Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-10-02
Mining and MineraI Exposition.

The mining exposition which is to
 be held in New York city, at the
 Grand Central Palace December 2d
 to Sth, will be the first presentation
 of the practical branch of the mineral
 industry to the financial center of the
 country. It is now assured of a de-
 partment not originally planned by
 by its management in exhibits to be
 made by railroads, mining bureaus, and commercial associations of the
 products of their various mining dis
 tricts.
 Judging from the inquiries receiv- ed, this will be a most important
 feature of the exposition and assures an abundance of ores and mineral
 for exposition in connection with the machinery, supplies and new inven- tions of the mineral industries to be exhibited by the leading manufac- turers.
 The exposition will broadly cover every mineral product of Mother Earth, and the machines, appliances and processes necessary to produce them for the commercial markets. The minerals include gold, copper, silver, zinc, lead, arsenic, aluminium, platinum, nickle, iron, tin, cobalt, an timony, manganese, chronic iron, pc troleum and its products, coal, clay and products, precious stones, mica, asbestos, cement, asphaltum, cordum, emery, graphite, quartz, marble, buhrstone, tripoli, pumice stones. fourspar, barytes, feldspar, slate, carborundum, grindstones, oilstones, sulphur, iron pyrites, mineral paints, sandstone, phospate rock, gypsum, salt, limestone, granite, etc, and min eral waters.
 The general manager, Allen s. Williams, room 629 Park Row build ing, New York, states that the Min ing Exposition is planned to educate the general public and demonstrate the great importance of the mineral industries, as well as to afford a ren- devous and mart for practical miners, stockholders, engineers, geologists, and all who are al- ready financially or sentimentally in terested. Provision has been made for companies or associations desiring to hold meetings or conventions dur ing the fifteen days of the Exposition.
 There was a slump in copper in London on Tuesday and in conse- quence thereof large amount of cop per stock was sold.
 J. R. Slack was in town today from Groom Creek. He says he is working the Benjamin mine and is taking out | good ore. The Benjamin has a good | record heretofore and good things are expected of it in the future.
 The foundation for the smelter at . 'he Blue Dick is completed and work . S being pushed on its construction as ,apidly as possible. It is the inten- ion to get it in operation before the dose of the year.
 Thos Elder is in the city, arriving morning from Jerome, and coming from Los Angeles a few days before. He says that the Venture Hill company stopped the sale of tock, as the company now has sufh- .ient resources to erect a 40-ton melter in addition to continuing its development work. He says the of the company never look d so bright, and in a short time york will begin on the erection of eduction plant.
 Mrs. J. J. Gardner yesterday sold he ''94" mining claim, located in the i Weaver district, to Harry Hanna and thers for a consideration of Sl0,O00. , Irs. Gardner has been in possession , f this property since 1894, and has , ad her father, Samuel Frank . n in charge. The mine is about z ight miles from Congress and the re resembles the rock in the mines ' t that place. The claim is patented $ nd about S1,OO0 in development z 'ork has been done. It is estimated hat 2,000 tons of ore are in I ight, which will average S16 per ton. [ he purchasers own several other [ laims in the Weaver district and will f egin at once extensive operations. {