The copper era., 1901-06-20

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miles southwest Z Fronteras, Sonora,
. Mexico. and General Fenochio has 50
much faith in them that he has held
on to them for many years.-Bisbee
Review.
The re-opeuing Of the mines in the
Casa Grande district has increased
business in the town of Casa Grande
till the Maldonads Commercial com
pany have found it necessary 10 in
crease their store room and have built
an addition to their store building.
This addition gives them an additional
frontage of forty feet
Mining of gem stone in the desert re-
gions is becoming one of the most im-
portant industries. The gems found
here embrace every class with the ex-
seption OF the diamond aud emerald. e.
Beautiful amethysts, tourmaline, tur-
quoise, garnet, topaz, ETC., are found in
large quantities, some of them Of ex-
ceptional size.-M0Gave Miner
Colon Timmons, who is working the
Copper King mine under bond for
s300,0O0, now has between 1000 and
5000 feet of development work done
and the property is looking splendidly.
This property is rich in gold, silver
and copper, and is one of the big proper
ties of the county. There are between
twenty and thirty claims in this group.
-Journal-Miner.
1t is current report that oil has been
struck on the Brill ranch. 1t is poor
| town that cannot have an oil excite
ment these days, and Wickenburg is
not poor town. If this proves true,
however, it will mean great deal to
| Wickenbu Oil as a fuel will be Il
great help to the mining industry and
if Wickenburg has it right at home
her future is made.
\ large and rich ore body has been
struck by the Happy Jack Mining CON-
pany, whose claims are located in the
rich Patagonia district. The stock
has advanced to fifty cents a share.
Over 10000 shares have been sold. Il.
r. Richardson, Arthur Crepin, Sheriff
Harry Barnett and District Attorney
w. f. Cooper are among the lucky
owners of the mines.-Tucson Star.
The county will be more inter-
ested in the dry concentration mill
that will be erected at the Minnesota
Connor mine at Chloride than any
Hi I'M al in +ha oh 1,.+
has come to the country. All the tests
have been more than satisfactory and
the process is guaranteed. A success
full dry concentratOr is worth more to
Mohave county than anything else
Phoenix Gazette.
Judge Mahoney has made another
oil discovery. There is no question
but what he has struck it rich this
time. AT depth $50 feet the oil comes
to the surface, and experts say that 80
more will produce a flowing well, 1t
is located directly on Il line with the
well known coal fields north of Winslow
and those on the south. He proposes
to organize d company to develop this
prospect and expects to be Coal Oil
Jimmy" inside of six months.-Winslow
Mail
Mr.. William Gallatin Carral of New
York, whose recent purchase of La
Dorado mine, twelve miles east from
Carbo, was noted in these columns last
week, has returned to the east and will
push with all vigor preparations for
operating the property upon an ex-
tensive scale Mr. Frederick $. Har-
ris, who is manager in Sonora for
William Gallatin Carral Co, OF 10 Wall
street, New York, is at the property
and at Carbo, making every prepara
tions for forwarding the good work.
Nogales Gases.
Yuma county is about to have boom
in her placer districts of which she has
many. Some very rich placers have
been discovered near the King OF Ari- .
zona gold mines, which are causing
considerable excitement. Yuma's ar
ricultural interests are also attracting
attention and when understood, will /
make Yuma the leading agricultural
county of the territory. The develop
ment of oil will add another rich re- |
source of wealth to the county. Yuma |
bids fair to be the coming county of |
Star.
Governor Murphy was at Crowned /
King to make an inspection of mining
in that section with a view
of railroad extension. Gov. Murphy
was assisted materially in his work by
Messrs Harrington and Johns and 9TH
ers of that vicinity who are interested
in the mineral resources there. The
covered several days, and
the party made Il personal examination
Of every claim Of prominence, and the
industry in general, along the route
Of the proposed road journal Miner.
The Republican says Messrs w (.
Pomeroy, f. NJ. Doris and ". a. Boil
ton left last night for Cochise county,
where they will inspect the marble
quarry owned by I. f. Pomeroy, L. H.
Legler, and others. The marble from
his quarry is now being used in
Phoenix for monumental purposes and
t is found to be urusually easy to work
Ind of more beautiful coloring than