Arizona silver belt., 1901-12-19


 ous era is in store for Tombstone. .-- | Star.
 F. R. Monk and Josef Schwertner have returned from trip to the Ara yaipa section. They report that the country is staked for over fifteen miles along the great Galurio gold find in Rattlesnake canyon, and that the ledge can be traced all that distance. This discovery has created intense excite ment all over the country, and it seems to be one If the greatest low grade properties ever encountered.- Range News.
 Among the recent purchasers of the stock of the Greene Consolidated Cop per company were w. D. Wickersham and Adolph Solmon. of the firm of Sol omon & Wickersham, wholesale mer- chants, located at Stafford and Bowie station. Mir. Wickersham bought the stock while he was in Los Angeles last week. Solomon X Wickersham have always been recognized as conserva- tive business men who know a good thing when they see it.-Prospector.
 $, l.. Pearce returned from Fl Paso Wednesday, going to COchise. He in- formed us that other ore bodies had been struck in the Old Terrible mine in addition to those already reported in this paper. The management has also decided to erect 50-ton smelter at the mine where the ore that con- tains heavy per cent of lead will be smelted. Additional stamps for their mill at Cochise will soon arrive. This company will in short time own one of the greatest mines in these parts Wilcox Range News.
 A striking feature of the general in- terest attracted to mining during the last half dozen years has been the re- naisSance of Arizona mines. A widely extended and profitable mining indus try has been developed from a SUD- posedly decadent industry. The criti cism of unsuccessful miners who did not dig down, that Arizona mines had no depth, has been disproved by the now successful miners who have dug mines down to great depths. At the same time Arizona mines have been found to have great breadth as well as depth The mines are notable for the enormous ore bodies that extended working has disclosed. Mining X Sci entific Press.
 A recent dispatch from Washington says Delegate Mark Smith of Arizona will make an effort for new method of operating mineral claims on Indian reservations. Under the present sys- tenn the Indians, in some cases at least, have authority to make leases, subject to the approval of the interior depart ment, Mir. Smith has offered bill in the house which provides that all of the mineral lands on Indian reserva- tions in Arizona shall be opened to en- tries, location, development aud opera ton by citizens of the United States, subject to the laws now in force with reference to other public lands. It is provided that, in addition to the re- quirements of the general law, all par ties locating and operating such claims on mineral lands shall pay to the sec retary of the interior per cent of the net profits derived from such mineral claim. Such payments are to be used as trust fund for the benefit of the Indians upon whose lands the claims are located.
 The case of the Copper Queen Con- solidated Copper Company vs. Cochise County was argued and submitted last evening. Each side was allowed two hours for argument. Col. Wm. Her ring for the Copper Queen company opened with masterly argument in behalfof the plaintiff company, citing numerous authorities and reviewing the multitudinous evidence that had accumulated during the past several days. Judge w. c. Mcfarland, for Cochise county, followed with an ex- tended dissertation on law points and the evidence before the court. Attor- ney Allen English, associate counsel with Judge Mcfarland, closed for the county in a logical and most convinc- ing argument. Attorney Mitchell had the closing for the plaintiff, and was listened to with rapt attention by in- terested spectators. The case was then taken under advisement It is thought that Judge Davis will render a decision before the expiration of the present court term. Tombstone Pros pector, Dec, 12.
 The shannon Copper company has just issued it's regular yearly statement for the year ending October 3l, pre- pared for the regular meeting of the stockholders, which was held on the 27th of November. From the report of the treasurer it is learned that dur