Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-23
GOLD CANYON MINING COMP ANY Brief Description of the
 Property. What the Tucson Citizen Says About This Company and
 Their Mines.

The following concerning the bis deal recently made by J. s. Acker, ot this city, when he landed the big gold property known as the Ada mines ir the Catalina mountains in the southern part of the territory, for the Gold Canyon Mining and Milling company, composed of Salt Lake City and Arizona people, is taken from 8 recent issue of the Tucson Citizen:
 "When J. s. Acker, mining man of Prescott, came down the first of this week it was for the purpose of visiting and reporting on this proper ty to his clients and with arrange ments perfected for organizing a com pany to take over the property, should it prove satisfactory to his people.
 "After careful investigation, Mir. Acker satisfied himself and associates that this old property is one of great merit and immediately set about in cooperating a company.
 "These mines, which were operated some years ago by c. James, were at that time known as the Ada mines and paid handsomely under Mr. James, management.
 "At an early period, much of the ore was worked with an arastra but a mill was placed on the ground and many hundreds of tons of gold quartz milled at good profit. A drift was run in on the ledge and the ore stopped out to the surface for a distance of about 600 feet. After Mir. James, death his widow tried to operate the property but under hired and expen- sive management run behind and she disposed of she mill and later the property as best she could and at a great sacrifice.
 ''After this the mines remained idle for years, with the exception of an- nual assessment work, the new owner not being able to operate them and not being successful in enlisting mor- eyed people to assist him.
 "Finally, about four years ago, the owner entered into an agreement with party who owned a small mill, whereby the mill was to be placed on the property and the profits to be equally shared from all ores milled. Disagreement very shortly followed this arrangement and only a out fifty tons were milled, which plated s17 per ton and the tailings assayed sl0 per ton, showing careless and incompe- tent handling. The owner also be- lieves that the ore really plated very much more than returns showed and is to this day fully convinced that the ore milled would go $50 to s60 per ton in gold.
 "Much of this ore banned heavily and free gold specimens were ire quently found. Again, the property was without n ill and only assess ment work has been kept up during the past four years.
 "The company is officered by we'll known and prominent local business men and the business of the company wilt be handled from this city. The officers and directors of the Gold Can yon Mining and Milling company are :: President, Charles H. Pogue, of the Tucson Hardware company; vice pres ident, A. H. Tibbals, a we'll known owner of the mines; secretary, Byrd Brooks. teller of the Consolidated Ma tional Bank; treasurer, D. S. Coch- ran, the we'll known contractor and builder; director, W. I. Perry of Wheeler & Perry, merchants of this city.
 "Mr. Tibbals has great faith in the outcome from proper development and careful management and retains a large interest in the company and will have personal charge of the work at the mines. Considering the past fav orable history of this property and the fact that it is in the vicinity of such widely known property as the 'Mam- moth" and Southern Belle" We can reasonably expect to hear frequent aLd favorable reports from the Gold Can yon Miuing and Milling company.