Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-10
During the Good Prices of SiI- yer Olive District Was the Home of the Mining Chlor- iders in large Numbers.
D. H. Collins Formerly of Bis bee Has Bonded the Ellis Baxter and Irish Group of Claims.
cTucson star.l

(Tucson Star.)
 There have been more than usual
 activity in the mine and mining inter
 ests located in and tributary to Olive
 camp. situated less than twenty-five
 miles south loom Tucson.
 I During the good prices of silver,
 Olive district was the home of the min
 ing chloriders. Many claims were
 worked with profit. more than s1 1,200,-
 900 were taken out of the Olive camp
 mines and shipped to reduction works. | With the depreciation of silver, the silver mines closed down, and re-
 mained unworked until within the last
 two years, when one or two of the | groups were again worked at a good profit because of the high grade of 1 ore taken therefrom.
 The Paymaster Mine, owned by Bos- ton people. under the management of Luke Corda, gave a net return to its
 owners of s27,000 last year as well
 es adding in value, s6,000 in equip l ment of the mines and camp houses. | The Paymaster was recently bonded for large sum, upon which $40, 900 or
 more has been paid.
 | The Prosperity group of seven 1 claims owned by the Corda brothers,
 with about 1000 feet of development
 was recently bonded for $40, 0,00o. This ! group of mines has been worked at a profit from the grass roots, the ore being silver, lead and gold, averaging | $250 in silver, 25 to 40 per cent lead, | and from g to s in gold. The char
 aoter, formation, veins, and ore values of the Paymaster, are altogether the
 same as those of the Prosperity group. i The Ellis Baxter and Irish group,
 which has just been sold to D. H.
 Collins of Pittsburg. Penn, is an old | producer. also the Olive group owned
 by Roberts.
 The Wedge and Richmond claims
 ow ned by Miss Royce are most favor
 ably located, likewise the Keystone grc up and a group owned by Friez. | All of these mines and groups of
 mines as we'll as many others are To-
 ccted in the Silver basin of the Olive values. While the veins are not mann 1 moth in size they are of good value. l Northerly and adjoining the Olive i Snuup tOlACo luG SOutu odn AdfIck
 6, pup which has recently been incor-
 porated by Messrs. Elliot, Freeman 1 and Franklin of Tucson. This is cop- fper, carrying high values. also of gold
 aand silver. The company Is deyei-
 uping this property and 1t promises
 to be one of the richest bullion pro- 1 ducers of the camp.
 Directly to the north and adjoining
 are the famous San Xavier mines on
 which several thousand feet of devel-
 opment work has been done and which shows immense ore bodies, the copper | sulphides all carrying by-products and | good values, and has produced half a I rIillion dollars i To the north of this group are the Schaff group which have been we'll developed and adjoining these to the ! north is the large Mineral Hill group which also comprises the Azurite mines.
 To the east and south of the Mineral Hill lie the Chillsoa group which was recently sold. All of these three last gi cups of mines are being developed, all making remarkable showing of ore | in good values and has produced above $350, 900.
 To the southwest of the San Xavier arc the Snyder and Shibell group, sold some months ago to Denver parties and upon which development is being prosecuted with yigor, also the Cos tello Copper mines showing up fine in copper. The copper mines of Ike and his partners Bisbee mines are de- ve;oping large bodies of copper suI- phide ore. Also Capt. McGeen with his strong force of miners is opening up at depth of 10 feet splendid body of copper sulphide ore of high valaes. The Mineral Hill copper and gold mines are being developed with large fo-ce cf men.
 The Twin Buttes is the largest group in the camp, upon which there has been a large amount of develop msnt, and has been determined as one of the coming large bullion producers and Is awaiting the completion of the railroad to that point. when it's ore shipments will begin.
 The Wheeler and Perry group have also been well developed and tested for their high value and large ore bodies.
 The Contzen and Sheridan group is accepted as well established in value and promise. There are several oth-: CT groups upon which assessment work has been done, but which the owners have not enough funds to carry on ex- tensive development, that have fine surface showing of copper under heavy iron cappings. All of these mines are on the south side of the Sierrietta range.
 Nt,;,u ,non anS s,o,t,ofete ,vh< h.v. examined this mining field say 1t is but an extension of the mineral belt passing through the Tucson range. southward The Saginaw. ten miles south of Tucson being part of the same range. Thus 1t win be seen that this copper and mineral range extends for