The copper era., 1904-03-31

by men imported. Inc HirihIu .
 motormeu had been working 12 hour
 shift for which they received 53.jO.
 The men struck for an s.hour day and
 Adyices have been received from
 Mexico that the Guggeuheim Ex-
 ploration company has purchased
 from Beruad Somcra what is called
 the Spmera mine, situated in the
 Guanacevi district, state Of Durango.
 Mexico, the reported purchase price
 being sj, ,OO0 Somcra paid Sl5 GOO
 for the mine several years ago.
 Several mentions have been made iE
 these columns of the fact that the
 Stark Gold Mining company's new mill was making d steady and success fu run, but very tangible evidence of this statement i7 now in sight. as Ed. < Campbell brought to this city OF his last trip from those properties bar of gold bullion valued at 5000, the result Of mill run of about five days.-Courier.
 A ship of the Cochise Mining compiny's property near Bi-bee, is pending Ninety per cent of the stock is in c7- crow in the Miners and Merchants Bank Of Bi9b,e. The buyers are east ern parties and the con7i iteration $500. OOO or about - cents per share for the outstanding stock. Not long ago some of this stock sold at 10 1 cents.
 City Attorney Victor Griffith has re- turned from q profitable two days visit at the Twin Bntte mining prop crty about twcnty-scvcn miles from the city in the Sierras. Mr. Griffith 1. stated that the shaft had been sunk to ! the depth of G. feet and that the lower ! 3O feet made a remarkable showing Of 1 high grade ore, containing copper, i lead and silver. The pay roll is now !. Sj. 900 weekly Star.
 The blowing in of the Equator shelter last week i- the starting of new era in the mining industry of . Navapai county. and particularly for the Jerome district. The shelter and . the mines from which it Is being fed . are located about three miles south of . Jerome in an air line and about four . miles south Of the great United Verde . mine. Like the United Verde, the . Equator is owned by Senator Clark . and associates. Mining News.
 Col. Swiagcrt returned last week from pilotiug d party of railroad mag mates over the projected railroad line from the end of the Arizona and Utah . at Chloride north to the Colorado . river then on to Clarl,'- railroad. The . big salt and iron deposits "erc cN- amiucd on she way. This gap will be . closed in the near future and the . smelling ores Of Mohave county will {. have a closer market at Salt Lake in the mean time smclter i, erected al . Kingman.-Our Mineral Wealth.
 The stage driver between Phorui, . and Cave creek was bitten hv a Gila . monster few days ago. says the Hc- . publican. \ passenger picked up the . monster and put it on the seat with '. the driver. A jolt of the stage caused ]. the driver to bump against the mon- stcr. which promptly fastened its . ugly fangs in the tles1y part of the . mans person, and it required some force to pry its jaws apart, which was badly laceratcd. It is supposed tha' the mans clothing caught the poison, as mo effects of poisoning were uo- . liced after the bite.
 John Phillips, keeper of Winters well, twenty-five miles southwest of . Backeve, was shot and killed by an un- known mau last week, but whether it was a highway robbery and murder or the result of desperate conflict, is not known although il is believed 10 be the former. Deputy Sherin Jim Gray received a telephone message from Buckeye giving the details so far as known. The message was from Dolph Evans, cattle inspector of that district, who stated thata man named Collie had just arrived and told the