Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-01-31

quality, surprising that of Cerrillos.
He Is highly elated over this as he
has a heavy interest in II himself
A.Goottfried. mining expert OF con.
siderable prominence, who has been
stopping at Las Vegas for some time,
left for the mountains with the inten.
ton of camping out few days and
thoroughly prospecting the country for
big copper lead which he Is positive
exists in the near vicinity.
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Superintendent Hirsch. OF the Pres
colt Gold Mining and Mining company,
of Sierra county, while in Denver pur.
chased a complete mill engine, boiler,
etc. which will arrive here in a few
days. Altogether there Is nearly 100
tons OF freight. II Is expected that the
mil will be ready for work within
ninety days.
>. w Maltbie. a mining engineer
and chemist from Chicago has arrived
at Lordsburg to look after the inter-
ests OF the United Gold and Copper
company. Mr.. Maltbie intends to make
a through determination OF the ores
from the mines of this company to de-
eide the best process of reduction to
be employed on them.
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Superintendsnt Burke reports an
excellent showing. In the, north drift
OF the Snake mine, Sierra county, on
the 425 foot l-vel. On this level there
Is fully five feet OF ore In the breast
of the drift. The drift south. on the
same level. is being re-timbered and
put in shape for further development
and the extraction of ore.
The Coronado Mining company op.
Grating in the Coronado mountains,
near Metcalf, Arizona has made big
strike OF eight feet OF sulphiGe of seven
per cent copper ore In the Mclean
group taken over by the company a
few days ago. This strike was made
in the tunnel that was being run to
strike the Coronado dixie.
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Judge j. H. West, OF Needles, Cal,
was In Kingman this week Judge
West has warm spot In his heart for
Mohave county, Arizona, AS II was
through It's mines that he was enabled
to realize a snug little fortune. He is
still hunting for bigger things in the
mines and We hope that fortune still
has something nice In store for him.
Prospectors are now getting out into
the mountains and detached foothills
of this county and will remain until
the very warm weather drives them In,
says a Mohave county. Arizona. ex.
change. There are many parts Of the
county that have never been explored
by miners and now is the time to look
into these sections and secure some
Of the good things that they contain.
In cross cut at the $40 foot level
OF the Prosper mine. down in Sierra
county. the property OF the Prosper
Gold Mining and Milling company. a
large body of excellent milling ore,
as well as a fine bod- CT high grade
ore, has been opened up. The develop
ment OF ore positively insures q per-
manent and lasting supply Of ore for
the new mill when ready for opera.
ton.
An immense body of ore has been
opened up on the 5O0-foot level Of the
Minnesota mine. Mohave county. Ari.
zona. At the 400-foot level the ore
body shows no dlminution from that
encountered In the late workings Of
the mine. Owing to the lack Of water
the mill has not been run heretofore
TO advantage, but IT is thought that
shortly.
Edward Fox. one OF the purchasers
Of the Hawkeye gold mine In the JIG
arilla district. has just returned TO
White Oaks from Chicago, where he
went to spend the holidays with home
folks. Mr.. Fox says that his company
will begin development Of the Hawk
eye Immediately. The Hawkeye has
turned out to be a very hattering prop.
erty--locss. In fact, like It is going 10
prove bonanza.
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Quite number Of mining men from
the colder regions Of the mining west
are in Mohave county, Arizona. look.
ing over our mining fields. Many of
these gentlemen are surprised with the
wonderful naturalization of the Wal
lapia mining district and are Of the
opinion thai within a short time IL
will be extensively worked and be-
come one of the richest producing
sections OF the territory.
A mining proposition of consider
able magnitude is on foot in the Ger.
bat country OF Arizona that has for its
object the taking over and working Of