Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-11-27
MINES AND MINING.

While Mir. Block was developing the First Home mine on Big Bug, he followed what appeared to be well defined foot wall for distance of 165 feet. Since the mine was transferred to the Merchants Mining O., and il was found necessary to enlarge the shaft, they cut into this foot wall to place some timbers, and to their great surprise they opened body of ore one foot wide of remarkable richness. The ledge seems to extend quite a distance beyond this and cross cut will be run to determine its size. A miner who has worked in the prop erty predicts a width of twelve feet to the ledge.
 An eighty horse power boiler was shipped yesterday to the Cash mine. As soon as it can be placed in posi- ton ten stamp mill will be started up. The company has about 1 1,5OO tons of ore on the dump ready for the mill now.
 The mining outlook for Coconino county is more favorable than at any time in its history. It is being proven that large bodies of copper exist at various points in the county, and properties now being developed far exceed the anticipations of the owners both in richness and extent of ore bodies.-Sun.
 B. E. Towensend, who is doing de- velopment work on the Verde mining property, reports that they are now cross cutting the ore body in that group to get in Urder the shaft, when they will upraise Thursday they had drifted through twelve feet of solid ore with no indication of approaching the wall. MT. Towensend, who is an old Colorado miner, is very enthusi- astic over the splendid showing, and says that if the erde King group was in Colorado there would now be a small town on the property.-News.
 There are two gold mills running on the Big Sandy in Mohave county. The greenwood ore is being treated in Kinkhead mill with good results. A shortage of water prevents a steady run, but water can be and is being de- veloped at the mine by sinking. The Greenwood is an old mine, and an immense vein of free milling quartz.
 Forest Supervisor F. R. Stewart visited McCabe yesterday on official business. He says the Model Mining Co. is preparing to start up work on the McCabe mine on more extensive scale than it has ever been conducted before. The mill is being thoroughly repaired and when it is started up it will be in fine condition. A large force of men will be employed in the mine and new ground will be opened up while the part of the mine already oyened will be worked, and the out put of ore will be materially in creased.
 The price of Copper Basin Gold and Copper Mining Co. is gradually advancing. The showing for good mine is increasing with every foot of development work.
 Wm. Bright is engaged in develop ing what he considers very promis- ing property on Big Bug. He is run ming a tunnel on the ledge and is in fine ore. In going distance of 300 feet he will be 600 feet from the sur face.
 Last Sunday the steamer Cochan loaded the locomotive for the Search light and Quartette railroad; and after other machinery was taken on board, departed for the big mining camp up the river. The river has been so low that the steamer has made her trips with the greatest difficulty. The river is the lowest in twenty years.-Mohave Miner.
 It is believed that copper will be upheld by the big producers at its present market price, or at least that it will be maintained above thirteen cents. There is too much profit in copper at the present market rate to allow of any falling of, if it is possi ble to maintain it at the present high rate.-Ex.
 One hundred and twenty pack ami mals are now used in packing ore from the Last Chance mine, in the Grand Canyon, to the surface; that from three to four car loads of cop per ore, averaging $50 to SS0 per ton will be shipped each week to the Fl Paso smelter; that Barbour and Page have bonded the Hance-Ashurst claim, four miles west of the Last Chance, and will start development work upon it.-Williams News.
 The new shaft being sunk on the Blank Prince mine of the group owned by the Copper Basin Gold and Copper Mining company in Copper Basin is now down to a depth of thirty feet and at that depth they have struck a fine body of ore. The ore is coming in sooner than was expected. Mir. Munds was in town yesterday and brought some splendid samples of ore with him. The ore at the surface gave assay values of over $500 per ton.
 The river country of this county is destined to be the richest gold pro ducing section of the territory. The veins along the river are big and while many of them carry ores of a very low grade, the majority are very rich in milling ores. Ih the country between Fl Dorado canyon and Bulls Head canyon there are many immense deposits of conglomerate ores that carry good milling values. Within a few years these deposits will prove valuable properties.-Mohave Miner.
 The copper interests of the coun- try are much worked up over the statement that the Standard Oil com pany has obtained control of S75, ,0O0,- 900 worth of the yellow metal and threaten to throw it upon the market if the producers fail to come to their terms and curtail production to a minimum. The Standard Oil com pany control the Amalgamated Cop per company, but they will find it hard work to corner the millions of dollars invested in the copper prop critics of the country. The United Verde can pile up its copper for years and still pay dividends from the pro duction of gold and silver contained in the ores. This is the case with the Cananea and Arizona Mexico companies. In the latter camp the 1 r,nntta cnrriaS Sarantu nnncaS crnld tC