Mohave County miner., 1902-08-30

Tor the teams to make a round trip, |
the daily average hauled by the teams
Is from thirty five to forty tons. The
present hoisting facilities are very
small owing to the lack of water and
power in camp so for some months
underground working must be some
what linnited.-Bonanza.
The Consolidated Mines Com pany
have nearly completed its big hosting
and pumping plant situated on Con
tention hill south of town. They have
erected large steel gallows over the
shaft to take the place Of the old
wooden one now in use, and have the
sheave wheels, over which will run the
large fiat cables, all in place ready for
the cables. The enormous four com
partment shaft is on quite large
scale, being the largest ever sunk in
the west. A peep into the boiler room
reveals the four monster boilers, each
capable OF developing 500 borse power,
all in place and ready to be fred up
Connecting steam pipes are being con-
nected up with the two Corliss engines
which will operate the immense hoist
ing apparatus. The company has a
large force of men at work In the en-.
gine room putting in the remaining
portions of the machinery, which they
expect to have in place and 10 running
oI der in very short time.
Attention was also called to the two
large centrifugal pumps that are al
ready to be lowered into the mine as
soon as the stations, which are being
cut, are ready to receive them. Mas
ter Mechanic Trelace has mapped out
section of the shaft house in which
will be installed the compressed air
plant, that will furnish power and air
whenever needed. The water pipe line
will also soon be laid as rapidly as
possible, the pipe for which is arriving
daily. Meanwhile work is fast pro.
crossing on the lower levels, opening
up the old drifts and making air con.
nections, ETC., all preparatory for the
extensive work outlined by the com
pany ny..--Prospector.
s. d. Carbon, V. E. Messenger and
A. w. Bennett are engaged in develop
ing twenty-six mining claims in the
southern part of Yavapsi and northern
Msricopa county. They are the own.
ers Of three groups. The White Cap
group in the Vulture district, Dixie
Queen group in the White Cloud dis
trict and the Shamrock group 10 Susr-
70 district. All the claims show up
more or less rich ore, and the owners
are prospecting them thoroughly and
systematically to determine the most
feasible locations on them for develop
ment work. They are satisfied they
have the making OF some good mines
out Of these claims in their power, the
only question being where to operate
to obtain these results. This question
can only be solved by determined
and thorough prospecting OF the
claims, which they are doing-Jour
nal Miner.
DR.. r. c. Van Dorm, son of Samuel
Hughes, of this city, was here yesteF-
day from Ronquills, La Cananea dis
trict. He said there are about 5000
men on the Greene consolidated Com
pany's pay roll and that the population
must be l2O0J, while in the district 1t
10 certainly 1000. He thought that
year hence there would be over $4,000
population in the Cananea district,
including Indiana. Sonora camp, and
another south of Ronquilla. The
Ereat hitt mesa hotel is open and the
cafe is attached thereto the doctor said
was the finest In the southern section.
A larger hotel was designed to be built
nearer Ronquills, that will surpass the
EIresthitt establishment. A person,
the doctor added, who has not been In
Ronquilla and vicinity for year will
scarcely know the place now. CHANGES
are apparent at every turn.-Star.
The News of Ell Paso announces the
return to that city from San Marcial
Of B. L. Berkey, who had been on
visit to the Rosedale mining camp.
He reported that the camp was In
very fiourishing condition and showed
signs Of great future prosperity. II
has free milling gold ore suitable for
amalgamating. Mr.. Berkey states that
tho Rakiup Powder mine Is SO pron1is-