Mohave County miner., 1901-01-05
General Mining News

The largest coal deal ever made in
Harrison county, W. Va, will be made
in a few days. The territory com
prises l2,C00 acres or 10 square miles,
lying around Salem. The purchasers
are James Z. Brown of Uniontowu and |
Alfred J. Cochran of Dawson, who will |
pay Si2 ,000S for the entire tract.
The Florence Blade states that the
last of the ore reserve on the dump at
the Ray mill was put through last
week and the mill closed down. 1t al
SO states that the recent rise in Miner.
al Creek washed out a considerable
stretch of the railroad between the
mill and the mines, and that it will
take at least a month to repair the
break. That means, it says, that the
mill will not be started again for some
time.
Many of the mines along the Mother
Lode which were in "the dumps" dur
ing the summer months are looking up.
The Gwin cleaning up for November
beat all its previous reco. ds aud yield
ed 460)OS. This is profit of over
2j,000S The old Keystone produced
1870 5, or S,00OS profit; the Central
Eureka lSOJo5, or l0,J00S profit, and
the Oneida aud Kentucky about the
same As usual-Amador, (Cal.) County
Democrat
A deal has been made npon great
property near Globe, although in the
adjoining county of Pinal-the Haley
and SOutfrin lead mines. The sale was
negotiated by George II. Thwaites of
Globe to some Colorado parties. The
transaction is an important one, al
though We are not yet Informed of the
details of the sale in time for this Issue.
Three teams left here Wednesday mora
ing with The first installment of sup
plies, to be followed by others, as the
material is ready.-Glube Times.
The miners exchange at Bisbee, a
new creation, is said to be one of the
finest arranged places of this kind to
be found in any mining camp. A cor
respondent says that the buildiug is
situated at Gar hoist aud will accom-
odate about 400 miners. 1t is furn-
ished with ten hot aud cold showers,
fourteen stationary enameled wash
stands, is furnished with electric lights
to accommodate the night shift aud
everything that will add to the con
veuience of the miners. will be there.
This is another evidence of the Copper
Queen Cumpany's generosity aud no
doubt will be highly appreciated by
the miners.-Tucson Citizen.
The motive power for the sampliug
mill at smelter No. which has hereto
fore been steam is now being changed
to electricity. In place of the two en-
gines which have been necessary for
running The various ore crushers and
rolls an electric motor capable of furn,
ishing seventy horse power is being
substituted. The power is furnished
by the main electric plant which is
equal to all the demands made upon
it. la fact, it is a model that other
electric power aud lighting plants
might copy to advantage. The compa-
ny is employing electricity at all points
where power is needed away from the
main machinery plant, and besides the
sampling mill are now running, with
sepa ate motors, their ore briquette
plant and rock crushers.-Monterey
News.
The Courier reporter noticed Ben
Rybon handling lot of rich specimens
of ore at the Winsor yesterday, and,
upon inquiry, ascertained that the ore
came from the Angel mine, an exten-
sion of the Henrietta. The Angel Is
owned by Frank Thornton, Charles
King sburg and Joseph Mayer. The
specimens of ore sent in carry 81 per
cent copper, some silver and two
ounces of gold to the ton. The shaft
on the Angel is 80 feet deep with an
ore body five feet wide in the bottom
of the shaft, from which ore body the
specimens referred to came. The mine
Is Just one mile from the Val Verde
smelter. The ore Is said to be of the
kind that all smelter men Cry for
Prescott Courier.
Recent Developments at the Del
Monte mine. near Railroad fiat, in Cal.