Arizona silver belt., 1904-02-11
Mems About the Mines and Min eraI Development CuIIed From Exchanges.
OF AMERICA
Reports From rlany Districts In the Territory, Telling of Important Discoveries, Active Operation and Organization of New Companies.

M The Courier says a report reache, % Prescott that some Italians working # claim on the lower Hassayampa strucI # a vein of ore one foot in width whicl
 is literally striped with seams of gold N The officials of the Equator announc, & that the rapid accumulation of cok, X at Jerome Junction will allow tn, X Equator shelter to be blown in much
 sooner than was anticipated '-Jeromt M News.
 H The Dividend Consolidated Gold X Mines company, with properties in M Big Bug district, is having five more 4 stamps added to the mills, which will NJ give the mills capacity of twenty tons daily,-Courier.
 VI The Journal-Miner states that Su- perintendent NiSsen of the Home Run & mine came in from the property with large gold bar, the result of the last few days run of the mill. The stamps are dropping twenty-four hours day
 and the mill is handling close to fifty tons per day,
 NJ Word was brought to Prescott from the lower part of the county of phe- nomenal rich gold strike made near Wickenburg last Saturday. Some of
 the ore was exhibited around Congress and caused considerable excitement. It is further reported that a flat offer of s25,000 cash was made for the mine
 and refused by the owners Prescott Herald.
 Superintendent Campbell, of the Gold Mining company, Is in the city. The company's new mill started up
 on steady run last Saturday. There
 is plenty of ore and sufficient sup ply of wa,er, so 1t may be said that
 another bullion producer has been
 added to the increasing list of this
 county.-PreScott Courier. According to information which has just reached here, says the Phoenix Gazette, the Congress mine is cutting
 down its force to the extent of several hundred men. One mill has been shut down and four shifts in as many shafrs
 have been laid of. What this action
 means Is not known, but that several
 hundred men are out of employment
 is certain.
 C. Il. AkerS, m anager of the Gro
 Grahde Exploration and Development
 company, which has charge of the
 famous Sam Powell property, was in
 Martinez last Saturday, says the Mar
 tinez NewS-Herald. He had just come up from the Powell mines, and says
 that everything is looking as fine as possible, and that he has the best proposition in the country.
 The MOhaye Gold Mining company IS getting out some great ore from the
 deep tunnel on the Leland mine. Part
 or this ore is being run through the
 mill, and 1t is believed the cleanup Tor the month of January will be the largest ever taken from mine in thlS county. The big stamp mill is running smoothly and a very high saving of values is being made on the plates Mohave County Miner.
 It is understood, says the Journal. | Miner, that the Bradshaw Mountain Copper Mining and Smelling company, | which recently purchased the Val verde shelter will continue to do | custom work in that institution, and | In order to accommodate the demand | Will, if necessary, increase the capac. lty or the shelter. Cecil c. Fernnel, | who has managed the smelter, will be connected with the enterprise.
 io the Golden Eagle tunnel at the folarlS, strike was made last Satur- uay or foot vein of ore going bet. ter than SlOO to the ton in gold, cop per and silver. The ore is said to completely fill the narrow tunnel be- Ing driven. It was encountered on Ihe other side of fault that for about n'e rect cut off the ore body. Except ing thls fault, there is now a straight plece or tunnel in the Golden Eagle ID ore for eighty eet.-Morenci Stan dard.
 A few weeks ago it was announced 'na1 the Green Consolidated Copper 'ohpany contemplated issuing bonds, "nlch would be changed to stock later. IO appears that the market did not 'ook good Tor bond issue, and so the company has changed the scheme to A >O'cR issue. A circular has been is- 'oeo calling special meeting of the SO'ckholders at the company's offices T." Ne" York on February II to vote on proposition to increase the cap. ''', stock by IA 900 shares, which will ~SSe the total capitalization of the