The copper era., 1902-07-10
TERRITORIAL MINING NEWS.

lkRRl URIAL MlhlNG NEWS.
 The Pride of the West, in the Pata-
 gonia district is working about POO
 men and handling about lO0 tons of ore daily. A Corliss engine, two new boil CTS and a converter arc being installed
 A carload Of mining machinery was received Monday by the Modern Cop
 per company, Cochise county, consist ing Of hoist. boiler. cables, steel, etc.
 The machinery will Dc installed as 1 rapidly as possible.
 Robert Gold, Q miner in the employ Of the Copper Belle Mining company,
 met with his death, by an accident June % at Glceson. His death was caused by his stepping of into the ehaft hole Of the mine, on the l00-level and falling to tho 30)-levcl station
 crushing his skull.
 Senator Barker has bonded the
 Hodges group in the Ehrenbcrg dis
 trict for $75, ,0O0, and allowing loo, coo bbdl C7 tO blAC Oh lICI9. lIt COiil DiIIN
 has expended largo amount Of money already, and will put in pipe line and eXte usivc machinery as soon a5 the hot
 weather subsidies.
 It is stated that the owners of the Gold Road mine, in Mohave county. have purchased the Albemarle mill, Cochiti district, New Mexico, and will set it up on the Gold Road property. says the Los Angeles Mining Review. The mill is one of the largest in that territory. It is also reported that the Posey- y-McCormick syndicate, which re- gently purchased the Gold Road prop crty, has sold a one-third interest in it to some French and Swiss people for S50,000, the money to be used on the further development of the mine.
 The copper mines to the west Of Needles are liable to become of con siderable value in the near future. The belt of copper carrying ore is about five miles in width and the val ues range as high as fifty per cent. The ore carries gold and silver. Los Angeles people arc interesting them selves in the mines and may induce others to get in and buy up the pros poets in the IbeX section. Knight X Anderson, Of kingman, own several promising prospects in that country and have done considerable work on them. Miner.
 w. II. Mercer, who was in town on Tuesday, stated that the big tunnel at the head of Mineral creek, to develop the Mercer and Valentine property, is in 220 feet. 4 blower is to be put in within q few days when the tunnel will be driven more rapidly. The tun- mel has already gone through 2S feet of sulphide ore carrying about four ana q half per cent. of copper. Mir. Mercer is now engaged on a sur vcy for wagon road to the tunnel, 10 be about one mile long and connect with the road to Sieboth's camp, and upon which work will begin very soon. A grade oi l2.2S has been obtained.-Belt.
 $. II. Black and A. ]. Frye, Of Searchlight. are in KIngman. Mir Black comes to enjoy night of Elbian hilarity at the expense of Mir. Frye and six more deluded mortals who were passed through the torture cham Der of the Elks and learned the mys- tcries and wisdom of their sages last night. Mir. Black states that the new | big mill of tho Quartette company is now pounding away night and day on i Searchlight ere and that the produc- !, tion of bullion Is great. The little i railroad between the mine and mill is l in fine working order and keeps the ] mill piled up with ore. To the energy | and perseverance, of F. W. Dunn is j due the success Of this company and We { expect that within year Mir. Dunn ! will have achieved the further success { of a railroad connection with the | He is one of the hustlers of the west ! and the Quartette company may we'll ] feel proud of the good work he has ] done for it.-Kingman Miner.
 Prices cannot be made too low for us to meet. BeckerFranz Co.
 T. \. Fulton, the second hand man of Copper avenue, buys and sells every thing on earth.