Arizona silver belt., 1901-12-05


 cess They have twenty men at work
 $. A. Parnell, we'll known mining expert, was in Tucson last week, and examined some mines in the surround. ing country.
 George P Blair says that the Nam moth mine will start up very soon un. der the management of new com. pany, Mir. Blair will be in charge.
 The Naragansett mine in the santa Ritas, owned by J. K. Brown anc bonded to the Darius Green mining company, Is showing up well. A larg' quantity of ore has been developed and work will be continued with viz. or. Mir Brown worked this mine fol some time and took ont about s2O, GOO. Tucson Post.
 c. A, Ross of the Standard mines, left yesterday for his home in Eng and. He goes by way of Denver 10 spend few days there. MT, Ross spent about six weeks at Clifton and the mines, and leaves for home elated at the prospects of the company. He ordered many Improvements made at the mines while here.-ulifton Era.
 The Calumet X Arizona company has force of men working at Doug las boring wells and testing the water supply at that place. This company will soon be ready to commence the erection of a reduction plant. The work being carried on at Douglas Is to ascertain the extent of the water supply at that point, -Bisbee Review.
 There are two gold mills running on the Big Sandy, in Mohave county. The Greenwood ore is being treated in the Kinkhead min with good results. A shortage of water prevents steady run. but water can be and is being de- veloped at the mine by sinking. The Greenwood is an old mine. and has an immense vein of free milling quartz. -JOurnal-Niner.
 The Standard mines afforded anoth- CT surprise this week, in the way of new strike two and one-balf feet--ot ore which will average about 10 per cent. Shipments of ore from the Standard have been delayed, awaiting the arrival of ore sacks. Five cars of ore will be shipped as soon as tho sacks arrive, and regular weekly ship menis will be made from that date Clifton Era.
 The Sonora Mill & Mining company in Altar district, Sonora, has sent to Los Angeles quantity of ore for K perimental treatment, and to test tb' new Vulcan shelter in its treatment of ihe ores of the mines of the com. pany. They will order the smelter from Los Angeler, and 1t will be shipped to the mines and set up as fast as it can be accomplished .-Tncson CItiEen.
 A. !. Shotwell of the Ajo mines was in Tucson this week on business He is running concentrating mill al his mines and is rapidly developir the rich bodies of copper ore. Int Aio is one of the old time copper pro ducers which was rich enough in the early days to allow shipments of ort 10 be made by pack train to San Fran cisco, from which point 1t was shipped to Swansea for treatment. The final payment to Mrs. Jacobs is to be made soon. Tucson Post.
 R. NJ. Johnson X Brothers have closed their store at Ray and moved their stock and fixtures to Mesa City The senior member of the firm informs the Blade that they will not remove their store building from Ray, as they have the utmost faith Tn the mines O the camp and expect to resume busi ness there in the near future. They realize that the failure of the Ray ,was due entirely to bad management A Blade.
 1 Two well founded plans are on foo for the building of Shelters either a Phoenix or Wicksburg. Two com panies. one of Georgia capitalists an' the other of New York, are endeavor inc to locate at either place. For sev eral days they have been in confer ence with railway officials. At present and always heretofore, ore from thi section must be shipped to Pueblo o FL Paso. AS we'll as from southern Arl zona and southern Nexico. The rai, roads hesitate to ma rates which VII break in on the long Hul.-News Her aid.
 Dw. J. Parks came uI Fom the Goa Fields lpst week and remaiied on