Mohave County miner., 1901-01-12

twenty four miles from Prescott. Ii
is modern plant of most improved
pattern aud has capacity of 200 tons
of ore per day. The cost of the plant
is alleged to have been 20O.OOOS. There
is an abundance of water in the river
just below the smelter A railroad
spur about a mile or a mile and half
in length extends from the Prescott a.
Eastern railroad to the brow of the
hill above the smelter and a tramway
runs from the railroad to the ore bins
OF the plant. A town has been laid off
called Val Verde, and several houses
built. The smelter is located con-
yenlently to one of the best mineral
sections in Arizona, and several tons
of ore have been purchased, which lies
in the bins, the plant never having
been started, although completed for
nearly two years. The reason for the
delay is not known. The company al
so owns some claims in Coconino coun-
ty, said to be copper properties. Final
entry in the land office, with view of
securing patent, was recently made of
four of these claims, embracing little
over eighty-two acres in the aggregate.
Whether the company owns other
claims not included in this group is
not known. So far as known, it has no
mine in Iavapai county, its only hold
ings in this county being the smelling
plant above referred to.--Prescott
journal. Miner.
A party of eight men left Globe on
Tuesday for the Bennett camp, forty
five miles north of Globe, where an
important discovery of copper, silver
and gold was recently made Reports
from there are favorable to the opening
of some great ore bodies.-Silver Belt.
Harry Hanna has sold a group of
claims in the Big Bug district to DR..
Comstock, who, it is understood, pur-
chased the same for the Scotch and
English syndicate which he represents
in Arizona. This company owns a
large amount of property near the Jer-
sey Lily, which is under the supervis-
ion of Sam Beck, and also owns the
famous Elkhart mine near Kingman.
They propose to develop their new pur-
chase in Big Bug Immediately, and it
is probable that large power plant
will be constructed in the near future.
Prescott Prospect.
There is quite an excitement in min
ing circles at Cave Creek, five mile
this side of the PheniX mine. J. W.
Osborn was the original locator in that
section, and development work on his
claims have disclosed marvelously
big vein of good free milling gold ore.
By cross cutting he has sectioned the
vein for IA feet, all the way in solid
ore, the lowest assay from which run
9.5OS, while as a rule it has gone 3O3 to
40s per ton. The entire country has
been located, and some good cash Of
fers have been made for claims in that
vicinity. Mr.. Osborn has evidently
struck lead that will rival the Pearce
mine.-Enterprise.
Humbug district is soon to be the
scene of extensive mining operations
which are to be commenced on the
Farley-Kay properties, which have
been taken hold of by a company of
st. Joe, Mo-, capitalists. Two tunnels
are to be driven. One tunnel will be
3.AOO feet long and will tap the ledge
at depth of 900 feet; the other tunnel
will be | 400 feet long and will tap the
ledge at depth of 600 feet. As the
properties are some distance from the
railroad, there will have to be consid-
cradle expenditure in the way of
wagon roads. The mines carry gold,
and the surface showing is remark
ably rich as to free gold quartz
Courier.
A Calumet, Mich, dispatch of Dec.
90 says: For six years the Tamarack
Mining Company has been at work on
a shaft which is now down depth of
4,7O0 feet, and which was sunk at an
expense of millions of dollars through
barren ground. Last night at mid
night they encountered the first evil
dence of anything that would repay
them for the immense outlay. A min
ing drill ran into the hard copper
bearing rock formation known as the
Calumet and Hecla conglomerate. This
is the identical formation which has