Arizona silver belt., 1901-03-07
ARIZONA MINES.
Developments of the Territory, Culled From Exchanges.

Culled From Exchanges.
 The new pumping plant for the Ari- zona Copper company's works, was started on its regular run Tuesday last, and worked like a charm. It con sists of gasoline engine and three Stilwell-Biere centrifugal pumps, one throwing 800 and the other 400 gal Ions each per minute. The pump is designed to supply the entire plant with water, and takes the place of several other pumps, heretofore in operation in various parts of the works. The pump is located at the new well, which it is expected will furnish clear water when the river is muddy. At the present time the sup ply comes from the river he new plant was put in place by Otto Rosen- thall. Dick kain is the day engineer. Copper Era.
 A Cripple Creek, Colo, telegram says that Senator E. o. Wolcott has 'S'NSh ehS SiCaNSot pic boty hli'N II III Colorado history. Tue strike was made some few days ago and was dis credited, but it now proves that the chute in his mine, the Last Dollar, is fourteen feet between the walls, in- stead of five feet, as reported, and has been followed to the north, fifty six hA -tn foot to eighteen inches. The foot wall Is granite and the hanging wall phonolite, which for fifteen inches car ries value of from one and half to three ounces. The lowest average of | twenty-six sacks taken from various portions went SS6 ounces, or Sl7, 20 ton. From this the values run to 500
 A big gold strike is reported in the Eureka district few mileS from King man. A miner by the name of Pete Sor- enson has been prospect ting for years IT this vicinity in hopes of finding the great ledge which furnished hundreds of thousands of dollars from the placer gulch Ill that district in former years, and with his partner, whose name is William Dunlap, last week was re- warded for his patient toil of years and outlay of every dollar he had or could get hold of, by the finding of 4 four foot ledge containing a four inch streak assay ing by horn spoon test easily S5O0 m gold to the ton. This ledge crosses Placer sulch about 240 rods above where the greatesy deposits of gold were found special correspondence of The Republican.
 Morenci will soon rival any mining town in Arizona, both in population and mineral output. The mines prom ise to feed the reduction works with increasing quantities of ore until the present generation of mankind shall have passed away. The place has scarcely a resemblance of what it was four years agO when Phelps, Dodge X Co. purchased the interest of Wm. Church in the Detroit Copper com pany and installed Mr. C. E. Mills as general superintendent. Since then the work ot creating new Moreuci has been going steadily on and prom ises tO continue. Mir. Mills never loses sight of the welfare of his empioyes ana will in a short time show a model camp, both for industry and good order Bulletin.
 A Hermosillo, Friday last the Oasis man was shown new gold washing machine which was on route to the faqui river, near Matape, to be tested upon the auriferous earth along the banks and III the bed of that stream, and at other points in that vicinity 1 The machine consists of a large water tight box, upon wheels. Within the box reYoives pan about three feet in diameter, with a trough like rim around the circumference. The pan has flat. smooth surface, a hollow inverted cone, the lower end boted to collar, to which IS also bolted the true bot tom, and the collar is bolted to d per pendicular shaft which imparts the motion to the apparatus. the power being applied to the upper part of the shaft by belt from portable steam engine, which is part of the outfit. By mechanical arrangement at the upper end of the shaft the pan can be raised and lowered while in opera tion. -Nogales Oasis.
 The Bisbee correspondent of the Tombstone Prospector says: John Payne, an old time mining man in Mexico was in town for few hours from Naco to see parties about gold strike he has made on the southern part of the Sonora river. He has in his possession fine piece of quartz containing wire gold. tie refused to give any parJlClIlars but said ha oar