Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1905-08-28

with party of emigrants from Mis-
souri, en- route to California. where
he mined with considerable success
for awhile and then returned here,
where he has since resided.
Development work is soon to be re-
sumed on the Polaris group of mines
In the Clifton district. The prop
erty is owned by the Polaris Mining
company. composed of Chicago and St
Louis men. There are sixty claims in
the group and the ores are copper and
gold. The International Mining com
pany of Leldville, Colo, has taken
the group of claims over and will
finance them for $1,000 600 A con-
siderable amount of money has al
ready been put up by the promoters,
and more IS to follow as fast as need
ed. Although the contract of the
mines passes into the hands of the
LeEdville ffnanciers, there viii be no
change in the local management and
the superintendency and direction Of
work and development will remain in
the hands of L. F. Sweeting, who has
been the manager for the former COM
pany for a number of years and is
very familiar with the grounds and
the ore veins. Mr.. Sweeting has al
ready begun the construction of the
wagon road up the canyon which was
heavily damaged by the rains of last
winter, after which he will have the
old workings of the mine cleaned out
and the shaft put in a condition for
active operation, which will be COM
menced about October 1. At present
it is the intention to commence work
with twenty-five or thirty men. and
developments will be done at three
different points. In the past three
years the old company has done a
considerable amount of work but the
group is one Of magnitude and Will
require the expenditure of "a large
sum of money in order to put it in
shape as a permanent producer. The
contract with the Leadville people
calls for $4,000 within three years.
which is ample for both development
purposes and the erection of a suit
able plant for the reduction of ores.
Development work will be pushed as
rapidly IS possible, and when it has
been finally determined that there is
a sufficient amount Of ore in sight to
justify 1T, plant will be ordered and
erected.
]. s. Parmalee, manager of the
Huachuca Mining company at Bisbee,
has just returned from a trip to Mich
<
for the purpose of comforting with the
stockholders of the company in regard
to raising funds for the purpose of
equipping the mine with a ten stamp
mill Mr.. Parmalee met with gre 4
success in negotiating sufficient means
with his company Tor this purpose and
is now making preparations to receive
the machinery and install the new re-
ductiOn works.
The Shattuck-Arizona mine. situat-
ed a' few miles southeast of Bisbee.
has penetrated over 100 feet of ore or
the 700 foot level and no sign Of its
quitting in evidence. The new boiler
has been put in place and is almost
ready to kindle its fires and sinking
is to begin at once. Shares in the
Shattuck-Arizona are rapidly going
up, but there are but few for sale
and but little trading is being done.
J. 3. Curtis has resumed ODerat tons
on his mine in the Huachuca district,
COchise county and will drive in his
tunnel several hundred feet further
with the hopes of prosecuting the
ledge. Mr.. Curtis has just returned