Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-02
PIMA COUNTY MINES
IN PROSPEROUS
CONDITION
Pending Deals Point To
Increase in Several
Enterprises

TUCSON, May 27.-There has been
no active movement in the mining
world Of Pima county since report Of
May IL. Pending deals have not ye,
reached the point ~ agreement and
transfer, but no one can foresce con.
illusions. All indications point to in.
creased prosperity in the county and
in counties adjoining Pima, especially
in districts tributary TO Tucson. The
Imperial, Twin Buttes, Helvetia and
III Trio continue TO lead in their or
der, although but one Of these compa
MES is smelling ores. Twin Buttes and
Helvetia continue regular shipments TO
ri Paso, the former on two days only
each week, aggregating 400 tons week.
~ from Twin Buttes.
The Victoria and Esperanza will be
shipping ore to III Paso, the former be.
ginning this morning and the latter
getting out additional lots for ship.
ping.
Good reports come from the Big
Vein camp north Of Tucson. Manager
Jones is very sanguine over the pros.
poets at the new camp.
waer and Pellon moved the first ear
lead Of ore yesterday to the Sascc
smelters for treatment. Their camp is
in the Tucson district, the haul to the
southern Pacific tracks being about
nine miles.
Great expectations is the expression
heard with reference 10 the Fresnal
district, where renewed operations are
showing we'll Parties interested in
the Fresnal section have undertaken
to get water IN wells vn the road 80
the camp, the county to meet part OF
the expense incurred in the work.
G. J. Cunningham, who was out last
week at his camp in the Sierritss, said
the miners were OF the ledge, but were
getting out plenty Of ore at that. There
are thirty claims in the Cunningham
group.
A. ID. Lee recently resigned as man.
ager at the Kendall Reduction compa.
ny's camp in the Ajo district and has
gone east to promote his patent oil
burner for fuel in mining camps and
at smelters. Messrs. Mudd and Scowen
were in the camp last week taking ac'
count Of conditions looking to a change
of management. A new manger Is ex.
pected to reach the camp this week
from Los Angeles.
The Black Diamond eompany's camp
in ORC Blanco district is the liveliest
camp in that section, thousands Of dol.
lars having been expended on i'm
provements during the past few
months. Manager Roberts, whose Of.
fee is in this city, receives weekly re
ports from superintendent Huntington.
The Cababi Mining company's truck
motor made the round trip to the mines
last week, a distance Of eighty miles
from Tucson. The truck took out
load Of supplies and made ten miles nm
hour without break. The Rieheys Of
Tucson are interested in the Cababt,
a. II. Richey being locator Of the
camp. II. q. Mcwade Is general man.
ager and G. n. Wilson Is treasurer Of
the operating company. II is yet too
early, Mr.. Mcwade said, to give out
any statement regarding affairs at the
camp.
The annual reports returned to the
county assessor from five operating
companies have enlightened people and
tend to bring Pima county into prom
inence.
Shipments from the Swastika com.
pany's camp in he Amole district will
be coming into Tucson early this week
and two carloads Of silver and lead
ores will be moved to III Paso on Fri
day and saturday. IL is expected.