Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-04-09
Groom Greek News.

The Empire mine is sinking for the 500-foot level and everything is going along the same as of old, with the mill running steadily day and night. | The Monte Cristo mine has let a contract to sink 100 feet, making this mine 300 feet. They all see the value in this district in getting depth, and up here it don't matter how dry the season is, in getting depth you find plenty of water for milling.
 The Gold Basis NJ. & NJ. Co. will start in ten days or two weeks. Ex- pect MT. Dodge back the 18th. At this mine they are down only POO feet, but they have ore enough in sight to keep the mill running day and night. They have some two feet of ore that will sample between S55 and S60 ton.
 At the Gold Note mine, Chas Behm is now in 300 feet in his tunnel, with plenty of good ore in the face. I am no NJ. E., but will bet that some day some good mining man is going to pick up snap when he gets this property. Major Watts and MT. Behm own ten claims, plenty of fine timber and water, with about S10,0O0 worth of development work done.
 The Groom Creek Gold Mining company, with Smiley Jones at the bat, is having all kinds of trouble on account of water and a bucking pump, but it will have to be some thing harder than that if Smiley don't conquer. They are nearing the POO foot level and they are going to sink to the 800. This is a good strong ledge and the beauty of it is you will always find nice string of gold in the horn spoon after horning.
 The Midnight test started up on the 2d. It has been closed down since the 27th of last menth, but understand that everything is now settled and will be running smoothly from now on. In one of the drifts in the 20O-foot level they have a shoot of ore two and half feet wide that by holding a candle close to the face you can see it sparkle with free gold. It would be hard to tell how rich this ore is unless you had it assayed. Their other property, the Dutchman, they are still drifting on the 300-foot level and taking ous very good look ing ore.
 The Niles Mining company is put ting up some very nice buildings. They will be of matched material in- side and outside with a brick chim- ney to each. There will be five bunk houses, one large cook house and din ing room, an assay office and two or three buildings for married men. This company not only pays good wages, but believes in looking after the miner. They expect to build a mill as soon as the 500-foot level is attained. They have got the mine opened up in good shape so far as they have gone. At the 3OO-foot level they have 500 feet of levels, run ming 400 feet north and 400 feet south; also at the 100 and 200-foot levels they have hundreds of feet of levels opened up. There are some California men that have a contract to sink the shaft to the 500-foot level. They also expect large station pump frem the east in few days.
 MT. Lew Riley is amongst us again. He has been in Mexico for the past six months and has accumulated some very rich copper property, which also carry good values in gold and silver. MT. Riley is miner who thoroughly understands his business, and has been foreman in some of the largest mines in the county, and I have always found him man of lis word. He is now here to incorporate d company to Work t.:cSe properties. He says he will go back in about three weeks. Thos. J. Laird.