Arizona republican., 1905-07-05
MINES AND MINING Things Going on Under Ground in Various Localities.
YUMA COUNTY.

At Baker Tanks a contract has been let to sink 100 feet on the Copper Glance mine. The work will be done south of the former or old workings where some very good gold ore was extracted two years ago. but the ore running into base and refractory ore, the work was abandoned. The one hundred feet of work to be done now will be in sinking on the lime and granite contact. where, it is said. as- says give good values in free milling ore.
 The California and Arizona Mining company are employing a good force of men on their claims at Melton. The
 work consists principally of tunnels run oe on the veins and in making
 upraises for the purpose of obtaining
 better ventilation for the men below.
 Two shipments of ore have been made,
 one going to the smeiter at Fl Paso, and the other to the smelter at Ben
 son. Returns of twelve per cent cop
 per and :20 in gold were obtained at each of these reduction works. The ores are uniform in value.
 The Hecla Mining company. also near Wellton and not far from the Cal
 ifornia and Arizona company's pro-
 perty and work, is pushing develop ment work and explorations with a good force of men on its mining claims and have opened up and expos
 ed some very rich ore. In the sinking that is being done some fine copper glance ore has lately come in. the value of which is satisfactory to the owners. J. w. BaIsy has uncovered good gold and copper ore on his claims in the same belt in which the latter mines are located. Late examinations of the ore have been made by an exprt with a view to entering upon an extensive system of development.
 YAVAPAI COUNTY.
 The engineers are now on the ground at Val Verde surveying the site of the
 new plant according to plans drawn for same. Next week ground will be broken for the foundation of the smelt- ] CT, and it is expected to have the sampling works completed by August : 18th. The new sampling works will | be operated in connection with the smelter. There will be two smelters
 one for copper and one for lead ores with combined capacity of 500 tons day. The improvements now going
 on and to keep steadily forward. when completed. will cost close to half a million dollars.
 MoHAVE COUNTY. 1 The tunnel is now in 375 feet on the St Louis mine at Cerbat, and the i breast of the long drift is streaked | with ore of marketable value. Water 1 is coming through the roof of the tun- mel in which the work is being done, 1 causing some delay in the progress of | development.
 Work has been temporarily suspend ed on tie San Francisco mine, in the , Gold Road district, on account of a | larger flow of water than the steam 1 force pump could handle. but as soon as additional pumping power is re- | ceived and installed at work, the mine will resume operations without a fur 1 ther difficulty or stOppage. The shaft 1 has reached a depth of 570 feet, and IS ! in good ore. The mill is crushing
 about twenty-five tons daily and mak-
 ing nice product of gold and silver.
 The St. Louis belongs to and is being
 operated by the Yucca Cyanide Mining and Milling company, with C. D. | Pickering as manager.
 II A cyanide plant is being arranged ! for to handle the tailings of the mine II belonging to the Blue Ridge Mining II company in San Francisco district. A \ ten stamp mill is being run night and II day on ores from the mill with the | best of results.
 JACOB MITCHELL.