Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-07-16
MINING INTELLIGENCE.

J. A. Conlee has severed his con- nection with the White Horse group of mines. He will shortly start work on another mine and expects to be able to make dividend payer of il from the start.
 The Midnight Test mine will be started up again about the 18th of this month. The water will be pumped out and it is stated that work will be commenced on a larger scale than ever before. The mine has been a producer from the grass roots down to the present depth.
 Rumors say that work will be con- menced soon on the Fuller group of mines near Squaw Peak. Thousands of dollars have already been ex- pended on this property and hun dreds of feet of development work has been done.
 The old Tip Top mining camp, which in years gone by turned out its thousands of dollars monthly and made many fortunes for its owners, bids fair to become the scene of con- siderable activity. No section of the mining region of southern Yavapai has been so fruitful of success to the chlorider as that locality and the ad- jacent camps westward. For years heavy teams were constantly em- ployed in hauling ores from that region to the railroad.
 The reports of the operations of the Sonora Mining and Milling O.. are that the shelter has only been able to run from twenty-four to thirty-six hours at intervals; the water supply is very short. This is the only hindrance to operations, for there is plenty of ore and fuel. and the smelter is said to work in fine shape. From reports from some of the officials, the company will no doubt have to pipe water from the Tubutama river, seven miles from their camp. The river contains plenty of water the year round, and it is not to be supposed that this company will allow things to remain in the con- dition they are and a bountiful sup ply so close at hand.-El Paso Her aid.
 A Chicago telegram of recent date says: Upon allegations of dishon- est and corrupt methods of the man. agement by which the directors of the Model Gold Mining company, an Arizona corporation, it is charged, have made fortunes at the expense of the stockholders, Joseph H. Marshall secured from Judge Tuthill the ap- pointment of a receiver, R. H. Thatcher, who is now in charge of the company's affairs. The amount involved in the case may run up to Sl, 100000, and hundreds of residents of Chicago and vicinity, including policemen and persons of Catholic connections, are said to have been victimized. Frank Jager is alleged to have been the manipulator of the affairs of the corporation"
 Ed. Block brought in 300-pound piece of ore today from the Mer- chants Mining company's property on Big Bug. The ore is from the new strike at the 240-foot level and is fine looking mineral, going S75 per ton, and there is a solid body of it two feet wide. Another claim adja cent to the property already owned by the company was located for the company yesterday. It was named the Little Joe. The croppings show fine mineralized quartz, and work was commenced today doing the To- cation work. The surface indications are that the Little Joe will make an important addition to the property.
 Production of copper in the United States shows a decided gain, the out put for March being 24,045 long tons, which is greater than Febru- ary's output by 3,7O4 tons, and 65l tons more than in March, 1901. For the quarter ending March 3l, the total output-63,32l long tons-was less than that of last year by 3, t32 tons, owing to the large decreases shown in January and February. The foreign reporting mines, on the other hand, showed an increase for the quarter of 3,762 tons, showing that the principal European mines are forcing rather than cur tailing their output. The exports from the United States were 20,09T tors in March and for the quarter 51 ,232 tons, or considerably more than twice those of the first quarter of 1901, when the total was only 23,274 tons. Last year the copper exports were only 33.7 per cent of the production, while this year they were S0.9 per cent.
 The unparalleled prosperity of the mining industry at the present time is attracting widespread attention. People are beginning to realize that fortunes and competency can be ac- quired by investing in mining pro perties and mining stocks; in fact, the number who are realizing this and profiting by it is daily increas- ing, says the Blue Mountain Ameri- can. They are beginning to learn that there is an element of hazard in every business venture, but not as great risk in mining as has been imagined in the past. Continued success has taught them that mining