Mohave County miner., 1906-02-10

stalled, will be the largest compressor unit in Arizona and the southwest. The order calls for a 4S-in. stroke ma chine, with steam cylinders of 2S and 52 in. diam. and air cylinders fl IT and 26 IT in. Steam-cylinders are jacketed, with valves in the heads. The machine is to operate under no lb. steam pressure and vacuum of 20 in: high steam economy is guaran- teed. The air cylinders will be jack eted on heads and barrels and will be fitted with piston inlet air-valves. The compressor will run at 75 r. D. m., at which the piston displacement will be 6,060 GU. fit. of free air per minute. The air pressure is to be 100 lb., and the altitude is about $500 feet. The United Verde is popularly known as one of the greatest copper mines in the world, and the ordering of this large compressor seems to indicate that its immense ore reserves are by no means exhausted.-M Mining and Sci entific Press.
 A Los Angeles dispatch says: Thro Los Angeles men who have mining in- terests in Fl Dorado county the news has been received here that w. A. Clark, of Montana, has purchased the famous Union mine on the mother lode in that great mining center. The first papers have been exchanged, the first money paid and if reports be true the transfer has been regularly re- corded at Placerville. The purchase price was l,750, ,O00S, but the manner in which payments are to be made, and when, has not been made public. The Union is one of the best known mining properties in the west. It was formerly owned by Alvinza Hayward and Charles D. Lane, of San Francisco, who worked it to the 1400-foot level, taking out immense quantities of bull ion. The story of how the vein was lost, how Hayward, who was a spirit ualist, took the advice of a medium and sold his interest for a mere trife. and how the new owners went deeper and struck richer ore than the original owners had ever dreamed of, is part of the mining history of the state. The ffty-stamp mill at the Union was destroyed by fire on November i, and has not been rebuilt, and since the fire the mine has not been worked to its full capacity. Eight months ago the Standard Oil people offered 1,250,- OOOS for the Union property, but the offer was declined.
 Charles Allen and H. w. Hill, of Cleveland, Ohio, have been steadily at work for the past six months, with a considerable force of men opening up a gold property near the Rock House on Chase creek. They now have 1000 sacks of ore ready for shipment in which free gold can be seen in every specimen, and the entire lot will aver age eight ounces in gold per ton. They have another lead on their claims which average 65 per cent lead, sos gold and from 60 to so ounces silver. This may sound like fairy tale to people who are not aware of the fact that during the early history of the camp gold was about the only output. The ore which is now being taken out by them is no surprise to old timers, but it will be to others. Were these claims located at Goldfields or Bull frog there would be tremendous ex- citement over them, and property in the neighborhood would be selling for fabulous prices, but in this district | their work passes without comment, ! but when they once commence to ship l and outsiders begin to realize that they have bonanza, it may be differ