Bisbee daily review., 1911-10-15

siYe development is contemplated ba the owners on the entire group o. nineteen claims. and when the same have been sufficiently developed it IS the intention % patent each an1 every claim This property is about twelve miles from Tombstone, and a, the present time is employing a force Of about l2 men. During the past three years there has been expended ! in development work and necessary machinery about 5000 Two of tlt, latest improved Rand drills have beer in operation in the tunnel now be { ing driven and have proven very sat isiactory 10 the management A new boiler and engine was recently in stalled and are now in operation.
 Midd!en1areh Copper Company
 At the Middlemarch camp, work has been resumed under the direction Of Superintendent Kelly. At the pres ent a force of men Is engaged in de yeloping a tunnel on the property, which is one Of the oldest in the Ora goCn mining district A large body.N high grade sulphide ore was recentis uncovered in the tunnel now under development. the same averaging ll to 20 per cent copper, Sl0 in gold anl carrying a quantity of silver The management will increase it's present working force in a short time and prosecuted further work on it's prc- perty.
 Great Western Company
 Ever since the boom at the Court land camp, and long before the camp of Courtland was established. th, Great Western Copper company ha' been silently at work developing is many claims iU that district Th, companyis at present employing force of over sixty men in its mines and shipping to the smelters at Dous. las on an average of two cars of ore per day. The management of this company is under the direction oi w. J. Young. one of the orgina owners, and also a heavy stCckhOld- CT in the same This property bids fair to becoming one of the largesJ producers in the Courtland district before many months.
 Black Diamond Company.
 From information at hand it is learned that arrangements are nov being made in the east for the re sumption Of the mines and smelters of the Black Diamond Mining com. pany in the pragoons. This is an ex. ceptionally good property. but owing to mismanagement in the past ha been involved in litigation in the courts of this territory for many years. It reported that the company intends to enlarge the capacity of it's shelter and the resumption of work on this producer is looked for durine the early part of next year.
 Copper Belle Mine
 The Copper Belle mine, which was recently purchased by the shannon Copper Company Of Clifton, and sit uated in the Gfecson mining distric is being extensively developed and many new ore bodies have been un covered. The ore from this mine is shipped to the smelters Of the Shan non company at Clifton at the rate oi two cars per day the -same being Of high-grade and carrying much copper. This mine was also in litigation for a number of years. owing to the mis- management and was finally sold to the shannon company by Martin Cos tello.
 May Resume Work
 It is rumored that work on the property of the Drag0On Mining & Smelting company which has been idle for sometime ? aspis 10 be re- sumed in the near future This is numbered among some of the best properties of the DTagoon range. con siderable work having already been accomplished on the main workings, uncovering large bodies Of copper. It is understood that the directors in tend 10 develope these copper bodies more extensively and get the same ready for shipment
 Chinese Lose Mines.
 The property of the DragoOn Mountain Mining company, which owned in the neighborhoCd of about twenty-five claims iE the DragOous, has been acquired by Messrs- Preston and Johnson the company having failed to perform its assessment work as required by law for the past two years. The company which originally owned the property, was composed entirely Uf wealthy Chinese mer- chants of San Francisco and Hong Kong. which did considerable work ot importance on the many claims. the stock of the concern havius sold ss high as g. per share. and was capi- talized at one and half million dol lars. It appears that some dispute arose among the directors and oper- atiUus were suspended on the proper ty which has since been idle.
 The Swain Group
 The Swain property IS located about twelve miles from Tombstone, and consists Of about ten claims, and is at the present time under develop mont, and up to date in the neighbor- hood of one hundred tons Of high grade ore have been hoisted from the shaft of the main working The re- turns from this ore, according Co the assayers certificate. averages from 24 10 90 per cent, in lead, . per cent. copper, 5l ounces in silver and $Z 80 in gold The owners Of the property are George. Ray and Melvin swain.
 Prospeetors at Work I'm alI sections Of the DragoOn mountains prCspectors are busiiy at work in developing, prospecting their respective claims, and reports are heard daily of strikes of ore of dif- ferent characters being made, and only goes 10 show that i; will not