Mohave County miner., 1901-02-23
General Whining news.

nation that a project is under con-
siderarion in that city for capitalization
and exploitation of the concession in
the state of Sonora granted by the
Mexican government to DR.. J. Diaz
Prieto, formerly Mexican Consul at
Corpus Christi, Texas, and now holding
the same post at Phenix, Arizona. By
the terms of this concession DR.. Prieto
is granted all the public lands in
Sonora not previously disposed, and
the excess claimed iu all grants hereto.
fore made, above the actual amount
granted. This includes fine agricul.
tural and grazing lands in all parts of
the state, and millions of acres of the
mag gnificent Sierra Madre forests
The concession conveys an immense
property, and to properly utilize it will
require no small amount of capital;
but with it millions of dollars of profit
can be realized. To properly exploit
the grant company is to be organized
and the shares floated.
f. w. Edelsten, of New York, who
has spent many years in the newspaper
world, is in the county in the interest
of New York company who desire
gold properties. Mr.. Edelsten is con-
sulting mining engineer and has had
occasion to visit Arizona at varions
times. The gentlemen rates the King
of Arizona gold mine, in Yuma county,
as the best operated and most produc-
tive in high values, in the territory. 1t
is Tucson institution. Colonel Ran
dolph, r j. Duncan and others prom
inert railroad men and capitalist here
are interested in the property.
He said that the Commonwealth, at
Pea-ce, gold and silver producer, can
be classed as second on the list. 1t
has made many men rich, few of
whom rose from the possession of
limited means TO condition of wealth.
Some of this wealth is absorbed in
Tucson property aud more will be-
Star.
In the recent eXcavating near the
City of Mexico many things of great
interest and of great historical value
have been found, such as huge calendar
stones covered with hieroglyphics,
great sacrifical altars upon which,
few centuries ago, human lives we're
offered the pagan gods and idols of all
sizes and shapes and in all stages OF
decay. The Mexican museum of
course takes most of the relics, which
will be carefully arranged and studied
by thousands of visitors in this, the
most interesting building in the capi-
tai city.
At Was hington Camp Mr.. Emerson
Gee, superintendent of the Pride of the
West mine, is experimenting with an
electric drill which is said to work very
satisfactorily. With one man it ac-
com plishes about the same AMOUNT of
work which ten men would do with
hand drills.-Oasis.
A rich body of ore was recently un-
covered in the Empire mine at Grass
Valley, Cal. This ledge was exposed
by blast and was about six feet long
and four inches wide. 1t was named
the ,'Jewel Box" and in order that the
owners of the mine might see it in its
natural state superintendent Starr
left it as it was until they could arrive
from San Francisco to view it. But in
the meantime some daring thieves,
knowing the whereabouts of the rich
pocket, broke through barricade of
the drain tunnel and passed through
drifts distance Of 1850 feet before
they reached the treasure. They blast
ed out the greater part of the gold
rock and managed to get away safely
with 1t, leaving behind no clue as to
their identity. The amount stolen was
about 800 pounds of the richest part of
the ore aud was valued at from 5.OOOS
to l0,J005 1t was a daring piece of
work, as the parties risked their lives
to obtain it. Detectives are on the
trail, and if the guilty party is caught
it IL safe to say be will receive the full
extent of the law.
From President r. A. F. Penrose and
Supt. Brockman of the Commonwealth
at Pearce, it il learned that the new so
stamp mill of the company is pounding
away on ore to its full capacity.
About 130 men are kept busily EN-
ployed and the mine and milling plant
running smoothly, accommodating divi-