Arizona silver belt., 1901-10-24

development. The Flcmings have a force of miners at work on the prop erty opening up the ore body. Sam i ples and assays taken from the work magnitude than at first reported. Some of tho rock is fairly glis' ening with precious metal. The owners decline all offers to sell. They are arranging to placs 50V-t ton reduction plant on the property as soon as the machinery can be shipped.
 The Jerome News says During the past two weeks Senator Clark has had a magnetic ore locator at work on his property in this district, and although his coming to Jerome was looked upon with ridicule by the officials of the company here, and every effort was made 10 make his demonstrations diff cult he was 90 successful in locating the known ore bodies in the United | Verde mines that he completely cap tured the confidence of the superin tendent and other officials so much SO that they had him explore some of their private mine holdings in this district
 Arizona's latest mining sensation, which is pronounced by Joseph ? Bal derston, a mining man of Telluride, Col, the greatest gold discovery of the territory and one of the most remarka blc finds reported from any district. is the discovery made recently by Porter w. Fleming and Charles K Fleming of Tucson. The rich tind ia about seventy five miles north of Tucson, in the Ga liuro mountains. Tt is estimated" said Mir. Baiderston who is now in Los Angeles, to . Herald reporter, "that there is S7 GOO OO0 worth of gold ore in sight in a vein POO feet wide and 5000 feet in length, OutcroppiDgs of ore found in a canyon run in value from 8 to Sl 00O d ton. When l was in Tue son last week the discovery was the one topic of conversa tion. The Elem ings claim they have proapected the vein it's entire width and length, and lind the ore in body and value as have stated. Other miners of rucsou have verified the statement of the discov- erers.n
 William R. Thompson, director in the Shannon Copper company, is quoted in Boston press dispatch as stating that a conveyance has been made by the Ar'Zrna Copper company Of the Black Hawk, White Hawk and nine other claims to the shannon Cop per company for a consideration in- volving nearly million dollars Aside frnm their intrinsic value, the prox- inily of these claims to the shannon properties makes their properties very desirable In the passing of the deeds, an agreement was entered into be- tween the tive companies whereby the ore within the side and end lines of their property carried down vertically through the surface, belong to the company owning the surface thus | rgreeing that the common law rulr, | which gives the owner of the surface the possession of the minerals beneath the surface of the land, shall apply to their respective claims. his agree nt Il,.riaFal shn ,,nSothtlity Friction over the apex law, which has caused so much litigation in Montana.
 Dick Hall has sent to the Phoenix board of trade some sp' cimrnS of he | rich silver ore recently discovered un he Sahuro property, two miles from | Wickenburg. The Republican says The ore at first sight would not at tract attention, but careful investi- gation of it arouses dreams of untold wealth at once It is heavily copper stained, but that signifi.s nothing, as a good part of the ore in this country has the copper color, and the speci mems on exhibition the color is no particularly aluring But all parts of ihe rock not showing copper color are a dark brown. almost black. There ia nothing shiney about it and noth- tug that looks like silver io the ordin try mortal But when knife hlade is brought into action the black sur face is found to be a coating of horn silver. so rich it can be shaved off ike lead from piece Of lead pipe. MT Hall says in his letter that the ore runs from ten to forty per cent in copper, and some of if as high as 3.500 ounces m silver. The specimens sent in, he declares. are not picked specimens, az there is an unknown quantity of the same sort of rock The ledge at the surface exposure, after clearing off the dirt and loose ground, is sixty feet wide, and the specimens on exhibition came from about foot below the sur face. It is understood the owners have refused cash offer of $50, 900 for it.
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