Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-01-15

PCnt tudt d Cldllu io JuulpuDiC hOhl
 the fact that no record of annual rep
 resentation work has been made in
 the office of the county clerk. In de
 fault of the record he assumes that
 the claim has been abandoned. But
 he is not justified in this. Tie law
 does not make such a record manda-
 tory. It merely says the claim owner
 may" make such a record within
 twenty days from the completion of
 the work, setting forth certain facts.
 The only advantage of making such
 record is that the law construes it
 as prima-facia evidence that the work
 has been done. If claim is jumped
 after the assessment work has been
 recorded, the burden of proof is upon
 the jumper to show that the work has
 not been done as contemplated by
 law; on the other hand if the assess
 ment work is not recorded the burden
 of proof rests upon the owner of the
 claim to show that the work has been
 done." Claim jumpers as rule do
 not care about any injustice which
 may be done claim owners in their
 claim jumping act.
 The value of mineral product in
 the United States in 1900, exceeded
 for the first time the billion dollar
 mark, according tothe geological sur
 vey report on mineral resources, which
 has just been issued. The exact fig ures were $1 ,067 ,6O3, ,636, as compar- ed with S971 300, ,S94, in 1899, a gain of S95, ,S02, TIP, or 9.85 per cent. Iron and coal alone yielded more than the grand total, their combined value be- ing over S566,0O00O0. The most i'm portant gold production were in the Seward peninsula of Alaska, the Grip pie Creek district of Colorado and in Arizona. The yield for the year is valued at S79,171 900, a gain of SS,- 117,600. over 1899. The silver out put was of the commercial value of S35, TAI, LAO. The report notes great activity for the year in old and new copper properties.
 The Val Verde shelter commenced operation yesterday and it is said to have had propitious start, every thing working satisfactorily. The starting of this smelter, and its con tinued successful operation means a new era for mining in this section. It means that the big companies, as well as the small mine owners can find market for their ores right at home. It means a raise in the values of ore by the corresponding reduc- tion in the cost of freight and treat ment.
 The Copper Basin Gold and Cop per Mining company has its whim in operation now and has increased its force of men to twelve. The develop ment work continues most satisfac tory and the ore continues stronger and richer as depth is made. The company has decided to withdraw the stock from the market for an in definite time. The present develop ments are such as to justify much larger price for it.
 Up to the present time there has been no announcement made by either the Arizona Copper company or the Detroit Copper Mining com pany of a cut to be made in their forces. Both companies are moving along as usual and do not seem to be worried over the temporary cut in the price of the red metal. Both con- panies have so greatly improved their plants during ths past year that they are now in shape to make copper much cheaper than ever before. They also have their mines in most excel lent shape, having large amounts of ore blocked out.-Clifton Era.
 The Elkhart mine, at Chloride, has closed down, but whether in definitely or only for a short time it is impossible to determine. The mill will make a clean up of all ores in the bins and on the mine dump before it is closed.
 The deed of trust heretofore held by the California Powder works on the Wild Flower group of mines, in the Bradshaw mountains and which have been advertised for sale, has been assigned to FyfM. Murphy, and the sale will not take place under the s-.
 F. E. Biles, superintendent of the Dividend Mining company is in town today. He says that the mine never looked so well as it does at present. They have their shaft down now to a depth of 300 feet and the values in the ore are increasing with each foot of development. The mill is running and some of the ore which is being worked plates from $50 to S60 per ton, about S15.00 or 5000 of the value being saved in the shape of concentrating seven tons into one, making product worth all the way from S125, to $50 per ton. Only the second class or lower grade is run through the mill, much of it going from Sl0O to $50 per ton. This is shipped direct to the smelter for treatment without milling. Mir. Biles is concentrating work specially by sinking the shaft and only enough is done to keep the mill in his desire as we'll as that of the company being to obtain depth as rapidly as possible. The capacity of the present hoist will enable them to go to a depth of 800 or 600 feet and if values continue to increase to that depth as they have to the pres ent depth, they will have a sure enough bonanza. A bar of gold bull lion of the value of over S1,000 was brought in from the mine today.