TO his own use in the
hope of making a bigger deal in New
York, which would give him ample
funds to make good his temporary
shortage. The New York deal has not
yet materialized, and the chances for
its immediate consummation are not
very good. The long delayed returns
from the Chicago deal caused Messrs.
and Darling to exhibit a de-
gree of anxiety that frightened Mr..
Pease into hiding and his whereabouts
is still a mystery.-Yuma Sun
Pinal county's mining industry was
never in a healthier condition than it