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

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7P The Star regrets 20 learn of the de
CT truction by fire of the Mammoth cya
Ho ide plant. 1t was constructed by
o. Steinfeld, S. NJ. Franklin and CC
i Blaisdell, at cost OF about $4,000
~ 1t appears the plant was not as muC
y Of success as was hoped for. In ia
it is said it barely paid operating e
Id penses.
1t The Twin Buttes property, whiC
lie consists Of nineteen copper claims
the Sierrita mountains, was sold toda
b. to Denver parties. The selling priC
N is sl30, 900, a cash payment Of ten pt
N cent being made. This property
n thought to be a comis-Donon1a ana
I - = ere pen61ii. -ra otiler big proper
ties in the same district.-Star.
Last Saturday afternoon while Ar
thur Verify, miner at work on the
| 700 foot level OF the L. V. mine, was
preparing powder and caps with which
to shoot a round of holes, the powder
exploded, blowing Verify to atoms.
| There was 10 one else near at the time
of the accident. The cause of the ex-
| plosion is, OF course, unknOwn.-Jerome
| News.
| Hal Kennedy returned from the Sill
! YER Bell district. He reports activity
in all departments at the 'Old Boot"
mine of the Zeckendorf's. The smelt-
ing capacity, SO tons daily, is being
taxed. Mr.. Kennedy regards this as
fine property. There are $50 men
employed at the 'Old Boot" On the
Young America parties are running
tunnel under 4 contract.-Star.
Sam Butler, well known to our peo-
pie, came TO Kingman this week from
his mines near Jas. ROsbOrOugh's cop
per properties, near Planet. Some
time ago Mr.. Eutler, with others, To-
Gated eighty or ninety claims for tun-
gsten. In developing them it was
found that as depth was attained the
tungsten formation changed, giving
place TO fine copper ore. Mr.. Butler
has sold his interests in the claims for
$5000.-AriZOna Arrow.
a report from Tucson, states that
the case of l.. Zeckendorf against the
Azurite Gold and Copper company, has
been finally decided. Judge Davis of
Tucson, rendered judgement directing
the foreclosure and sale of the mort
gagged property. This, the Tucson
Star says it takes the mine out OF the
hands OF the Azurite company. The
case was an important one and attract
ed considerable attention. The mort |
gage upon the property amounted S15,-
000.-Blade.
Editor Kean st. Charles OF Our Min |
eral Wealth, has bonded his Mohave |
county mining claims for goodly |
figure. He has done this before, but |
the indications are better that the |
present deal will go through. We sim
cerely hope that the Mohave editors
greatest hopes may be realized, for if
there is anyone whom we like to see
make money out OF the mining indus
try, towards which he lends such val
liable assistance, it is the newspaper
man.-Yuma Sun.
On the Verde Queen property there
are two springs on the bank of Bitter
creek from which petroleum is flowing
in small quantities. There is no doubt
about it being petroleum. but whether
Or not it will be prospected of course,
depends upon the action of the Verde
Queen corporation, who have the land
patented. In the shaft of the Verde
Queen miners claim that the odOr OF
is already detected. The
springs in question have been examined
~ California oil expert, who says
hat the indications are good.-Jerome
Reporter,
Important events are on the eve of
at Chloride. The big Min
lesota- Conner mill will usher in the
lew kind OF a concentration that, if it
5 what is claimed for it, will inaugur-
Ite new era of prosperity in the
The changing hands of the
Ilkhart mine and mill is an important
natter for the district, and it is learned
hat the new manager will start things
working along the whole line. DR..
Jomstock has gone to Los Angeles to
urn over the management to The new
anager.-Miueral Wealth.
J. Wells Smith arrived in kingman ]
rom Denver the first of the week and /
made arrangements to continue work 5
N the Copper Prince mines. on Bill
Williams Fork. The mines have been c
'laced in charge of J. w. johnson, one !
# the owners, who leaves today with a l
orce of men TO complete the work c
mapped out. The drift from the bot
ON OF the 200 level is just getting un- /;
er the old workings and the rich ore ,
ound there is coming in in the breast. :
This drift will be driven ahead to
onnection as rapidly as possible. Mr.. !
ohnson is an experienced miner and
rill see that the work is done in ship ;
Miner.
Six miles from st Thomas oil seep- 5
ges have been found and a party of I
'alifornians have already located sew I
raj thousands OF acres of the land. S
\ few weeks ago the Miner called at a
ention to the fact that asphaltum ex- Q
sted in that country and that sooner J
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