The copper era., 1903-12-31
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

". ~ Fletcher is making arrange
 men Co bI.lI d concentrating plan
 a1I -me.ter at Florence. Part Of hi
 sch-me i- 70 build a railroad from tho
 mines to the river and the rails hay,
 already been purchased. They will b,
 shipped soon.
 The recent rich strike made in th,
 SiIvera1o claim Of the Golden Quiver
 is creating much interest. The strike
 was in a cro-s-yein leading into the main one. The pay streak i7 30 inches
 wide and consists Of silver bromides and copper, carry ing gold.
 Work was commenced last week by the Iron Cap Mining company on q double-compartment working shalt on
 the Iron Gap mine It Is to be sunk 200 feet, at least This company owns six claim- adjoining the Copper Hill. Judge C. ". Way is president Of the company.
 The directors Of the Lucky Tiger Combination Mining company, Of So- nora, have ju-t authorized the con struction of - ton plant Co treat the ores from the mines. Word received here states that the wagon road to the mines ha- been completed and is in good repair, also that an ls-iuch vein Of high grade ore has been struck in the lowest tunnel.
 J. Marlin, who ha7 the contract for buildin% the new road into C.dar, was in kingman Saturday evening for the pdrpo,c of getting supplies and mater iil for the road work He engages large number Of men while here and sent them to the clmps along the grade. The road i, to be one of the best in the territory and will open up one of the richest mining sections in Mohayc coInty.
 W. O Ruggies has discovered q vein !. of ore paral.clilg tho Boulevard, ole | of the Sheeptrail. group. that gives ! average values Of S1OO tp the ton in ] gold. The new strike Is said to be one . of the best made in that country since The discovery Of the Sheeptrail group. Mr. Rugelc7 is an old time Colorado mining man who has been pros pecting in the country for the past several years.
 Judge Robert Secular and John Bull lhe -WeII- known SSl-I -4...i--.--'---t' ing engineer, arrived in kinsman last week aud have gone to the river coun- try ,o look at mining property. They will make an examination ot the Le- land and Gold Road country before re- to Kiugman. Mir. Boyle will remain in Mohavc county some time, while Judge Secular returned to St. Louis to spend the holidays with his family. Miner.
 Capt Isaac Conkry and Steve Tyler have a wonderful showing in their . mine on the mountain above the C, 0. . D. mine. Eighteen inches of ore . gives an average of ten ounces gold . and 20 ounces silver to the ton. AL ! ready ten tons ot ore has been shipped 1 from the mine. the average of which . Wl~ over ounces E'iu A'' " '''"NN' silver. The owners are hard at work on the property and believe they have one of the richest in Mohave county. -Kingman Miner.
 The Gold nugget Mining company, who are operating in Little Emisran' canyon, two miles east "f old Fort Bowie. struck large body of fin" god ore last week on their lower or first tunnel on the gold Fleece vein. AZ A depth of loo feet the ore apparently had all played out. hu' the Co'lart brothers. who are in charge. under stand mining too we'll To l-t such q thing interfere with their operations. They had a few upper, put in the roof of the tunnel and there the vein WAS discovered five feet wide and richer than il was before Range News.
 The Cedar Valley Mining company is not working men on the mines at present but is keeping the water down until the new road is built in. when d large force of men. will be put on ana tue ~liti SNiN I' A 'tilSiHSi apAS depth. Owing to the cold weather work has been discontinued at the brick yard and will not be resumed for several months. When work is re- eumcd on the properties again it will be continued until the mine is in such shape that il will output sufficient ore to keep big reduction plant in con staut jou.--KiuEman Miner.
 The laying of of the mine force at the old Dominion until January ? caused good deal of apprehension and the circulation of many false rumors IL is expected that the Old