Weekly journal-miner., 1915-03-31
WAR TAX STAMPS
 INDICATE BIG MINE DEAL
(From Fridays Daily.l

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 Ernest Le Due. Charles Batrc and J. Oreckovsky of Duluth, Minn., who have recently become interested in Arizona copper mining under the name of the Big Ledge Development Company of Arizona, according to deeds filed at the county recorder $ office yesterday have acquired min ing claims in the Agua Fria district, south of Humboldt about six miles near the Pick and Shovel mine, and the holdings of Jules Baumann, which war tax stamps attached to the deeds show to be worth $2OO,0O0. It is the intention of the company to begin development work in the near future.
 The smallest deed which was from Dell Higgins of Yavapai to J. Cree kovsky of Duluth. Minn., amounted to $20,000 worth of mining claims in the Agua Fria mining district and included the Gold Crown, Gold Ring, Copper Spring, Copper Kettle, and Copper Boy.
 The second deed valued at $6O,OO0 which was from J. Oveckovsky of Duluth to the Big Ledge Develop ment Company of Arizona included the Gold Crown, Gold Ring, Copper Springs, Copper Kettle and Copper Boy all of the Agua Fria district.
 The third and largest decd was that of the Big Ledge Mining Company of Arizona to the Big Ledge Develop ment Company of Arizona, in which the following mining claims of the Agua Fria district were sold: The Lotty, the Anna Belle, the Gray Eagle, the Flora, the Bee, the Copper Blossom. the Copper Chief, the Pick and Shovel, the Rain Bow, the Bee Nest, the Gray Horse, the Star Light. the Iron Junction, the Aztec, the Morning Star. the Gold Dust, the Mountain View, the Lookout, the the Iron Springs, the Silver Leaf, the Danie, the Fire Place, Earnest Agnes, and Claria.
 In this transaction the group of the Pick and Drill Company Is taken over and the affairs of the Big Ledge have undergone complete reorganization Those participating in this movement were E. LeDuc, Charles Batri, Dr. D. D. Murray. and J. Oreckovsky, of the Big Ledge Co.,, and Dr. Nestor A. Young of Los Angeles, the latter rep rosenting the Pick and Drill Com pany President LcDuc of the Big Ledge Company, stated yesterday that preliminary matters were under consideration for carrying out very line of deep development. Drills are to be introduced, and a camp was established few days ago Engineers arc to make observations and select places where exploration is -O DC CdlIlGu Oul. IL was HIS DOliNl that inside of thirty days the affairs of the company will be in full swing.
 We propose to carry out line of 5ystematic development. and our in spcction of the consolidated holdings required nearly one week, in which possibilities were decidedly attractive for the making of big property" he stated The party is to return to Prescott carly in April. when crys- utilization of plans will take place. Mir. Batri. of the party. is well known in this field. and was formerly resi- lent of Prescott, when he followed he profession of mining engineer.
 The holdings of the Big Ledge GOV II 800 acres and the values are gold, copper and silver. This deal Is very one for that field, and fol ows from the successes being made n that mineral belt. where Is situated he Blue Bell, the Copper Queen and other mines that are in the producing stage.
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