Arizona silver belt., 1901-10-24
Items About the Mines and Min eral Development Culled
 From Exchanges.
TREASURELAND OF AMERICA.
Reports From Many Districts in the Territory, Telling of important Discoveries, Active Operations end the Organization of New Companies. Ausuring a Prosperous Year.

C. u. Merrill passed through here Wednesday, going to Graham county, where he will superintend the opera tions of the old Spenszuma mines. The company has been reorganized, and has some very good properties, ,- Wilcox News.
 The new shelter of the Copper Belle company, at Gleeson, started up Mon day, and is running smoothly. The shelter is cotton capacity; is modern plant, and will add it's quota of wealth to Cochise county's record of copper production. .-PrOspectOr.
 The Bradford mines, located below Patagonia, which are being opened np by Professor Blake, have developed 10 feet of ore at l50 feet depth which gives an average of s to l2 per cent copper. The mine is shipping l2 t'' II per cent. ore. Wilcox News.
 The new mining law provides that the affidavit for annual labor perform ed on mining claims must be made hN a citizen of the United States The at- idayit must also set cut the names of all persons who assisted in doing the work.-Clifton Era.
 The Clifton Era says Anaverage of 750 tons of ore and concentrates are now put through the Arizona Copper company's smelters daily, the averag- ing output being about j0 tons of cop per per day. Everything is moving like clock work around the new plant. John Creath has discovered all eighteen-inch ledge of gold ore in Salt River mountains, ten miles south of Phoenix and half mile from the Gold Coin property. He has had no assays made, but is digging out the ore from the grass roots, and says he can get rich with mortar and horn spoon. OThe Star says that the Princess Min ing company has bonded their claims in the Galiuro mountains to a strong eastern company. Work will begin al once on the properties Francis Hart man and Colonel Randolph are both interested in the Princess. The new company will put Tn road at once from Wilcox to the mines.
 Many of the mining companies of Arizona are now using oil for fuel, and come of them have been using il for a year or more, with most satisfactory results, and at great saving of ex pense, says the Clifton Era. Cheap fuel means cheaper mining and larger dividends. From present indications it is only 8 question of few years at the furthest until all of the companies in the territory will be using oil for fuel.
 The Republican is advised that a deal is pending which is believed will result in the bonding of the Sahuar mine by Messrs. Nickles, Brennemau and Miller to Mir. Lloyd represent ing Colorado capitalists, for s60,0oo. The Sahuaro mine is located about two and one-half miles northeast oi Wicke,burg, and was the scene of the big copper and silver strike week be fore last.
 Dr. and Mrs w. w. Barham arrived Sunday. Dr. BarLam is secretary oI the Pacific Union Smelling company The company's plant arrived the first of tl 0 week, and is now being moved tu the location north of town, where il will be erected and put in running or der as soon as possible. Dr. Rohr president of the company, arrived yes terday II Lordsburg Liber0l.
 The Citizen says: Thomas Davis, of Tucson, has been chosen manager of the Mammoth-C Collins Gold Mine company, to succeed Geo. P. Blair Mir. Davis was joined by his wife from San Francisco this morning. He vii leave for Mammoth in few days That the Mammoth company expects favorable results of litigation now pending is evidenced by the fact tha they are making all preparations ', resume work at the big mine and mill
 George Lobb and Wiley Holman, O the Silver King, have obtained a lease on the old Silver Queen dump, ant have already shipped fifteen tons o copper ore from the dump. They have it hauled to Mesa aud shipped from that point. The Silver Queen IS th' oldest property in the Pioneer distric and was located and worked years ag' as a silver property. At that tim nothing was thought of copper, ant when silver went down in price tn Queen company patented their min and ceased operations, to await tn restoration of silver to it's riRhtfu mint privileges. They had never teste'