Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-06

Id: MONDAY MORNING,
promising quicksilver prospects in the
Meadows district, aside from that
mentioned above.
Utah MercurIsl Ores
The mercurial ores Of the Consoll-
dater Mercur, which occurred in con-
siderable abundance in pioneer periods.
have made their temperance, ac-
cording to message from Manager
George Dern during the day, and while
the strength Of the channel has not
been determined nor will IL be until
work Of greater Importance is consum-
mated, It has every evidence Of per-
manency. The disclosures, in which
not a little interest is manifested, says
the Salt Lake Tribune, was made in
raise 14s, on level No. 16 In Lulu
ground, and while the "streak" varies
from ten inches to three feet an assay
shows as much as 1876 per cent quick
silver, with over 50 gold per ton. The
occurrence of the mercurial ores in the
Con. Mercur Is at a station not dis
tant from that in which 1t Is being
mined, and mined profitably in the
Sacramento company's properties, and
as soon as connection is effected with
workings for which the raise Is headed
the proving up of the new strike will
follow. With the contents of the chan
mel maintaining the average denoted
by the first assays, there Is no doubt
that quicksilver will be made to add
to the earnings of Con. Mercur, as
has IL been made to swell those Of the
Sacramento. In the patriarchal days
of the property the cinnabar was much
in evidence and some of it was retorted
by those who controlled the proposi-
tion at that time, the product selling
on the local market. At the Sacra-
mento the production of the element
has been going on for long time, and
at one period the amount in sight was
estimated at 100000.
Mercury in Arizona
A deposit of mercury has been added
to the minerals already discovered in
Arizona. J. A. Stevenson has discov-
cred this valuable metal in Copper
basin in Yavapai county. The ore is
in the form of red sulphide of mercury,
better known as cinnabar. A sample
of the ore sent to Los Angeles shows
8 per cent quicksilver. Certain Los
Angeles capitalists have made propo-
sition to put up all the money needed
to develop this property and get out
the ore, so in short time Yavapai
county will have added new industry
to it's already large number, and a
new metal will be added to its list of
minerals.
Val Verde Smelter
The New York Commercial, in 're-
ment that a time has been fixed for
the blowing in of the new smelter to
be erected by New York parties at Val
Verde, Ariz. 1t says the following
"As the matter now stands, con-
struction work on the smelter will be-
gin Immediately, and unless unexpect-
ed delays arise, the plant should be
| ready to be blown in by the end of
| July"
In the same issue the Commercial
says that the promoters of the enter
prise are trying to keep their inten-
tions secret 1t also tells about other
| doings of the promoters:
"After series of conferences held
| in New York, lasting some two months
| in regard to the adoption of details
| looking forward to the rebuilding of
| the Val Verde smelter near Prescott,
Ariz., an agreement has been finally
concluded whereby the reconstruction
of the plant is assured.
"The matter has been kept secret,
and the principals are desirous of Sc
| curing as little publicity as possible,
| as the company that is to undertake
| the work Is a close corporation, con-
| sisting of men well known in the
business world of this city,"
When Elliott, Cardeza, Bird, Finney
Robinson and Burger were in Prescott
recently they made no secret of their
intentions. It may be that they have
decided that their plans have reached
the positive shape. and there is no
| longer any need of secrecy.
The plant to be built in Val Verde
will start with capacity of 500 tons
daily, and will increase the amount it
can handle as there is need for it.
Wire Gold Found
Max ]. Alwens, from Maxton, Ariz.,
tells in Prescott of the discovery of a
very rich body of ore by w. r. Johnson
in his Clay Bank mine, near Maxton,
Hassayampa district. An inspection
of the result of a shot disclosed that
he had struck into a body of ore eight
cen inches wide. and from the dis
lodged pieces discovered that it was lit
orally strewn with wire gold One of
the specimens resembled small dumb
bell, each ball being about as large as
walnut and held together by cord
of gold as thick as a darning needle.
Another piece was fiat in shape, and
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