The copper era., 1904-03-31


 , i1 the house. but an examinatiO
 showed that the fatal shot could hay
 been fired from neither Of these gum
 The only clues Go the murder wer
 the tracks Of a bnrro and .trang mar As the Winters ranch Is an iso lated place, burro tracks would indi
 cate that some miner or strange tray
 eler had passed through that section
 and the theory is that Phillips wa either killed for what little money ol
 provisions he might have had or elsc
 shot in fight.
 Ed s. Campbell, O. the Stark Gold
 Mining company, came in last week
 from the camp of the company and
 brought in a s3 GOO bar of gold bullion,
 the result Of run Of about five days
 o' the mill. The mill is running right
 along now, as well as the cyanide
 plant. Both are giving good sa,is-
 faction, but no cleanup has been made
 yet from the cyanide plant. The
 Stark company has entered the list Of 1 proc and expects to remain per-
 manenily in that class. and stockhold-
 CTS will no doubt soon be receiving re- 1 turns from their Investments ] JOuruaI-Miner.
 The Picacho gold reef near Ba- coachi, Sonora, and fifty miles from Cananea, is attracting more outside attention. This ledge or reef appears to be the mother-lode of the district and i5 clearly traceablc for over ten kilometers and in some places on the surface is twenty meters wide with q general as-ay value of $S U. 5 cur rency per ton, with rich streaks, which is all shipped. One carload Of this ore picked, it is said, was worth SiOOoO U. 5. currency. In the district is much water, the sonora river never being more than two miles away Cdnanca Herald.
 C. W. Platt. postmaster at Kirk
 land and general manager of the Hi Zoua Mining company's property, was down on a business trip for the sher- iT's oni :e this week. He reports that the IIlizona company is pushing work in good shape. A depth of 2OJ feet has been reached, and 2O-horse power hoi7ting engine is being in- stalled. Air-comprcssors and ma chine drills will soon follow. As soon l as these new appliances are in work 1 VIII ur ru-nvu ont v''o oee - to'-. -- ! ,ri. tho bp ! success that such enterprise and in dustry deserves. Martinez News Herald.
 The Cedar Vallay Mining company has opened up splendid body of sil- i yer gold ore in the old work nGs of the . Queen mine at Ceda". Samples from the vein gave returns of more than 600 ounces silver and some gold. The company is now rushing work on the l new wagon road, a large force of men having been put tO work on the south 1. end this week, says the kingman Miner. From now on everything will l be rushed ahead a. fast as possible to prepare for the installation Of the new reduction machinery. The mines will be opened up just as fast as men can do the work. The property is a good one and the new owners intend to 1 make it a dividend payer.-Eisbee Miner.
 One of the most interesting proper tie, under development in the Jerome l district al the present time is the Eureka. located about eight miles south of inc United Verde mine. and about three miles south oi the Equator mine. on the ores Of which d shelter was started at work last week. The Eureka group consists of seven claims. on au of which high grade ore has been exposed. The main workings are down ljO feet, where d ledge that is more than twenty feet in width has been drifted on for more than eight feet. The ores from this property run 1 from S6S 10 Sl20 per ton in gold, silver, i. copper. At one place they have an ore body eight feet wide that runs SI20 l per ton. That the property is good one is demonstrated from the fac, that the mine has so far been developed ] with money derived from stock sold to 1. local miners Inside of six months the stock Of this company has taken a jump of 300 per cent. This is un- doubtedly very heavy advance, but 1 those who know the property claim that the development thereon has justified the raise Jerome Mining News.
 \ mining bond was consummated in Tombstone last week in which John ] Sullivan. of Paradise, disposed Of five l claims in the Cniricahua m )untains to George II. Crosby, of Duluth, Minne sota. for S35.O GOO. on which a payment Of S5. 900 was made. These mines are well known copper property in the Chiricahua mountains near Paradise, 1 Mr. Sullivan having held some for twelve years. Considerable copper in !! quantity appears in the development 1 It is understood Nr. Crosby and his !. Minneapolis associates will.at once be- gin some extensive developments and ] open the property without delay. All ! parties connected with tie transfer in Tom laSs uaak Nr.