Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-26
MINING IS ACTIVE ON
THE COLORADO RIVER

will be made, making a total Of $4,000.
Hise has put a force Of men at work
on the tunnel and will complete 1t as
soon as possible. All ore encountered
In the tunnel is to be taken out and
milled, and fifty per cent Of the pro-
ceeds to be paid on the purchase price.
The group is owned by Alexander
Lucy, and consists of five claims, the
Pasadena, Elephant, Mammoth, Moe
oasin and Whale, considered among
pr romislng properties.
American Eagle Sold
One Of the most important mining
deals that has taken place in Arizona
for several months is the recent sale of
the American Eagle group to eastern
capitalists for 100000 While the group
is not an Arizona property, its location
Is very near the line of Arizona and
California.
The group is a copper proposition of
seventeen claims, and is thirty-six miles
south of Needles, Ariz, and twelve
miles west of the Colorado river in San
Bernardino county. The sale was made
through b. Cunniff and r. N. Davidson.
The former owners were G. II. Birding,
II. Ahern, AL Crew, all of Needles,
Ariz., and Mrs. Pierce of Los Angeles.
Preparations are being made by the
new owners to begin development work
on an extensive scale July 1. The
property is to be equipped with modern
machinery. Nearly $4,000 worth of de-
velopment work. has already been done
on the group. A recent assay, from
average ore taken from cros-cut on
the 1OO-foot level, gave returns of ten
per cent copper, with $3.50 in gold and
silver. The property is within seven
miles of the new branch railroad being
built from Wickenburg to the rich min
ing field of the Colorado desert.
Crown King Prosperous
In the Crown King district, than
which there Is no better mining field in
Yavapai county, Arizona, considerable
activity is reported. The Crown King
Mines company is engaged in concen-
trating the tailings of its property, of
which there are about 100000 tons.
About seventy tons are being handled
daily, and the results obtained will
justify the working.
Another valuable property of the
Crown King district is the Orc Belle
group, owned and operated by the
Tiger Gold Mining company. Develop
ment is being pushed on a recently dis
covered ledge that Is proving rich be-
yond the expectation of the owners. 1t
is good strike, and if continuous will
bring the property to the foremost rank
of Yavapai county gold producers.
The twenty stamp mill is kept running
at its full capacity, but is taxed to
handle the present output of the mine.
There are a number of other valuable
properties in the immediate vicinity of
the Crown King camp that are receiv-
ing considerable attention and will soon
be heard from as producers Among
them might be mentioned the Eclipse
mine, owned by Kyer & Kimball. This
Is patented property and has been
developed to an extent that proves it's
Work of building the new smelter at
Val Verde, Ariz., in place of the one
destroyed by fire several months ago
has been started. The location of the
new smelter has been staked out and
brick for its erection Is being turned
out.
California Mining News
Senator Reed Smoot of Salt Lake
City, L. L. Mum, manager of the
Power company at Telluride, Col; l..
Holbrook, mining capitalist of Utah.
and a party of engineers and cleo
tricians arrived at Bodie, Mono county
June 10, where they have purchased the
Syndicate mines. They will establish
a large power plant on the Walker river
and will operate the mines on a large
scale.
Dr. C, A. Libby of Portland, Me-, ac-
companied by j. R. Alexander of San
Jose and A. G. Hunter, who are in
Downieville, Sierra county, have COM
pleted negotiations for the sale of min
ing property at Refs ravine. The prop
erty consists of both quartz and gravel
claims. DR.. Libby is an eastern capi-
talist of note and says he will COM
mence operations at once.
The old channel of the Hupp & Nc
Murray mine in Trinity county is
worked out completely. The giants are
withdrawn. Prior to 1859 the mine was
worked several years as a drift mine,
and tunnels of more than a mile in
length in the aggregate were run in
on bedrock to tap the rich channel.
Above the pay gravel of the old cham
mel was thirty to forty feet of barren
soil. When miners learned to hydraulic
1t was found cheaper to hydraulic this
soil off than it was to tunnel in under
it. So in 1859. the Hupp & McMurray
became a hydraulic mine and such 1t
has been for fifty?six years. 1t has
been a rich producer and has made
wealthy men of it's owners and brought
fame to Trinity county,