Bisbee daily review., 1904-08-18
TUCSON MINING ACTIVITY.
Considerable Doing With Reference to
 Number of Properties.

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 Tucson, Aug 17.-Considerable act ivity is being shown in the mining dis trict of this section, and has so con tinued for a year past with the result that some ore deposits are being shown that promise to be second to none in the territory.
 The reopening of the old Boot mine by the Imperial Copper company is the most important in immediate re- suits. That company is building a railroad to connect their mines with the Southern Pacific This will be
 completed about September l, after which the Imperial will be big pro ducer.
 The Twin Buttes mine which was taken last September by Milwaukee people has, with about six months development, shown wonderful results. It is said that the body of rich ore opened by this company in the Nor gan, is the largest body of rich ore ever opened in the territory. at like depth. II is certain that at no very distant day it will be counted among the big producers. In the Tucson mountains and in a direct line be tween the Twin Bnttes and the Old Boot is a district just TOW coming into prominence. The Pelton group was some time since bonded 10 North en & Kemp, who have been working steadily in demonstrating the ore bodies, and the result seems to make certain the existence of a very large deposit of rich ore in the district.
 Judge w. H. Barnes has recently Teopened the old Yuma mine and has within the month installed a hoisting plant and built permanent camp buildings.
 A New York company is negotiating for the purchase of the Mckay mines, adjoining the Peltan and the Gould properties, says the outlook for gen eral, profitable and business-like min. ing in this immediate vicinity was never so good as now
 Abundant rains have made the water problem easy and all the streams and springs are again running in full force.
 The old Head Mining company. corporation recently organized at 1iuoson, VII work extensively tive ] properties in this district, which they i have just purchased. J. H. Martinius. | or Chicago; Judge D. F. Glidden. of | Detroit, and F. s. Fitch. former su- 1 perintendent of public instructiou of | Michigan, are directors in the new ] cortJany. This company recently ] closed deai for the Owl Head mines, | in the Owl Head mountains, 32 miles | northwest of Tucson. The property | is a tri-metallic proposition. carrying gold silver and copper, the latter pre- dominating. Messrs. Fitch. Glidden ! and C. F. Elliott formerly owned these | mines and had done considerable de- | Veiopment work. MT. Elliott retired. | and Messrs. Fitch and Glidden retain l eu an interest in the company. When | J. H. Martinius, of Chicago. was here examining the property after the pur. | cnase, 10 determine the best method of | working II. he made an examination of i the Gould mines in the Tucson noun | tains west Of the city, a high grade proposition adjoining the old Yuma | mine He was so favorably impress | ed with the property that the direct. | CTS of the Owl Head Mining company closed deal for the property for
 AS- H. lU6 owner dis I posing of all his interests in these | mines These properties are but IS miles apart and the company expects | 10 put their reduction works at the | Gould group. They will shortly put large force on both properties.
 John D. Copeland has returned from | Globe and will at once resume work on the Canada del Gro properties of | the Pacific Mining & Metals company. adjoining the Copper Hill mine. This company is made up of Detroit capi- taiists. MT. Coplin states that the | Gila Valley, Globe & Northern rail- ! way is building a 20-mile extension to the property of the Pacific Mining & Metals company on Pinto creek 20 | miles north of Globe. Several other promising properties will be tapped by the same line, which promises to be revenue producer from the mo- ment it is opened.