Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-29
MINES AND MINING
 AROUND PRESCOTT
Activity All Along the Line Prevails and This Particular Section is Coming to
 the Front in Mineral Favor.
Two Good Sized Sales Are Announced and Development Work Progresses With
 Fine Showings Everywhere.

There dsgusng the situation today this immediate section of Arizona its mining life Activity prevails gener ally and compared with less than ago is wonderfully changed Hundreds of claims being steadily and quietly opened and rich discoveries and good sales weekly occurrence The older this section grows the prominent does become and instead of careless and apa thetc condition prevailing the interesting mineral fields becoming Capital is seeking nvestment is diligently employed In this connection reports from the Big Bug country in and around Mayer decidedly atterng while boom prevails and of that commodity wanted for that natter and steady development is at hand and reports gratifying.
 TWO SALES TODAY
 The Old Redden mines situated down Big Bug three below Joe Mayors have been sold by John OCon nell to H. K McDonad who almost immediately resod them to Chicago syndicate represented by MT Seeon. They The group has lain idle for fifteen years and while the old workings in bad shape late development work has, how property will be the of an active life under the agemen and good results expected lays in ecog nized copper belt that cuts through that section. property owned by Mcdonald Kelley Prett has been pur chased by Geo. W Middleton the price paid stated being S20OO0 This claim said show large bodies of ore and enjoys good name among miners Mr. Middleton will start work at once with a large force
 PREPARING TO BLOW IN.
 Reports today from Copper Mountain decidedly bright and activity preparing the old smelter for continues unineuptedy while development the mine progressing with favorable showing great deal of work is going gen orally in this camp and an air of business prevails Roasting pits have been laid out while the old smee being remod eled Enough is out for three months and by June 10 the fire will be started again. The operation this
 
 da the backbone of the enterprise to be congratulated encouraging the work. The Copper Mountain worked that day in smeng the price of copper transportation ods and other ills of the mining industry work naturally mineralogs and many authorities of the opinion the copper belt that cuts eastern Yavapai from north to south beginning with Jerome and aceable dis tinct chain to the vicinity of the Peck
 STEAM SHOVEL FOR BIG BUG.
 The recent purchase of the placer fields of Schwartz Nei Big Bug is about to bear fruit and the abandonment tboO Of shovel will be placed the ground This appliance of the pattern and will week and running order inside of two weeks thereafter As placer feld Big Bug unquestionaby the richest section of Arizona excepting Rich H dust has been produced from than any other section of Arizona The largest and richest nugget also ever washed from the ground Arizona is to its credit the oawfo toda ana the Of o dne Bank & 1 in with lively interest by mining In anticipation sue cessfu hoTing all of Big Bug creek up in placer
 GENERAL TIMING NOTES.
 load of concentrates arrived Wednesday the loads shipped inside of week Mr. Powers the superntend of the property steadily developing the with steam stamp plant of limited capacity is making good showing.
 Work on the Butternut claim of T. w. Boggs is of the steady and order depth of 200 feet being noticed The mine looks we'll making regular car load ship ments of ate but is now developing and for the present will follow this mode of mining.
 The Blue Bell people putting up house to erecting handsome residence of thirty men are employed in the mine sinking shaft that down 300 feet sivey opened up with other workings the place in being lively and unqueonably property that in the will determine of the best pieces mining ground in the territory
 Grading progressing for the stamp the Cash mine near Senator While this mine not given much pub cy its development however good reports heard oft and the erection of plant significant that Sup Bauvet enough know that there must be else he would not be introducing something that useless.
 Among the documents filed for record today deed from the Blue Bell Copper company conveying to Edward Addcks New Jercey the Blue Bell mine located Big Bug district The price given the face of the deed S6 and re- quired S65 in revenue stamps to record it.