The San Francisco call., 1905-05-13

mines. In tndl cOnneCllOn some ldcls
of general interest are mentioned. In
part, the Review says:
The AJo mines were worked before the ces-
sion OF Arizona to the United States, and the
Planet mines on the Colorado River shipped,
By water large quantities of ore to San fran-
and 1860. The Longfellow mine in the Clifton
district worked actively by Lezinsky
Brothers. early as 1872. when their product
had TO be hauled out between 700 and 500
miles TO the nearest railroad station, q feat
which could have been performed only by
merchants hauling merchandise into points
upon the Rio GTande from the East Iheir
first attempts were directed TO smelling IN
reverberatory furnaces, but brick costing $lOO
apiece soon compelled them 10 resort to priml-
tive cupolas of the Mexican type. These were
supplanted BY copper water -jaeketed furnaces.
cast out OF their own CRUDE eoppsr, anu ,nese ts1
again were not replaced by iron jackets until
the railroad reached Lordsbnrg- The fuel up
TO that date also, was charcoal hauled IN
from the Burro mountains. .
The arrival OF the railroad was signalized
by active operations at Bisbee In July. lssO'
and by increased activity in the Clifton dis
trict where the Detroit group of mines had al
ready been partially developed. The first fur-
naces however for the treatment OF Detroit
winter Of 1881, under William Churchs man
agement Globe also felt the stimulus the
old Dominion Company opening up the New
York and Chicago mines near the pase OF
the Pinal mountains. 1t was several years
subsequently before the same company secured
and operated the mines in the immediate
neighborhood of the town of Globe. which since
then have become prominent producers. The
United Verde mines at that time were known
TO exist but the nearest railroad station.
MaricCpa, being $50 miles distant their ac-
tive life dates only from the building OF the
Atlantic and Pacific across the northern sec
ton of the Territory. These four centers Oh
active copper making still represent the only
permanent producers, but all nave grown IN
productiveness and extent OF operations so ac-
lively that Arizona bids fair within short
period to deprive Montana OF the first place,
which she has so long occupied among ln7
United States producers
WASHINGTON DISTRICT.
The Washington mining district in
Nevada County will be developed by
three companies during the season, ac-
cording TO the Nevada City Union,
which says:
Things will hum during the coming summer
in the Washington mining district. ALREADY
number Of promising mining CLAIMS have
changed hands and the new owners will do a
settles. The latest deal is one whereby z.
Hotcnkiss Of San Francisco has come into
possession of tie Sears and Arctic quartz
mining claims on Canyon Creek. which are
owned by Ole Hclgensen and Mark Vanberg.
The two properties will be opened up during
the summer BY San Francisco company. On
Canyon Creek are the Mountain View and
Maryland mines. The former Is being de-
pie and E. B. Miller is in charge. tunnel
iF being and Will open up the leuge az
ouite depth. The Maryland will be worked
recently purchased the property from Dave
Stewart and William Hogan George Mont
pany The company will run the tunnel ahead
and prospect the property thoroughly.
The Los Angeles Herald predicts q
great mining boom throughout Cali
fornia, Nevada and Arizona. This Is
based somewhat upon the opening OF
new railways that are projected or just
about to be constructed. The opera
ton of roads in fresh territory on the
Pacific Coast, it is argued, has always
led to a great increase in the yield o1
gold, silver and copper. The Western
Pacific road is to be built with all pos
/ sible speed through the northern coun.
/ ties of the State. The Salt Lake roae
/ has Just been completed and opened t
/ Los Angeles. Southern Nevada is ex.
pected to become rich contributor tc
the commercial industries of Los An
geles, especially the Searchlight and E
Dorado sections.
The Goldfeld Daily Sun reports that
| the most important event in the recent
history of the Goldfield camp is the
/ starting of the stamp mill Of the Com
! bination Mines Company. The mil
was first operated in April. Within g
week it was discovered that the water
supply was insufficient. Then 1t was
! decided to close the plant until water
could be piped from Alkali Springs. ter
miles away. The water is now avail
able.
Several mine transfers Of some size
are reported as having recently taker
place in the older mining camps of Ne
vada. Among these are the sale of &
copper property at Jackson Creek
Humboldt County, to Malley & Darling
/ of San Francisco for $50, 900, and tn,
sale of the keystone mine in the Vel
/ low Pine district, in Lincoln County
to an English syndicate for $375. 900. Al
! option has been taken for SIS, 900 on tn,
Lucy Hawthorne and the Bug mines IL
Lincoln County. The properties are a.
El Dorado.
MINERS SAVE MILLIONS.
The new mining DEGREES in Mexicl
! are reported to save the miners O.
Mexico at least 81 4o0o.o 900 a year. Las
year the taxes on the mining industr,
provided the Government revenue O
$9,500. 900. The tax reductions that hav,
just been granted by President Dia,
viii take off $4,000.000 from the total o
the tax moneys. A demand for per
manent ownership of mines is expected
under patent rights. At this time an,
mine may be lost through non-paymen
! of taxes, regardless of the length o
| time covered by tax payments Per
manent landmarks will also be aske,
for to prevent duplicate announcement
/ of mining lands. The mine owner. a.
matters now stand, never gets title Il
his mine. He holds it only by virtu
of paying taxes annually upon the ares
that he claims. Default in taxes mean
prompt seizure by the Government
The miners maintain that concession
I that are asked for will, if granted, ulti
mately be of large benefit to Mexic,
by reason of superior inducements 70
the investment of capital in mines an,
| mining Teua1opv,,an%