Bisbee daily review., 1908-12-22
DEVELOPMENT
 WORK Is RIFE
 NEAR PARADISE
Word Received That Duffner Bros. Have Bonded Their SiI- yer Creek Mining Property To Homer Prickett.
(Paradlse Record.l

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 Word has been received here that Duffner brothers have bonded to Homer Prickett ana associates of Douglas their Silver Creek. mining property. The sale price agreed up on has not yet been learned.
 To the extent nf assessment work for the year, operations have already been commenced on the group, two men being employed.
 The Duffner group was formerly un- der bond to O. c. Davis and associates. After making partial payment and doing some development work, they defauited on the. extended payment due last October, wien the property reverted to the origlnaY owners.
 This Is a very promising group of claims. situated in the silver belt, be tween Paradise and Portal.
 Virtue.
 Though the Virtue Is now idle, work will be resumed immediately after the holidays.
 The tunnel is now in about $50 feet, and is therefore one of the longest In the district. No measurement to as certain the vertical depth attained in the tunnel has been made recently. but it is probably in the neighbor- hood Of ITS feet
 cochise.
 Assessment work on the Cochise IS now being done under orders from c. B. James of Fl Paso, Texas, who was formerly general manager of the company. A contract has been let lor the accomplishment of 30 feet of tun- mel work in a new place on one of the main lodges, and close to camp. As one has no difficulty in finding ore on this property, this work will no doubt show up favorably.
 It is reported here that the litiga- ton now on over this property will be concluded in January; and that up on such termination operations will De resumed In earnest. The contest is now between Madison F. Larkin of Sranton. Pa. and c. B. James of EI Paso, Texas, both If whom held heavy claims against the company for aI- legged advances of money when the company was in need. The next step in the legal proceedings will result in findings entitling either Mir Larkin or Mir. James to possession. At present MT. Larkin is in nominal possession, pending final adjudication.
 By paying the claims of Larkin and James, the company could have re- tained possession of the property. But this was not done.
 Assessment Work.
 As the end of the year approaches those who have not done their assess ment work for 1908 are hastening to do so.
 The San Simon Copper company's work for the year is completed. Pat ents to ali of the Manhattan claims but two having been obtained, the annual work on sucn claims this year was not necessary. Title to the two claims now remaining unpatented is expected to be secured soon, the work that has been done on them this year being. so it Is understood, sufficiently promising to convince the proper au- thorities of the worth Of the claims for mineral purposes.
 Capt. John A. Duncan's work is not expected to be completed before the first of next year. On the Gallen & Warnekros, Geo. A. Walker, Duluth Chiricahua, and E. F Sweeney prop. critics work still continues. As stat. ed above, work on the Cochise has been commenced. A contract has been let for the work for the year on the Double Sunset R. r. Brown and com. pany are having the work done on their claim between the San Simon and the Manhattan, and the ground is looking good. Lewis Bradshaw is still engaged at work on his group In the past some fine ore has beer taken out by him. and he expects in teresting developments on reaching the ledge for which he is driving in a new tunnel Others are also now doing their assessment work with re suits more or less promising to show On the Scaniand assessment worl also proceeds.
 J. A. Lewandowsh has completed the annual work on the various groups owned by him, including the Rabbit adjoining the Willie Rose and tht Early Bird. which is situated betweer