Arizona silver belt., 1901-04-04
ARIZONA MINES.
Items About the Mines and Mineral Developments of the Territory,
 Culed From Exchanges.

Culled From Exchanges.
 Nearly all the mining companies in Mohave county are substituting oil for coal as fuel.
 Ore shipments from Cochise are re- ported very heavy and on the increase, One day last week there were shipped about 100000 pounds.
 The erection of the new shelter at Helvetia is progressing rapidly, and the work in the mines IS being steadily pushed with good results
 The South Bisbee companv's loss through the burning of their new hoist was 5000. The work of rebuild ing the same has been ordered
 It is said that mining man from Cripple Creek made a cash offer to Geo. B. Upton and partners of s2o0, 900 for their new mine in Black Rock district, near Wickenburg, but the offer was refused.
 The Commonwealth Mining & Mill ing company is going to build tw" 5u,OOO gallon oil tanks at Cochise. The foundation for one of these tanks has been completed and the tanks are expected here this week. The gaso. line engine for pumping the oil out ol the cars and into the tanks has beeh set up.
 A rich find of gold ore has been un covered in the country near the recent find of Al James. Ina ore is laced together with gold and the streak oi good width. Samples of the ore were brought to Kingman by a German, who claims to have considerable of the ore in sIghU.-Mohave County Miner.
 A sample of ore from the new strikt near Wlckenburg can be seen at the office of the general passenger agent of the $. k. P. X P. railroad at the d, pot. It shows up free gold in large quantities and yet it is considered only ordinary ore as it was picked up from the dump of the mIne.-Prescott Journal Miner.
 The Great Western, two miles from Turquoise, is now working 30 men regularly. It is under the manage lnent of F. M Knapp, an experienced mining man. At least $500, 1000 worth of ore has been shipped from this property within the last eighteen months. They are now putting in pumping machinery to rid themselves of surplus water in one of the shafts. Correspondence Range News.
 The two big rich gold strikes made in Arizona within the last few days is exciting much interest abroad. The one near Pearce in southern Arizona, the other at Gro Grande, near Wicken- burg, of northern Arizona, shows that gold is not confined to any particular section of rich territory, but like her copper, is found in northern, southern, eastern, western and central Arizona. It is found everywhere in our beloved land of perpetual sunshine Star.
 The Gleason correspondent of the Range News says: The shaft in the Wisconsin mine of Abbot, Mitcheson & OConner is now down hundred feet. They have started to drift on the ledgt and are taking out some good ore, which you don't require glasses to see the free gold in. The Wisconsin Is destined to make one of the greatest gold producers in the territory. The mine and ore are there to show for themselves and need no comment
 One of the owners of the famous Conten ion mine, MT. Macanany of San Francisco, was at Tombstone laeU week looking over the old camp again. He thinks larger body of ore wIli be struck in the Contention than ever before. This mine was a large gold producer and was probdoiy the richest mine Tn the camp. It Is said sS,OOO,- 900 were taken out of this mine, so II the gentleman's prediction proves cor. rect, here will be one good sized item in Tombs .one's prosperity. Cores pondence of the Range News.
 C. E. Eichelberger returned to Yuma last Monday from Fl Paso where he went recently with trial shipment oi ore from the Goodenough mine, says the Sun. The smelter returns from the l5 ton shipment show a value of sll5.1O per ton, which certainly makes the Goodenough what it's name indi cates. Mir. Elchelberger left for his home in Los Angeles on Mondays sunset limited and will immediately begin the organization of a corpora ton for the purpose of building shelter of sufficient capacity to han de the output of the mines, which at the present stage of development would be about l5 tons per day. In the meantime development with in creased facilities will be carried on.
 Jack MitchesoD, one of the owners in the recent gold strike at Gleason,