The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1902-04-03

he counted up and found he had nearly
wheelb barrow, and from one load panusd
oul more than SiG0 A big crowd has
since been at work digging up the
ground around tue cabin site, looking
for more OF the treasure. The place
now is partly covered by powder
house OF the Utica company, which
owns the ground where the gold was
( found.-Citizen.
! Phoenix parties have incorporated
I 4 company To work the old Specie Pay
mine at Mineral Hill They have
capitalized the company at 81 900, 600.
| This is OVERRIDING the matter. The
old Specie Pay i. very large and
strong vein but only limited amount
of development work has been per-
formed on the property and its real
valuo is yet to be determined. The
metal contents OF the vein consist OF
lead and silver in low-grade ore. We
believe, and there are trustworthy Y
indications TO warrant the belief
that this property is capable Of profit
able production. but in its present un-
developed condition it is unwise to
capitalize it at more than two or three
hundred thousand. Tho company
should either take in more properties
or reduce their capital to q reasonable
umount.-Blade.
Operations in the Gray Shaft OF tho
United Globe Mines were suddenly in
lerrupted last Friday by an unexpect-
I'd food OF Water encountered in the
10Th level station. at the depth OF 7S0
feet. The water rose rapidly until il
reached almost to the sixth level
where it now stands 290 feet deep in
the shaft. Two No. 9 Cameron pumps
were completely Submerged. 1t is
supposed that the water came from a
great subterranean cavern tapped n
cutting the 10th level station, and
while it will cause a suspension of work
for perhaps month. and result in
heavy additional expense, it is regard
ed by some as favorable indication OF
the existence nearby OF large ore
body. Preparations are being made
t. unwater the shaft by the use of two
huge tanks, each of 700 gallons capac-
ity, attached to the cable, which will
fill and discharge through valves at
the bottom. These will be ready for
use within a week Globe Belt.
At the Black Warrior works eight
OF the teaching tanks have been doing
service and within a week it is expect
operation. Sixty tons of ore from the
Montgomery mine are put through tie
teacher daily, and when all the tanks
are working the quantity will be in
creased to l25 tons. Tanks are filled
and emptied every twenty-four hours,
and the time required to complete the
teaching process is being gradually re-
duced, and WAS lately accomplished in
nineteen hours. Precipitates are be-
ing accumulated rapidly and will be
ameltcd within month, when an out
put of $50 tons of pure copper is ex-
pected to be made. The acid works
are meeting every claim made for
them, and the output OF acid TO date is
a bout 600 tons. Oil is being used for
fuel exclusively at the teacher, and the
is charging the storage ca
pacity. There is a 200-gallon tank at
the end of the railroad and another of
300-gallon capacity is to be erected.
At the works there is "a 500-gallon tank
aud two more of 600 gallons each are
being constructed. The electric light !
machine is now running, furnishing |
lights at the acid works and teacher. |
AT the Gold gulch property contract
has been let to build 1000 feet of road,
aud the shaft is being Strengthened |
preparatory to installing the hoist.