Arizona state miner., 1919-10-17
Brief Summary of the Most
Interesting Items.

Interesting Items.
Some 5000, 900 pounds, valued at over
$1,000, 900 is the yearly rate at which
Consolidated Arizona is now producing
copper.
Jerome Verde is progressing with it's
development work and ore shipments
are producing profits more than able to
take care of the exploration work
Copper Queen gold mining company,
in the Mayer section, has let contract
for erecting a 100-ton fotaticn mill to
Los Angeles contractors. The concrete
foundations are complete
Silver is selling at 6311s pence in Lon
don-highest price there since 1859. In
New York 1t is selling at 81, 10 an or.
The demand for silver is so great in
N. Y. that each day the available sup
ply is all sold to eager buyers before
noon. The present. of all times, offers
a remarkable opportunity for miners of
this state to reopen the many old pro-
producers that have lain idle for over a
decade. Wlckenburg is the center of
a region where few live capitalists
might acquire million in short time.
1t is predicted silver will soon sell at
81 29 an ounce and copper at 25c lb.
Tin is being produced by the Majuba
Hill mines in Mason Valley, Nevada.
A $35, 900 contract has been awarded
by the Valdez Gold mining company to
bore 2, 900 feet into the mountain back
of Valdez.
Con- Virginia, Sierra Nevada, Union
and Mexican mines of the Comstock at
Virginia City, New, have started pro-
ducing silver ore again.
Five smart Alecs from Alaska headed
by boomer named George E. Snyder,
have been indicted for a mail order
fraudulent mining scheme at Seattle in
disposing of $3.50. 900 of stock under
representation shat the money was to
be used for development work but nev-
er reached the company treasury. The
stock was sold in N Y. and the mines
were purported to be at Mccarthy, rs
miles from Valdez, Alaska?
Four new veins in the Gunsight pro-
properties of Yuma county, carry rich
gold bearing ore. Much free gold is
shown in the vein matter, and appears
also in the schist country rock adjoin-
ing both hanging and foot walls.
Latest installations for reduction of
copper ore in this state are nowso skill
full that it is highly profitable to pro-
duce copper from ore containing but
Is lbs to the ton.
According to the attorney general, no
specific date has yet been set for open
ing of Indian reservations to miners.
Col. Rankin of Coconino has raised
finances for the Chloride tunnel project
that aggregates 500, 900 which was ac-
quired from three mining companies,
the Lucky Boy, Samoa, Brighter Days
and the Rainbow people. Work begins
in 80 days.
Leasers are tearing hell' out of the
Florence-Goldfeld mine. Only two lit
tie blocks of Unbiased ground remain.
Clocks go back to normal time in all
mining and other industries on Oct 26.
How or why the organized workers of
this country didn't resist this unheard of
tampering with their rights is a thing
ordinary people don't understand.
Poland, Yavapai county, is no more,
and the big tunnel that was going to
enrich the world with mineral discover
les that were calculated to make a city
Of Poland has been buIkheaded at both
ends to prevent curious people from en-
dangering their lives by the continuous
caves occurring therein. Anyhow, the
people of Arizona didn't want Poland
without Paderewski, and the camp is
deserted; not single house left.
Adams mine in the Black range of
Oatman has struck splendid ore on the
5O0-foot level and increased its force.