Arizona republican., 1902-07-10
Mines and Minerals
 of Arizona


 One is often confronted with the statement that certain gold bearing gravel deposits would pay if equipped with a certain kind of machinery. It is the experience Of the best posted men in placer mining. says the West ern Mining World. that while the knowledge of the quantity of gold in gravel banks remains as imperfect as 1t is at present, the simple and well known appliances now in use are the most convenient and economical. and ! the excuse so often given for small yields-viz.. loss of microscopic gold and bad sluices-can be set down as one oi the preliminary indica tions of a bad investment. The loss of quick silver in sluices would seem to involve the loss of gold, but it is practically impossible to determine to what extent this is the case. There are many con flicting opinions as to the amount of
 fine fioured and rust gold which es- capes, but in properly constructed sluices the appliances already known , save all that can be economically or
 profitably caught.
 U l. office Square, Boston. on July l sent out their fifth issue of a pamphlet in which are listed the dividend paving stocks of the country. the list being compiled at great expense and trouble. They announce that copies will be sent to any address on receipt of a
 tWo-cent postage stamp. It is a val uable little hand book either for spec ulators or those who desire to keen ! themselves posted on the value of stocks. There are 1S0 stocks listed and the information furnished is under the following headings: Total dividends for 1900, 1901 and first half oi 1902 Amount and date of last dividend. cap- ital stock outstanding. par, current market price June II. 1902. and the per centage of yield
 The International Miners associa- tion of Fl Paso seems to be a lively and progressive institution and the efforts it is putting forth in stimulation of the mining industry ought to be fruitful of the best results. Recently 1t has pub- lished in book form with paper binding an edition of over fifty pages contain ing all the mining laws of Mexico translated into English. The volume is sold for S1 but is sent free to any member of the association. It is a val uaDle publication for any one inter- ested in mining in the southern repub- lie and worth many times it's cost The association has on it's membership rolls many of the leading mining men of bOth countries. Governor Ahumada of Chihuahua being honorary president, Juan s. Hart of Fl Paso. president and A. w. Clifford of Fl Paso. secretary The association has q membership of 400 at present and expects to have a thousand members before another year passes. showing that it is in a four ishing condition. Individual member ship costs but SIP per year either ac- tive CT associate. the first class being actual mining men and the latter class men who desire to aid the mining in- dustry though not actively engaged in it. A corporation membership costs 1 fifty dollars per year. The secretary of the asSocia tion is under obligations to any member to act as his agent in securing any reliable information de sired or any iavors he may afford in connection With mining enterprises l The associa tion is also an information | bureau for those desiring to investigate any property listed with it so that al- 1 together it is q valuable aid to both
 mining men and investors.