Bisbee daily review., 1909-07-25
MINING NEWS FROM
 THE SHELTER CITY

DOUGLAS, July 24.-(Speciali- Lew Scanland, the Shiricahua mine owner. who has become a temporary resident of Douglas. will revisit his old field of operations in a few days. He and his associates in the Scand- land mine. including Frank Douglas. have bonded the property or good terms. A careful and conservative report was made on the mine by Frank Alley, and the persons who took the bond stated that if the.r expert confirmed the correctness of the re port, they would take tine property.
 The probabilities are that the prop erty will change hands in the course of th.s transaction.
 Fritz Kohlmeyer returned to Sonora yesterday He is the manager of Fl Van, two miles east of the Pilares. and believes that he has a big prop ositon. It is certainly big in the di rection of surface ground at least, embracing soc pertenenc.as.
 O. l.. Neer, who recently took charge of the Payo Rico. is in Doug las on business.
 Mir Huron, the veteran Sonora pros pector, has made a fine hit which will be mentioned more elaborately later
 Captain A. J. King is preparing to re-enter the Sonora mining field after hs long absence in the east, and re sume his useful career among the rocks in the Tabatacochi and other districts. He just completed trip of inspection to the Chiricahuas for Homer PricEett, ..'
 The tunnel of the Princeton Min ing and Smelling company in Ram say canyon, in the Huachuca noun tains. has attained a distance of 100 feet. About fifteen men are now em- ployed at the property The new ma chinery which was recently received is now running satisfactorily and good results are being obtained.
 At present the tunnel is in soft formation. highly mineralized. The flow of water increases with every round of shots fired, and Henry Ham burg. president and manager of the property, is certain that the main ore body will be encountered al almost any time. Additional men will be put to work in a few weeks.
 Another mining deal has been con summated. says the Tombstone Pros pector, whereby Abe Campbell sold to Henry Hamburg six claims adjoining the property of the Princeton that are sad to be very valuable. The con. s iteration has not been made public. The property was purchased by Mir. Hamburg personally and it is prob able that additional property will be acquired.
 Jim Parks came up from the tres district yesterday, where he has been working like a Trojan, and appears to have excellent prospects ahead of him.
 Mr. Cochreham is in the c'ty from relow. He formerly owned extensive holdings in the Chiricahuas and re- tains interests there yet, but was re- gently engaged in leasing on the San Marcus, near Cabullona. He states frankly that leasing and shipping is a failure on that property, the num- erous parties engaged therein being barely able to make a living.
 Joseph Muheim, the Bisbee proper ty owner and who has dabbled exten. sively in ID hing propositions, was in the city yesterday. Joe is up against" the problem of getting out to the good on the celebrated san Jose, Gold Treasure" Napoleon" or "A. Nj. and D." property, the holdings having probably as many names as assets. Joe feels that he sees his way clear to making a 'dividender" out of the property.
 The Courtland Consolidated is mak- ing extensive improvements in its mining and development plant, Joe Bignon of Pearce experimenting the work
 Tom Holland desires to correct the statement recently appearing in the Douglas International to the effect that he had resumed his residence in Douglas, but sweetens the assertion by adding. T consider Douglas the most des rable place in the territory to live in"
 Dick Brown and Harry Van Alen went to Bisbee yesterday on business, iraat ha dav