The copper era., 1902-04-24
TERRITORIAL MINING NEWS.

The Empire mine on Groom creek
was closed down for about month
while new machinery is being installed
tor the purpose of developing the prop
erty several hundred feet deeper than
at present
The Gold Hill Mining and Milling
company OF Bowie, Ariz.. OF which D..
w. Wickersham is president and L.
I f. Kelsey secretary, will increase its
capital stock from 100000 to 1000 900
shares at par value of II each. The
company owns some valuable claims.
jackson McCracken, who located
the McCracken mine at Signal, and
afterward sold it, leaving Arizona in
1876. has written letter to Colonel II.
a. Owens, telling him of his finding
mineral in Baca grant away back in
the early period Of the history OF this
territory. He also refers to the fact
THAT certain rock found on the grant
is identical with the oil rock found in
California. The grant will shortly be
thoroughly prospected for both oil and
ral.-Journal-M Miner.
r. A HaggOtt will leave for Del
Rio today, where he will start in sur
veying the site for the 300ton smelter
which the Del Rio Smelter company
proposes to erect on the land it recent
ly purchased in that vicinity for such
purpose. With 300-ton smelter Il few
miles north, Il big garrison at Fort
Whipplc, and a fair prospect for oil in
Lonesome valley. Prescott certainly
has Il very bright outlook. 1t is the
mining hub of Arizona today, and its
mineral surroundings alone will soon
grow population OF from 5000 to 10,-
900 pcople.-COurier.
Last week saw the consummatiou Of
the sale of the Searchlight group Of
mines IN Nevada, by the discOvercr,
G.. r. Cotton to f. =. Swindler and c.
7. Sutherland, the well known mine
experts and operators, for 4 cousidcra-
tion of S64, 600. As this group is close
to the Arizona line Il good deal of in
velopmcnt. The Searchlight group
consists of four claims Searchlight,
New Years Gift, Ella and Plute-but
only on the first named has any extern
sive development work been done
Here about 800 feet with a 20O-foot
shaft, levels and cross-cuts has showed
up its worth. On the New Years
Gift is about 800 feet OF work done.
The ore is IA free milling proposition
aud the owners will erect IL teu-stamp
mill upon the property at once and be-
gin pounding out bullion. The prop
erty was purchased by Messrs. Swind-
ler aud Sutherland for their own in
dividual interest and no company will
be formed nor any stock sold to out
siderS. +. =. Swindler will be the
manager of the property
Arrow.
Quite rich strike has been made
twelve miles south of Peach Springs
in Mohave county. Ores has been
found ia the contact, between the
slate and granite, running thirty per
cent in copper aud Sl30 in gold to the
ton. on one claim free gold has been
found in 55 foot shaft. There are
ten claims in the group, all carrying
free gold. On claim showing a foot
ledge copper; another with a free gold
ledge running from S62 20 to Sl30 per
ton; also u porphyry ledge showing
good value in gold. Specimens run
ming rs high as 500 per ton have been
found on the claims. In Wright
creek near by there is plenty of water
for all purposes including milling, etc.
also plenty OF timber for fuel purposes.
The ten claims are the only prospects
in that portion of the country, and .he
outlook of the camp is hattering indeed.
There is good Wagon road from
Peach Springs to the camp. The
lucky locators are Wm. Tucker OF
Ash Fork, WIN. Crowell, J. NJ. Little
and d. NJ. Alexander of Williams
Prescott Journal Miner.