Arizona silver belt., 1901-03-21


 tempting to place his property upon the market. Prospect.
 Mines and Minerals for February contains an extensive article by Mir. Hutton Hopplewhite, inspector of mines in Great Britain, descriptive of new form of timber devised by the author. The lower ends of the yer tical props in this system are tapered, the theory being that as the pressure gradually comes upon the roof the smaller tapered end splinters and thus acts as cushion, so that the prop, in- stead of breaking, simply settles down upon this spintered portion. When prop is withdrawn the end can be squared off and retapered for use in lower places.
 If there is anyone in the Arizona legislature who really wishes the en- actment of law which will compel mining companies to pay their fair share of the burdens of government, why is there not framed bill modelled upon the laws and constitution in force in Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Wyo. ming and Montana. All the consti- tutions of these states provide that mining properties shall be assessed upon surface improvements, just like all other properties then the legisla- ture is directed to enact laws taxing the output of the mines the gross out put in some of the states, the net out put in othersl. In all those states the and laws have been that way ever since they became states and the plan has worked ll.-Oasis.
 The Groom creek country, whose mines for the past three years have been lying idle, has taken on new life, and where qGietness reigned for many months the Jound of the pick and drill can now he heard from one end of the creek to the other. This min ing district is one of the oldest in the county and has been worked for years by chloriders and others, whose means were not sufficient to enable them to prosecute the work further than the water level of the mines. Circum- stances have changed, however, with in the past year and new men with plenty of capital have secured posses sion of the leading properties, and with modern machinery are exuloiting them in the most approved manner Prospect.
 Fourteen miles south from Pearce, nestled among the hills, lies the prom ising camp of Turquois. More activity is manifested in that place than others in this section. It is a typical mining camp full of 1usJle and life. People live in tents and any kind of shelter that can be hastily constructed, while all are preparing to build permanent houses of every description. The camp has sprung into existence within the last few months, and at present it promises in a few years to become one of the greatest camps in the west A phenomenal strike was made in the properties of Abbot, Kitchen and O'Connor last Sunday evening. A blast revealed a body of ore contain ing nuggets running up to g. and 8 in value. The camp is wild with ex- citement. When the writer left on Mondays stage no assays had as yet been made, nor did the parties know the extent of the ore body. All who saw the ore pronounced it the most phenomenal they had ever seen. Just as we go to press we learn that the assays show the ore struck in the Abbot. Kitchen and O'Connor claims run S93, 900 to the ton and the ledge is four feet wide Range News.
 The Era Is authorized to announce that a mining deal of giant propor- tions was closed late Wednesday even ing, whereby S2 mines and prospects located in the neighbOrhood of Met calf pass under the control of the Gen eral Electric company of New York. As before stated in the Era the deal has been pending for many months
 
 and is of far reaching importance to the territory of Arizona. as the Gen eral Electric company Is one of the largest financial concerns in America, being capitalized at $500. GOO, ,00O and paying dividends of $50, ,O0O, ,000 an- n ually. The company consumes an immense amount of copper, which it proposes to produce from its own mines in the future This company has for several years secured the from A laska to Old Mexico in It's search for copper mines, therefore It's selection of property in the Clifton district is an advertisement not only to this section, but also tO Arizona. In very short time the company will proceed with the development of it's property on scale of magnitude perhaus never before equaiied in the west. The mines will be opened by the latest devices in electric mining appliances and its plant will be