The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1901-06-27

" other Mohave county men are int
u ested. Oil in that country means gr'
things to the people, as fuel is be
scarce and costly. The mines at Pioc
and Delamar could readily be suppl
8 with fuel oil from wells at ST Thorn
l. MOhave Miner.
l. The Gold Road Co. telegraphed Tu
l. day for a hosting plant for the &C
- Road mine, which will be run by co
Ii pressed air. Parties who have sc
u the ore bodies now being opened L
claim there is only one other mine
the Territory to equal it-viz: t
q United Verde. AT the 100-foOt lev
n two drifts have been run 40 fee ea
y way all in ore The compaay is gro:
e cutting the ledge at th 1G0-f5ot lev,
r but so far no walls have been fC d
s and it is thought the ledge Is or
feet wide at tina uepcaN and al -.
Kingman Atrow.
The amount OF ore out Or ts : United
Verde daily wa never as iarge as it i:
now. Those who nave paid any atten-
tion TO ore being ia -en out of the mine
to the roast must have noticed this
few months ago motors running out
of the mine pulled ten to sixteen cars,
the later number being the limit, now
it is no uncommon thing to see trains
OF thirty to thirtysix cars coming out
OF the 500. In the mine new ground
has been opened up and the force OF
miners increased 50 per cent. The in
crease in the number of men employed
by fall, it is claimed, will reach the
grand total of 1000 men.-Jerome Re-
porter.
Mr.. j. y. Castle, who has bond on
three mines near Turquois, was in
Tombstone today on a flying business
visit, says the Prospector. Mr.. Castle
has some 20 miners at work on the
property and the development is eX-
ceeding all expectations. Since jan
uary shipments of rich copper ore have
to two carloads per month. The re-
turns also show the ore carries a high
average, the smelter results being over
% and 30 per cent. The development
work. consists of several shafts, the
deepest 100 feet, and drifts, etc, aggre-
eating 500 feet of work. Mr.. Castle has
already made one payment on these
properties to the owner, Mr.. Casey, and
will tender another within few days
and take up the bond.
a letter received from Mr.. Frank
last week, too late for publi-
cation, announces that he has disposed
OF the Producer group, in the Casa
Grande district, and would start i'm
to California, to enjoy
much needed rest. This makes the
third group of claims, situated in the
Casa Grande district, he has placed
with eastern capitalists since last fall.
In the vernacular of the west, Frank
is "rustler." He is also first-class
and the properties he has
sold all have real merit. He reports
the Casa Grande district and is san
guine in the belief that second Grip
pie Creek will be built up in the vicini-
ty of the Chief and Century, the Index
and the Producer groups of mines.
There is certainly evidence there to
Justify his sfaith.-Arizona Blade.
OF the great work now going on at
Tombstone to revive the old camp and
again put it among the heavy produc
,rs, the Prospector says:
Mr.. Gage was interviewed as follows:
We are much pleased with the prog
'ess made" said the veteran mining
nagnate, land find things in good
shape. The work at the four compart-
ment shaft has been proceeding at the
ate of five feet per day, which is not
o bad. Am also much encouraged in
'ther respects and as everything moves !
long, and the start made, am becom- |
ng more and more interested and will !
We obliged TO make frequent visits |
lere." OF the future work, Mr.. Gage |
tated the big shaft would be crowded |
head to water level. Connections |
With old working levels would be run, |
ut the main object looking to the un-
of the lower levels was the |
The installation of heavy /
etc. would follow when the |
equired depth is reached and every
hing in readiness for its accommoda-
ion. Regarding railroad for Tomb
tone Mr.. Gage said matters have TAX
n quite a change since his last visit.
tumors are rife that Tombstone may
ven be on two lines of railroad; the 5.
,. Co. and the southwestern railroad,
9th having designs on the city and de-
irous of connecting US by rail. Speak
1g of it Mr.. Gage said: The work
by us makes a railroad
necessity. 1 hope to learn
lore fully of intentions within week
r two"
Shasta county has a Bunker hill that
also causing a run. The top of the
ill is honeycombed with tunnels and
riffs from which hundreds of thou
ands of dollars have been taken. On
recently W. A. Pryor showed US a
an full OF gold in chunks as big as
band .al-ap fro,,, Tho rrrass