The copper era., 1911-04-14
Arizona Mining News.

The Ray Consolidated mill at Hay den has commenced operations, crushing over 1000 tons daily. When in full operation the plant will be one of the largest smelters in the world.
 The prediction has been freely made that Tombstone would soon have more men working in the dis trict than any other time in the past few years, and if the plans of Frank M. Murphy are carried out, within three months this prediction will be verified, as it appears to be the plan ot MT. Murphy and associates to give leases for the various upper workings of the company's properties on what is known as the sliding scale, that is the chloriders are to pay royalty in proportion to the values of the ore shipped, based on the shelter returns.
 Information comes that 2, 700 acres of placer ground has been leased be tween E6renberg and Quartzsite. Arizona. by Digniwitt & Dunn; that they intend operating on a large scale. LeConey dry washers are to be installed, and will be operated by electricity, the plant for the latter to be located at Quartzsite.
 The first unit of the Ray Consoli- dated mill at Hayden, Ariz., at last has been started, and now is handling about 600 tons day, being about half the capacity of the first unit. The works have been operating for a week though with only a few concen- trating tables running at time, in order to smooth the newness out of the equipment.
 There was never a time at the | United Verde mine and works at Jerome when there were more men at work, or in fact as many as at the present time according to the local papers.
 Last week the Tom Reed Gold mines company in Mohave county declared a regular monthly dividend of three per cent to which was added a dividend of one per cent. The new mill will be in commission some time this week.
 Mrs. Siebert, living near the Moss back mine near Kingman, has made the richest discovery of the year, the Mossback big vein of gold ore, specimens from which are speckled with big grains of free gold.
 Firmly convinced that they have a gold mine which will outrival the Gold6eld Consolidated, M. Groedel and A. L. Luques are now in PhoeinX making arrangements to lease or oond their property, which is located seventy-six miles southwest of Tue son in the Oceanic district. Their own opinion of their prospect is borne out by Philip, Wiseman of the Gug genheim interests, and other mining 2 experts. A few days ago Groedel and Luques took some of their ore into Tucson. It created sensation and locators are rushing to the Oceanic distrit to nle on ground sur. rounding their ten claims.
 The Douglas papers announce the sale of the San Lorenzo mine last week to West Virginia capita lists for $50, ,000 cash. The purchasers are Charles P. Lynch and F. L. Lynch of Parkerburg, w. Va. Martin A dickinson, A. Obermiller, and w H. Gillian, were the owners of the prop. erty. MT. Lynch is also the owner ot the Mexico Copper company which ington mines. At the San Lorenzo mines there are 1000 ton of ore blocked out and 25 tons of bismutt and 100 tons of high grade copper and silver on the dumps.
 O. L. Grim ,ley, Dr. G. A. Scruggs B. G. Abercrombie, John T. Bill aut E. T. Bailey of the La Paz Gold Min ing company, were in Yuma Tuesday night on their way to Los Angles They state that their placer gronnd shows an average S2.S0 per yard, ant that they have 1O,OOO,OOO yards ir sight. E. A. Racer, mining expert of San Francisco, has just been over the entire claims of the company, the visitors state, and has rendered ( very favorable report to a London syndicate which he represents They state that the report is sC favorable that MT. Racer has offered them S300,OO0, subject to the ap proval of the syndicate. This offel was turned down.