Arizona silver belt., 1904-08-04
Items About the Mines and Min eraI Development Culled
 From Exchanges.
TREASURElAND OF AMERICA
Reports From rlany Districts In the
 Territory, Telling of Important Discoveries, Active Operation and
 Organiz ,ti0n of New Companies

me MOndVe SouIlty Mtner SAys that 5O.foot back of ll-ounce gold ore is opened up in the Orc Plata mine. This ore body has width of 30 inches and appears to be solid ore from face to breast. A carload of this rich ore is now on tbe way to the smelter.
 Word from Greaterville says that the big dam made by the placer com pany operating in that country, has been completely filled by che recent rains, and will provide sufficient wa ter to work the placers for the next eight or ten months Tucson Star.
 The Monte Ohristo made another shipment of high grade ore to the shannon shelter last week, which ay- eraged close to 30 per cent, says the Era. This company has been almost Selt.Supporting since 1t commenced development work on it's property.
 According to report, work is to be resumed at the Lake Shore copper mines inside of few weeks. The properties are situated in the Casa Grande district, about thirty. five miles south of the town of Casa Graude, and are under bond to the Phelps Dodge people, Florence Blade.
 The tunnel on the Chase Creek com. pany's property has passed through more than 20 feet of lead matter, all of which carries sulphides. Rich ore has not yet been struck, but Superin- tendsnt Stevens says that he expects to strike good paying ore almost any day. He is greatly encouraged over the results of the past week Copper Era.
 The l0.stamp mill at the c O Grand is working twenty-four hours per day these times. The company IS handling high and low grade ore from the dumps just as it comes to, and entire Satisfact tion is expressed at the ahowing being made. No cleanup has been made since the ten stamps were started, but it is very likely the ore will average close to $l0 per ton. Martinez News Herald.
 Bisbee capitalists have taken lease and bond on group of gold claims situated on the Gila river, near Dud leyyille, says the Blade. These are the gold prospects about which there was great deal of excitement some months since. One of them Ia sup posed to be the old Yuma or Lost Sol dier mine. The gentlemen who have taken the bond expect to develop the properties at once.
 Under the operations of the sinking fund under the bond indsnture of the shannon Copper company covering the issue of $600,0OO bonds, s6O,0OO bonds have to be retired each year The s60,000 bonds to be retired this year have been purchased, and on August l they were cancelled by the Boston Safe Deposit S Trust compa- ny. This makes total of $l2O, ,000 bonds retired, leaving the outstand ing issue of s4SO, ,O0O.
 The SwiSs'American mining compa ny Is preparing for a large amount of development work on it's property at Vivian this fall and winter. A new holSt has been installed and the shafts on the Ben Doran and Uncle Sam mines will be sunk to considerable depth, The Ben Doran shows the flcheSt ore ever taken from a mine on the Pacific coasj aud largs body of milling ore runs with the rich siuff.- Mohaye County Miner.
 Now that Manager Sweating has agdin taken active management of the roarls group, the development work .nat has steadily progressed during HIS absence, will be rushed. A larger iorce or men is being put to work, anu seemingly the eastern trip Of Mr. o~eetlng has been of much benet t to tue property. One of the richest gold upper properties in the district, these C'a'ms ought to make their owners happy with the showing being made. -Morenci Leader.
 The shattuck & Arizona Mining tS"pany IS now grading for the site oi
 o enslne room and the work is well uuoer way. The machinery which was ordered a while back is all on tb. .oao' due to arrive soon. Work ir h o man shaft of the com pany ha. os uiScontinued pending the arriya U, the machinery from the east. Tn,
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