Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-11
MANY DEALS NOW PENDING
 IN SYLVAN|TE
Camp Looking Better Every Day With Seventy Five Men Employed-Colorado capi- talists Are Buying.

Every day sees sylyanite looking better from the standpoint of the claim owner Colorado eapitalists have entered the field in earnest, and every few days 8 new deal Is an. nouneod whereby they have added materially to their holdings. which are being consolidated es rapidly as ae- Quired. This is the story of that dis trict as told by William Truax. the well known restaurantuer, who is now in Blsbee.
 The latest deal Is one whereby win soule, formerly of Bisbeo, disposed of 3 claim on which he had an option. to Newcomb < Benedict, Coloradans. for a good price. The first payment was made at Fl Paso Monday. While the price paid is not known 1t is said to be Q large one. The claim dis sosed of adjoins the Geld Hill property.
 The Qeartzite group, sold recently to Thomas Johnson Of LeadviIle. Colo for SI5,00e. is being delcgoped with a small fierce of men.
 steven AguirTe left yesterday for West Virginia to interview ana inter est Senator Steven ls. Eikins and as- sociates in the Sky Scraper and Hand Car groups. IL is expected from ore gioHs corerspoAdence that be has had with Senator EIlliBs that his mission will not be fruitlcss.
 Three care of ore. aFeraging he tween s35 and s4o, have been shiuned by the Gold KiIfE prCl erty, whi>h was sold for $J0.D00 about a month ago. The average shipment will be about three csrs 9 month from thi, time on. \ force of eighteen men are driving the main tunnel of the mine.
 At the King Solomon work has been accelerated by the receipt of mine cars and track which arc now in use \ very. good formation is being work ed in. but nothing of great value is ex- pected until the main ore shoot is struck at about 260 feet from the tun- nel mouth. The working is now in leo feet.
 Three shifts are driving the Ridge wood tunnel, which wss started onh recently It is now iE thirty feet, and ms not yet encountered any grea, values.
 "Thc great trouble with sylvanit, has been that the people expected toe much of it. The camp will prove good one, in my belief" said Mir TrDaE, and this summer should Sc some remarkable activity. There ar at present about sayenty-five men con Inuou5ly employed in the camp. au, more will be added as rapidly as roon can be- made for them in the workings
 The plan CT consolidation of p7or critics acquired is being carired on b. the capitalists as rapidly as they ac guire new properties. The mair operators who are picking up the good things there are Carleson s Company, Benedict x Newcumb. an Col B0ndDridge, of CriH de Creek Several deals of importance are pending
 "One evidence of the worth of in, camp Is that two young men hay, been working the dry placers in a dr- gulcb below the Jewell property, an, have never averaged less than s5 Q s6 each da yfor their trouble. If tae can do that by placering there mue surely be something back of it ant in the course of nature the gold mus have come down from the JcweT which Is above the gulch."
 Mr. TTuax will remain in Bisbee fo several weeks, returning to Sylyanitt when spring is fairly opened.
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