Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-30
MIkING INTELLIGENCE

Messrs. Heller, Marcus and Spiegel returned last night from their visit to Gro Mining cOmpany's property at Minnehaha, and left this morning for their homes in Chicago. In conver- sation today it was learned that they were we'll pleased with the conditions which they found at the mine, and that extensive operations will be continued on the property. The con- pany is now receiving machinery for a fifteen drill air compressor, the compressor and the engine both being of the compound pattern. This is the largest air compressor made. The hoist is being removed also to more suitable place where the ore can be handled at a minimum expense. At present only a small force is at work, but as soon as this additional ma cbinery is installed they will increase the force and the shaft will be sunk to a depth Of 1000 feet. The property is showing up very satisfactorily as far as development has progressed and the company is taking the right tack to make valuable property out of it, as the history of mines in this county has been that the greater depth ob- tained the greater the values of the ore and the greater the quantity. Mir. Heller expects to return to Pres colt again.in about two months.
 The Comstock mining district of Nevada was first located in 1859. It is estimated that to date the Comstock has produced $40, GOO, GOO in gold and silver. There are a number of mines still working, some of the old time heavy producers being yet in opera tion.
 T. N. Childers, one of the well known citizens of the Turkey creek mining district, is making prepara- tions to begin work on his Ramona mining property about mile from Turkey station, on the P. & E. road. MT. Childers has property that promises to open up a wonderful mine. He has several claims located along a mOnstrous iron dyke that stands out of the mountain side like a great black wall, the ledge being nearly 900 feet wide anhshowing some gold values on the furface. There has been very little work done on this ledge as yet, but if the owners expec- tations are realized it will be a very rich proposition when depth is reach ed. The ledge is visible for thou sands of feet and if it should prove to carry good values there will be lot of work done in that neighborhood in the near future, as the ledge is To- cated by other parties on both north and south extensions.
 J. B. TOmlinson has completed the installation of lot of new mining machinery for the Yaeger Canyon Copper company. The machinery con- sists of three eighty horse power boilers, ten drill air compressor, and a 140 horse power hoist. The air receivers to be used in connection with air compressors went astray in transit having been consigned to an overflow car which was hauled via Fl Paso into southern Arizona, and they have but recently obtained track of them. This has delayed operations somewhat, but now that they have been located, they will be forwarded promptly and installed ill the mine when operations will be commenced on larger scale than ever before. The shaft on this property is down s30 feet hut with this machinery it cau be sunk to a depth of 3500 feet for which point the company is aim ing to sink. Some of the most sys- tematic mining in this section has been on this property as work has been confined entirely to the develop ment of the mine, the parties realiz- ing that the most important thing in connection with mining is to first de- velop the property and demonstrate the existence of a mine, after which all things can be added. They have large bodies of ore exposed, and many company would long ere this have had some sort of plant on the prop erty. The managers of the Yaeger Canyon however believe in ascer- taining the amount of ore they can depend on first, and second, by exper- imcnting, demonstrate the best method for its treatment, SO that when plant for its reduction is erected. they can erect plant suited to the successful and economical re- duction of its ore.