Arizona silver belt., 1902-03-27


 F. Pettigrew, ex senator from South D ,kota, is the company's general man. ger.
 Tho Minnesota X Arizona Mining company has increased it's capital from Sl,0O0, QUO to 5000 0O0 The compau, has for it's object the purchase of group of mines in the Gold Basin cour- try Of Arizona, upon which they are at work at present, The com pany is composed of many reputable citizens Of Minneapolis and other towns of | Minnesota. Extensive work is mapped out for this company on the G Dd Ba- sin mines, and the installation of ma chinery will soon be made K Kingman Miner.
 A miner who came down from the COD. mine this week stated thai there had been opened up in that prop erty the greatest ore bodies he has Seen in Arizona On the 40t level, where no ore was found when tn, property was extensively worke d some years ago, an immense ore body was recently cut in cruSscut. On the 200, 500 and 400 levels there is enough ore exposed to keep 5he present mill pounding away for years The ore being worked through the mill comes altogether from winzeS and drift.,, no stoping being done. Mill products are being shipped to the smelters daily and the mine will soon be paying hand somely. A larger and more complete plant is necessity, and as soon as this is installed and in running order we may look for big things from this property Mohave Miner.
 Lord Thurlow, president of the Ari- zona Parent Mining company, arrived last week on business visit to this section which will probably occupy some time for several weeks. The above company has recently purchas- ed the Baca land grant in the western fni VI NiiAo iioui Alio. ID Perrin. A corporation has been organiz. ed for the purchase of the southeast quarter of thegrant, called the Yayapai Mining company, and among other things which will be done by Lord Thurlow during his visit will be the incorporation of another company on the southwest quarter of the grant, which will probably be called the Burro Greek Mining Company. Lord Thurlow is also president of the Yava- pal Mining company. In addition to the mining operations which are pro posed to be carried on, on the grant, it will also be used as heretofore for grazing purposes. Journal Miner.
 George J. Roskruge, of Tucson, is at Cochise, completing the survey for the new Pearce road. John Brockman, of the Commonwealth company, has been quietly arranging for the building of this railroad from Pearce to Cochise, a distance of some IS miles, to afford transportation facilities and outlet for the mines and product of the company. It is also understood the company pro pose increasing the capacity of the mill to double the present. capacity and contemplates other extensive work on large scale which makes the railroad a necessary and indispensable adjunct It is also stated that ar engagements have been made for the early starting on the project and it is not unlikely that grading will have begun within thirty days. The report that the Southern Pacific company is interested in the road is denied the CommOnv ealth company claiming it is an individual enterprise. Citizen.
 A rich find made on Tuesday of last week a half mile below Angels Camp, recalls murder committed thirty-five years ago. Al that time man named FiguerO kept a little trading station on what is now the Utica mining pro perty, but was then a lonely spot in forest. He made living by buying gold dust from the Indians and always had lot of it on hand One night gang of robbers went to his place, bound the old man and tortured him in an attempt to compel him to tell where he had his gold hidden. At last he told them where to find DOT ton of the gold. They took it and departed. The next morning their vic tim died from the effects of the torture. A hunt was made for the old man s wealth, but none was ever found, and the incident was forgotten until last Tuesday, when man named Clark, going by the place where the old cabin had stood, di covered a piece of gold He began looking around and found q lot more, and, after digging for several hours, he counted up and found he had nearly sl. 700 He hauled the dirt home in a wheelbarrow, and from one load banned out more than $400 A | -. n.