Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-28
Lease Taken Yesterd1,
On a PROMISING
Claim
Smelter And Railroad,
Stimulate New
Activity

Since II was made known to the ~.
pie of this section that the rate, =
transportation and reduction ch,,,.x
by the management Of the SEE
and p. railroad, and the Ari,o,.
Smelling company were reasonsbl. q,
ough to permit the mining Of hv
grade copper ores at profit, misuu
who are familiar with the imn.,.,
deposits of low grade ore in the On
pertics Of the Commercial MINI
company in Copper Basin have bed
making an effort to secure leases q
the claims and dumps there, with II
result that enough working hat
have been issued to make IL certain
that the camp which has been idle ID
so many years will be one Of the bu
est in the county during the comm
season.
Following the renewal Of the La
of Edwards & Co. few days ago,
+. Murphy, Of this city, and his ass
ciates yesterday secured right on Z
adjoining claim, and they are Nd
making preparations to put a hV
force Of miners to work taking n
ore and sorting dumps Of low rsa
rock which was mined many yean Y
and abandoned.
The properties Of the Commerc
Mining company in the Copper Be
district, are situate about ~ mix
from the Skull Valley station Of
$. +. p. and p. railroad, and about 4
same distance southwest Of this I'll!
In the latter SOS and the early "
q large amount Of development va|
was done there, but the ore was fous|
to be Of not high enough grade TO p
nit Of its mining and reduction at
profit owing to the great cost
transportation before the 3. p
P. railroad was built. With the u
struction Of this road and the Hsl
boldt smelter, conditions have undd
gone such change that this camp y
gives promise to be in short VI
the hive Of industry II vas in ~
gone by, when its immense depos
were being opened up on such ~
tensive scale by its early ownen
+fs-i-3-i-s-i-3-3-3-s'a-t++s+
two mines, Tip Top district.
James X. Liston and wife to D.
and f.. T. Andrews, m. deed, w
Is int. in mines, Pine Grove diane'
David Miller locates three mis-
Thumb Butte district.
=. II. Anderson locates Prss
mine, Thumb Butte dist.
+. II. Aplustill to Margaret APlus
power Of attorney, mines, Has
Thos. and p. X. Sanders 10
VIM. J. Bryan mine, Copper BASIN
T. NJ. Earnhart to ID. X. Head m
Diamond 10 mine, Kirkland dist
w. Nelson ct nj locate two P'0
near Rock Butte.
Leopold WaIloth files al Of
on four mines, Walnut grove dl''n'.
Hong King Mining Co. files an
work on three mines. Walker dl"'
White Horse Mg Co. files al "
work on IL mines, Walker dist
Thos. J. Laird files aff OF
on four mines, Hass dist.
II b. +. Peters and c. +. Warren !"
anita Mining and Milling Co., H.
81; Mineral Hill, Bessie. Ida My
Tom and Dick mines, Ilass DIST
Ideal Mig and Dew. Co. ane''
icles Of incorporation. r
X. Campbell and Isaac n :"
file All OF work on Mines pe
district. .t-..
J. w. Pryor to james p NAM,
deed. $500, lots II and " ~
| Ash Fork.
T. II. Coleman and c. c. fi's''
cate Fraction mine, Big bue ~
), r. Campbell and !. r. Wa''0"
three mines, Big Bug dist
=. G. Symonds and T. ~ Hoy
corporate Chronicle Gold Mi''''
capita! stock, 100000 g
Finlay Mcneil and wlie "
l.. Kaufman, ". deed, s2,soo'
block I, Bashford tract, Ffes'''"