Arizona silver belt., 1904-06-02
ARIZONA MINING NEWS
Active Development and Important
 Discoveries in Many Districts

Active Development and Important
 Discoveries in Many Districts
 A system of narrow gauge railroads will connect all of the western boun. dary of Lynx creek with the Poland tunnel, running to all mines adjacent to that section, says the Prescott Her. aid.
 The Calumet X Arizona has only two of the three furnaces at Douglas in blast, but they are renderinga good account of themselves. They handle about 750 tons of ore every twenty four hours, and produce about 50 tons of Bessemer block.
 That deep mining in Yavapai is to be encouraged the Congress is men, tiOned to support this argument, says the Prescott Herald. Last week re- ports from that section stated that the main shat. had reached depth of 39OO feet, and is still going down.
 The Orc Grande, at Wickenburg, is placing the machinery for Ave stamps additional, and will soon have ten stamps in operation. Water is some- what scarce but the company hopes to obtain a sufficient supply by sinking deeper its well on the Hassay ampa.
 A double force of carpen ters are en. gagged in taken out the old guides and putting new ones in the Ryerson hoist, The Dstroit Copper company Is making a number of improvements iu their mines around camp, that will the better aid them in increasing thei r output of ore. Everything is pros 'per- ing in M irenci, aud the force of m ners aud laborers is being added to daily El Oorero.
 Speaking of the Copper Queen mines, the Bisbee Miaer says that steady expansion is n ,ted at the Czar, especially in the direction of handling water. The Holbrook is rapidly in. ere asing the output and shipments to Douglas. The Gardner has the new gallows frame in place and boiler room nearly com pleted. The big hoist is b1ing placed in p Isi tion, aud the four compartment shaft is ready for busi- ness.
 A Wickenburg, Ariz Jna, dispatch says: George F. White, well known throughout this section, came to town Sunday, and reported an exceedingly rich gold strike ten miles east of Wick enburg, in the Pittsburg group. The samples of ore brought in by him are filled with free gold, and some of the selected rock will go slOO. .OOo to the ton. The ore Is the richest ever seen here, with the possible exception of some from the Orc Grande Calumet X Pittsburg has its big working shaft nearly completed. The work has been rushed with all possible speed consigtant with thoroughness, by raising from every level Their new pump with a capacity of l5OO gallons per minute is now ready for action. Ore has been developed in abunda nee, | similar in character to the recent strike in the Lake Superior& Pittsburg. The ore was found in north drift in | the direction of the Juno cion. Ore was also found in three diamond drill holes. A crosscut is being driven on the 900 in the direction ofthe Junction, l 1t will connect with the Junction on l the 7S0.-Bisbee Miner.
 Tales of new and rich gold strikes continue to arrive from Gold Road and | other parts of the country. Leasers on the Billy Bryan are making all kinds of money, and much of the ore taken out runs up into the hundreds. Sheriff Lovin escorted another $2O, O,OOO ! bar of bullion from Gold Road mill l into the hands of Wells Fargo early in the week. This makes about $40,OOO | in gold bars shipped during the past two weeks. The Gold Road is now pay ing large monthly dividends, and there is virtually enough ore in sight to in. sure dividends for years. The Gold | Road mine is easily the equal of the | Camp Bird, Stratton's Independence or Yellow Astor.-Mohave County Miner.
 Frank Alley, who is conducting the mining column of the Blsbee Miner, intimates that the Coppe. Queen con- pany is having good deal of trouble with their Douglas plant. He says Considerable machinery and repair material was ordered for the old Bis. bee smelter last week, which might in- cline to the belief that the old works will continue in operation for some time. This conclusion Is strengthened | by the fact that four furn ices now in 1 operation in Douglas are encoun tering all the obstacles aud delays incident tn the inatallinU Of a uau nIopt