Bisbee daily review., 1902-03-16
IN TIE MINES. Operations in and Around Cochse County and Throughout the Territory.

Never before in the history of Co
 chise county has the mining interest
 been receiving such attention and de
 velopment than has been going on fol
 the past six months. From all parts O
 the country comes the most encOurag
 ing reports, and capital from the eas
 and west is taking hold of properties
 There is at present more men employ ed
 in the various mining camps of Coceise
 county than was ever known in the
 history of the country, not excepting
 when Tombstons was in her prime in
 the early eighties. The county rec
 ords of each week show that from if-
 teen 70 thirty-6ve claims have been
 located during that time, and an ex- penditurs of el00 having been made on each one before they were recorded. The claims are not located in any one section in particular, but all psrts of the county.
 In the northern end of the county the attention of the miners and capi talists has been directed to the recent gold discoveries that have been made in the Dos Cabezas range and ad djoining country. Several car loads of ore are now being shipped weekly from Will cox to eastern smelters.
 In the Chicicahuas a number of men are at work developing their proper ties. During the past week Los An geles capitalists, associated with P. H. Clark, have recently taken bond on the Hand Brothers, Hill Top claims, which is @ lead and silver proposition, containing such an amount ot gelena ore that the smelters refined it for nothing, using the ore as Aux for the base of other localities. The recent placer fields on the eastern slope of these mountains are attracting quite number. So far the development of these fields has not advanced far enough to tell their extent or the quantity of gold. Several small-size nuggets have been found and every pan of dirt shows 8 few colors. The adjacent mountains are now filled with prospectors, seek ing for the lodges from which the gold 1 has been washed down, but the main | ledge still remains hidden mystery. | Several small lodges have been en- but assayed so little of the precious metal that further develop | ment was abandoned.
 In the Dragons from one end to he other a number of men are em- Dloyed in the various camps. At Glee. ,on at prese but few men are en- 3loyed doing development work. and he shelter has been closed down. The new management which has taken hold is not making the progress as was lone under the management of John iieeson. At the Hardy camp about our miles from here the Great Yves. ern company has a smallforce of men t work and regular shipments of cop 'er ore is being made by way of Co., hise to the Fl Paso smelters. Frank Knapp, formerly of this city is the act ng superintendent and 8 number of ormer Bisbeeites are working under i'm. At the Black Diamond company amp they are making extensive i'm and during the past week arge bodies of sulphide ores have been ncovered. In Middle Pass there are few men at work developing the cop CT bodies there but no great amount f work is being done as yet. Wm. 'aurr has a few men at work on his laims in the north end of the noun aims and is shipping a carload ever title while which nets him consider ble over the expense. At Tom bstone the Consolidated con- any is pushing work. The large der. t lcks for handling the granite stone ,r the foundation of the engines have 1 cen erected and work will be begun c