The copper era., 1902-10-02
TERRITORIAL MINING NEWS.

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,ains. called the Maricopa group. the
property OF T. B. Russell and Il II.
Bowman, were bonded last week to a
St. Louis company. Purchasing price
being $4,000,
Machinery FOR the concentrator TO
be erected by the Pinto Greek Mining
L Smleting company arrived last
week. and Mr.. Clark who has the CON
tract fer its erection, is negotiating to
have it hauled to the Yo Tambieu
mine on Pinto creek.
There are now four whistles blowing
regularly from different hoisting
works in Tombstone district, the
Tom bstone Consolidated Mines com
pany, Bunker Hia5.Iiniug company.
Tranquility compsA. and Grounding
company.-Prospector.
Red" McManus.Jg "crl,ed at the
Old Dominion mil th rec or four years
ago, recently madg 1 stake from a
mining lease at Tonopah, Nevada,
cleaning up from 200 to $4,000.
| He has invested a part OF the money
in Los Angeles real estate.
Col. w. c. Greene is said to have
interested himself in new mining
sensation in Sonora. Experts say that
| there is at least 500, 900, 900 in sight in
| the new wonder. 1t was discovered
and denounced but a short time ago.
Col. Greene has pupchased the prop
erty for $3.50, 900 cash.
All the mines in the southern part
of the country show revival OF inter-
est and this winter promises to see
more men at work in the copper bolt
than ever before. The Planet mines
are now being worked by 4 force ot
men, which force will be augmented
greatly this winter,-Kingman Miner.
The Gold Road Mining com pany now
employ more than fifty men and this
number is constantly being added to.
When the new company gets things in
shape several hundred men will be on
the pay rolls. The mine is opening up
wonderfully well and at the bottom the
ore body is far better than close to the
surface. Miner.
Before the end of the year it is
probable that one of the biggest bis
muth properties on the continent will
be opened up in the Supcrstitious
mountains in this territory. The
property has beer sold TO a party Of
wealthy Boston M N who intend to be-
gin extensive development work at
once.-Phoenix Vonocrat.
The CaiHmet and Arizona Copper
company at Douglas have decided to
double the capacity of their copper
smelter. They have let the contract
for a second 25Oton smelter to the
Allis-Chambers company, to be ready
in February. This will give the com
pany 500 tons capacity daily. The
first stack will be in operation in Octo-
bcr.
Says the Prescott Prospect: The Val
Verde smelter is running right along
with long line of loaded cars on the
switch waiting their turn to be sam
pied. The Bretherton hot air stove is
giving perfect satisfaction and thus
far has caused the company no trouble
or delay, and yet it enables them to
get along with about one-third the
usual coke and dispense with all roast
ing.
September 20 the United Verde
Copper company, through its agents,
handed TO the Yavapai county treas
urer S2S, 900 tax money and asked for a
receipt. They were rendered receipt
which read ION account" a receipt
in full was asked for and refused and
the SIS, 900 was redcposited in the
Bank OF Arizona. Under the last as
sessment, the total amount of taxes
due from this company is SIS, 400.
DR.. T. Shields Collins returned last
night from Cananea, where he went to
make preliminary arrangements to r.
move to that camp. H. II. Pratt, who
went to Cauanea with him, will prob
ably remain and accept a position in
one Of the Greene companys stores.
Phelps, Dodge & ca. have begun de-
veiopment work on 4 ie Indiana-SonOra
property at Canansr by sinking six
shafts. The cance, > prosperous and
continues to grow in.,rAy.-Belt.
w G. Greene has won another In w
suit. y dispatch from Prescott says:
Judge Sloan today rendered a decis-
ion in the case of Axel w. Hallenhorg
of New York against the Cobre
Grande Mining company and others.
denying the appointment OF receiver.
The case was tried two months ago.
Fallenborg was one of the stock h old
ers of the CObrc Grande and objected
to the terms OF the compromise of the
litigation between the Cobrc Grande
company and w. c. Greene effected
nearly two years ago Mr.. Greene
has proved himself to be inviucible.
so far as assaults in the courts are con-
cerncd.
Considerable space is given in the
Western Mining World OF Chicago to
the proposed railroad from Congress
Junction to Franconia and the country
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