Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-04-26

The water shaft at the Treadwell
camp, near Kingman, was destroyed
by dynamite the other morning and a
miner named Fred Jennings has been
accused of the deed. A warrant has
been issued.
At a meeting of stockholders of the
South Bisbee company forty-six min
ing claims near the Copper Queen
property were sold to Gordon r. camp
bell, of Calumet, Mich, for 81. 200 900,
$3.50, 900 in cash and the balance with
in two years.
Marguerite Romero and wife have
sold to the Ell Porvenir Coal & fuel
company, for the sum of $1,000, all the
coal, Ignite and minerals lying under
certain ground around FL Porvenir.
and the use of such surface as is need
ed for the operation of mines.
The Iron Age y A better feel
ing is prevailing in the copper trade.
One point, however. is being overlook
ed. and that is that the Greene COM
pany in Mexico is rushing into line as
a great new producer. This company
is now sending to market over 3,5OO,-
600 pounds fine per month, and is soon
expected to reach close 20 ~5,OoO,OOO
pounds.
S. H. Elkins. postmaster of Column
bia. Mo-, while at Dolores, southern
Santa Fe county, last week, gave a
contract to James A. Jackson to sink
80 feet of shaft and do 525 feet OF
drifting on the Cunningham mine on
the Ortiz Mine grant. Jackson VIII
commence work on May l and expects
to have the work completed in 120
days.
The Mohave Miner says: John =.
Jacobson has organized a mining com
pany among his friends in Minnesota
and is now at work on the Eldorado
mine. 1t is the intention OF the new
ompan to work the mine and reduce
the ores in the Gold Basin mill. viii
liam Grant and Frank O'Dea are in
terested in the company. The Eldorado
is one of the best mining claims in the
Gold Basin country.
The Florence GA. to Blade says
County Treasurer A. F. Barker has
discovered m~olybdenite ore in small
quantities about twelve miles east o.
town. 1t is probable that this valuable
ore exists in small quantities in this
district. 1t has not been found mere
before because very few p~rospectors
would recognize the ore If they shouit
see it. While a good grade OF this orr
is worth about $20G per ton, the de
mand for it is limited.
A concession has been obtained from
the state of Zacatecas, Mexico, by A
H. Norwood and John Erickson for tn
construction of metallurgical work
and smelters in the district OF Som
brerete. at a point between the cit,
of that name and the town of Chalch'
huites. The concessionaires W mine
in the district, but will reduce the ore
of other mines as we'll as their owl
The minimum capital to be invested l
the works and mines is s ,OoO, OO'
which obligation the concessionaire
have guaranteed to the satisfactlo
of the state executive. h concesslo
is for a term of ten years.
The Tucson GA. To Citizen says:
large damage suit a been tran
ferred from the district court of va
apai county to the district court {
Pima county. John T. MCGEE has sue
the United Verde Copper company fe
1926, 600 damages for injuries receive
while working on the electric railroa
between the smelter of the Unite
Verde company anG the Stag dunn
MCGEE is a resident of hlaricopa coul
ty and he a employed Robert ]
Morrison, of Prescott, and Thoms
Bennett. of Phoenix, as his attorney
The company is represented by Her
don & Norris, of Prescott.