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Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
coLpFIELD CONSOLIDATED
SUES o. MACKENZIE & CO.

GOLDFIELD, July 25-The Goldfeld
Consolidated Mines company is plain
tiff in a suit instituted in the district
court against D. Mackenzie d Co. TO
recover $4,000 alleged to have been
wrongfully withheld from the parent
company while the defendant concern,
working on a royalty basis, was leas-
ing on Mohawk ground and extracting
large quantities Of rich ore.
The leasing company was bound by
it's contract to pay. in royalties 221a per
cent of the net mine proceeds. The
complainant asserts that of over $780,
900 worth of ore extracted by the de-
PENDANT company no reduction returns
were made nor was royalty paid, Their
by causing the plaintiff company to
lose S135, 900, for which amount judg-
ment is asked.
The lease involved in the case was
upon a portion of the Mohawk No. 2,
slim Jim and Fraction Lodge Mining
company. and was operated by the
Mackenzie company from July Il,
1906, to January s, 1907. In total, sew
eral million dollars worth of highgrade
was extracted during that time, and
much litigation has arisen since be-
cause of alleged breach of the cove
nants of the lease. The Consolidated
company recently gained a $4,000
Judgment against the d. Mackenzie
company, it having been shown that
the leasing concern conducted its ope-
rations in unminerlike fashion.
The Mackenzie lease was gained on
an assignment by Hayes and Monnette,
Harry Benedict and j. w Smith. The
Goldfield Consolidated Mines company,
in the present suit, is suing on an as
Segment of claim made by the
Goldfield Mohawk Mines company.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
AjO District EnthuSeS over
Entry Of Big Corporations

receiving for his work $100 a claim.
His compensation, of course, is not
given automatically, but it is a matter
of record that one man in two days
located 100 claims in the AjO district.
Beside this great quantity of loca-
ton work, options have been taken on
several of the large properties oper-
ating in that district. Among these
is the Kendall ore and Reduction com
pany. 1t Is reported that options have
been taken on the property of that
concern and that operations on an ex-
tensive scale will begin Immediately.
The Chamberlain properties and the
Childs workings are also involved, it
is said, it being reported that a repre-
sentative was sent from Los Angeles
to make the deal with the operators
of the Childs properties. Options on
other properties have also been made
and it is reported that interests are
endeavoring to secure control of the
Cornelia Copper company, one of the
best propositions in the district. 1t is
authoritatively stated that at least
81 900, 900 is involved in recent transAc-
tions in the Ajo district and 1t is re-
ported that one deal alone involves
S75OOOO. The people of Ajo are jubi-
liant over what has occurred in the
camp recently and there is a real as .
tate boom on in that little place at
the present time. in anticipation OF
Ajo growing to be one of the largest
mining camps in the southwest.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26

NTAYER, Ariz., July 25.-After ma
N ture elaboration the Business
AL Mems association of Mayer has
decided to take over the Rigby reduc~
ton plant and convert a portion of it
into a lead smelling enterprise. To this
end they will send two of their repre-
sentative mining members east Mon
day and the plan will be financed IN
a few weeks hence, is the statement
made. This move follows as a natural
result of the prevailing condition In
that section in disposing of the ore
product under present methods OF hand
ling and treating the same. The pur-
pose is to install a plant having a
capacity of at letst 400 tons daily TINS
volume coming from careful estimates
made of the field and elsewhere.
The initiation of this plant is also
due to meteorological conditions in eVi-
dence here as we'll as everywhere IN TINS
county. Until the present time, In the
character OF the mineral production OF
this county, the lead values carried
more or less in all ores have been prac-
tically valueless, and not cent mas
been received for that metal, nor mas
any value to the owner been considered
where they have been purchased here
or shipped out, with but one exception
That one is the smelter at Needles. IT
was especially equipped with a Lead
Jacket, and several thousands OF dollars
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
LAGUNA LEASE STRIKE
AT DEPTH HOLDS OUT
Occasional Shipments Show Average
of $25 a Ton-Richer Values
May Develop

GOLDFIELD, July 25.-The Chicago
Cleveland lease on the Laguna, which
has been under development for the
body of ore from the 720-foot level
which gives promise of .permanency,
and from which small shipments are
being made at uncertain intervals. Not
satisfied with the showing at this
depth it is the intention of the COM
pany to get more depth, and with this
in view it is likely that sinking will
be resumed there this week
When the shaft on this property
reached it's present depth a short drift
to the east developed the vein, along
the hanging wall of which work was
prosecuted for several fet, finally re-
sulting in a crosscut being run from
each end of the drift to the footwall.
From these crosscuts upraising is now
in progress and the low grade ore is
being extracted.
The values have been running around
$25 to $50 a ton, and it is expected
that when the drift to the east is com
pleted, which is being run south of the
main shaft and following the dip of the
vein, something better may make its
appearance.
At this time the ground is yielding
about 10000 gallons of water a day,
which is being handled nicely and
which does not in any way interfere
with the work of development.
w. L. Mckay is in charge of the
property, which is considered one of
the best in the district
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26

through the port e.. the checkerwork
chamber excepting it at the required
heaD and flue A to the stack. When
the ore at H has been sufficiently
roasted (time from fifteen to forty-tve
minutes, according to nature of ore) the
oil is turned off at F, the butterfly
damper Is turned from M to M,
making the steam and air pass through
the flue A instead of A as formerly; a
charge of ore is put through at K and
the oil turned on at F. and starts to
smelt the now roasted ore at H and
roasts the new charge at II. When the
first charge at H has melted and run
down to the we'll the operation is con-
tinued vice versa (the whole operation
taking about one hour the Stag is
tapped from the we'll at l. and the
matte at NJ the whole operation being
extremely simple and the heat under
perfect control.
The fuel used is crude oil, air and
steam. In the tests made matte has
been produced assaying from 10 to AZ
per cent copper, being a concentration
of from to 20 to 1, according to the
character of the ore. without any pre-
liminary roasting or crushing. To get
the best results the ore should be
crushed fairly small. but no preliminary
roasting is required, this being done in
the furnace itself, thus doing away
with one of the greatest expenses in
connection with smelling.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26

domain on equal terms with other pros
pectors. Appellants. however, have no
right to interpose barriers or to assert
within the national forests or else
where merely colorado mining claims
in order supposedly to secure or protect
their rights as mere prospectors and
explorers"
This decision will enable the federal
authorities to protect the legitimate
mining prospector and locator from the
interference of lllegitimate and specu-
lative promoters who attempt to hold
for speculative purposes large areas OF
government land under paper min
ing locations without compliance with
the mining laws.
Though the decision applies to only
eighty-five placer locations in the Su-
sanville district" Aubrey says, there
is no doubt that it is material to all
the other Yard locations in the Plumas
national forest. When the blanket To-
cations were made the promoters prob
ably relied upon the release at some
future time of these lands from the
forest reserve"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
MINING BOOMS
AT MOCTEZUMA
PERIOD OF ACTIVITY Is THE
GREATEST IN HISTORY
AMERICAN ENGINEERS REPORT
ON PROPERTIES
Beta Grande Mine Bonded for $4,000.
Big Company Denounces $500
Acres-DuIuth Ships 81
Carloads

MOCTEZUMA, July 25.-Not in many
years has this section of Sonora been
so active in a mining way as at the
present time. The country is full of
engineers from all over North Amer
lea sent here by eastern and south
western capitalists to examine and re-
port ON properties which have either
been bonded or are in process of
bonding.
One of the important deals just COM
pleted has been the bonding of the
Beta Grande mine, the gold and sill
yer property owned by Jim Finch, to
capitalists of Hamburg, Ia, for $4,000
This is the same property which in
1907 was bonded to Calumet g. Ari-
IONA interests for $150,000. but which
was dropped when the panic hit the
country. The Calumet & Arizona peo-
pie have taken hold of the San Felipe
in the Arizpe district, but the amount
of the bond is unknown. This big
company has also denounced about 1000
pertenencias in addition, or something
like $500 acres. The Duluth Mining
company has Just made a carload ship
ment of thirty-seven tons of 700 ounce
silver ore from the Monte Cristo mine
near MocteZuma.
A very large strike of low grade cop
per ore has been made in the Prom
ontoro, of which Colonel Travers and
associates of Chicago are the owners.
The Promontorio is one of the Dur
kee coppers group and development
has already proved it to be one of the
great copper propositions of the south
west. A smelter has been erected at
the mines but is not yet in operation
It will be blown in just as soon as
transportation to and from the mines
and smelter is properly adjusted.
Railroad Approaches Mines
ig n
mines from both directions, Guaymas
on the south and Nacozari on the
north. The road is now complete to
Conchas from Nacozari. The Mexican
concession for this line calls for ter
minus at Aqua Prieta, and eventually
the line will have its terminus at
Douglas.
Active operations have started at the
Transvaal properties. The company Is
now working on four properties, sill
yer and copper A smelter has been
built at Cumpas, but is not yet in OPP
Grafton.
The Minneapolis Copper Mining and
Milling company has opened a large
body of high grade copper ore on Its
property near here and will soon begin
shipping. Within sixty days operations
will begin on a large scale. Thousands
of dollars are being expended in build
ing first class wagon roads to the
Cumpas smelter.
The Washington and San Lorenzo
properties, owned by Bostwick and
Dickson of Bisbee, have opened in the
last two weeks to an excellent show
ing. The property has recently been
examined by a number of noted engi-
neers. acting for eastern capital, ana
various large interests in the south
west. Negotiations are now in prog
ress looking to the bonding OF this
property.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26

NJ UCSON, July 25.-The sudden ac-
QUESTION If mining claims in the
Il Ajo district by what are sup
posed to be the biggest copper inter
ests in the United States give rise TO
the belief that the reported campaign
among three or four Of the large cor
porations of the country to gain the
upper hand in the copper market will
affect Arizona probably more than any
other copper section in the United
States, stimulating and eleyating bust
ness to a level that it has never be-
fore attained i'm this territory 1t is
said that the Ajo district is not alone
affected but mining properties are be-
ing "gobbled up" in all sections Of the
territory by the big corporations which
are reported to be the Guggenheims,
the American Smelling and Refining.
and others. The recent acquisition of
claims and transfer Of property in the
Ajo district also gives rise to the be-
lief that Ajo will experience the next
boom in the southwest.
During the past three weeks nearly
$50 new claims have been staked by
representatives Of the big fellows
i'm the Ajo district. At twenty acres
TO the claim, this is more than $500
acres of mineral ground taken up in
less than a month. According to ad-
vices received in the city last week, a
representative of one of the big con-
Germs staked 100 claims IN two days
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26

A COMPANY is being organized to
u take over the right to construct
"A and operate plants of the Cation
smelling process in California, oregon,
Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona. The
headquarters of the company will be In
Los Angeles c.. Christopher is here
from Seattle with his engineer, W. S.
Keith. looking over the field, and in this
work they are associated with Charles
A Giffen.
The furnace is thirty feet over all
long and nine feet wide and about ten
feet. above ground. The fiues A and
A are continued out to the neck of the
stack thus; a butterfly damper is placed
at B and c is the steam pipe In the
funnel D. Steam is turned on at a 30
pound pressure and syphons air with 1t
through the funnel d and travels
through the flue A, and on up through
the checker work chamber and ports T.,
meeting the oil which is put in under a
90-pound pressure at F; the steam and
air before reaching F are in high
state of gas owing to passing through
the redhot checkerwork, and meeting
with the oil at F, combustion imme-
diately takes place and the flame is
thrown against the foot wall at G. and
plunges down on the hearth at H, along
which it travels over the well and up
the opposite hearth to H. where the
first charge of ore has been put through
the hopper X: the heat continues on
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26

pending the installation of the electric
power, which is expected to be com
plered within two weeks.
All the mines have been equipped
with electric holsters and light and
everything in and about the mines will
hereafter be operated electrically.
Electric trans will bring the ore
from the mines to the mill. The big
milling plant will also be electrically
operated, the latest devices in econom-
ic power having been installed.
While it is not expected that the mill
will be in readiness to begin the crush
ing of ore for the next thirty or forty
days, it is the intention of the COM
pany to carry enough ore broken down
in the mine to keep the plant running
for days, in anticipation of machine
troubles or other causes that usually
arise in mining.
Big bunkers are being put in at the
mill and everything necessary to the
carrying of big reserves of ore at the
plant is being devised The mill will
crush about 200 tons of ore daily for
some time, which amount will be grad
ually added to until it is up to its
full capacity of 300 tons.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND
VISITS MEXICO MINES
ASSOCIATES MAY PURCHASE
LA BLANCA
Noted Expert Is Heavily Interested II
Electric Power Company and
Yaqui River Developments
of Sonora

TUCSON, July 25.-John Hays Ham
mond and CORTLAND E. Palmer and
party are in Pachuca, Mex, in con-
nection with the option on the famous
La Blanca mine in that camp. Mr.
Hammond represents the London capt.
talists who own the Camp Bird mines
in Colorado, and they may purchase
the La Blanca mine. w. ]. Cox, man
ager of the Camp Bird mines. has been
at Pachuca examining La Blanca.
Mr.. Hammond denies that his visit
has anything whatever to do with any
prospective purchase of the Santa Ger
truds mines in the Pachuca camp.
He and Mr.. Palmer are both heavily
interested in mines and the Guiana
juato Electric Power company and the
Yaqui River Development company the
last mentioned corporation being a
great irrigation and colonization enter
Drise in Sonora.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
A: & C. COUNTRY LOOKS
FOR RUSH IN AUTUMN
Many Prominent Mining Men Become
Interested in Districts Around
Wickenburg and Klngman

WICKENBURG, July 25.-From all
paris of California Nevada, Texas and
Colorado come inquiries from persons
Interested in the mining industry of
Arizona in general, and the A. and c.
country in particular, and as soon as
the heated season is over rush of min
ing men from all parts of the country
is anticipated.
This section has been proved in the
last wear. and only awaits the prospect
ing and development that capital will
bring to become one of the big mining
centers of the southwest.
Many prominent mining men have al
ready become interested in properties
in this section The Lewissohns, who
have taken over the old Planet mine,
are sufficient in themselves to attract
capital in this direction; then there is
the Scott Mines company of Salt Lake
City, which has become interested in
the Hearts Desire property, the DAILY
Mines company which has bought the
Vulcan; the shannon company, the Yu-
ma Copper company. the Alvin DeVel-
opment company, and many others we'll
known in mining circles The very fact
that such we'll known men have in
vested here will bring others with cap
ital into the country, and that means
activity, development and prosperity
for the A. and c. country for the COM
ing fall and winter, according 70 the
general opinion here.
The new mill at the Gold Roads mine
i'm Mohave county viii be in operation
bv September l. with capacity Of 300
tons a day, and q complete cyanide
plant in connection. The camp will be
lighted and all the power furnished by
the new electric plant at Kingnan.
There are at present about 100 men
employed at tn emine, but the force will
be doubled when the new mill starts
operations. There is enough $50 ore
blocked out in the mine to keep il busy
for several years
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
YUMA COPPER PREPARES
FOR BIG DEVELOPMENTS

PRESCOTT, July 25.-Julius WARRIOR
is here from the camp of the Yuma
Copper company in Yuma county,
where preparations are under way to
start development on a large scale.
Fifteen miners are now employed in
various shallow openings on the prop
erty prospecting the vein and doing
the preliminary work of starting new
shaft.
The new shaft will follow the dip of
the main vein. 1t will be the main
working shaft and the vein will be
opened from it by extensive drifting
and prosecuting.
An enormous tonnage of ore is eX-
posed in the openings now on the prop
erty, according to the statement of Mr.
WARRIOR The vein Is a large one carry
ing copper values. The deepest shaft
is $50 feet. There are several shalloWer
shafts and drifts all in ore. The prop
erty Is equipped with a hosting plant.
1t is located nine miles northwest of
Vicksburg, the nearest station on the
Arizona and California railroad.
Mr.. Warlop says several other COM
panies are operating in that region and
that those interested there look for
greater activity the coming fall and
winter than ever before.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26

II INGMAN, Ariz., July 25.-The
IN fame of the Tom Reed mine
"A spreads as development shows
the splendid bodies of exceedingly
high grade ore. The winze, which is
being carried down from the $50 foot
level, is now seventy feet from its
starting point, and it is claimed that
everything taken out of the big hole
which is 7x12 feet, will plate 5000
ton A station was cut in the main
shaft at the $50 foot level and a cross
cut made to the vein. AS soon IS the
casing was broken through a river of
water gushed out, compelling shut
down of work until large pump is
put in. It is estimated that the flow
will exceed 10000 gallons a day and
it will be invaluable to the Tom Reed
mine, as this has heretofore been
serious problem.
On the 500 foot level of the Gold
Road mine an ore body was opened
up which gave the phenomenal values
of $3.50 for a width of seven feet, but
further exploitation of this find has
been postponed until connection is
made with the Kingman power plant.
Work has been closed in the mines
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
LOS ANGELES MEN BUY
ALVARADo FOR 100000

YUMA, July ga rumor has been
brought into Yuma from Los Angeles
that the Alvarado mine had been sold
to a Los Angeles syndicate of business
men for 100000. 1t is known that this
deal had been peiding for the last six
weeks and that the figure is correct.
The mine was recently exported by
mining engineer representing this
syndicate, and the sale of the property
at that figure would be no surprise TO
those who know 1t.
The mine is owned by Joe and Fred
Alvarado, the original locators, and
A. Alvarado and Felix Mayhem.
In mining circles and by the best
posted men who have been on the
property it is believed that the mine
is worth 81, 900, 900.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
Chilli Mil in Operation

RHYOLITE, July 25.-The six-foot
Chilli mill has been put into operation
in the plant of the Montgomery Sho-
shone mine. While this addition to the
machinery will not increase the ton
mage treated as 1t is intended for finer
pulverizing, in order to secure a better
percentage of extraction, it will con
tribute quite appreciably to the output
Other recently added attachments
however, will add greatr tonnage
of treatment. 1t was expected that last
month the regular amount of 5000 tons
would be increased to $500 tons, but the
troubles of the power plant prevented
The loss of mill time this month VIII
also have the same effect, but all going
we'll next month all past records VIII
be surpassed. The aim of the manage
ment is to reach a treatment of 1000
tons monthly with the present plant.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
Mayer Business Men to
Operate Lead Sn1eIterS

in ore values carrying this mineral have
been returned to miners in this section
through it. 1t is now the purpose of
the Mayer people to remedy this evil,
and to effect a remedy. They say that
their section is a strong lead one and
that from every character of the min
eral yield percentage of this mineral
is associated with that of the others.
This yield is entirely lost, and with it
annually the mining interests are that
much retarded in actual rating. They
say the same conditions prevail all over
the county. and it is a universally es-
tablished fact that up to the present
time in the vast volume of ore handled
and treated in this county no pecuniary
consideration has been associated with
any ore yield, as far as lead values go
The purpose Of the Mayer movement
is a laudable one. and upon its initiation
will unquestionably be success
Through it mining will be further adj
vanced, and running the plant as they
intend to, on a community basis and
at the lowest possible cost in operating
strong section should follow COM
mercially and mining fostered and pro-
NOTED as 1t never could be otherwise.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
ONLY One Producer

PHOENIX, July 25.-Maricopa. with
it's total assessed wealth of over $751;
DOC, 900, has but one producing mine
within it's borders. This is disclosed in
the report of County Assessor Luke to
the board of supervisors, and is shown
to be the Relief mine. The report from
the mine is that during 1908 1t recov-
cred $3.50 in gold from its ore. The
law fixes % per cent of the total out
nut of the mine as the amount on
which to levy taxes. In the case of
the Relief mine this amounts to $16S9.77.
The property consists of six claims in
the Aqua Fria district.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26
Ships Two Cars Daily

TOMBSTONE, July 25.-George X.
Reed, superintendent of the Shannon
copper interest at Gleason, is here from
that camp. Mr. Reed says that the
Copper Belle, one of the Shannon
group of claims, is now shipping two
carloads of ore daily to the Clifton
smelters and that work is progressing
very satisfactorily. The Southern Pa
cific has built spur to the mile, which
greatly facilitates the handling of ore,
which heretofore had to be hauled "A
considera BILE distance by wagon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-26

Venice villas make ideal summer
homes. They are completely furnished.
Rent SIS to $35 per month, including
light, water and house laundry. Per-
fectly sanitary.