Arizona silver belt., 1904-02-04
Items About the Mines and Min eraI Development CulIed
 From Exchanges.
TREASURELAND OF AMERICA
Reports From rlany Districts In the Territory, Telling of Important Discoveries, Active Operation and Organization of New Companies.


 ment of ore from the new strike iu tn, Mayfiower district. This information however is not official and may not bt correct. Copper Era.
 The News states that Joseph L. C,roux, of Nevada, who for SO many years was superintendent of the United Verde mine aud shelter, has been in Jerome during the past few days, introducing the new otficals into the more intricate parts of the com panyS properties.
 The United Verde and Equator smelterS will eat up about fifty stand ard cars of coke every week, which, with coal, and other supplies for Jerome, and the district generally, aud the two companies controlled by Senator Clark, will make au immense amount of business to be handled by the United Verde & Pacific railway Jerome News.
 It will be good news to the people of Walker to hear that the old Dixie mill is to be repaired and started up again by c. c. Stukey and associates. Recently there have been large bodies of high-grade ore taken from the Eureka mine which will be treated at the mill The Eureka is another property that has a good record and past history as a ucer.-Prescott Herald.
 The January output of the Shan non, it is estimated, will approximate lOOO,0O0 pounds. At the present time the shannon smelter is treating be- tween 9 and 30 tons of Standard ore on a custom basis. It is stated that ore from the Standard property last year averaged 3S per cent copper. The amount of Standard ore handled by the shannon shelter will gradually be increased Unofficial gossip is to the effect that the Shannon will go on a dividend paying basis by July l.
 
 There is new activity in the mining district of Dos Cabezas. The rich strike made by John L. Bachelder in his property, exposing good sized ore body carrying $40 in pold and values in copper and silver amounting to SlOO per ton besides. Also the new strike in the Chicago & Ariz ma prop erty, opening a body of high-grade Sulphide ore. These developments are only proofs of what might be expected from the rich mineralized croppings and the country formation. Range News.
 It Is reported, says the Copper Era, that the Campbell brothers, who have lease on the Rsfugio mine near Morenc, have recently made a big Tree gold strike. The ore is said to be fa0ulOuSly rich. Some of these days Oiifton people will begin to realize that this is a gold as we'll as a copper country. The Clifton Morenci district has produced large amount of gold in years past, and when the main quartz leads are developed she may aStDniSh the world with her output.
 The croSscut at the 400 level of the told Road mine has cut the vein and ShOWS l34 feet of ore, the value of "hlch Is stated to be $36 per ton. Drifting on the vein is now going on and 1t Is expected that one of the largest chutes of ore ever found in this county will be open up. The new ore Shows no indication of baseness and it N thought that no change will be iound in the character of the ore for a thousand feet. The big mill is crush Ing about l20 tons daily and shipping aoout Sl4,O00 weekly to the mint Mohave County Miner.
 The mill at the Dividend Consolida. tea Gold Mining company's property at Chapparel was started up again a couple Of days ago, after being silent Home months. Five additional stamps nave been ordered for the mill and are expected to arrive soon, and when Oney are in place the mill will nave ten stamps dropping day and night 'rom that time on and the old time record for the mill, which was a good one'will be several times over iucreas. eu' and gold bars will be regular pro- uuc'S Until the new stamps arrive tue present five stamps will be kept sounding away.-Journal-Mine..
 .he Lucky Boy mine is preparing to 1"'p a carload Of rich silver-gold ore rum the 44j level. Already 100 sacks U, splendid ore is at the Chloride depot. ne mine is showing up some of the 'o'V ore ever taken from the property. H' Vne 300 the ore body is very large, "u' US value is not as high as that on