Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-02-20
NEWS FROM EUREKA DISTRICT
A Newsy Letter From a Prosper Ous and Rich Miniug Dis
 trict--Railroad Wanted.

valuable paper, will give you few
 mining and stock notes.
 Jeff Shipp, Rob Miller and Super
 visor Beatson have grand smiles on
 their faces these days, owing to the
 bounteous rains that have fallen, il
 being the first good rain in years.
 Robt. Shultz is improving his valua.
 ble farm with new fence.
 c. A. Feast and John Roberts are
 gardening. Dan Webster having gone
 out of the business, there will be a
 show for them.
 Alec Lucy, J. D. Shipp, Robt. San
 ders, Robt. Millers, Thos. Twomey
 Jack McNeff, Joe Howells, Ed Hah
 nel and Ariola boys are all working on
 their valuable gold claims.
 D. c. Thorne, the old war horse who has spent several years and thou sands of dollars in Eureka district has a force:of men opening up his properties. Dan is experimenting the work himself.
 Colonel Dougine, Chas. Crosby, w. Dunlap, John Neiman, c. A. Feast, John Phillips and John Roberts are all doing more or less work on their gold properties, getting ready for the boom Eureka is bound to see in the near future, it being impossible to keep a good country back. A railroad is all the cry.
 The Swiss Bellecompany, under the supervision of its president, F. D. Kendrick, of St. Paul, Minn., is push ing work on its Swiss Belle group, preparatory to the erection of large re- duction works. They have lots of pay ore on the dumps.
 Messrs. Clarke and Greenhut of Peoria, H., have struck large bodies of high grade ores in their famous Gold Standard claim, and intend spending thousands of dollars more in developing before they put up the new mill. They are going on the prin ciple of finding the mine first, as they know where the mill is.
 Eureka, one of the largest and rich est mining districts in Yavapai county, is on the verge of a boom-not a boom for month or two, but for years, as the mineral is here in quantity and quality.
 The fathers of this country, John Lawler and Judge E. W. Wells, spend of dollars annually, and their harvest will be hundreds of thou sands in the near future, Colin Tim mons having an option on their Cop per Creek properties.
 Copper Creek is all activity, several camps dotting the hills the whole length of it. E. Leesman's Bob Tail" claim is just what the doctor the ore on the surface going IS high as 70 per cent copper.
 Captain Lind, Voge and Bauder have bonded their valuable claims for s70,000 to eastern capitalists, work to begin the 18th of this month,
 The Christmas" owned by your worthy mayor, R. H. Burmister, Chas, Crosby and John Roberts, has copper glance on the surface going as high IS 72 per cent.
 The "Rebecca," owned by Mrs. Joe Dickson, is being worked by her and Ter husband, she being an expert with he hammer and drill. She showed he writer ore that is all right taken rom ten foot cut.
 The Cowboy group, owned by Ilessrs. Dickson, Miller, Knoblock and Roberts, looks very encouraging, all arrying high grade glance and sul- ,huret ore.
 John Neiman's Copper Glance .laim is the fluid mustard, he having hipped so sacks of ore, the first class going Il per cent copper and the sec nd class p! per cent. He has 100 acks more to ship as soon as the | weather settles.
 The Lone Star, owned by Jones, is lot to be sneered at.
 Messrs Savage & Rudkin are piling ID ore on their 500 foot ledge close to he mouth of Boulder creek.
 Mrs Capt. Simpson and Gnash Sros, of Prescott, have force of men Torking on their Monster group, for mich they refused a nice sum. 11Harley Miller and John Roberts re taking out shipping ore which hey contemplate shipping with Nei- lan's next shipment, out of their horty claim. Three assays out of he claim going 51 3-10, 5S. and 3-10copper, ' oz. silver and $500 l gold.
 The Excelsior, owned by Gus Iaiser, Ed and Joe Roberts, looks cry promising. It is the first north of Neiman's Copper Glance.
 The Edison and Wm. Penn mines, vned by Billy Crocker and partner, ave present appearance of the great len they were named after, as Billy, ke the rest of the lucky owners of opper creek properties, will be the yner of thousands. The Baby Edith, while small in ame has just as fine sulphurets as l ly of them, the lucky owners being -rs- Miller, Mrs. Lemon, Joe Rudy Id Ali Stapp. The Lengthy, owned by Mrs. Bob | filler, Miss Lana Munds, Mrs. John t obert and Ned Sanders, is all right, l e sulphurets being good from the ! ass roots down, while the sulphurets ] eel in quantity the glance excels in lality. f Messrs Anderson and Dickson and V lllon Bros. are piling up gold on T cir promising properties on Battle v eek. $ The Hillside, while the last men D 'ned has proven itself years ago, so | ention is not necessary, any more an that it is as good as ever. a Not only do the hills abound in W Id and copper, but silver, Jeff Ship t! wing two assays from the bottom of u 30 foot shaft on his Boomerang II tim, going 534 and 151 oz silver re- el actively, the pay ore being II in- W es. A rich strike is also reported the old Placea gulch.
 The mine owners and prospectors this vast mining district voice the ltiment of R. NJ. Dougherty nearly nt a man in regard to tax exemption a' ,'' railroads for a reasonable term of ," ars. There is one thing sure inside in in two years after the completion of a II NJ lroad through this country, in the Al Al tee of few hundred dollars coming 'd o the treasury for taxes, they would w w l in by the thousands. In place of II U , legislature repeating tax exemp- T T n acts, it should encourage and ex- J: pt every railroad where it taps any al U; ninr districts The stock h1siness Ill