Arizona silver belt., 1904-04-14
IREASURELAND OF AMERICA
Reports From r'any Districts In the Territory, Telling of Important Discoveries, Active Operation and Organization of New Companies


 custom ore about the 20th of thi
 month.
 Notwithstanding recent increase O
 converter capacity at the Arizoni
 Copper shelter, the product of tn,
 furnaces is running ahead of the capa city of the converters. Much matt, is now stored in the smelter yarC awaiting treatment. Meantime but two furnaces are being operated. .-
 Standard.
 The Model Mining company is wo rk ing about ninety men in the mine and mill and the resul ts that are being at taned are gratifying. The new presi. dent and treasurer of the company, T. F. Murphy, who is one of the promi- nent railroad men of Chicago, bsing llrgely interested in the Big Four railroad, expects to visit the property in few days. s.-Journal-Minsr The Florence Blade states that the Fletcher Mining, Milling & Smel ting company, of Los Angeles, has per fected it's organization. W. $. Fletcher has conveyed to the company mining property and 60t)n smelter in Mohaye county and group of claims and the Arthur ranch and canal on the Gila in Pinal county. The com pany proposes to erect a smelter on shn rtk kpr ,f Florence, to work ores from the con. panyis mines and also to do custom Smelting.
 The Era is informed by Manager B,nnie of the shannon company that he expects to have the new concen- trating plant running by the 18th inst. About 400 tons per day will then be put through the concentrating plant, aud 200 tons will be smelted direct. This will materially increase the out put of the Shannon plant, but 1t will not be run at it's fnll capacity for some time yet. The shannon company is making most enviable reputation this year. Its total output for the year will surely be surprise for some of the older companies of the terri tory.-Copper Era
 The Kiogman Miner reports the s.le by Henry Lovin of the old Cupel mine, stockton hill, to W. H. Cushing ot Topeka, Kan. The Cupel has been one of the gre ltest producers Of sil- yer ore in the Wallapai mining dis trict having produced in the neigh borhOOd of $500, 900 since it's discovery. The main shaft has reached depth Of 100 feet on the incline, and while the rich ore above that point has been Stoped to a considerable extent, in the 2sO-fOOt shaft of the Cupel vein prop. CT there is a fine showing of 100 ounce ore. It is supposed that a company will be organized to work the mine. The Prescott Herald says that ar rivals from Jerome say that the report is current in that city that F. Augustus Heinze, the multi millionaire Of Montana, and promin- ent figure in the Amalgamated Copper company, is negotiating for the Cop per Chief mine, near Jerome, owned by Senator Clark. and that it is very probable that inc sale of this well known property will be closed. and soon at that. Linked to the above report it is also stated that the Car negle Steel company, of Pittsburg. nave had thelr agents in that section Tor some time, other ground, and the belief prevailed that favor able report would follow and several properties on the United Verde belt would be taken hold of
 Harry Wilson, of this city, has been given the contract to overhaul and remodel the mill at the famous Llttle Jessie mine in cbe Chaparal uiStrict, says the Journal Miner. The Llttle Jessie has produced almost million dollars in gold and the surface mas hardly been scratched, ard the company which has charge Of the property now expects to discount all previous records for production of the m'he and extensive improvements nave already been made in the way of equipping the property with machin- cry Strengthening and retimbering Une smart, etc, and as soon as the mill IS put in good shape an era of pros- perlty will open for the Little Jessie aud the gold product o' this county VIII be materially increased.
 me refining plant the Arizoaa Cop yer company had under consideration & Sone time ago is said to be again 'ocei'ing serious consideration. Pre- '''0s 'o the hood of last year ground