The copper era., 1902-08-07
TERRITORIAL MINING NEWS.

The new pipe line from the old
 James Oneil ranch on Date creek to
 the Congress mine, has been complct-
 ed. This additional water will enable
 the company to run in is s0 stamp
 steadily.
 The ore shoot on inc Both Parallel claim of the Gcrman-A merican group
 at the Snowball camp is exposed for
 700 feet in length and averages from
 three 10 eight feet in width Mineral ] Wealth
 Dr. r. $ Ran-ome, Of the United
 States geological survey, i7 at present preparing report on the Globe min
 ing district. He will later make re-
 port on the Bishee district. Dr.. J. \. . Clement- will assist him in the work.
 The Tourmaline mines of Mesa 1 Crande. in California. have been sod l to C. c. McCarrolI and 4. l.. Ross for . s1OGO. Tourmalide ranks third
 among tho gems and sells at SEQ q
 carat for good specimens and a. much as so d carat for the finest.
 The Bisbec Smelling Co. have com pletcd the buildings for the shelter and the work of installing the ma chiucry, will soon be finished. The company think Bi-bce is the finest location for d custom shelter in the southwest being situated at the inter- section of thrc" roads.
 John T.. Jacobson says the O. k. mill in Gold Basin i- running steadily and turning out liberal quantity of gold bullion. By tunneling the water pay streak the water supply was doubled. Gold Basin is sure to be sending sev- craI bars of gold bullion 10 the hints monthly when everything get, to working full timc.-Mincral Wealth.
 A. ". Clifford, secretary of the h. teruatioual Miners association, is sending to the editor Of every paper in New Mexico and Arizona and to many editors oi west Texas and in Mexico q prospectus of the Miners association and copies 0! the Mexican mining laws, in exchange for which he asks that they cooperate with the association in inducing capitalists to enter the mining districts of this sec tion.
 The copper mines 10 the west of Needles are liable to become of con- siderable value in the near future. i The belt of copper carrying ore is about five miles in width and the val ' ucs range as high as fifty per cent. . The ore carries gold and silver. Los Angeles people are interesting them selves in the mines and may induce O hers to get in and buy up the pros poets in the IbcX section. Knight X Anderson, of Kingmau, own several promising prospects in that country and have done considerable work on thcm.-Miner.
 Tho fire in the United Verde mines has grown at such a rapid rate that the company has decided to lay of 500 of the employees and shut down the works in order to check the flames. Ge>tcr day it wa- reported that the second !. and third levels were on fire and that the flames were spreading. Only one ' life has been lost so far. \ miner, {. whose name could not be learned, was ! overcome by sulphurous gases and was ! dead when found. Other narrow e-- , cnpeS have been reported, but there . were no other fatalities. The com pauy is makiug hard fight to com . pat the fire, that seems, however. tO . bail'c their efforts, and, it i- said, feels . greatly alarmed unless they arc sue . Cos-ful very soon. Reports are heard . also that some of the surface ground iS ] already begiuing to settle and d simi- ! lar experience to that which occurred . two years ago is anticipated, when the . machine, foundry and other works set ] tied to depth of six feet. Under . ground fires seem to be a constant . menace 10 this property and at each ! rrcurrancc seems To be attended with . disastrous results. The United Verde . is one of the largest mines in Arizona ! anu k regarded as one of the best pro- | duccrs. This fire will not only cause a i great loss because of the damage, but |. from the loss Of time and the shutting / down of the works.-Gazettc.