Weekly journal-miner., 1912-06-05

[ Ina, mining property in the Silver 1 Creek section. has been in Kngman , the past week and will soon have d plant on his property to aid in it's development Ii possible the power line will be run over to the property and an electric holster put in The property is said to have merit and with proper development should make good
 | ] \. Chestnut, who has been op- cra,ing in the Chloride section, has taken an option on the mines of the Riverside Mining company. near Par kcr. and II i, understood will carry on extensive operations on the prop crty The mines were first examined | by r r Andrca,. of kingmau. and later developed to some extent by d party of Chloride and kingman gen tlcmcn Mr Chestnut was in King man Thursday last making final ar. engagements prior to going to the niincs
 K Holmc.. owner of valuable mining propcrtic, in the Silver Creek section of the San Francisco mining district. came up from Phoenix a few days ago and paid visit to his properties, going ont in the Tarr automobile He was accompanied by a Phoenix mining man. who Is look ing over the mining propcrtic, of the county Mir IIolme, has done a large amount of work on his mines and has opened up large bodies of ore. The properties are surt to he come large producers of gold and it |, to bc expected that mining men will soon be seeking just such prop. critics.
 I. J. Pardy. general manager oi the Yucca Mining company. came up from the San Francisco mine, near Cedar. few days ago and k looking after business affairs. He reports ina, the mine has been prac tically unwatered. the work being held back by some large caves in inc main shaft The diamond drill has been at work the past week and some remarkable bodies oi ore have been drilled into. One oi the bodies found on the 400 level Is heavy with | lead and the belief i, that this will bc found to also carry good values in gold The management has map ped out the work that Is to be done and good results arc expected when the ore body is encountered on the lower level The San Francisco mine has produced some remarkable ore and there is no reason why il | should not again become large producer. With the diamond drill the paralled veins will be tapped and the values ascertained Enough ore has already been found by this meth od to pay a reasonable part of the cost oi new exploration of the level.
 From all over the county come protests against the recent law pass ed by the Arizona legislature mak- ing mining claims liable for all debts incurred by parties operating them under bond. lease pr option To many this would cut out leasing and bond ing oi mines. as no one wants to lose their mining claims nor be held liable for such debts Even the men who work in the mines feel that the law will take away from them large amount of desirable work. Mohaye county is as yet in it's infancy in the mining game. as are many of the mining counties of the state. and it is unfair to the men tha, have worked carly and late to bring their properties to poin, where they nigh, attract capital to have all possibility of a sale taken from them by such a law. It is up to the miners and those that be- lieve tha, the mine owner IS entitled to some protection. to get petition numerously signed and file it with the secretary of the state. which will act as a stay, until the law is passed upon al the November election by the voters of the state