Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1902-04-30
MINES AND MINING.

It is announced that negotiations are on for a reorganization of the Venture Hill Mining Company at Jerome. The company has an excel lent property, and all that is needed is money for its development.
 The Verde Consolidated Company, of Jerome, has elected the following officers: Jake Marks, president, Pres colt; A. Von Schriltz, yice-president, Jerome; Thomas E. Campbell, secre- tary, Jerome; J. F. Mullen, director, Los Angeles; E. O. Allison, director, Jerome; c. R. Rutledge, director, Jerome.
 The Gro Mining Company is pre- pairing for extensive operations on it's property in Minnehaha. About 300 tons of machinery have been received and there are about 200 tons yet to come. Machinery which was due here five months ago has not yet been shipped from the factory, owing to delays caused by labor trouble This has proven great disappoint- ment to the company, as it was ex- pected to have the plant completed and in operation by this time. Among the most important improvements be- ing made is the enlarging of the com pany's mill to 100 tons capacity.
 The Poland mill is piling up con- centrates at the rate of about twenty tons per day, with its twenty stamps in operation. A portion of the values are secured on the plates also, as a bar of gold bullion valued at about S2,0OO was brought in few days ago. The company yesterday made cash payment of S11 900 on some claims owned by Jesse Robinson and J. F. Foster of Prescott, Levi English of New York and s. G. Minor of Phenix.
 The Sullivan diamond dfill ordered by H. E. Armitage for the Hercules Mining company has arrived and Mir. Armitage will commence operations with it very soon at the company's property in the Castle creek country.
 Judge E. NJ. Sanford, manager of the Century Mines company, has started men at work sinking double compartment shaft on the property owned by the company about seven miles south of town and near the road to the Senator mine. The shaft Is down thirty-five feet and is in ore all the way. The ledge is eighteen feet between walls. The mine is located in the Groom creek belt, and every mine in that section which has been worked to any extent has proven to be a bullion producer.
 A twelve horse power hoist has been placed on the Congress Exten- sion property near Congress and work has been commenced developing the claims which are looking very promis- ing. c. H. Akers promoted the deal on the property whereby they will be worked.
 About twenty men are being worked at the O'Brien mine and while the owners have nothing to say, they are going ahead with the development work in a manner which means busl- ness. Men who are in a position to know, say that it will outrank any mine in this section as a producer, next to the Gro Grande.-News-Her- aid.
 The machinery for the Tombstone mines has nearly all arrived, and what has not reached there is now on the road. The machinery is very massive, the pump being one of the most powerful ever manufactured. The boilers are of such immense weight and size that no wagon manu- factured could be found of sufficient capacity to transport it from the rail road to the mines, and one specially designed by W. F. Stanton had to be manufactured to order for the pUT- pose. As the mines have been opened up 100 feet below water level, and the lower workings being all full of water, it will require some time to get this out, which will have to be done before mining work can be resumed.
 Ex-Governor F. A. Tritle returned last night from a visit to Richenbar, where he went with Geo. Zika, owner of group of gold mines to make an examination of the property, which consists of nine patented claims. The main shaft of the group on the Gold Note mine is about 800 feet in depth. From this shaft five levels have been opened for a distance of 400 feet to a shaft about 75 feet from the north end of the claim. The property has been idle since Geo. W. Middleton had it under bond, and no engineer being on the ground, the governor was of the opinion that he could go down the ladder of the shaft without using the hoist. His effort in that direction was failure. He got down a distance of about sixty feet when his rheumatic knees gave out, and he had difficulty in getting back to the surface. He returned to Prescott and will take an engineer out tOmor- row to lower him with the hoist. It Is hoped that the examination which the governor will make will be satisfac tory and that this property will again be worked.