Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-12
Mines and


A force of men Is still at work or
the American Flag mine, getting it in
shape for examination.
The Independence and Bromide
mines in the Headstone district, Ric
Arriba county, are working two shifts
The Yellow Jacket mine, in the Gold
Road district, owned by John Withers
Ira George and Frank Irwin, is showing
good gold.
The owners of the Goldpan at Bro.
mide, are putting up cabins for work
men and will Immediately begin work
OF a 100-foot shaft.
The Mexican Ming Gold and Copper
company and the Admiral company are
preparing to resume operations for the
summer at Bromide.
G.. Charles Davis and Ira Hawkins
have located a mine near the Sandy
that assays as high as s2,260 per ton
Davis says it looks to him like a world
heater.
There has beer more actual devel
opment of mining property in Yavapai
county, Ariz.. during the year 1901
than has heretofore been accomplished
in any year since its inception.
Inc NeSIIdll DTOlUtTS nave mdued
deal on their copper properties. situat-
ed east of Florence, and development
work under their management will
commence there inside of a few weeks.
An important strike of gold has been
made on the San Francisco mine at
Cedar, Ariz. The company found they
had not power enough to hoist and
operate their plant so they are putting
in a new holster.
A mill for the Gold road mine in
Arizona is the next good news that Will
be heard. The mine shaft is being
sunk and the ore is said to be high
grade milling. New boarding and
bunk houses have just been completed
and other buildings.
The conviction that the Bonito dis
trict in Lincoln county, is destined to
become n of the greatest gold pro-
ducing camps in the southwest, is
gradually forcing itself upon mining
men and, as a result, capital Is pouring
into that part of the country.
Ben o. Hatfield has sold his interest
in the Ore Grande mine near Wicken'
burg to his partners, George E. Lamb
and Frank w. Ellis, for $1U0 900. Mr.
Hatfield had a sixth interest in the
property which places a cash market
value On the mine of 5000 900.
F. w. Fuller of Colorado has negot
lated for the purchase of a group o
gold claims in San Francisco distric
from Carl Tanner, Charles ]. George
John Bindshaedler and Sam Kloppen
stems. The price is $50, 900, $500 down
800, 900 in May and the balance later
These deals with cash down are tn
highest recommendation for the dis
trict.
James Penberthy, an old miner o
the country, died at his brothers hous
in Kingman, Ariz, Tuesday, of pneu
monia. He was born in Cornwall, Eng
land. in 1850. He was one of the luck
owners of the American Flag mine |
its palmy days and had but recent
made another rich discovery on Burr
Creek. He was buried from tn
church, a large number Of friends TO
lowing him to the grave.
The Denver mine at Elizabethtowr
Colfas county, presents a lively seen
these days. The pumps are in opers
ton, taking water out of the shaft pre-
paratory to beginning active mimi
this week. 1t is the intention of tn
company to put a large force Of me
at work in the old shaft or tunnel CI
.cline) and also to drive a new tunne
700 feet lower down the hill, to intel
sect with present workings, thus pre-
viding a way to handle the ore withou
having to hoist it out of the shaft.