Arizona silver belt., 1903-12-10
Items About the Mines and Min eraI Development Culled
 From Exchanges.
TREASURELAND OF AM ERICA
Reports From Tany Districts in the Territory, Telling of Important Discoveries, Active Operation and Organization of New Companies.

A $l5,0OO bar of bullion, the cleaning
 up of one week $ run of the mill, was recently shipped from the Gold Road mine, near Kingman. It is expected that the weekly shipments will here after run fIom $l2,OOO to $l5,O00
 The copper exports for the month of November are reported to have aggre- gated II 523 tOns-the largest amount for any month this year. This aggre- gate compares with l2,Sl6 tons shipped in October and with lO,915 tons sent putin November, 1902
 The foreign visible supply has de- creased l,336 tons since November l5, and is now at the lowest point in more than ten years. It proves that, while foreign consumers are carrying almost no Supplies, foreign consumption is increasing. This means that copper is not at all likely to sell below l2 cents for long time to come.
 The JO OuTnal-Miner states thatthe United Verde Copper company has been compelled to close down its smeter on account of lack of coke. The shortage is caused by the strike of coal miners. The company, how ever, has a shipment of coke on the way and will siart up soOD again.
 A number of mining companies in this county are preparing to have their properties patented. In this they are right. It is cheaper to pay $30 per year taxes on a patented min. ing claim than it is to perform $lO0 worth of work each year on an un- patented claim. Not Only that, but a patent settles all doubt as to the title to a claim and prevents blackmail.- Florence Blade.
 Ben F. Daniels, formerly a Rough Rider, and later marshal for Arizona, received from the commissioner of patents at Washington tuesday last oateut for new shelter, Of which he and Vincent W. Clark of Nogales are the inventors. The name of the new smelter is the "ProSpectOr'S Shelter" It can be successfully operated by one man without the use of water. The cost of the smelter is nominal, and it | can be built for $500.
 Robert DeLarge, one of the pioneer | mil men of this section of country, | came in yesterday afternoon from the l Jessie mine where he has been assist ing In putting up large house build | ing, and left on last nights train for Phoenix from which place he goes to | the scene of the great TontO Basin | reservoir where he will be engaged as an assistant engineer in the conStruC- tion of that great enterprise. Jour. nal Miner
 The Phoenix Enterprise says "S. D. Gardom, here today from Kelvin, in the Mineral Creek district, states that Thos. Haley has lately had an of fer of SS0,0OO for what is commonly | known as the Haley lead mines, in that neIghbOrhOOd. The offer was made by some E Pdso capitalists, but Mir. Haley believes his property worth much more than that figure, and has docined to sell. These mines have been well developed, the length of tun- neS and shafts therein amounting to moro than 27OO feet.
 CW. s. Fletcher will arrive here to day or Monday to make arrangements | for the construction of his shelter and concentrating plant, says the Florence Blade. He will build a rail. road track from the mines down to . the river. The rails for this track | have been bought and will be shipped | In SOOn. By the. time he can com plete the smelling plant chloriderS VII have worlds of custom ore ready to haul to the plant. They are now Aking out ore with that purpose in view.
 Ihe workings in the United Verde mine are slowly creeping deeper It is sald that a station is now being cut at adepth of 900 feet in this mine. The output of the United Verde for the year 1903, with but ten months work to its credit, will compare we'll with any other ten months output, not wchstanding the many petty dItiicul. sieS 1t has run up against during the year Some months the output has Ieached the high water mark. Jerome News.
 F. C. Alsdorf, consulting engineer of .ne stevens Copper company, reports enat the ore struck in the bottom of tne main working shaft, at a depth of |