Arizona republican., 1901-10-01
MINING NOTES.


 last week, says the Post. He is now operating near Fairbanks where he is sinking a two compartment shaft and developing mines which he has owned many years. He believes that Tomb stone will soon become one of the most substantial mining cities in the south west, and he looks for railroad from Fairbanks to Tombstone within a short time.
 c. P. Collins and J. R. Leonard will leave for California today. They are spending lots of money in mine devel- opment in this section and have q few properties here which are furnishing that money and a good deal more.- Courier.
 Solcn Marker, according to the Cour- fer, says some very rich high grade sii- yer ore is being taken from the Blue Dick mine, where work is being rusheI for the erection of the smelter. One gasoline engine is in place and another one Is being placed. The foundation for the smelter is being put in. He says there is enough water to run 2 thirty ton jacket. There is no end of ore and the smelter is bound to be success.
 Che of the oldest mines In Arizona is the Mowry, at Mowry caLop. which
  early sixties, says the Tucson Post. Colonel Mowry of the United States army bought it and sold lead to the confederacy for making bullets, for which the government confiscated the mine. The mine is owned by L. Zeck- endorf G Co, and is superintended by F. J. Gilbert. The ore is assorted into shipping grade, sent to the smelter di rect and a lower grade is concentrated at the mine before shipment.
 Attorney Wakely has returned 10 Prescott, says the Courier. from a pro- fessional visit to the Santa Maria sec ton of country. where he says the min ing outlook is good. While there ne came across a man who was operating what he calls an "electro-geoditic ore finder" The ore finder, when geared for action, passes electric currents over two rods which it is claimed point out the ore bodies which lie beneath the earth's surface. The ore finder is 8 highly metaliferouS machine and it is hoped that its operations will be also highly metaHferous.
 Melczer Osborne, the oldest resident of Cochise county is Tombstone wis itor from his promising copper mines at Johnson. MT. Osborne is S1 years of age and a respected pioneer of tn" county. He is enjoying good health, is hale and hearty and expects to be q centenarian with good chances in his favor.-Prospector.
 Wednesday night a Mexican miner fell down the shaft Tn the Peabody mine at Johnson, sustaining severe injuries.
 A contract will shortly be let by the Copper Glance company for the sink ing of shaft No. on their property, The development work is being carried on in a systematic and business like manner. with promise of success in the near future.-Bisbee Review.
 Hugh MacKay, president of the Black Prince Copper company. operat- ing at Johnson, passed through Will cox Sunday on his way to the mines He left again for Denver Wednesday. after having thoroughly inspected the workings and present showing of the property. The Range News says he expressed himself as being well satls- fed with the outlook. They are now employing 9 men under the superin- tendency of H. s. Wien. and are taking g out some very high grade ore. There seems to be no question but that the ore supply is permanent He confirmed the strike we reported in our last issue. and added that from now on they will | be regular shippers to the Fl Paso : smelters. Mir. MacKay must be on his good fortune in securing this valuable group which unquestionably will prove to be one of the great producers in Arizona.
 Still another two foot vein of copper glance ore was struck at the Standard this week, making the fourth vein of that class of ore struck since work was commenced last spring, says the Copper 2 cline shaft which was being sunk on d small stringer of ore from the surface With little more development the Standard will be able to take a suffi- cient amount of rich ore to pay ex- penses, which is very unusual in copper mining. The Standard people have, every reason to congratulate them selves on their most extraordinary run of good luck.
 Gilbe:t Gesilhart, rIaster mechanic for the Copper Queen company. died , at the company hospital last evening MT. Gesilhart came here from the City of Mexico to take the position made vacant by the resignation of Jake Schmidt. His wife lives in Fl Paso : and has been advised of her husbands $ death.-Bisbee Review.
 James F. Herrick of Fairbanks is a Bisbee visitor and will remain over Sunday. MT. Tferrick at present has the contract for hauling all the mate rial and mining supplies for the new shaft at Tombstone. MT. Herrick is one of the unfortunate settlers on the Hearst grant which was recently con- frmed by the United States land court. Notice has been served on all settler to vacate, and ejectment suit entered in the district court. The Hearst es- tate has been offered SS,0OO for the Her rick property, but the offer has been refused. Mir. Herrick gays he expects to get one more crop off the ranch be- fore the case comes to trial.-Review. George T.. Young, late editor of the Williams News, arrived in Prescott Thursday from a trip east, where he