Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-21
ALL OVER ARIZONA.


 ALL OVER ARIZONA.
 The Queen mine belonging to the Arizona Copper Co. at Metcalf, will now be worked by the company, says the Pacific Coast Miner:
 A good strike. Is reported near the Gold Road mine. where ore, it is claimed. assaying s7oo per ton is dis covered.
 It is stated that the strike 8. the O'Dea and Dempsey group, near Chlo- ride, is improving, and that the pros. pect is in an extremely healthy con dition.
 It is stated that, exclusive of the United Verde. the mines Of Arizona have paid dividends during the past year in the sum of nine millions cf dollars.
 At the Ben Doran mine, develop ments, it is said, show great ore bod ies. The owners have let the con. tracts for two shafts each to be 25o feet deep.
 At the Minnesota -Connor mint al Chloride chute. of ore is said to have been struck which carries val ues as high as twenty-five ounces of gold to the ton
 The eight-hour law, it is said, will not create much of innovation in Ari- zona, as ninety-fve per cent of the miners there for several years. hay e been accustomed to work only eight hours on shift
 In the Black rock mine, near J..- rome, the main shaft is Gowr 1t5 feet on vein of ore which 1t is said assay over S30 per ton. The chief values in this mine are copper
 In the American mine at Kirgmaa. Arizona, sinking is to be continued 10 the depth of POO feet, when drifting or the lode both ways will be prosecuted. The ore showing is said to be yer, promising.
 A full force of men will be WorLe,, soon at the Tennessee mine, near Chiu- ride. in Mohave county. It is stated that the main shaft will be sunk to a depth of 1000 feet as rapidly as pos sible.
 Hon. A. J. Doran. of Arizona. who is interested in Mexican mines. has been appointed a member Of the Ari- zona commission to superintend the territorial part in the St. Louis exhi5i ton.
 Work on the Vivian mine. near Snowball camp, near Kingman. is pro- gressing under the direction of Mir. Thomas Ewing. Very rich ore is re- ported to have been found A milling plant will soon be installed.
 The mining men there claim that the Ciifton-Morenci copper district leads all others in America. save orly the Butte and Calumet districts. in the production of copper It is claimed that this position is verified by the official records of the past year.
 A strike of gold, thought to be ifn. portant, has been made in the Monica wold mine in Weaver district. Yaya. pai county. The ledge is c;a,ned to be eight feet wide and shows SIP per ton in gold. The present owners are T. Ernhart. E B. Corthell and r. How
 It is stated that the Gem mine, which belongs to Col. T. L. Ayers. of San Francisco, will be taken oyer by Mir H. Mckay, who will build a concentrate ing plant on the property. It has been stated that there is s700. .Oo0 worth ot ore n sight in tLe ,sine
 The fiaest show ing of copper tn ;,a found in western Arizona IS claimed to be in the Venezue.a mine. cjosa to Quartsite. At depth of 2s9 feet. the ledge is eight feet wide. ani averages il is claimed, 40 per cent copper.
 The Relief Gold Mining company. of which NIT. George Hamlin is manager has ordered materials for plant capa. bie of reducing fifty tons of ore daily. The estimated cost is s2e.Oo0. The property is situated twenty-two miles northwest of Phoenix.
 The machinery for the Producer mine. near Casa Grande, has arrived. and a number of wagon loads of if have been started towards the mine. The machinery includes a steam hoist, air compressor, boilers and A 50-ton smelling plant.
 Repairs on the smelter of the Lime Creek Copper company. near Phoe- nix. have been completed. and several runs have been made with satisfacto- Two shifts are employed, each consist ing of .velve men.
 g The concentraforssat. the shannon mine, at Clifton, has started operation. and 1t is stated that the tailings loss will not exceed 6 per cent. The smel. ter stack has been blown in by this