Arizona sentinel., 1917-01-04

ducerS of the district. This property is controlled by the Lewisohns and consists of 32 patented claims with one shaft down 500 feet. Several drill holes have proved the property to be a rich one, and it was after about 1900 feet of churn drilling and diamond drilling had been done that the titles were perfected. The surface has been leased to parties who are permitted to work to only a few feet in depth but the ore produced is sufficient to keep eight auto trucks busy and 1t is said that the leasers have netted upwards of $2OO,OOO profit within the past six months.
 A. B. Jones of the Swansea smelter, owns 40 claims adjoining the Planet to the west, has developed gold bear ing ledge for a distance of one and one half miles, averaging four feet in width. It is stated that sufficient ore has alroedy been developed to war rant the installation of a milling plant which is now being negotiated for. Large quantities of copper ore have also been opened.
 Along the same vein scystem and be- ing a continuation of the Jones' Ledge, apparently, is located the Mexican group of claims, owned by Dubuque, Ia., and Duluth, Minn., people. Ore is being shipped from this property running $45 per ton in gold and cop per.
 The Mineral Hill property owned by Mr. Pickrell of Prescott, prominent Arizona mining man, has been one of the notable producers of the district, ore having been shipped years ago to the Swansea, Wales, shelter, having been packet out and sent by the way of the Gulf of California. Crude me thods of mining then prevailed and only exceptionally high grade ore could be extracted. Upwards of 500 feet of work has been done on this group, but extensive development will now go forward.
 New Jersey and Pasadena people, together with MT. E. s. Osborne of Parker, own the Continental territory and are shipping to the Hayden smell ter from the underground as we'll as from the surface quarry that is highly productive. Between 800 and 900 feet of work has been done in tunnels and shafts.
 E. S. Osborne ana c. Hunsaker are putting a force of eight men to work on the Arataba group of seven claims to take the first steps in develop ment work to open up the extensive surface showing that has been proved by prospect holes sunk at various points.
 The Mohawk Consolidated Mining Company, composed of Long Beach capitalists, has taken over the Elmer aid and Tyronne group under lease and bond and will install matte plant. The work was started Decem- Der 11th, when supplies were taken out to the camp to take care Of the large force of men that will gradually be put to work by the end of the year. There is a shaft 100 feet deep on the property and 300 feet of crosscutting has been accomplished.
 On the Pride group of twelve claims there are 900 feet of shaft and tun- nel work and plant has just been in- stalled to go down 700 feet, the shaft now being within no feet. The ore said to average per cent copper and over BIO in gold, has been opened for 26 feet from the hanging wall without disclosing the footwall of the vein. Oatman people have taken the prop erty recently.
 Interested in the Mammon Gold & Copper Company are E. s. Osborne of
  bankers, who have taken over the Mammon property, twelve claims. A large plant has been installed capable of producing a carload daily of high grade copper-gold ore, averaging bet ter than $40 to the ton in copper. Harry Higinbotham of Chicago, and associates control the Billy Mack Min ing Company and are putting in a 75- ton concentrating plant to handle the ores. Several carloads have been shipped averaging between $2OOO and 5000 per car and the entire production to date is said to have been close to $SOO,OOO. Between 2OO0 and 5000 feet of underground work has been done.
 The Empire group. owned by the Arizona Empire Mining Company, con- sists of 40 claims with several thou sand feet of work done. The company