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Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
GRASS VALLEY MINE
susPENDs OPERATIONS

GRASS VALLEY, Sept. 27.-The
Brunswick, one of the big mines Of this
district, has closed and orders have
been given to pull the pumps. The
resignation of Superintendent Mallon,
declined some time ago, has now been
accepted, after being rendered a second
time.
and the shaft Is reported rapidly filling
up with water. The order was passed
al a meeting of the directors held a. few
days ago in San Francisco, but why IL
was issued is a mystery, as the mine
has always been regarded as paying
investment.
1t is hinted that dissension among
caused the shutdown. 1t has been the
contention for over year that a new
shaft must be sunk In order to operate
the mine economically. Whether the
present action is the result of discus
sion over this important project can
not be learned.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
COPPER CREEK TITLE
PASSES TO C.&A.CO.
FINAL PAYMENT AMOUNTS TO
$4,000
Adjoining Group ls Also Acquired
Properties VIII Be Developed on
a Large scaIe-To Connect
by Rail with Benson

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Sept. 27.-The
fnal payment of S75,000 due Clark &
Scanland from the Calumet & Arizona
Copper company for their Copper
creek mines was made last week, and
the title passed to the purchasing COM
pany. At the same time the company
made a final payment of $4,000 on a
group of claims adjoining the Clark
Scanlon group, in which controlling
interest was held by Superintendent
Cooper, under whose direction the de-
velopment work on the latter group
has been prosecuted.
The company has also acquired by
location a number of contiguous
claims, hence its combined holdings
cover a large area of ground.
The exploration work which has been
In active progress for about two years
past on these properties has demon
strated that in richness and extent Of
ore bodies this great property is close
second to the bonanza mines of the
Calumet and Arizona, company at Bis
bee, and the company is preparing to
equip and develop them upon g. scale
never before attempted in this county.
The ores will probably be shipped to
Douglas for treatment In the COM
pany's immense smelling plant now in
operation at the line city. I1lS CON-
clusion Is drawn from the fact that the
company has already completed a rail-
road survey from Mammoth to Benson,
at which point connection can be made
with the Ell Paso & Southwestern rail-
road for Douglas. The distance from
Mammoth to Benson is about seventy
five miles up San Pedro valley, and
there are no engineering problems in
the way.
All the country along this route
would be productive of local traffic, as
it is both an agricultural and mining
country and also a great stock grow
ing region. The value of such a line
to Pinal county would be great. 1t
would develop an impetus to develop
ment In all of the eastern portion Of
Pinal, veritable treasure spot
II such a line should be built the
Southern Pacific would probably have
control of it and extend 1t down to
Winkelman to connect with it's Phoenix
& Eastern line and thus give them an
opportunity to bring from Mexico into
Central Arizona from their Mexican
concessions both coal and lumber.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
NEW WORK TO START
ON JUPITER GROUP

SEARCHLIGHT. Sept 27.--Good news
for the Jupiter group, adjoining the
Copperopolis on the west, followed the
visit this week of its mining engineer
Franc o. Wood of Los Angeles.
New work is to commence at once
under Contractor Charles Lund, with
Mr.. Eustis representing the company
on the ground.
There are already two shafts down
eighty and thirty feet, with the first
all in ore that Will easily average $50.
Also there is no small amount OF high
grade.
Charles Tut of Colorado Springs is
the principal owner under the name or
the Jupiter Gold and Copper company.
It is expected that this activity VIII
bestir the fine Copperopolis, owned by
Spita1l & Lund, which property has
hundreds of feet OF development and
remarkably fine showing OF ore. There
are at least fifty tons of high grade on
the dump ready for shipment. The
location is Ave miles north OF town.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
EIdorado Prospectors Locate Rich
Gold Mine "on Top of the Ground"

O EARCHLIGHT. Sept. 27.--John
~ Coyle came in from Eldorado
NJ Wednesday bringing the first
news of new strike made by him and
u. F. ]. Hall. "a mine on top of the
ground." is the way Coyie describes
his find. and in proof he displays a,a
The scene of the discovery Is some
eighteen miles north of Searchlight, or
about two and one-haif miles 70 the
west of the Shandon Bells property.
The location is in the last range OF
hills bordering on the dry lake which
stretches off toward Las Vegas.
Coyle and Hall only located the
ground few days ago. They We're on
2 prospecting trip and came across the
cropping late in the afternoon. Bright
and early the following morning they
fhe length of the two claims. 5000 feet,
the vein stands out boldly with vary
ing width of from three to ten feet.
The general formation Is schist. the
vein itself quartz-porphyry. The ore
is said to resemble closely that Of the
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
CALIFORNIA PRODUCES
AMERICAS CHROME ORE
Government Report Shows Domestic
Production ls Insignificant, While
Rich Deposits Lie on
Both slopes

When compared with the consump-
ton OF chrome ore in the United States
the domestic production Is an insig-
nificant factor, the total output In 1907
amounting to but 290 long tons, valued
at $5640; moreover, the maximum pro-
duotion for any one year Gin 1S94) was
$3.50 long tons, valued at $5S,231. This
value was, however, slightly exceeded
In 1890, when the output amounted to
3599 long tons, valued at $53,9S5. The
demand is supplied from foreign
sources, chiefly Asiatic Turkey and
New Caledonia, and the imports during
1907 amounted to 1889 long tons. val
ued at $491. .925.
Chromite Is widely distributed both
in the southeastern and the western
parts of the United States, where 1t Is
unusually associated with certain basic
igneous rocks, but 1t occurs at few
localities in, sufficient quantity to con-
stitute an ore of chromium. In the
states along the Atlantic slope no
chrome-ore deposits are worked on a
commercial scale, and the only active
chromite mines in the country are in
California. These mines have yielded
small production for many years and
furnish the entire domestic output.
Chrome ore is used principally in
making ferrochrome alloys and for
hardening steel, usually In combina-
ton with nickel In the manufacture OF
armor plates. It is also used extern
sively in the manufacture of chro-
MUM salts for pigments. All the prod
uct of the California mines for several
years has been used in the crude state
for Innings for copper furnaces.
The principal American markets for
chromite are in the manufacturing
states along the Atlantic slope, and
~. lt.@1 l.xr 4nt ION
is probable that the extension of
transportation facilities to some Of the
chromite localities in this region viii
lead to their commercial development.
A statistical report on chromite or
chronic iron ore has just been pub
lished by the United States geological
survey as an advance chapter from
Mineral Resources of the United
States, Calendar Year 1907" Copies of
this report may be obtained by ap-
plying to the director of the survey at
Washington, d. G.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28

TRUETT LEASE PREPARES
ANOTHER GOOD SHIPMENT
ORE is BROKEN FROM SLOPES
ON 7o-FooT LEVEL
Average Value Is 500 Ton--Lar9e
Tonnage viii Be Piled on the
Dumps, Awaiting Erec-
ton of Mill

RAWHIDE, Sept. 27.-Another con-
signment of shipping grade ore is be-
ing prepared at the famous Truett
lease on the estate of the Coalition
Mines company. 1t is being broken
from the Slopes at tho 70-foot level and
has an average value of about 500
ton. A large tonnage Is being broken
in the slopes, one of which has been
extended from level floor to surface
The greater portion of the ore Is being
piled on the dump, only that part
going to the smelter which Is put
through the grizzley and screen. The
dump ore has an average value OF wv
per ton. No attempt is to be made to
ship 1t until such time as the Coalition
company erects a mill or more ade-
quate custom mill facilities are es-
tablished locally.
The control of the Truett lease is
now vested in Messrs. Wingfeld and
Nixon of Goldfield, who likewise hold
control of the Goldffeld consolidated.
Under their direction more compre-
hensive campaign of development Is
to be In force than that marking the
Truett regime. With that object IN
view the ore body exposed In the east
drift Is to be more thoroughly explored
and tests made of the area lying to
the north of the supposed wall of the
ledge. 1t appears probable that the
procedure will demonstrate the pres
ence of pay rock in section hitherto
considered of little value.
The Truett lease on the Happy Hool-
iean claim of the Coalition sent out
III sacks of ore last Tuesday morn
ing, completing its Acton shipment to
the mill at Dayton. A 25-ton ship
ment left Fallon Monday for the Ger
mania smelter at Salt Lake. This ship
ment sampled $S5 per ton.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COPPER
is IN FooTWALL OF LEDGE

GLOBE, Ariz., Sept. PA strike
that promises important developments
has been made on the property of the
Arizona Colorado Copper Belt Mining
company
The south crosscut at the S00-foot
level of the Arizona-C Colorado is re-
ported to show very favorable
change, the formation carrying some
iron sulphide. Since then there has
been further Improvement, and recent
ly the crosseut had penetrated twenty
feet of vein matter, running 28 per cent
iron. 23 per cent sulphur and occasional
punches Of chalcopyrite. The drills at
the time were In dense hematite.
The crosscut is undoubtedly in the
footwall of the large ledge that was
erlt on the 50O-foot level, and the pres
ent showing on the 800 looks promising
for the opening Of body Of CONNER
cial ore.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28

ROAD TO BUILD
PERMANENT SURVEY Is NOW
COMPLETE
MAY PASS NEAR CUPRITE AND
UBEHEBE REGION
Difficulty In Getting Through Cactus
Range Occasions Suggestion
for More Popular
Route

TONOPAII, Sept. 27.-While Ely Is
furnishing an immense tonnage or
smelling ores, the vast reduction
works located there are in need OF
large quantities of lead ores for fluxing
purposes, and the management of the
Ely works Is also anxious to obtain
the high grade silicious ores of the
Goldfield district.
To bring them with the least expense
to Ely, the Ely-Goldield railroad has
been perfected, and work on Same
would have been started with energy
last fall had~not the panic intervened.
Recently the promoters Of the proJect
have been at work quietly, ana nave
established the permanent survey.
Three weeks ago the survey was COM
pleted past Silver Bow and its stakes
set.
While the surveyors are still In the
field they have not yet reached the VI
cinity of Cuprite, as stated In GOLD
field paper. They have not even ar
rived in the vicinity Of Goldheld. 1t
seems that they are now having some
difficulty In getting through the Cac-
tus range. If such should be the case
the road might pass near Cuprite to
go into Goldheld.
From that locality It would be easy
southwesterly down the valley be-
tween Magruder and Slate ranges or
mountains, and then swinging around
Tin mountain, the northern extremity
OF the Panamint range pass on down
it's western slope into Butte valley, the
midst Of the Ubehebe region.
Close to HornsIIver
In following the route indicated the
road would pass very close to Horn
silver, but would not come anywhere
near Gold mountain.
The IJbehebe district and the many
large deposits of smelling ores In the
Magruder range. as well as the ores
of Hornsilver, are much desired oy the
Elv smelters. There is no way OF Sc
curing these ores except by putting III
a. railroad, therefore railroad Is COM
ing sure.
was made from the Ubehebe district
from what is known as the smith
properties, and the ore averaged S4o
a ton. That is not pay ore at the
present time, as the wagon haul to
cuprite is sixty-two miles and dr. freisht-
! John Salesberry of Tonopah is en-
gagged actively working for railroad
| for IJbehebe. He and his associates
are largely interested in that section
and are anxious for its development.
The route from Cuprite is the easiest.
practically the shortest and the only
| logical one.
Where such vast interests are to be
| served and an immense production
| of wealth effected the building or
sixty or seventy miles of railway VIII
| be accomplished easily. Hence this
great area filled with varied mineral
| deposits is likely soon to be opened
up by the advent Of the indispensable
| railway.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
ORD MOUNTAIN MINE
INSTALLS STAMP MILL
Is Said to Have 5000 Tons of Ore on
Dumps, Running $15 Ton and
Better-Shaft Is Down
$50 Feet

A five-stamp mill will be in opera
tion at the Ord Mountain mine before
the end of the month. More than 5000
tons of ore are on the dump that VIII
go better than SIS ton and big
bunch that will run better than $100
a ton, 1t is said. Their main shaft Is
down nearly 260 feet and over 1000 feet
of underground work, including drift
ing. prosecuting and stopping has been
done Their main ore ledge Is over
fifteen feet wide and every ounce OF
ore in 1t will average $40 a ton or bet
ter, it is said. At present the ORD
Mountain people have fourteen feet OF
water. They have made four drifts
from the first and second levels In ad-
dition to crosscuts and slopes. The
ord Mountain Gold company is located
about eleven miles south of Daggett,
San Bernardino county, and adJoins
the ]. b. Osborn mine. This property
will soon have a ten-stamp mill at
work. The timber is on the ground.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
To Tap First Lode Location Ever
Made in the Hassayampa District

the early days attracted hundreds of
prospectors and miners to the Hassa-
yampa district. Other strikes followed
until the fame of the locality as a
great gold producer spread over all
the country.
Genung extracted the gold from the
rich surface ore many years by the
arastra process, retorting the product
in the barrel of a shotgun. Subse-
quently he abandoned the ground
which was later taken up by Dan
O'Boyle. The latter sold It to the
Quartz Mountain Mining company
This organization developed the ledge
to a depth of 200 feet.
Since the title passed to the Climax
Mining company arrangements have
been made 70 open 1t on larger scale.
The contract let last week will be
rushed to completion.
Former Governor Lewis Wolfiey Of
Arizona is the managing director of
the concern.
The group is located fourteen miles
south OF this city along the historic
stream after which the Hassayanpa
district is named.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28

D REsCoTT, Sept. T.--Arrange-
ments have been made by the
management of the Climax MIN
ing company to tap the Quartz noun
tain vein, the first lode location ever
made north OF the ella river, at
depth of 500 feet. Stewart l.. duncan
was awarded contract to run NO. D
tunnel a distance of 400 feet, where
according to the engineers estimates
the ledge will be tapped.
The tunnel is now In 800 feet. lt IS
on a level with the top of the ten
stamp mill owned by the company on
the Hassayampa river
IL is the intention to run the product
OF the mine through the tunnel to the
mill for treatment as soon as the mine
Is opened. The tunnel will tap the
vein now known as the Cub No. i'm
mediately beneath where Charles
Genung discovered the rich outcrop OF
the ledge in the early COS, when the
right Of the white man was strongly
disputed by the Apaches. The Indians
were ousted from possession only by
many bloody battles.
The news Of Genung's rich strike in
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
Closes for Repairs

The smelling works of the Arizona
Mexican Mining and Smelling company,
located at Needles, closed down last
week in order to install new machinery,
which has been on hand some little
time, but could not be placed before
owing to the large amount OF ore ON
hand to be treated. 1t was decided.
however, to close the works and pro-
ceed with the installation of the new
machinery. which consists of st. Louis
Corliss engine Of 250-horse power capac-
ity, and a Connels Vile blower No. 8.
This machinery will be put in place as
rapidly as possible, after which the
plant will start up and run at full
capacity,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
TO DEVELOP IN THE
BILL WILLIAMS FORK
PlTTSBURG CAPITAL AND MA
CHINERY ARRIVE
Three Shifts to Work on Shaft and
Tunnel Of Corona Copper Prop
erty-Rlch Ore In
Sight

YUMA, Sept. a. With ample
finances to carry out one of the largest
mine development enterprises ever at
tempted In the Bill Williams Fork
range, Sam A. Butler, superintendent
of the Corona Copper company, has re-
turned from Pittsburg, Pa. During
his visit at Pfttsburg he purchased
large hoisting plant. which will be In
stalled as soon as delivered. The hoist
will replace a whim now used as his
deepest working shaft, now down 400
feet on the vein. Three shifts of miners
will be employed in sinking the shaft
and a tunnel now in distance of 300
feet on the vein will also be pushed
ahead with three shifts The face Of
the tunnel, which follows the hanging
wall, seven feet by four feet in the
clear, is all ore. Not piece of ore can
be found In 1t. according to Buffers
statement, assaying less than 20 per
cent in copper.
There Is also another shaft down to
a depth of 1914 feet in which the show
ing is almost as promising as In the
tunnel. The product of the mine Is
ideal from a smelling standpoint. 1t
not only requires no fux, but is SO
heavy In iron and lime that dry ores
can be smelted with 1t. This was
proved by practical test at the Hum
boldt smelters last year when car
load of it was sold to the Arizona
Smelling company.
For Large Working Force
Superintendent Butler expects to
have his new hoisting plant in opera
ton by the middle of October and his
camp in shape for the accommodation
of the large development force.
He discovered the promising vein In
October, 1871. He was then prospect
ing for silver and gold. AS a silver
mine 1t was a disappointment to him,
and its gold value was not high
enough to jutsify development in that
region.
He abandoned his discoveries and
left for other parts. Seventeen years
ago he returned and relocated the
ground, combining his operations to Its
development ever since. The richness
of its copper ores attracted the at
tention of Pittsburg capitalists after
the construction of the Arizona & Cal
iforriia railroad to Parker.
He sold his holdings, comprising six
ty-four claims, and the title passed
into the Corona Copper company, or
ganized by the purchasers.
The camp Is located twenty-six miles
northwest Of Wenden and twelve miles
southeast of the Signal mine. A route
for a branch railroad to the Sigma
mines from the main line at Boust
passes within eight miles of the Coro.
ma group.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28

Wall Street and to be entirely different
from anything In it's immediate neigh
borhood. The specimen pieces show
streaks of gold lying along side of
blackish cubes of metal. Until fire
tests have been made 1t Is question
what these cubes really are. The pre-
sumption is that they are iron, but
several think them a form of telluride.
Coyle believes that his ore will prove
to be base, but at the same time he
and his partner have determined that
good mornings can be obtained for
distance OF ESQ feet along the vein. The
owners plan to drive tunnel, which
win quickly determine the true value
OF their find.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
NAV Pick Up Famous Lead

GOLDFTELD, Sept. 27-The Gold
field Red Hills Mining and Leasing
company is one OF the leases on the
Red Hills ground that is liable to turn
out a winner. The company mas
worked faithfully and the lease has
nineteen months yet to run. A station
has been completed at the 46O-foot
level and now crosscut will be run.
In the bottom fair values are showing.
In sinking the shaft stringers OF nign
grade that assayed good pay We're run
through. That the extension OF one OF
the leads that has made the FLORENCE
and the Consolidated famous VIII De
picked up on this ground Is the peneI
of those who are acquainted with the
situation In this locality.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
EdsIweIsa places Whlm

RHYOLITE, Sept. 27.-The Edelweiss
company has placed a whim on its
property on the eastern slope of Ladd
mountain and will have 1t in operation
in a few days. II is figured that the
shaft can be continued to the 1Io-root
point. when a gasoline hoist will be in
stalled.
The ore body Is being followed on
its dip, and the bottom shows a good
quality of milling material.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
We Want 1t AM

Thirty days considered cash. We want
all the piano business for the rest of
the month. We are generally willing
to divide, but 800 pianos must be sold.
No money required, but So for 81 for
cash in 80 days, as advertised. Bart
lett Music Co., 2S1 Broadway, OPP. city
ball 9-27-x
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
oranae blossom strikes water

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept PA
large supply of water has been struck
IN the 6O0-foot level OF the Orange
Blossom mine near Bagdad. The water
has heretofore been piped for several
miles, but now the management WIN
be able to have abundant water right
from the mine.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
Strike in Ida Mine

Ida, New, Sept. 27.-The Gold
Ridge Mining company has struck an
other nice body of free milling ore on
its property about two miles southeast
OF Ida and adjoining the Snow Storm
property on the north. This property
Is owned In Gilman City, Mo. The
assays run TWELVE ounces silver and
ss6.40 In gold, which makes this ore
of shipping value.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-28
Seven Feet Of suIphlde

An important strike is reported from
the Sewers camp at Eidorado canyon.
At depth Of 12O feet over seven feet
Of sulphide ore has been encountered
IL is said.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1908-09-19
Navigating the Air.

That man support himself in the air for an in
definite period of time and fly swiftly from place to
place. leaving the earth and aghting with the
ease of bird, has been demonstrated by Orville
Wright during the trials at Fort Myer at the capital
of the nation, under the auspices of the government
Mr. Wright has remained in the air more than an
hour and has developed speed of forty or fifty miles
an hour and ability absolutely control movement
and direction 1t necessary for him to return
to the earth only to renew his supply of gasoline
power With his engine he drives the machine with
his rudder he directs its course and with the wings
he rises or falls.
He flies. That is the sum of his achievements
He flies with a heavier than air machine with only
the atmosphere sustaining agency The steer
able balloon is novelty hundreds of them being in
USE but the machine that flies the bird flies is
new triumph of human ingenuity.
Mr. Wright's machine weighs thousand pounds,
to which is added his weight and during one
of his trips he took passenger along with him The
principle of flight having been developed beyond
question: there is scarcely any limit the possibilities
of atmospheric navigation that the future will de-
velop.
The first steamboat and the first locomotive were
crude affairs compared with the finished products of
the present generation and the lapse of time will
the aeroplane exhibited by Mr.. Wright to take
its place along with the pioneers machines for the
navigation of land and water.
1t is expected that the government will utilize
Mr.. Wrght's invention and employ it as aid to
war and naval ndulgencies. His brother is
making similar demonstrations in France with
aerop1ane of like construction