The copper era., 1902-11-06
TERRITORIAL MINING NEWS.


 The Black Diamond Copper com pany about twelve miles from Pearce are making extensive preparations to blow in their 100 ton smelter. They have large quantities Of ore blocked out in the mine and in the bins ready for smelling.
 The Star is pleased to note that a large and rich strike has been made in the mines of the Sonora Mining and Milling company near rubitama, So- nora. These are the mines Of which Con. O'Keef is president and general manager. The strike is very promis- ing. This will soon put the company on an equal footing with the best of them.
 The progress of the Calumet smelt- CTS at Douglas is all that could be asked for by the company. The finish ing touches are being added as rapidly as possible, says the Dispatch: Sup erintendent Merrill was down to look over the prospects of finishing up the work: We will blow in by the tenth of November" said MT. Merrill, land expect fully to begin operations at Douglas at that time. Everything be- comes slow toward the finishing of the works and its rarely ever that the work is ready to begin as soon as nt, ini, h the shelter works is the very best ob- tainable and gives Us one of the finest plants in the west. The plant will be enlarged as fast as the needs of the company warrants"
 A new company known as the Feder- al Mining company has been organized to work mines in the Lone Star dis trict. Its headquarters will be. at Saf- ford, and its property consists of the San Juan and Great Eastern group Of mines. Its incorporation absorbs the Gila Valley Copper Co. and the Horse Shoe Copper Mining Co. The mem- bers of the company are wealthy New York people. Hon. Francis H. Will. son stands at the head. John Green heavy stockholders. Judge J. M Me Collum, of Stafford, the local attorney, has filed the deed of transfer of the old companies to the new, and it is un- derstood that active development work will be begun within few days. The first work will be done on the Great Eastern, and through this shaft the extent and quality of the ore will be determined Guardian
 A correspondent of the Phoenix Re- publican from Cave creek says: Dur ing the last six weeks a party of min- ing men of wide and thorough eX- perience in most of the gold fields of the United States, Mexico and Alaska have been quietly investigatiu the granite formations on the east side of Black mountain which is thirty miles north of Phoenix. The Mormon Girl group owned by Taylor brothers, Walter Talbot and E. P. Mccormick, is on the west side of the mountain in slate formation and consists largely of copper and gold veins parallel thereto while the district referred to above and hitherto neglected on ac- count of the unpromising surface in dications is on the east side in granite and consists Of gold or silver. The ore veins are not rich stringers but large, substantial, and apparently enduring ore bodies in the contact between the granite and slate.
 An important mining deal was com pleted at this place yesterday and the agreements were signed and returned this morning, in which the Ktn-e-chy group of twenty mining claims was sold to parties in Detroit, Michigan, who will organize a company and com mence work on the property within three months. A great amount of work has already been done on these claims, which are within 20 miles of this place. The indications are good for the opening of a bonanza when depth is reached, as there is plenty of low-grade-ore in sight in the work ings. Negotiations have been pend- ing on this deal since last April, and Capt. McEuiry, who has had the prop erty in charge, feels much elated at the success that has crowned his ef- forts. The deal is large one, and the property involved one of recognized merit, and the company to take charge will undoubtedly reap rich returns from their investment.-Pima Paragon.
 Here is what Col. Tom Ewing says