Mohave County miner., 1901-03-09
General Whining news.

Colquhoun's report on the Ray was
favorable and that the London stock
holders have decided to advance an
other million dollars to put in the
needed improvements at the mill and
mine and provide for handling 1900
tons. The Florence Blade says it has
not received official confirmation of
the report, but if it be true Pinal coun-
ty will boon.-Citizen.
\ big strike is reported in the bot.
tom of the shaft of the Red Roy mine,
McGee camp in the Sierrita mountains.
4 two and half foot vein of 40 per
cent lead ore carrying gold and silver
was opened up last week, The mill
site has been selected and is being
leveled off. Teams have gone for the
mill machinery and new road is to
be opened up via the Sopori to Tucson.
Citizen.
The manufacture of Nevada borax is
a simple process. "Cottonballsn in
the eastern Nevada salt marsh valleys
are found three inches under the soil.
They average four inches in diameter
and are scraped into wagon. At the
works they are put into vats aud
boiled with soda, the water run off into
settling tanks, the horax crystalizing
on the sides and on suspended zinc
plates Phoebe Record.
A small force of men are at work on
the Haley .Souffrien lead properties in
Mineral Creek district. Mr. Ballou,
the gentlema who holds the bond on
the properties, is expected to arrive
from the east about the first of next
week, and the force may then be in-
creased. These mines have been quite
extensively exploited by Messrs. Haley
and Souffrien, the original locators,
and they show some of the largest
bodies of high grade lead carbonates
ever discovered in the territory.-Flor
ence Blade.
Near Rio Grande City, Tex, an i'm
mense deposit OF an unknown gaseous
substance has been discovered. Pieces
of it ignite quickly and give out a
strong fame, which lasts for remark
ably long period. It is said by scien
tist that the substance is either an uu-
known mineral or ordinary clay highly
charged with natural gas In either
case the value of the deposit as fuel
is immense, as it coyery many thou
sands of acres and is of i'm mense depth.
Gazette.
James and Peter Mackin of Groom
Creek, have started in to develop the
Webfoot mine, near Mike Herman's
place on he Senator road This is one
of the oldest discoveries in the county
but has never been worked to any ex.
tent on account of the large amount of
water found in the ledge The Mackin
brothers, however, are prepared to han
die the same with the latest modern
pumping machinery and will soon have
large force Of men on the property.
The Webfoot has always been noted
for its high grade ore.--Prescott Pros.
pect.
The new pumping plant for the Ari-
zona Copper company's works, was
started on its regular run Tuesday last,
and worked like charm. 1t consists
Of a gasoline engine and three Stilwell-
Bere centrifugal pumps, one throwing
S0l and the other 400 gallons each per
minute. The pump is designed to sup
ply the entire plant with water, and
takes the place of several other pumps,
heretofore In operation in various parts
OF works. The pump is located at the
new well, which is expected will furn-
ish clear water when the river water is
muddy. AT the present time the sup
ply comes from the river The new
plant was put in place by Otto Rosen
thall.-Copper Era.
District Clerk A. NJ. Bergere, who
has returned from trip TO Valencia
county, has been away to visit and in.
spect the work on copper mine owned
by Governor Otero, Judge McFie, Hon.
solomon Luna, ID. M. White and him.
self, in Copper Hill district in the
huni mountains ia Valencia county.
Over 200 feet Of work has been done on
The mine, and the specimens brought
along by Mr.. Bergere indicate that it
Is a very valuable proposition in fact,
1t is considered one of the most prom