The border vidette., 1904-01-09
MINES AND MINING.
Some of Santa Cruz COunty's PrOmis
 Ing Mining Properties.

LIE MtU1Uy fTOpSt liCS.
 This year promises to be one of unusual activity in the various mining districts of Santa Cruz county
 Ic is said that the Pride of the West mines will be operated on larger scale than ever, and Washington Camp will again become a primo fact or in the political, business and social affairs of the county.
 At Harsha w, the old Hermosa mines are being extensively exploited aud developed under the able management of Mir Chas. B. Adams of Colorado, and we are informed new mill will shortly he erected to take the place of the old one.
 The famous Worlds Fair, the property of Frank Powers, IS being vigorously worked. and during the year 1904, will be one of the great silver producers of Arizona.
 At the old Mowery, in the Har- shaw district, Manager Geo. D Gross, is now working large force of men,
 Manager Harry Barnett of the Happy Jack. will immediately resume work on his company's properties, shipping the product to the Fl Paso shelter from Patagonia.
 Mark Lully of the Wandering Jew, has in contemplation the erection of one, and possibly two of the newly in- vented "Prospector's Shelters" owned by Daniels and Clark of this city
 Manager Hardy at Camp Gladstone. the property of the Gladstone Mining .,t kha cir of the Patagonia mountains. has large force of miners at work developing what is better known as the Old Proto mine.
 The Presidential Mining Company of which William Dumont is president and Hayden Pendegrass is manager, are doing extensive development on their highgrade silver properties in the Salero district.
 Messrs. Clarke, Petersen and Hill, owners of the Vice Roy, situated in the same district, are working this valuable property, which is said to be showing up fine.
 w. E. Balcomb, manager of the Darwin, the property of Professor Blake and associates. is installing new machinery and developing this valua ble producing mine in Q most satisfactory manner.
 The Arizona Gold and Copper Com pany, Harry l.. Vaughn. manager. are constantly operating their customs mill, which was manufactured and erected by the Arzona-Sonora Manufacturing Company of Nogales.
 s. E. Hunter is developing the Christmas Gift, winch is said to be looking well.
 George Weiland has done the assess ment work on the group of mines owned by the Jefferson Mining Com pany's which this year will be operated on large scale.
 Manager William Schwartz has force of men at work on the properties of the Santa Cruz Mining Company, where new machinery will soon be installed.
 At the Hardshell, R. R. Richard sons splendid old silver producer, Superintendent James Johnson, has a force of men busy doing development work.
 The old Josephine silver mine, the property of Richard Farrell and as sociates. situated iE the Old Uucle Abe canyon, is again being extensively operated with most satisfactory results.
 This year the Golden Rose will be extensively worked by the Golden Rose Mining Company.
 In the Huachuca mountains J. H. Wakefield IS working his fine copper properties.
 Messrs Kane, Balcomb and Blake have force of men at work on their copper properties in the Josephine canyon.
 Over in the Gro Blanco district the Tres Amigos mill is running full time with most satisfactory results; at the Old Gro Blanco mill is being erected and will be completed and in operation in very short time; the Gold Zone Mining Company, it Is said will shortly resume operations; The Gro Fino Development Company, which ownes the Gold Rock Consolidated group, are making arrangements to start up mill at their Austerlitz mine, from which much good ore has been shipped in the past.
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