Arizona silver belt., 1904-05-19
ARIZONA MINING NEWS
Active Development and Important Discoveries In Many Districts

Active Development and Important
 Discoveries In Many Districts
 The Prescott Journal. Miner states that the new mill at the Yaeger Can yon Copper company, has been started up and the test so far made is highly satisfactory.
 It Is stated that the Pfau Gold Mining & Reduction company, hay ing uncovered an immense body of gold ore in its properties will install an 100 ton reduction plant at once. The properties are located in the Cher ry creek district. Prescott Courier.
 The Morenci Standard says that recent inspection of Clifton Morenci mining camp by mining men represent ing large capital has brought attention to the fact that there are very few groups of claims in that district, of important size, that are not held by developing and producing companies.
 Billy Weeks and Pete Schilliugs have taken lease on one of the Ray company $ mines aud are taking out and sacking ore that assays 62 per cent. copper. They have an eight inch streak of this rich ore and will make about $l5 per day chloriding They have also taken out and sacked carloid Of tue shipping ore at their own mines. They will ship as soon as the PLe nix & Edst rn raj road reaches Kelvin Blade.
 Parties doSa from K ,lvin report that the tunnel on the McSherry prvp erty has cross cut d gold vein two feet ed yet, but the miners believe it is high grade. Before completed to the point it was designed to reach, this tunnel will crosscut several more veins that are liable to make our old friend Me. Sherry and the Nebraska gentleman interested with him in the property OOndnZt kingS.-bidue.
 Louis Graham, who is at work on the Beard, Troxel, Graham and Cansler properties at Mineral Hill, informs us that the new shaft, started two weeks ago, has reached depth of p feet and is yielding fine ore. These are the properties taken up recently by the Oklahoma Mining company. Lou Gra- ham, the Troxel boys ard George Gan. sler are now engaged in taking out twU carloads of ore for the company, which will be shipped to Fl Paso for treatment.-Bl Blade.
 The new Yavapai hoist will be able to lift double the capacity of the one displaced, says the Morenci Standard. The wonderful little mine, a fraction, has for years been sending up it's average of S5 tons day, the output of a small force of men ranging from 30 to B. Now on the 300 foot level need is strong for the increased hoist. ing capacity that has been installed, though development of tn, mine is not being pushed. An increase of work there however, is probable. Yavapai ore goes about 12 per cent copper.
 Louis Gilson and Frank Marion, who have lease on the R y mine, have opened up cave in the old workings and taken therefrom shipment of red oxide of copper that will run over 60 per cent, also lot of native copper. DIV. GilsOn is working the old dump using Cornish hand jig, and is mak- ing beautiful concentrates that will run very high in copper. All the chloriders holding royalty leases on the R,y properties are doing we'll and will have good ore shipments ready whed the Phoenix & Eastern reaches Kelvin.-Blade.
 D. N. Jenkins from Mayer has some very rich ore from his Cinderella mine, which is located on Turkey Greek. Some of the ore Is we'll nigh pure sil. yer and flakes of silver can be shaved from it with pocket knife. The ore carries from l24 ounces silver to 960 ounces silver per ton. Six inches of this ore is exposed in the bottom of shaft 60 feet deep. This pay streak has grown stron nger and richer as the depth has been attained. The ore al- so carries values in gold, copper ard lead. Prescott Courier.
 I. J. Stauber, the engineer who had charge of the Poland tunnel, was in town today. The accuracy of the cal culations made by him in directing work on the tunnel was fully demon. strated on making connections. The tunnel is over 5000 feet long, and has a considerable curve in 1t. Work was