The copper era., 1904-04-14
LOCAL MINES AND MINING.


 Wm. KeetIbg this week ma0e ship ment of ten tons of fine glance ore from his group of mines on Coronado mountain.
 R J. Young has finished surveyin 2 the claims for the Poaris company. and is now spending his time in his office in town.
 The tunnel being driven by the Chase Creek company is now in 550 feet, and the indications are most favorable that ihe lead will soon be struck. The tunnel passed through .bout P feet Of low grade sulphide ore which will be developed late~. As mentioned in the ERA last week. development work is progressing al the new coal fields near Norenci. From parties recently in from the fields it Is ascertaIned that the show ing has been greatly increased by the work, but that considerable time will be required before much definite in- formation can be had.
 Frank Weaver is now preparing d , shipment of ore for the F. Paso smelter which he expects to run at l least S75 per ton in gold, silver and l copper. The exceedingly low rate Of 1 Si per ton will allow owners Of mines. producing precious metals, to put their ore on the market. Two years ago the rate on ore from Clifton to LordsburG was SS per ton.
 | During the past fe~ month5 radium has advanced from Sl,OO0OJO to S12,- 100000 per pound. Heretofore the greater portion of pitchblend came from Bohemia, but that government has forbidden the exportation because it WAS interfering with the glass in- dustry. This edict prohibits the radium manufacturers in Paris and Hamburg from obtaining the radium ore, and thus until new discoveries are made there will be no more radium made. It would be well for prospectors to be on the look out ior pitchblend,
 Chas. Henry, Dick Marshal, Oscar Eichar and F. Depee, are doing con- siderable work on their Hobo" group Of claims, on the left side Of Chase creek near the Rock House. There are eight claims in the group, all of which carry gold and lead, some Of which runs as high as j0 per cent. lead and ounces gold. A shaft is be- ing sunk on the Katy Did which is down 90 feet, all in good ore. A 200 loot tunnel has been run which is also in ore. It is the intention of the owners to continue development work for some considerable time, af 5e: which shipments will be commenced.
 Jas. Bigler who is interested in the new gold claims in the Mayilnwer dis trict, came in this week for supplies, and reports development work pro- gressing most favorab'y on the prop erty. The new 3-stamp mill is proba- bly now in operation, which will test the values Of the ores, and incl dentally 'nish the money to open up the property. Mr. Bigler thinks there will be some immense copper mines opened up in that section be- fore very long. While prospecting last week he found considerable native copper, one chunk of which weighed more than a pound. He says native copper is found all over the district The recent discovery Of coal in that section, and the strong probability that the Santa Fe railroad will be built from Duncan through thc dis trict within the next yea" or two wilt have the elect Of filling the district full of prospectors.
 The ERA is in receipt of the follow ing information from the manager of the Monte Cristo Mining company. The tunnel which was driven to cut the lead on the John claim reached its destination last week, uncovering vein Is inches wide of glance ore which averages from D to 40 per cent. copper. From the Hernandez shaft a drift was run striking the same vein. which at that point WAS the same with as struck in the tun- nel. the ore being the same general average as Co values. On the South ern Belle q vein of ore T feet thick was struck which averages from h to 20 per cent copper. In the mu.n working shalt of the Monte Cristo 6-foot vein Of ore was struck which averages about 10 per cent. The com pany will commence regular ship ments to the Shannon smelter next week, under contract for the treat ment Of all ores running from 10 per cent up. The Monte Cristo company is certainly making remarkably