The copper era., 1901-03-14

put up bV Mr.. Scuneck 2t Ola Bend
The upper story is for lodging house
and the lower for business establish.
ment. All the material i on hand
now for the boring Of the artesian well
at ella Bend by the 5. p. railroad.
Otis Hale has the contract for the we'll
/ work.--Star.
For several years past there has been
found in the country below the Ma
/ guire ranch Il great deal of float rock
showing free gold, but the ledge from
whence it came has never been dis
covered. Last week VIM. Durham
picked up some CT this float and in
, looking for the ledge discovered big
! dixie OF feldsnathic gsa' ite that it is
claimed -. Val sllres.- T,t1 I he
ledge was located. Miner.
/ Word comes from the Dorthern part
OF Arizona of a most Important dis
covery. Recently samples were re-
ceived by James Britain from an aged
prospector whom he had 'grubstaked," :"
which assayed 7O7 ounces gold and sis
ounces silver to the tcn, or value of
about Sl5. 600 Samples ftom seven
teen-foOt veid nearby as.ayed SS1 per
ton. The discovery whs made near the
Moss mine, and considerable excite
ment prevails.
Capt. l.. ID. Phillips, we'll known
mining cagineer, has just returned
from making au eXamination of the
Great Belcher. Mammoth and Rebel
mines, of the Clifford holdings. He is
quite enthusiastic Of the Great Bel
cher, and says AT the depth of 425 feet
there is an ore body opened up which
is five feet wide and averages so. He
says the Indications are good for max
ing Il biz mine out of the property
Prescott Journal Miner.
As result of the late heavy rains
and SHOWS there i an abundance OF
water in the hills and this spring there
will be more prospectors in the hills
than ever before in the cnuntry's his
tory. In tlY' Blue range every canyon
now has water running and the pros
pector will have it easy. In some
parts of the range this is the frs, time
in years that water could be found, |
therefore it was impossible for the
TO do any good work. Now
we expect To hear of good finds OF min
eral every day.-Kingman Miner.
Prospectors are swarmiug over the |
probable route of the Salt Lake Rail |
way in the hope tBat< zach may strike
the direct line of travel. At Daggett, |
ten miles below Barstow, the mining |
excitement is intense, many claim !
holders receiving offers every day for !
their properties. The ore is low grade, |
hut the possibilities of cheap transpor-
tation has placed an additional value !
upon the mines. At Good Springs in |
vestors are securing every available |
acre of supposed mining land, while at
Victor. and to the east, capitalists are
investing money.
Thomas f.. Davy. an English mining
engineer, who has been examining cop
per mines in Arizona. gave this as his
opinion Of the mineral resouces of the
great west. Il have visited nearly all |
the mining countries of the world, but
the Rocky mountains are eXceied 10
where else on the globe. Many of the
districts of The southwest need branch .
railways leading from the great roads.
but the time has come when the great
will build branches if the
mining outlook in the district will
warrant it. There is surely going to
be vast development rot only in Ari
IONA but in all the mining states of the
The Sierritas indicate that they will |
prove veritable hive of mining.
There is much evidence of vast mineral |
deposits in this district of both copper
and silver. Much high grade ore is /
being extracted ut many points. There
are many copper deposits as we as !
lead and silver. In some places high |
grade gold veins are being developed. |
Mining men who have explored the |
district say that the Sierritas show
more evidence of permauency of it's
mttnerar veins NasII-,-;sf1y d1sfi'ifcT' in the 7
territory and development seems to
verify this opinion. This district is |
located southerly from Tucson fifteen |
miles and extends southerly for forty |
miles. The entire mountain range is |
biphlv mineralized Star.
Q. 5. Garretson, of Buffalo, y. Y, !
and Ralph Bagley of Pittsburg. Pa ,
visitors this week. They are combin-
ing business and pleasure. They have |
lately patented new process for the /
cheap treatment OF low grade copper
ore and are looking for place to put !
in smelter and refining works. They /
have spent n week looking over the /
situation aud also trying to ''get the
lay of the land" regarding the Will
liams smelter. There is a possibility
OF their doing something here. as this
district can furnish great deal of low
grade ore which would furnish good /
returns if it could be treated on the |
ground. but now has 70 be sorted on /
account OF the freight and long haul, !
Williams News.
Z. II. Pernot, mining man of In |
Ind, who promoted the |
Indiana-Sonora Copper Co.. is at the i
San Xavier. The mines of the COM /