Arizona silver belt., 1901-06-20

country is deep-developing mines is slow work, and years of pa tient industry is required to prove ab- solutely the existence of paying de- positS of ore. Notwithstanding this, those skilled in mining are satisfied with the indications shown ut several points, viz: The Iron King, Brook shire, Copper Chief Venture Hill and Verde Queen. All of these companies have extensive work under way ,le- rome Reporter.
 The Detroit Mining company have decided to double the present capacity of their concentrating plant, which on an average is treating about 400 tons of ore per day. The work of remodel ing the plant will begin in a short time. The company's smelting plant is treating about $50 tons per day, which with the increased capacity of the concentrator will enable the com pany 10 treat between l, loo and l,200 tons per day. This means an increased output for the D. c. company of fifty per cent, and it also means the employ ment of many more people by the company, which will materially en- nance the interests of Morenei and Graham county. Clifton Era.
 A deed from r. E. and Annie Peery to the Octave Mining company for the Octave group of mines near Stan ton was filed for record today. The :. deed has been in escrow since Decem- Der l, 1899, and the final payment hay ing been made was taken out and filed for record. The consideration named in the deed was S50,000 At the time of executing the deed the property was only partially developed while today when final payment was made it is producing S50,00 or S60,0 900 q month. Another deed filed for record today transfers title to the Rule, Rover ct al claims from D. C. Thorne to the Arizona Gold Mining X Milling com pany, the consideration named being g., 900. 0.-Journal-Nl
 President Joe Tanner of the Santa Rosa Copper company, came down this week with some slabs of glance which would assay more than fifty per cent copper. The samples were taken from the breast of the tunnel, which has been driven in l32 feet. The ground has softened up and is now much easier to work than heretofore Mir Tanner says he has large amount of second class ore running from five to ten per cent, which cannot be shipped from the mines at profit at the present time. He has water enough to run mill about six months during the year, and thinks it may be advisable later on to consider the erection of small concentrating plant for treating the low grade ore.-Clif, ton Era.
 Arrangements have been completed for the erection of smelting plant at Lordsburg by the Pacific Union Min ing X SmeIting company, says the Liberal. The plant will be built at an early date, and the capacity of the same will be increased up to one thousand or more tons of ore per day, making It one of the largest smelters in the country. There Is guaranteed to the company to start with six hun dred tons of smelting ores daily. The company has shown a high degree of | judgment in locating their works in the center of the great mineral belt of the southwest. The ores of this part of New Mexico are essentially smelt- | ing ores, while the ores from Arizona are of the same character, this assures an unlimited supply of ores for an in- | dustry Of this kind.
 1 Charles Lawyer arrived from Jop- | lin, Missuri last week to take over the | Weaver group of mines. which are To- cated near the Copper King mine, on i behalf of the Arizona Territory Cop per company, which recently pur- chased the property. The company was incorporated at Joplin, Missouri,
 with a capital of S6O0,OO0, for the pur- pose of purchasing and developing this valuable group of mines. A con