The copper era., 1903-12-24
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

A rich strike has been made in the
 Riuc3a Mining conpany'7 property,
 twruty-two miles north Of Benson
 The strike was made in tunnel at
 I8O feet from the surface, and the
 claim is made that it runs 23 per cent
 copper.
 The output from the Gold Road
 mines, in Mojave county, for the last month wa, $50, OOJ, with greatly de- creased expenses. The mine k now on a spledid paying basis under the man. agement of J. D. Spargo, and the big mill Is in every way q success.
 The Swi-s-American properties, near Snowfall, Mojave county, are to be operated on large scale, according to reports by the company recently incorporated, with capitalization of SI 300, OOO. C. J. Greene, the superin- tcndcnt ls now at the mines.
 Fred F. Stewart, generally known around Tombstone as Happy Hoolli- gan" wa5 found dead in a vacant building on Fremont street, last week. Stewart has been around Tombstone about two years, during which time he devoted his energies to procuring CO., caine and oth.r powerful drugs to which he was slave.
 The Albata Mining company, re- gently incorporated, with d capitaliza- ! ton of g., 2,00O, 900. is about to com mcncc extensive operations on the | Albata mine. in this camp. A small | force of men is already at work and q | hoisting plant capable of a 900 foot ' lift is installed. The property k one Of the old mines of the camp and has produced rich ores from the grass roots.
 Richard Gird and R. C. Davis, both . Of California, have just purchased q half interest in the Ia Higuera group 1 of gold mines, thirty miles east Of Magdaleua, Sonora, and six mile from Cucurpe. The group consists of five separate claims, aggregating S5 per- tcnencias. A company has been or ganized to exploit the property. Mir. Gird k president and general man ager. Mr. Davis is in san Francisco purchasing 20-stamp mill, which is to be installed soon.
 II. C. Greene, right of way agent for the Arizona Colorado railway, is in -H.,so--ffe reports that the line be- tween Cochise and Pcarcc is operating four trains per day and doing Il nice business. The Commonwealth mine at Pearce is disbursing about Sl0,OO0 monthly and this together with the trade from adjacent mining camps. supplies the merchants of Pearcc with bri-k trade. The Black Diamond shelter k using a car of coke per day and shipping a considerable quantity of copper matte. Tucson Citizen.
 \ recent report from the Portland mine. south of Prescott, says an i'm mru~c vein Of good orc has been en- couujcred in the big tunnel from the Poland side F-om thi- same side six distinct veins have been cut within | eco feet uf tunucling. From the Walker side Of the tunnel three veins have been cut. VIZ. the Mudhole, Ora Plata and Accidental It i, stated that the company is not making known the values and size of these lodges, but it is generally believed that they are very rich.
 Hugh Mackenzie, who al one time worked in the ElEhart mine. al Chlo- ride, and who Is heir oan immense fortune. left him by an uncle a' \ 1cr- dccn, Scotland, k b.iug searched for hy relatives. He was last seen alive in Los Angeles, from which place he wrote his father 0u the 2ith o' Janu- ary of this year, stating that he was of that morning for Scotland by way of New Orleans. Hi, relatives b,- licve he was caught in the great SoGthcrn Pacific railroad wreck, at EsmonG station, on the 2Sth of Jauu- ary last. and his body cremated Since his disappearance in January . last his relatives have searched the continent for him, but so far no trace has been iound.
 Ata meeting held at Workers, N \. opened with prayer of the stock holders of the defuuct Golden Rule Copper company, capitalized at Sl,- O>0,o00, to operate a mine said to ex- ist near Tucson, Arizona, ways and means have been discussed for real i1ing some return for the investment by the citizens ot Yonkcrs of Sl25,O00 The stockholders found that the only asset practically is one roll top desk valued at S25 and bag oi specimens. , Most of the investors are church