Arizona silver belt., 1904-03-31

the growth of individual enterprise
 cannot but be greater in the next two
 years than ever before.-Morenci Standard.
 Oliver Merrill and Lon Kramer, two or the original discoverers of the new gold fields in the Mayfower district, spent few days in Clifton this week says the Era. They expect to have their stamp mill pounding away in a
 few weeks, after which they will have smooth sailing in the development of their property. Their low.grade ore, or which they have large tonnage already in sight, will average about $l3 per ton, while their first.cass goes as high as $l00. They report develop ment work moving along nicely. They expect to soon have lively and pros porous camp.
 It is now believed that the shannon will pay ts irst dividend this fall If such proves to be the case the effect locally will undoubtedly boom things in way they have never boomed be- fore. This, at least, is the opinion of people in close touch with local condi- tions. While the shannon still has a great deal to do in the way of develop ment and installation of equipment, the property is making money very fast and it is upon this fact that those who are in a pOsit tion to know base the opinion that, nothing unforeseen occurring to check profits, the com pany will be in shape to pay dividend this year. .-Morenci Standard.
 Arizona just now seems to have the boards as far as mining is concerned, and none of the newer states or terri tories seem more entitled to such at- tention than does Arizona. Much of this is no doubt due to the fact that Michigan capital has gone in there in larger amounts-not as stock jobbing schemes-but into the ground the re. suit being that some immensely rich mines have been opened up aud many more excellent properties will no doubt soon follow. The Mining World will soon begin the publication of a number of illustrated articles on min ing in Arizona. Mining World.
 A correspondent Of the Range News reports some more rich ore struck on the l00.level of the Copper Bell. The company is fixing their roasters now and expect to commence roasting ore in few days. It is expected that the smelter there will be in operation about April II. The coke ordered some time ago is now en route to the mines and about thirty miners are at work, which force will be increased to fifty men as soon as development will warrant. Supt. Wm. Kemp has re. turned from Tucson and will give bis personal attention to the property; which is yielding good ore and prom ises soon to stand in the front ranks of Arizona's big copper producers.
 Sheriff Lovin, Monday last, brought over from Gold Road sl6,000 bar of gold bullion, the result of one week $ run Of the Gold Road mill. The mill is now shipping about s7O,000 in bull lion monthly, which amount will be increased to q considerable extent within the next few months. The leasers are keeping the mill supplied with high grade of ore and as the ground is opened out the plant will be compelled to run On this class of ore alone. IL is said the company is con sidering the adyisability of using a wet crush and installing electric power. At present there is not sufficient water to be had for al purposes, but this de- feet will be remedied when the shaft reaches greater depth. --Mohave County Miner.
 J. w. Hardy, the deputy mineral surveyor of the Arizpe district, was in Douglas, and in an interview with the International American, said : "In the Bacoachi country there is much work going on, The Phelps Dodge company is working big force of men on their gold property, which is one of the richest in Sonora. A big mill will be installed at once and the ore dump worked. This company is shipping many tons of high-grade gold ore. How rich this ore is can be imagined when it is known that all the rock that goes $10O or less is put on the ore dump for reduction in their own plant and there is an enormous quantity of $l00 ore."
 Minnesota capitalists have joined with l.. c. Shattuck and others to or ganize company to develop and ope- rate the Shattuck group of claims, in IT ..k