Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-28
MINING IN
 PIMA COUNTY
 SHOWING WELL
PaymaSter People Give Bond to c. T. Roberts and Activity Will Be Apparent Shortly Other Propositions

TUCSON, April 27.-The Star in it's issue of April IS began a series of
 articles on the mining outlook, pres. ent and future, the opening presenta-
 ton first referring to the largest prop osiuons and proceeding along the line
 to a limited extent. In offering the information gleaned. this paper will endeavor to present those mining prop ositions which are or will likely be come patrons of Tucson merchants
 That the mining industry is not quite
 dead in these parts will be demon.
 strated' by the publication of reliable
 data, even though it is meagre in some instances. A review of the sit.
 uation, taking each weekly presenta.
 tion as an illustration, will collective ly show livelier conditions than the most sanguine realize.
 Primarily, the deal last week of greatest importance is the taking of bond by c. T. Roberts. for local peo- pie, on the Paymaster group, property owned by Squires, ct al, of Boston.
 The Paymaster has been a shipper. but in recent months has undergone
 litigation. Ihe property will be a factor hereafter and also a sure COZ tributor to Tucson merchants. It is only 22 miles south of this city.
 C. J. Cunningham has 30 claims in the Pima district a few miles south Of the Twin Buttes company. MT. Cunningham has opened shafts on the group and has brought sacks of sam pie lots Of good copper bearing ore to the city to demonstrate. At a depth little below the grass there is a good showing on the claims.
 The Tucson Consolidated Copper Mining company. which is represented in Tucson by Judge F. w. Pickett. re- gently renewed operations under an extension of time at the Old Pueblo six miles from the city. in the Amole district. The I. c. c. M Co is under contract to do 1000 feet of work this year in order to secure a controlling interest in the property, which is owned by the Old Pueblo Copper com pany, Alex Rossi. president: w. R. Haynes, secretary and treasurer. There are nine claims in the com pany's holdings and already several hundred feet of work has been done by the Old Pueblo company, later by the T. c. c. Co.
 The Kendall Reduction company will install a concentrating plant on the property in the Ajo district at an early date. There has been consider able work done and it has been deter mined that ore is sufficient quantities can be extracted to warrant the intro duction of plant. Already a railway has been surveyed by Fred A. Bord- yell of Tucson. the soGte to r,at rom 0iia Bend, 50 miles south. 10 the Rem dsll property. Manager 4. D. Lee was in the city last week ani from him it was learned that acr.vity in camp will he more apparent Tn May.
 Sam Hall. C. F. Hutchison and N. W. Tanner of Tucson are opening a group of copper mines in the Cata- linas. but at present they are unpre- pared to give out any statement re- specting operations.
 Baxter Brothers and Mickey Dur rick have sunk 76 feet on the three Nations. near the Morgan shaft of the Twin Butes company They have olly been working a few months and are very confident of good prospects, being in ore at little depth.
 Percy Crymble will be shipping this month from the Waer-Pellon group. about l6 miles west of Tucson. The ore will be hauled to the Sasco smelting plant. it being of a character desired at that place
 George P. Scholefield has a small force at work developing the Helena gold mine on the east slope of the Santa Ritas. This property, as we'll as the Christmas Gift in the Casa Grande district. is largely owned by Denver people. several of whom have recently visited the properties.
 Former Mayor Chas. F. Schumacher will install new hoist at his prop erty near the Paymaster, the foreman in charge having opened up a body of ore which warrants the expenditure.
 l.. D. Chillson. owner of the PIumed Knight group of copper claims 10 the Amole district. 19 miles from Tucsoa, in preparing to ship ore again. The. price of copper is now too low to war rant shipments of any but first class ore. MT. Chillson has received good returns on shipments made in 1907 and in years preceding.