El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-19
MIAMI MINES ARE
SHOWING MUCH
ACTIVITY
Two Companies Are Build
ing Roads to Their
Mines in District

Miami, Ariz, Aug. 19.-The Iron
mountain group of ten claims, situat
ed five miles south of the Live Oak
Development company's property, is
| preparing to install pump and other
machinery and to do considerable de-
velopment work. Frank Thompson, the
principal owner ana manager, states
that over 1000 feet OF tunnel work
has been done, and that the ore as
says as high as 25 percent copper, SO
In gold and IL ounces silver. The prop
erty is situated at the foot of the
Pinal mountains and a good wagon
road has been built recently.
The Sleeping Beauty Copper COM
pany. situated nine miles northwest
of Globe, has nearly completed the
sinking of a new 100 foot shaft. When
this is done the company will drift.
The ore now on the dumps assays $50
ounces in silver. IL percent copper and
| So in gold. Robert Farmer, who has
the lease, states that he will ship a
car load of ore to the Ell Paso smelter.
The new well is sunk and assures an
ample supply Of water. The bunk and
mess houses are completed.
The Cole, Goodman group, situated
l2 miles southwest of here, has force
of men working on a new wagon road,
which will connect with the county
road and make the handling of the
ore to Miami much easier, as the haul
ing will all be down grade. Joseph Err
| man. who recently bought the prop
erty for $4,000, will be superintend-
| ent and Louis Trojanovich, of Globe.
who was the original locator of the
| Key stone Copper company, has left for
the mine with several men, and will
have charge of a force Of men as soon
as the new wagon road is completed.
A car load of ore will be shipped to
| the Eel Paso smelter.
1t is understood that Mr.. Erman and
| judge Z. C. Hendricks are negotiating
for several other properties in this
| district. They represent Joplin and st.
Louis. Mo-, capitalists.
IT is understood that the Majestic
Copper company. situateS~ about 80
| miles northwest of Tucson, has Sc
cured patent to its property from
|! the government. This property is To-
| Gated near the property of the Pioneer
Smelling & Refining company, which
) is about to build a custom smelling
plart- Engineers are now laying out
the grounds and building roads Sam
PIE ana ore liens VIII IlTSL De COM
plcted, and the first unit of the smell
ter Of $50 tons, will be blown In in
December. The Majestic copper has a
| large amount Of commercial ore
| blocked out.
The Globe Western will ship four
| car loads of ore, running 80 percent
| copper and SIC gold to the o. D. Smell
ter, commencing on Monday.
John H. Davis, who recently re-
! ceived a patent to his Myrtle claims
Of IA acres, has started the erection
Of an Indian schoolhouse to accommo-
date 40 pupils and will erect four
dwelling houses for rental purposes.
The Mineocal Farms Development
company, which recently took a
bond and lease on the prop
er(y of the Globe Mining
company, situated three miles
| northeast of Globe, and consisting of
II patented claims, is making ar
| engagements to push development work
on a large scale. The property is
controlled by Chicago capitalists. The
ore runs as high as $4,000 a ton in
silver, besides a liberal amount of
gold and copper, and adjoins the Big
Johnnie, owned by the E. L. Copper
| COMPANY