Arizona republican., 1902-03-30
Mines and Minerals Of Arizona

Cooper. Fourteen claims were in
cluded in the sale. The terms and price
were not given out. The captain says
he will put large force of men to
work in q few days TO develop this
property.-Star.
Mr.. l. H. Gilbert. superintendent IF
the King of Arizona mine. died last
Sunday after only few hours illness.
The cause of his death Is not certainly
known here. 1t has been learned THAI
he went into the mine Saturday and
when he came out was taken suddenly
very i'll, presumably with a congestive
chill from which he never recovered.
The body was brought to Yuma Tues
day morning to be embalmed by Dr..
Cotter for shipment to the former
home of the deceased at Dillon, Mon
tana.-Yuma Sentinel.
Buck Kelly. formerly of Moberly.
Mo. but more recently of Monitor.
near ella City, this county. where lie
owns valuable placer~mining property,
has been appointed advertising and ex-
cursion agent for the Pasadena and
Mount Lowe lines of the Huntington
electric railway system. His duties
will be to make known the pleasures of
trips over the suburban and mountain
lines-Yuma Sentinel.
Superintendent NJ. r. Kiley came in
yesterday from the properties of the
Orc Mining company in the Minnehaha
Flat neighborhood. He is having the
ma chinery of sixty-stamp mill
freighted in and expects to have the
mill in operation within a month. He
reports the mining outlook in his
neighborhood very promising. When
the Orc company starts up its sixty
stamp mill the precious metal output
of this county will be perceptibly in
creased.-Prescott Courier.
The Ell Paso smelter will be in opar-
alton by the middle of April and will
employ 900 men. 1t is one of the larg-
est smelters in the world.
Senator Clark of Montana, from the
committee on mines ana mining, on
Thursday favora bly, reported the bill
already passed by the house amending
the act for the protection of lives of
miners in the territories. The bill pro-
vides that owners or manage of every
coal mine q a depth of 100 feet or more
shall provide an adequate amount of
ventilation of not less than IS 1-3 cubic
fifty men at work in the mine and in
like proportion for greater number.
The bill as reported to the senate
strikes out the house provision that
| workings shall be kept clear of stand
| ing gas, and also strikes out the pro-
vision that all owners shall employ
shot firers to fire shots once day
when the mine is in operation, but they
| oil, hn oil nfh
ployes shall have been hoisted out of
the mine. Violation of these acts con-
stitute misdemeanor.-EX.
| E. H. Meek has succeeded in closing
negotiations with Los Angeles capital
lists. which means the installation of an
electric power plant on Fossil creek.
These negotiations have been going on
since January l, and Mr.. Meek feels en-
| tirely satisfied with all arrangements
for the completion of the plant.-Cour-
| Ter.
y Mexican named Felipe brought in
samples of gold rock that is exceeding
ly rich. He says the find is about
| twenty-five miles from Douglas. in n
| southerly direction. which would place
it in Sonora. The samples can be seen
at the Cave saloon, ON Sixth street.
Felipe has gone to Naco, but Is expect
ed back soon. when certain parties will
accompany him to the new find. They
hope to secure few "pertinencias on
the rich lode.-Douglas Dispatch.
Never at any time during the past
twenty years has there been as much
prospecting done as at the present
| time all over the county. The result
of all this prospecting shows up on the
daily records of the recorders Office
Not only are new claims being located,
but there is an increasing demand for
partially developed properties, and
sales are being made every week.
Jerome Miner.
! Hon. n. w. Bernard returned yester-
day from Arivaca. where he has been
| rounding up stock for the California
market. He brought HOO head for
shipment. Mr.. Bernard says there was
a bad storm out in that section last
| Wednesday. Mining activity is notice.
able in the district. The new gold find
of the Began Brothers is producing
good shipping ore. The big Missouri
copper mine continues to show a large
vein of copper as work progresses
Star.
Group instantly relieved. DR.. Thomas