Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-06-05
The Bradshaw Mountains the Scene oi immediate Future Development. Some Good Properties and
 Old Producers.

Old Producers.
 | There is no district in Arizona where there are greater possibilities in mining than in the Bradshaw mountains and particularly that portion through which the old Bradshaw lead lies It is now known as the Wild Flower ledge, on which there are five loca- tions. Two of these, the Sabron)e and Consolidated, show the heaviest bodies of ore. J. R. Liston has been doing some work on these and on the Sabronje there is fine showing of copper sulphurets, recent test of which gave 15 per cent. copper and good values in gold. This is essen tially a concentrating proposition. The ore is from three to five feet wide and that at only thirty feet deep be- low the surface. If this mine was any where else it would command at tention as copper mine. The gold values are from s to S100. On the Consolidated, the adjoining claim, there is a shaft 2S feet deep that shows ledge from four to five feet wide of solid black ore with consider able lead. There is so much water that it cannot be handled without ma chinery, and with development would furnish water as well as ore.
 Lee Thomas and Orlander Byrnes have gone to work on the Contention with every prospect of taking out con sidrrable ore and developing fine mine. They have depth of 165 feet and have fine black sulphide ore. The boys have also located a molybdenum mine on an adjoining location with J. R. Liston, who has found the metal in the surface rock forc quite a dist ance. Some good samples of this ore will be sent into the Journal Miner t.office soon where it can be seen. Some one who Is familiar with the ore may give some information regarding it.
 The Lincoln company's mill is on the ground and will soon be in opera ton.
 The Bowman Bros. will have a mill run made at Thos. Roach's mill soon. They have some fine free milling ore and will undoubtedly get good re- turns.
 A dividend of two per cent has been declared by the Green Consoli- dated Copper Co. When that great corporation gets everything projected | in the Cananeas' into operation, such | dividends will be frequently declared. | Last week the stock of this company was quoted at S5l per share. When | the Oasis man visited La Cananea a month ago this stock was quoted at | S35 per share, and raised to $40 at that | time. The par value is Sl0 per share. Oasis.
 A company is said to be preparing to begin active development work on the Gold Crown group of claims at ! Picacho. There are eight claims in | the group and they are owned by Captain Isaac Polhamus, of Yuma, l Joseph Mendebles of Picacho, and d | number of Los Angeles parties. A | S60,0O0 smelter is contemplated. This group is among the richest in Picacho district, according to the in dications given by the quite extensive | development work done on the Min | eral Hill sclaim and tests made | throughout the various properties.- Yuma Sun.
 The production of copper in 1900 is estimated at about S70S6t tons. of which North America yielded 26S, 7S7 { tons, England 5Z0 tons, Austria Hun gary 1l30 tons, Russia 5000 tons, Chile 25,700 tons. Germany 3l.500 tons-the remainder coming largely from Australia, Tasmania, and Spain. The relative importance of the various uses of this metal may probably be assumed to be fairly shown by the ex- perience of Germany in 1900. as re- ported by Consul General Mason: Of a total consumption of 106.696 tons about 10000 tons were used in mak- ing electrical conductors and machin- cry; 10000 tons were rolled into sheets and rods; 35,0OO tons were made into brass and bronze; 5000 tons were used in chemical manufactures; 10000 tons in ship construction, boiler tubes, etc. and the remainder was made into coins, castings, bronze powder, build CTS hardware, gas and electric light ing fixtures and various alloys with other metals.
 A recent dispatch from Denver states that report has been handed down by the United States supreme court of Colorado in the case of the Calhoun Gold Mining company against the Ajax Gold Mining com pany, which is regarded in mining circles as of special importance, in that it forever settles the question of the ownership of all lodes and veins found within the boundaries of legally established mining claim. The courts hold that the locator of a min ing claim holds all veins apexing within the boundary of his claim, without respect to cross or parallel veins, so that between two conflicting lode locations the senior would take all the veins apexing within the con flict.
 The supreme court of this territory | has just rendered decision in a min | ing case which is of interest to miners | and mine owners. It was in the case of Griffin vs Hurley, from this county and the decision holds that mine owner is not responsible for wages or for services performed for the lessee of mine.
 Mir. Monahan has just had a big pump taken out to his mine on Groom | creek to handle the water from his mine. It is said there is enough Wa ter in the mine to run a ten stamp mill.
 Mrs. J. s. Detwiler, wife of Engi- neer J. s. Detwiler, of the S. F. P. X P. railroad, left this morning for a