The copper era., 1903-06-11
ARIZONA MINING NEWS.

effected through J. z. Owen.
The Old Boot mine was located
thirteen years ago by the late F. ".
Shaw, formerly sheriff OF Pima
county. He spent all Of his money in
development work without dollar in
return and went back to his old home
in South Carolina where he died OF
Bright's disease OF the Kidneys
Arizona Blade This mine was re-
Gently sold for 1000, 900.
The Iron King mine is property
which observes Sunday as a day OF
rest All work is closed down on Sun
day. The camp has a Sunday school
which in point of attendance will com
pare favorably with the Prescott
sunday schools, being an average Of
about ffty-six each Sunday. Ben
Blanchard, superintendent OF the
mine, is also superintendent OF the
sunday school. Those attending the
latter are miners and their families.
Late New York advices say: The
United Metals Selling company has
| b9en Offering no lake copper below
ljs cents for two months. The price
has been advanced today to ID; cents
! for lake and ljg for electrolytic.
! Sales have been made at these figures.
! The Calumet & Hecla has recently
made sales OF small lots at 15i cents.
The United Metals Selling company
is sold up to the middle of July at ljs
cents
1t is reported that deal has been
! cOnsummated on the Cowboy mine, in
the Dripping Springs district. John
| Gleason and VIM. Lawrence were the
! fortunate owners of this valuable prop
ertE. They received their first pay
ment OF 5000 last week in Globe and
the balance is forthcoming as devel-
opment proceeds. The Cowboy is a
good property and at one time several
thousand dollars worth of coarse gold
roots. \ little development will no
doubt make it paying proposition
| Blade.
When ia the year 1885, Senator w.
y. Clark of Montana purchased the
United Verde, he had not even the
faintest idea that he had become the
owner of one of the half-dozcn great
est copper mines in the world. Sen
ator Clark bought as he believed, a
small gold aud silver mine, and not
being as wealthy in those days as he is
now he was not at all sure but that he
had paid more for the property than it
was worth. 1t is interesting To know
that out of the small gold and silver
mine about 800, OO0,O worth
of copper has been taken with, in all
probability, just As many millions
more to take out.-Democrat.
Concerning an offer of $50, 900, 900 by
an English syndicate for the United
Verde mine, Senator Clark is quoted
As thus explaining his refusal to sell:
Not that offer was not a good one.
Perhaps it was. But, then, that is
such a great amount OF money that L
fry:-- not know how fshould invest it if
| had it in my hands. I Tn too old
now to face such task A nd fOrNehat
reason | rejected the offer. | consid-
cred it immeasurably easier to sit
quiet and take my income from copper
as the metal comes out of the ground
than to have such Il mountain OF
money suddenly thrown upon my
hands and be compelled to find ways of
investing it 50 that it would be safe"
At Dos Cabesas, in the Moctezuma
district, near the chihuahua line,
Frank WhaleD and NJ. Lins have re
Gently made very rich strike in a
property they recently bonded from
local owners, which is said to be the
richest since that made by Colonel J.
+. Eldridge when he took out $50, 900
right at the grass roots" of the Dos
Cabesas mine. The new discovery is
thought to have tapped the west end
OF the Dos Cabesas lead. Frank
Whalcn was sinking what had been
considered an abandoned shaft, when
he struck rich body of ore at the So
foot level. The ore, when assayed
showed an average value of 800 ounces
in silver and 20 ounces in gold. Some
of the ore went as high As 1900 ounces
in silver and was very rich in gold.
Within two weeks sufficient ore was
exposed to make Messrs. Lin and
Whalen independently wealthy
Oasis.
Doc Donovan. deputy United States
marshall, Il man who is well known
from coast to coast a Il government
officer and Il thorough mining man,
and his partner, John Galley of San
Francisco, who is well known bust
ness man and has been associated with
Mr.. Donovan since 1872, have sold
their valuable copper properties,
known rs the Del Monte group in the
Santa Catalina mountains, to the Can
anea people for the sum of $3.50, 600.
The purchasers of this valuable prop
crty have persuaded Doc Donavan
to accept the SUPPLEMENTARY for
few months under large salary. Doc
Donovan knowing the property, hav-
ing worked it many years and is recog-
nized rs mining man of great expert
euce. The Cananea people consisting
of the Mitchells and Taggart are very