Arizona republican., 1903-03-05
Mines and Minerals
Of Arizona
THE UNITED GLOBE
And Other ella County Mines Girard
Mill to Start.

Recent developments in the Gray
mine OF the United Giobe have con-
frmed the good opinion of those who
have 2 knowledge of that property,
and there seems to be 10 doubt but
that Phelps, Dodge & co. have il the
Gray a very valuable mine. says the
Globe Silver Belt. 4 fOur-foot vein of
rich oXidized Gre was Unexpectedly
struck on the fifth level in driving to
reach the main ore body, which. if cal
culatiors are correct. is some 300 feet
further east, and which from the first
to the fourth level has been very large.
On the seventh level several S0Od
veins of sulphide ore have been en-
ccunterod. Very little development
work has yet been done below the
fourth level, and the opening OF the
rev ground to the depth of 40 feet af-
fcTds great possibilities. Development
has been greatly retarded By an excess
Of water, but further difficulty on this
account is not apprehended. We are
informed by Superintendent n. S. Ber-
ray that the flow of water in the
Gray has decreased more than 10000
gallons since the first Of the month
and row amounts to about 100000 gal
Ions per hour
Messrs. Michael Hotz. NJ. j. Murphy
and II. ]. Sisty, who are developing the
Sultan group and other gold claims in
Lost Gulch, have leased the Gfrard mill
from E. F. Kellner and expect to start
il up within two weeks on Gre from
the Badger mine. Sinking was begun
last week in the Badger snait. which
is now down 100 feet and will be sunk
CO Al In,
Sisty and Hotz informed US that the
supply of ore viii be sufficient to keep
the mill running indefinitely.
Lyman c. Woods went out yesterday
to the Sunset group CT copper claims.
adjoining the Finletter x Harvey
property. On which he intends having
some work done and viii probably take
out ere fer shipment. The claims are
owned jointly by Mr.. Woods, j. j. Kae-
gan and William Stevenson. A ship
ment CT ore from one of these claims
was made TO Ell Paso last summer
and the first class ore went 311s per
cent copper and the second class 20l.
per cent.
Jack Newman returned on Tuesday
from the mineral district about Queen
creek. with which ne was favorably
Arizona company is making good prog
gress in the development Of their prop
erty and their camp presents business
like appearance.
y carload Of lumber for the .rizo2a
and Hancock Mining company is being
hauled to their camp at the head OF
Mineral creek, to be used in timbering
the shaft, the sinking OF which IS 10
be resumed within a few days. 1t viii
be carried down eco feet furthe-. giving
4 total depth o. $50 feet
D. NJ. Mcfarland. who recently ez-
amircd tie Golden Wonder mine near
Payson, returned from Los Angeles On
Tuesday night, accompanied by ". p.
Davis, n-iring expert, and left this
morning with {. c. Clark fer the mine,
on which work is. soon to be begun
under bond.
c, E, Taylor has made application
for patent to the RicheIieu. Bobby
Eurns and Buster mining claims. stu
ated on Buffalo hill, and TIE McCor-
mick mine, Il short distance east of
town. y. T. Cotton, deputy United
States mineral surveyor of Florence,
is expected here within a feH. days TO
survey the claims
superintendent L. II. Benson IF the
Black Warrior, and Mrs. Benson. re-
turned on Monday night from Cali
fcrnia. At San Francisco Mr.. Benson
conferred with Southern Pacific Off
Gals and secured fer the Black Warrior
company important concessions in
freight rates TO Globe which will effect
a great saving to the company in opor-
atiEg expenses.
George C.ittenden, manager of the
Saddle Mountain Mining company, who
has an option on four coal claims in
the Reed. or lower basin of the San
Callo coal fields, has employed Harry
Grove and ice Faull. Jr., t. begin de-
vel0pmcnt work, and Grove left yes
terday t. join Faun on the field. These
claims are owned by Philip Oates, J.
p. Fault and Oliver Swingle.