The copper era., 1901-07-25


 ably Near Fl Dorado canyon, on the Arizona side of the river, machine has been at work for sCAIe time and has been very successful in saving the fine gold, while at the confluence Of the San Juan there is another large machine working on bars carrying fine gold. At the Pot Holes in Yuma county there is another dredger, but we are unable to learn whether it is successful or not. It has good ground to work on.
 Last week the final payments were made by the Manhattan Copper Mining company on the Southerland group of mines near Troy. Chas. H. Cutting, manager of the Troy Copper company, has been elected, also manager of the Manhattan mines. The Tucson Citi- zen says: This week the Manhattan Copper Mining company of Boston, made final payment through the Con- snlidated National bsalt . tho sum of S57 ,000. this closing tlN deal on ruc transfere of the Copper Reef group of eight claims in eastern (Pinal county. The benefciaries are w F. Suther- land, Geo. Cumine, CT q, a,al L. Miller and Jack Neuman. a
 The Scientific American of June 8, 1901, has a page article or copper, with illustrations of the works of the United Verde Copper company at Jerome, from which article the following ex- tract is taken: Arizona, wherein is located the most recently discovered of the three great copper fields, ranks next to Michigan, her copper mining operations footing up about one-fifth of the grand total. It is interesting, if not significant, to note that Arizona showed the greatest gains in produc- tion recorded during the closing year of the century, whereas Montana showed but a slight increase and the Lake Superior district barely held its own."
 The Globe Times says: Globe Min CTS union, No. 60, has brought a great CT per cent of all men in and about the mines into the organization than any other union in the federation. It has less friction with the companies on the one hand. and outstanders on the other, than perhaps any other union of its size. It demands 8, top and bottom, and the large companies have volun- tarily advanced underground men to S3.50, which shows splendid condition of things. It is the constant object of the union to promote and perpetuate these harmonious conditions. The same harmonious relations exist at the Ray between Ray No. 102 and the man. ng1rrent st Troy. 4sav union No. 102 is a model little body and is growing every day. We should not fail to show due and prompt appreciation of such fayors and courtesies, which simply means, be right.
 William Heimrod returned Wednes- day last from the boundary Cone coun- try where he has been examining the mining properties. He says that the recent strike made by Ben Paddock is wonder. In places along the ledge the gold sticks out from the rock in big nuggets while the other parts of the view show well in fine gold. The vein has been run over for years and has been located many times by we'll known prospectors, who failed to find the right spot on it. Paddock has talk en out about five hundred pounds of the ore that will run about one and a claims that he knows of other veins that he can take equally as rich gold ore from as this one. There is no doubt that there are many very rich as well as placer deposits, from which the AZtecs obtained their supply of gold, which was used in the manufac- ture of jewels and tokens Of value. country and carried it to Mexico. where it was made into all forms of jewels. The Mohaves are aware of the existence of gold in that country, but appears to have q superstitious dread of the mines being found by white men. Some of the more enlightened of the tribes are willing to take the whites to the claims but are deterred by fear of the vengeance of the older mambers of the trise. The mines in some cases show the ancient work, but are practically untouched from the standpoint of the twentieth century view Enterprise.