Arizona republican., 1910-04-07
WORK REV|V|NG IN
 YAVAPAI MINES
Activities Reported in Recent Issues of
 the Prescott Papers.

With the title of Etta mine passed into the Etta Consolidated Mining company indications are that this once famous gold producer is on the eve of the greatest development and pro- duction period in it's history Negoti- ations that have been under way the last three weeks looking to the pur- chase of the property have culminat- ed in its transfer to the new owner ship. The purchase was made by M.
 NJ. Green, director of the Rambler Platinum and Copper company owning the famous Grand Encampment mine of Wyoming. Director Green has been
 in the Cherry Creek district the. last month investigating other mines in which he is heavily interested. He was attracted to the Etta and after thorough examination opened negotia- tionS that resulted in it's purchase. He and his associates organized the Etta Consolidated Mining company, into which the title has been passed. The new company has been financed amply
 to develop the mine in a larger way than ever before IL has been decided to sink the shaft several hundred feet deeper and open the great vein to a greater depth than any in the Cherry Creek or Black Hills districts. With development far enough advanced to insure a steady ore supply the ten
 stamp mill on the ground will be start
 ed and the property again placed
 among the gold producers of the coun- try where all mining men familiar with it and its history declare it rightfully belongs. The mine is located on the easterly slope of the Black Hills range about midway between the summit and the Verde river. Its discovery dates back tO pioneer days in the district when it's rich ores attracted the atten- ton of the entire territory.
 Considering the amount of develop ment, one Of the most remarkable and promising ore bodies encountered in the Big Bug district in recent years is being opened in the Independence No. 2 mine. owned by w. II. H. Jones. son of John :. Jones. the pioneer mining man of that section of the county. In the main tunnel there is now six feet of ore exposed. samples of which plate from SS to sl0 a ton free gold and small streaks of which are exceptional ly high grade. John s. Jones. who ar rived yesterday afternoon from his mines in Chaparral, is elated over the good showing in the property being de- veloped by his son. He shares the opinion of many other mining men fla miliar with the district that the none will open into a great gold producer with reasonable development.
 Reliable information of a very rich ore find reached here yesterday from the Devonshire mine in the Weaver district. being opened by F. L. Bar tholomew and James Rees. The pay streak is reported to be two and half feet in thickness, sampling s60 to the ton. A small streak about half an inch in thickness is almost half gold. Bartholomew and Rees are arranging to make carload shipment of the rich ore find They own a half interest in the property and hold the other half interest, which belongs the the Giles pie heirs, under bond. They expect to ship enough ore before the purchose price is due to pay the heirs for their interest.
 The vein in which the rich ore is being exploited is a continuation of one of the series of veins covered by the locations of the Golden Ridge Min ing & Milling company, adjoining the Devonshire group. MT. Bartholomew has been engaged in mining almost all of his life. He was superintendent or the octave mine during its most pros porous period and later was in charge of large operations in South Africa and Mexico. Since acquiring an in terest in the Devonshire he has de- voted his entire time to it's develop ment in connection with his other promising holds in the same district.
 During his recent trip to Humboldt, Dan B. Genung. the general manager of the Mildred Mining company of StatOn, negotiated for the purchase of the ten-stamp mill of the Standard Re duction company at that point, togeth- CT with the various utilities attached to the plant The dismantling of the property will begin immediately and it will be shipped to the Mildred ground. MT. Genung left for his camp to begin grading for the new mechanical equip ment, and will also start up operations in mine work on a new order. Exten- sive work is planned for the enterprise and altogether the company is prepar- ing to develop on larger scale than ever before. The old workings will be continued to depth. and with the heavy tonnage that will come and from what is now ready for milling on the dumps, the enterprise enters an era that is of the merited rating it en- joys as a mining proposition of the best possibilities. The introduction of machinery at that particular point is the first move made in that