Arizona silver belt., 1901-10-10
Items About the Mines and Min eraI Development CulIed
 From Exchanges.
TREASURELAND OF AMERICA
Reports frorTMsny Districts in the Territory, NSii'ng of important Discoveries, Active operstions and the Organization of New Companies, iuguring Prosperous Year.

The Detroit Copper companys new furnace at Morenci has been blown in The capacity of this furnace is about twice that of any of the four others in operation.
 The Bisbee Review states that a rich strike of sulphde ore is reported from the Lowell mine, which recently passed under the contr )l of the Copper Queen company. The strike was made forty five feet below the 1000 foot level and the ore will run in the neighborhood of 30 per cent copper.
 The Clifton Era says: Work at the shannon plant is progressing at a lively rate during the past few weeks Railroad track is being laid all over tLe top of the hill, ore bins are being erected and the excavation and found alton for the smelUing plant is rapidly approaching completion.
 The installation of sampling works and the operation of the Arizona Gold X Copper compauy's smelter at Pata gouia will mark new era in the min ing industry in Santa Cruz county, which has been largely brought about through the instrumentality of the company'S new general manager, Mir George w. Crowe. Star
 Col Wm. Griaith, formerly U. S marshal of Arizona, who is interested in the development of mining proper ty in the GreenIee district, spent few days at the mines this week, and wa well pleased with the development work now in progress. Mir. Griffith is one of the pioneer citizens uf Arizona, and for many years was interested in the overland stage route, of which he was the superintendent Mir Griflit has number of friends here among the old Jimsrs wno always give him a royal welcome. Era.
 A representative of the Era met NJ Davis, the local representative of the Pacific Uni"n smelting company in Lordsourg Tuesday last, and was in formed that the first stack would be ready Co blow in" about the 20th. The furnace has capacity of 75 tons per day. The second stack will be ready by the first of the year. The company has been delayed somewhat, but will now soon be ready for business, which is news of exceeding great joy to many mine owners in this section, as 1t give them a chance to make their mines pay the expense of development - Clifton Era.
 The correspondent of the Tucson Citizen says: Activity in mining at Bisbee is almost wholly confined to the Copper Qneen, Lowell and Arizona latter acquired this year by the c, e for S75O, coo Calumet and Hecla Mar tin CosJelio's recent holding and sold by him for $500, ,O0Ul, south Bisbee and Bsbes West. The tonnage of the for msr is said to be in excess of 900 tons treated daily They now pay l, ,7j0 men, not to include store, office aud railroad forces. Payday falls on the thirteenth day of the month.
 At the Calumet & Arizona mine a big strike of rich malachite and azurite' ore has been encountered on the S50- foot level, the same class of ore AS that encountered in the Copper Queen at the sane depth. J. G. Merrill, a cOu>. in of I. L. Merrill, supern tendent, as sumed his duties as foreman yesterday Nr DaAutrem ont, of Duluth, Minn., one of the directors of the Calumet & Arizona company, arrived yesterday, for a stay of several days. Up at the mine the foundation is fast being put in for the big hoisting engine which is being built in the east.-Bisose Re view.
 In very short time another mining property only a few miles out from Tucson will be worked. This is the Magnetic mine, owned by Henry Mel Iuish, ofthis city. This is a nickel mine, and from all that can be at present known il is rich one. The assessment work has been kept up, and some very good ore has been struck from time to time. Now the prospect is good for systematic work. Three different par. ties are entering into negotiations with Mir. MelIuish. One of these IS the great invcntor, Thomas A. Edison. He has written for samples and ex- presses hipisef as highly pleased al what he hes seen.-Star.
 The Miser's Chest mine Is proving a world bfater, and the man who named 1t was wiser than he then knew. Pro fS7or Carrea has mtds strike wticf outclass es anything ever discovered in New Mexico, excepting the wondsrfu strike made at Lake Valley many