Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-11


 in large bodies, but good sized string. CTS of | t are coming in across the tun- nel, and MT. Stevens believes that he will soon be in good paying shipping ore Ire prospects for good paying mine are most fiattering. Copper Era.
 Dr. D. J. Brannen and Wm. N. Staley this week sold or bonded their mining claims and locations in the un- organized mining district known as the White Mesa mining district, in this county, to Eugene T. Merritt, of Duluth, Minn., for $25,000 These claims are situated about seventeen miles southeast of Lees Ferry, and about thirty-eight miles northwest of Tuba. Work on these claims Is to be commenced within sixty days from the 18th of this month. Williams News.
 Helvetia is regainiug it's old-time ac- tivity and prosperity. Parties coming from camp yesterday state that there are over loo men working in the imme- diate vicinity of Tip Top and Helvetia mine. The Helvetia company is work ing more than sixty men and is em, plOying everyone who comes along. The Tip Top has between forty and ffGy, who are engaged in taking out ore, of which there are about 5000 tons on the dump that is being shipped to Vail $ station by twenty large teams, several carloads daily, which is being sent to El Paso for reduction. The camp shows a most promising future and it Is more than likely that the Helvetia will put ts smeltiug plant in operation before the close of the year. Star.
 Lake Superior X Pittsburg is to have a great, big shaft, vertical, with compartments enough to care for any amount of ore that may be taken to it from the underground levels. The directors held meeting at Calumet, Wednesday, and decided the conditions warranted the new ave nue. This will be pushed through to completion rapidly. It will be at- tackled at several points, sinkers and raisers being engaged at different levels as we'll as upon the surface and the bottom. It will be a record piece of work for the Bisoee camp. The new shaft will see tine plant of ma. chinery, too-a m )dern ore-raising equipment that will be ample to care for growing product for many years to come. It wilt surely be very ac. tive station, as ore enough has been shown to warrant this. Michigan Iron Ore.
 It is reported that the Princeton Copper Mining and Smelling company mas closed down active operations. From parties coming into Bisbee the Review learns that the financial back CTS of the company in New York are not satisfied with the way the mine is being handled, and some of the direct. ors will be in Bisbee in few days from the east to visit the property ano hold conference with General Man' ger Henry Hamberg. Should the directors decide to continue work an expert mining engineer will be placed in charge of the property. Clarence Woodcock, who, ever since operations began at the property, has worked for the company, has entered suit in Naco for back pay he claims due him. The bank account of the company in the Bank of Bi,bee was ordered attached by the Naco court to cover the amount due Woodcock. .- Bisbee Review.
 A discovery of m ,lybdsnum has been made about two miles north of the Berkeley mine, in the Cedar dis trict. The veins are immensely large, one of them being 20 or 30 feet in width and rises above the canyon to a height of 200 feet The surface ores carry high values in copper, but at the canyon level the copper cuts out and molybdenum of an exceedingly high grade comes in. ca the walls of the veins are to be found large flakes of pure sulphur, evidently teachings from the moly bdenum. This discovery of molybdenum is the first made in Ari- zona and IS considered of great i'm pOrtance. The mines are owned by E. s. Osborne, H. w. Kemper, Smith X Sawyer, l.. J. Lassell and w. J Connor. A road can be gotten from the main Cedar road to the mines at small expense Mohave Miner.
 Solomon & Co. have been taking considerable gold from the gravel banks west Of Boulder springs the past two weeks. Some of the gold weighed as high as $2 50, while the balance is very coarse. It is reported that MT. Solomon took out $20 inside