Mohave County miner., 1907-01-05
General Whining Rews.

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 After quarter of century of roil in the mountains prospecting and working claims, fortune has smiled on Tom Haley and Bill Souffren. They have just succeeded in selling their property near Kelvin in Pinal county for 125,OOOS. The purchasers are New York capitalists whose names are not given. The transaction was made through c. L. Shaw of Casa Grande for the New York parties. Haley and i Souffren are well known throughout the Territory. They have been pros pecting and mining for more than twenty-five years. The property which has just been sold was located by Haley and Souffren more than twenty years ago. They have been working along gradually developing it during all the years as much as their means would allow.-Bisbee Miner.
 The Mining Reporter published at | Denver, says that one of the most fla vorable features of Arizona mining in November was the voluntary advance in wages offered to miners in all the camps. In the Warren district miners received an increase of 9 cents per day, which will mean the distribution of 300, ,0OOS more per annum among the men in that district. At Douglas the Calumet x Arizona and the Copper Queen mining companies granted in- creases to all of their employees aver aging about ? cents per day. Simi- | larly the miners of Cochise county were favored, their increase to date from November lst. In the latter camp the raise was given more cheerfully because the employees declined to con- slider a proposed union which was re- gently agitated among them. The Jerome camp in Yavapai county was also the scene of an increase similar to those recorded above.
 The Reno Journal says: The strike on the Independence Consolidated at Manhattan, which at the grass roots showed six inches of ore running high in values, has at twenty-five feet wid- ened to over four feet, with average values of 1908. The big ore body on the 2OO-foot level of the Manhattan Consolidated is still being developed, and it is evident that the Stray Dog, Manhattan Combination, Mustang, Broncho, Wolftone, etc, are keeping up their records for good showing. Some of the newer properties coming to the front with good strikes that are destined to become good properties are the Toquima Copper and Bonanza Copper, the Manhattan Mammoth, all with good values and growing better daily with the progress of develop ment.
 A bond has been filed in the County recorders office at Yuma which dis closes a mining transaction in the northern part of Yuma county of i'm portant proportions. The Ironwood Mining company has bonded for 75,- OOOS a group of fourteen claims close to the Harqua Hala group, from J. L. Hind, H. $. Griffin and Tom Griffin. Of the purchase price 5,0O0S must be paid in January, and the balance at stated intervals. In the meantime certain development work must be performed. Chris r. Lee, manager of the Harqua Hala Mining company, and E. O. Ilsen, who is also connected with the Harqua Hala Mining com pany, are promoters of the new com pany.-Sentinel.
 Minnesota has awakened to the Op- portunity of increasing its revenue by assessing the Hill iron ore properties recently leased to the United States Steel corporation at 100000, ,OOOS in- stead of 3O,OOO,OOOs as heretofore. When Mir. Hill made his deal with the steel trust he guaranteed the taxes on the property and its output, and testi- fled recently before the state railroad commission that the property was worth fully 4OO,OOO,OOOs. Practically the same admission was made by the officers of the steel trust. So Mime sota will probably attempt to collect taxes for six years past on the 4OO,- 900, ,000S valuation. The state might have attempted to collect for longer period, but under the corporation tax law six years is the limit.-Mining World.