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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-07-29

Washington. July 2s.-The demo
cratic conferees were present at tbs
meeting OF the conference commit
toe today. This Is taken as an in
dication that the work on the tar
III bill is about completed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10

Company organized to Test
Reject Arizona Coal Land

the distance caved in. Farther north
there is a vertical shaft sunk, so it is
said, in unchanged vein matter for
distance of eighty feet
Now the question, is it coal? Evil
IDENTIFY not, for no one has yet succeed
ed in coaxing it to burn. But it looks
like bituminous coal, and in the alb
sence of expert testimony to the con-
trary, is presumed to contain some car
bon. 1t has been called here "stone
coal. w. II. Townsend of this place, a
former coal MINER says there is no
such thing as stone coal, and he calls it
''bony." Both, however, agree in the
statement that the lands containing the
so-called coal are worth development,
as the real article may be the result
with sufficient depth.
On the other hand the fact that this
land has remained idle so long is not
an encouraging sign, when a coal mine
is admitted to be so very valuable. 1t
has been visited by several different
parties, including both the Southern
Pacific and the Santa Fe, and as no
filings have been made until recently
it looks as if the property had been
heretofore invariably turned down.
Residents of this section, while skep-
teal as a rule in regard to the out
come, would be glad to see that terri
tory thoroughly prospected in order
that this much-VeXed question may be
settled for all time
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
NOMENCLATURE APPEARS
IN PROMISING CONDITION

GOLDFIELD, May "a most prom
Using condition of affairs exists on the
property of the Wagner-Azurite Cop
per company located south of Cuprite,
and the management has never been
more encouraged since it started oper-
atoms, according to Superintendent j.
T. Spratt, who is in Goldfield after sup
plies.
The main shaft has reached depth
of 400 feet, and the bore is showing
better with each shot, with oxidized
ore in seams plentiful. In prosecuting
in red clay to the west SAL values in
copper were uncovered. and the sur
veyor says that seven or eight feet
farther at the same angle the real
shipping ore should be found
The manager, Frank Everitt of San
Jose, made two trips last week to the
southern camp. He is hopeful for the
best results and believes that the vein
will be found to be not far from seven
or eight feet in width.
The company's claims adjoin the
George Wingfield property. Mr. Wing
field figures on early resumption of
work on the Wagner group and is hav-
ing the latter surveyed for a patent.
The big interests say that the camp Of
Wagner has a bigger showing than at
Ely, considering the development work
done so far
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
Strike on Garrison Lease

GOLDFIELD. May 9.-Fourteen feet
of 81 ore have been struck in the Gar
rison lease on the Atlanta estate, at a
depth of 400 feet, and the grade is
constantly improving. The manage
ment expects that at 600 or zoo
feet the values will have been en-
countered The company has cut
away from the fourteen-foot ledge and
entered another of ten feet which looks
finely.
At Cherokee lease, just southwest
of the Garrison and south of the June
Atlanta a six-foot vein has been
pierced, running northerly and south
erly. Within a short time it is the ex-
pectation to cut two other lodges that
are found on the June Atlanta. Where
the shaft was sunk four feet the ore
is rich and the iron particles sparkle
like diamonds.
The Blake ledge is giving 81 to $12
ore, but grade of at least SIS must
be struck before shipments will pay
With $15 ore, it is believed that a net
profit of s. a ton can be secured.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10

DOUGLAS, May "a number of
Douglas men have recently form
\ ed a company for the development
of some promising coal properties in
the San Simon valley. The land has
been plated and surveyed and is being
filed on in United States Commissioner
Sames' office. They expect to start de-
velopment work at once.
The coal lands are located in the
Chiricahua mineralized belt, northwest
of Paradise about eighteen miles. The
southeastern terminus of the belt is in
Wood canyon, about one mile this side
of r. l.. Taylors camp, and the belt
extends in northwestery direction, it
is said to Fort Bowie, near the South
ern Pacific, a distance of about thirty
miles. As nearly as one can judge
from work done and indications at the
southeastern end, the belt is only about
seVenty-fve feet wide. But as the vein
here at any rate apexes close to the
surface it is reasonable to suppose the
vein widens with depth.
The work done is mostly at the lower
end and consists of a number of open
cuts and a thirty-foot tunnel along the
vein. This tunnel was run so close to
the surface that it for a large part of
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
YAVAPAl STRIKES OIL;
ADDS TO ARlZoNA'S WEALTH

JEROME, May 9.-The Yavapai Oil
and Mining company, with headquar-
ters at Prescott, has at last demon
strated that oil exists in paying guam
titles in Arizona. 1t has drilled its
well near Del REQ to a finish at a
depth of 1880 feet. The oil sand was
struck at 1888 feet and is thoroughly
saturated with oil to the bottom, MAX
ing about ninety feet of oil sand, and
the oil brought up by the bailer has
been examined by experts and pro-
nounced to be a high grade parrafine
oil.
The officers of the company are
highly elated over their success and
are making preparations to begin a
second we'll at once. The tubing for
this second boring is now on the
ground.
This well is situated directly on the
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix rail-
way at Valley Siding, twenty eight
miles north of Prescott and ten miles
north of Jerome Junction.
Prof. o. H. Jones of Los Angeles,
who located this we'll for the company
six years ago, says the oil fields of
Yavapai county will be of greater
value than the United Verde mine in
the next few years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
PROSPECTIVE BUYERS
EXAMINE LOOKOUT MINE

BLAIR, New, May 9.-The Lookout
mine and MILL six miles from Oasis
seem likely to change ownership soon
During the past week the representa-
tives of two combinations have visited
the property for the purpose of inves-
tigating it's merits.
The property has had a tumultuous
career In the early stages Of Gold
fields boom it was sold to a syndicate
of which George E. McClelland and
NJ. L. Effinger were prominent figures,
and was equipped with a good hosting
plant and ten-stamp mill purchased
from the Risdon iron works, they TAX
ing a mortgage on the property to Sc
cure deferred payments. Operations
were not successful, and the mine fell
into the hands of the iron people, and
they now represent one party to the
transaction.
Some very rich ore has been taken
out of the mine at times, and many
who are familiar with it are quite pos
tive that with economical manage
ment it can he made to pay handsome
profits.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
Eastern Capitalists Take
Option on EI 7Tgre Mine

81 100000 in the further development
of the Ell Tigre, including the install
ment of entirely new reduction plant
to treat the milling ores known to eX-
ist in the mine.
Just who the purchasers of the prop
erty are has not been announced. but
it is said that the new owners will be
residents of New York and London
They are said to be the same parties
who had an option on the property last
year and allowed it to lapse, and ac-
cording to reports they are not strang-
ers to the mining industry. Mr.. He'll
man, one of the men known in the deal,
has had large mining experience in
South Africa, where it is said he built
the largest mill ever erected on a min
ing property i'm that country.
w H. Brophy of this city is one Of
the directors of the Lucky Tiger COM
pany, and when called ON he confirmed
the fact that an option had been given
for a two-thirds holding in the COM
pany. He stated that the option was
very similar to the one which has been
allowed to lapse last year. He said
that the sale price amounted to about
$50 a share to the stockholders, 10 per
cent profit on a $10,000,000 capitaliza-
ton.
There are several small holdings Of
stock in the Lucky Tiger Combination
company in this section. Mr. Brophy
and j. S. Douglas owning the largest
portions, according to general under
standing
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10

II ISBEE, May 9.-The Ell Tigre
X mine in the state of Sonora is
~ again under a sale option New
York and European capitalists now
hold an agreement by which they agree
to pay $500, 900, half of the amount on
August q next, and the other half
three ] onths later. This deal is being
negotiated by Thomas H. Liggett and
Fred W. Hellman. prominent mining
engineers of New York city. They have
caused the mine to be thoroughly eX-
amined by competent experts, and the
belief is that the sale of the Ell Tigre
mine will be consummated.
The annual meeting of the Lucky
Tigre Combination Mining company,
owner of the FL Tigre mine. will be held
at Douglas next Friday, according to
present notice but it may be that a
postponement of this meeting for n
few days will be necessary. At the
annual meeting it is confidently expect
ed that the deal for the sale of the
property will be closed. The meeting
is to be attended by Messrs. Liggett
and Holman. who are representing
the purchasers.
1t is understood that the intending
purchasers will organize a company
capitalized for IS, 100000 for the purpose
of buying the mine and intalling re-
duction works equal to the demand of
the great and rich ore bodies which
have already been blocked out. 1t is
said that the proposition is to expend
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
Believes Development VIII
Prove Richness of SaIOn1e

1t is better known as Cottonwood
Springs, between Cunningham pass
and Tank pass.
The groups are known as the Nevin
property of ten claims; the Neil &
Grossnan property, of six claims; the
Snapp property, of four claims; the
Long property, of two claims, and the
Hoffman & Sjolander property, of six
claims, or twenty-eight claims in all.
He has taken samples from all these
groups and if the returns are satisfac-
tory to his people he will proceed to
develop the ground. So far he has
found values on all of them running
from so cents to $40 ton in gold and
copper, except one, which gave a re-
turn of 1924 per ton gold, with no pres
ent signs of copper.
He expects to go from here to the
Santa Maria country, where his COM
pany also has a group of ten claims,
adjoining the Big Stick property. He
has been told that the Big Stick
mill is now in readiness for operation,
and may have started before now
This property is near Ives peak, thirty
miles west of Congress.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
GRIZZLY BEAR PLANT
WILL SOON OPERATE

GOLDFIELD, May 9.-Work of in
stalling the new rs horsepower plant
on the Grizzly Bear lease is we'll under
way, and the equipment will be IN
operation within a week. larger gal
lows frame to meet the requirements
of the increasing depth and new MOIST
is being erected around the old one,
which is uninterruptedly in use dur
ing the progress of the work, and the
new plant will be installed without any
loss of time on account of the change.
The shaft has reached a depth of 44O
feet. but has not yet encountered ore.
Nothing had been expected up to this
time, but every foot of future develop
ment is fraught with possibilities of an
important nature. Original plans con-
templated sinking to depth of 1000
feet, as 1t was figured the best results
would be obtained at that depth, even
though something good might be found
above that point. The project is based
on the apparent certainty of catching
the Clermont, Jumbo and Mohawk
veins on their dip into this territory.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
SAN LUIS oBIsPo LAKE
OFFERS BIG SALT SUPPLY

The lowest part of the Carriso plain,
which extends along and Wlthln the
northeast boundary of San Luis Obispo
county, is occupied by lake, known
locally as Soda or Salt lake. 1t is about
five miles long and a little over mile
wide at its widest point, and includes
an area of nearly 5000 acres. 1t receives
the drainage from the Carriso plain
and the adjoining TANKS of the bound
ing ranges through numerous small
gulches and canyons whose mouths
discharge upon the gravelly slopes of
it's margin, but it nevertheless remains
practically dry except in extraordinary
ly wet seasons.
The bed of this lake contains a Sc
ries of saline deposits which are briefly
described in a report by Ralph Arnold
and H. r. Johnson issued by the Unit
ed States geological survey as an ad-
vance chapter from bulletin $50 (3S0-L),
part l of Contributions to economic
geology, 1908"
According to this report the depos-
its, whose chief constituent is sodium
sulphate, offer an almost unlimited
supply of the mixed salts, and profita-
Bile exploitation will depend almost en-
tirely on transportation facilities,
which are at present inadequate. The
terminus of the Sunset branch of the
Southern Pacific railroad lies about
thirty-tWo miles to the southeast ana
1900 feet lower than the lake; the Nc
Kittrick branch of the same railroad
is only about fifteen miles distant, but
the Temblor range, which must be
crossed in making the trip, presents a
considerable obstacle. If railroad is
constructed, as contemplated, to San
Luis Obispo by way of the Carriso
plain, the commercial development of
the deposits will be greatly assisted.
Bulletin 380-L contains also list
of the surveys publications on the sa-
lines. including salt, borax and soda
1t is now ready for distribution and
may be obtained by applying to the
director, United States geological sur
vey, Washington, D. c.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
APRIL PROVES BEST MONTH
IN UNION BASINS HISTORY

KINGMAN. May 9.-The month OF
Anril was one of the best in the MS
tory of the Union Basin Mining COM
pany. the output of the Golconda NINE
being nearly double that of any other
month in it's history. Six hundred tons
of zinc ore were shipped to the smell
Ter. besides hundreds of second class
going into the dumps, The mine IS
showing wonderful bodies of the heaNy
zinc and development is being carried
into new ground that is giving results
in lead and copper.
Anderson and Howit, New York MN
ing engineers, are sampling the mines
of the Arizona Mexican Mining ana
Smelling company, both at Cerbat ana
stockton Hill. 1t is understood that II
these properties stand the exam1na-
ton they will be taken over by Dig
consolidation of the mines of stockton
Hill and operated by one company. The
new company to take over the mines
has been organized with a capitalize
ton of 100000
Two shifts are now at work sinking
the main shaft of the Enterprise mine
The work is in charge of w. j. Mar
tin.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
NEW TEACHING PLANT
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
V0NTRIGGER PROCESS SAVES
COPPER VALUES
Electric Scheme Reduces Ores at One
Third Usual Smelter Cost, Saving
transportation Charges and
Refining

The new electrical copper teaching
plant which is being installed by the
California Gold and Copper company on
it's property at Vontrigger is causing
quite a stir among mining men of late.
The process is something new in the
treating of copper ores of any grade
and was invented by A. H. Cram, pres
ident of the above company. It will re-
duce the copper ores and remove The
copper from the ore at about one-third
the cost of smelling, coming out pure
electrolytic copper ready for sale, saw
ing transportation charges and refining.
There have been many inquiries ut
the office of the company about this
new plant many mining and smelter
men after investigating the new process
have expressed their desire to install
one of these plants, but Mr.. Cram says
they are not for sale, at least not just
at present.
Mail has been received also with in
quiries as to the cost of erecting 9
plant, expense of running and the per
oentage of extraction, etc, from al
over the country, showing that many
are not inclined to the shipping method
1t will be but a short time before the
smelters will be done away with and
the electrical copper teaching process
will take its place, as the miners give
half or three-quarters of their mine to
the railroads ana SHelIeFS.
Ships to Utah Smeter
This was demonstrated by Mr. Cram,
shipping a carload of copper ore taken
out of the shaft of the mine at Won
trigger and shipped to the smelter near
Salt Lake City, Utah. The carload ran
1913 pei cent copper with some gold
and silver, all amounting to the sum
of $500 for the carload. After the
freight, sampling, smelling and refin-
ing charges We're deducted the proceeds
amounted to the sum of $50. The COM
pany Immediately stopped shipping ore
and stored it on the dump, which at
present contains about 10000 tons OF
copper and gold ore.
The miners are beginning to realize
that shipping their ore doesn't pay very
well, likewise did Mr. Cram, who was
studying up on this process of eXtrac-
ton for fourteen years and finally sue
ceeded by finding the chemical in the
ore that comes out of the mine and
which will treat and extract the copper
I from any grade of copper ore at one
third the cost of smelling.
The plant consists of an electric en-
CINE, rock crusher, automatic mixers
and grinders and tanks. Parts of ma
chinery are being made at present by
Los Angeles firm, and as soon as they
are finished will be shipped out and
! installed Immediately.
Lumber was purchased by Mr.. Cram
| last week which amounted to $l0S4, be-
| ing bought of the Ganahl Lumber COM
| pany of Los Angeles.
Mr. Cram returned from the mine
| Friday, April 7. A force of men are
working every day on the mill and he
/ reports everything working nicely. He
will return to the mine the latter par
of next week with a party of people
who intend looking over the property
and the new mill.
The company has a beautiful oi
painting of the property at its office
$40 san Fernando building, Los An
geles.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
Black Canyon Looms as
Scene of Copper Strike

The ore shoot crops out on the sur
face a distance of 1900 feet. The new
find is on the east end of the shoot. A
shallow shaft on the west end shows
the same character of ore as the new
find at the same depth, indicating that
the shoot is continuous the entire dis
lance.
The new sulphide find was made last
February. although the property was
located ten years ago. Carbonate ores
have been shipped from shallow work.
ings to Ell Pace smelters that gave
good returns few years ago.
Starkweather estimates that he has
$250O worth of shipping ore on the
dump. The entire dump. considered
waste, he says, will sample per cent
in copper.
]. l.. Summers of this city is part
owner in the group of sixteen claims.
The property is located near the con-
fiuence of the Black Canyon stream
and the Aqua Fria river in this county,
three miles north the Maricopa county
line. Water for domestic and reduc-
ton purposes is in an almost unlimited
supply on the ground.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
RAY CONSOLIDATED
WORKS II CHURNS
OPERATORS PROVE EXTENT OF
ORE BODY
Two Thousand Claims of Property Are
Prospected to Ascertain Depth
of Copper Deposit
Throughout

PRESCOTT, May Am authentic
report from the town of Kelvin says
eleven steam churn drills are now being
operated upon the property of the Kay
Consolidated Copper Mining company
and the entire extent of the ore body
is rapidly being proved. The develop
ment of the property by sinking and
drifting, to block out the ore, is just
being commenced.
A tour of inspection over the 1000
claims of the Ray shows the ground is
all laid off in squares 200 feet each
way. At the corner of each square a
drill hole eight inches in diameter is
nut down. While these holes are
started at different elevations they all
go down to a common level. 1t is the
aim to prove the thickness of the ore
body and go no deeper. Some OF the
holes are as deep as 700 feet and go
through from 400 to 500 feet of ore.
1t is believed that the Ray Consol-
idated has the biggest deposit of cop
per ore in the world. The largest ore
reserve is supposed to be at Bingham
Canyon, Utah, where there are 6O,0OO,-
900 tons blocked out. The Ray Consol-
idated deposit undoubtedly contains far
more ore than that The work of prov
ing by means of drill has been going
on only a year and the true evidence
of the ore body can now be pretty we'll
estimated.
In all 200 holes have been sunk. Ore
has been found in every one. The de-
post consists of native copper and sui
phides. Water also has been encoun-
tered in each of the holes but not
enough to seriously hamper operations.
The advantages of developing by
means of the churn drills are numer-
GUS The hole put down by the dia-
mond drill is far too small. If there is
a slight irregularity in the formation
the samples brought up are not always
trIlp
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
One Hundred IONS of carbonates

BISBEE, May 9.-About 100 tons OF
rich carbonates have been taken out OF
raise No. % at the Shattuck, where the
sensational strike was made several
days ago, and work on the raise has
been delayed while the ore is being re-
moved. The ore apparently keeps VI
in grade, according to recent ASSAYS
all of which are around the 40 mark
Practically all workings of the Shat
tuck are in ore. In crosscut No. 10 ore
of low grade was encountered, but il
is not believed that the real ore body
will be met until about thirty or fifty
feet more work is done. In the inter
mediate drift between the fifth and
sixth level, which was started from
raise No. q, very rich ore is being
penetrated This ore body, as deter
mined by the raise. is 60 feet thick, and
as far as explored it will average be-
tween 10 and 20 per cent, although
whole faces have been found to YIELD
as high as 40 per cent copper.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
Generates In Walnut Grove

PRESCOTT, May 9.-Charles Wal
lace. who will be entitled TO a reserved
seat in the home for Arizona pioneers
because of his life work in mine de-
velopment hereabouts, is now making
ready for a trip to the Walnut Grove
section. where he has purchased an IN
terest in two mining claims which
carry gold values out of the ordinary
class. The claims are located one mile
north of the Crown Point mine. The
nav streak of solid ore is from six
inches to one foot wide, and the values
range from $40 to 5000 ton gold. 1t IS
a chloriding proposition Mr.. Wallace
is developing a group of twenty-one
copper-gold properties almost within a
stones throw of the eastern corporation
line of the city. If he shows them to be
mines. and the indications are good
1t will mean a great deal for the ma
terial welfare of this city.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
copper Queens Production

TUCSON, May 9.-The Copper queen
is now producing an average of about
thirty-five carloads of copper ore
daily. all of which is being sent to the
companys smelter at Douglas as fast
as it is taken out Preliminary work
has been started in sinking the Sacra-
mento shaft to a considerably lower
depth. 1t will be sunk from the 1900 to
the 14O0 foot level Immediately, and II
will be sunk still lower as the opera
lions from the upper levels Will Justlly'
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
Another Bouse Company

BOUSE, May 9.-The Western
Mines Development company has Just
completed its organization and will
soon make arrangements to start a
camp and permanent development.
The company owns the Central group
of mining claims, which are located
between the Clara group and the Nor
ro group of the Clara Consolidated
Gold and Copper Mining company. The
ground is well mineralized and the
veins large and promising.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-10
New HidaIqo Camp

PARRAL, Mexico, May "a new
mining camp has been initiated in this,
Hidalgo, district. The new camp is
called Mineral Vallecillo, in the Munich
palidad Zaragosa. The ore is said to
carry so per cent and over of anti
mony and also some copper and gold.
There have been quite a few denounce-
ments filed so far, and it is expected
that the coming week will see quite a
few more.
Another new camp is called the Real
de Nogales, in the Municipalidad lara
gosa, district of Hidalgo, and is said to
carry some good values in gold, sill
YER and lead.