Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-10-24
MINING NEWS FROM
THE TUCSON STAR
How Some Properties in Min.
ing Territory are
Planning Out.
THERE'S GOLD, COPPER AND IRON

The big mine at the Helena Mine
in the Santa Rita mountains, after
many trial runs of a few hours, has
started in earnest now. The shortage
of water Is such that the mill can
only run one shift at present. The
ores are comparatively good, and the
gold is extracted by amalgamation in
the mill, or battery, and on the plates
while the concentrates are caught on
long canvas tables.
The output of the mill will be i'm
mense when the water allows it to
run to it's full capacity. At present
on half capacity, the Helena Mines
show a larger net proportion of fine
bullion than any mine in southeastern
Arizona.
The company will erect a pumping
n pipe line unless the water in the
mine increases to supply the mill,
The mines are working night and
day.
President e. C. Kepney of Cleve-
land, Ohio, is fn town from the Ell Trio
group of the Cleveland-Arizona Cop
per Mining 3mpany, Of which corpor-
alton he is the leading spirit. He is
0Dlg ooSloACu ny AldldS0I ltlCg wiz
Jams, who is employing a good force
of men in the conduct of affairs in
the FL Trio camp, one of a number
in the Silver Belt district.
Mr.. Kenney is interested in other
mining properties in Arizona. He has
interested many Ohio and eastern
people in Pima county mining af-
fairs; in fact, is one of Pima's and
Tucson's best friends.
Bent and Sampson have incorpor-
ated the Iron and Iron Staff group of
mines, twelve miles west of Tucson.
Charles E Bent has contracted to
open up a 600 foot tunnel on the
group.
These mines have contributed $50
tons of iron ore to the Paul smelter
in years gone by and are good for
producing much more of this class
of ore in the future.
Reports from the Gould mines,
eighteen miles by wagon, from Tue
son, continue quite favorable. A
number of railroad men became inter
ested in these properties recently.
Messrs. sherwood and Reeser, the
president and secretary of the Pitts
burg company now operating in the
Mineral Hill camp, eighteen miles
south of town, are due to arrive here
this month.
District Attorney Benton Dick was
full of enthusiasm over his recent trip
to the Imperial camp, although the
n undertaken this month was not
the first made TO this camp. He said
the officials were very attentive and
extended to him many %courtesies. On
the last visit Mr.. Dick went below
in company with me of the officials
in charge, and he was surprised at
the extent of the ore bodies exposed
in the workings. On top of ground
the camp is well equipped in respect
TO accommodations for offices and
men. The twenty-five miles Of raj
from camp, a switchback, in part
which latter is a remarkable piece o.
work in railway construction. The
trains run daily TO Red Rock station
with probably an average OF one hun
dred Jons OF ore, which is shipped
TO Douglas for treatment.
The Twin Buttes railway grade 4:
within a mile or two of camp, said Z
representative of the operating com.
pany. Upon the return Of President
David Stewart Rose, within a month
mining operations will be resumed al
the Twin Buttes camp and track lay
ing On the grade will be rushed.