The copper era and Morenci leader., 1920-05-28
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The Diamond Joe mill, Kingman, has recently shipped six corloads of drift on the $50 level and the drift is now in about ITO feet
 The National group of mines, about six miles west of Pine Springs, is be- ing developed by d small force of men, is the report in Kingman.
 A recent report from the Hidden Treasure is to the effect that the drift on No. 3 vein has reached a depth of 65 feet.
 The Arizona Brunswick, Chloride, reports a good vein of ore in the drift on the 250 level. There is about five feet of ore assaying $24 per ton across the vein.
 An excellent strike was reported recently at the y-Gibson-Chloride. The ore being rich gelena and carries around 40 ounces of silver, making the ore run around $50 per ton.
 The Wallapai Mining Company'S camp about 50 miles northeast of Seligman, is reported to be opening up copper ore of every variety to be known in the oXidized zones
 The crosscut from the tunnel of the Kingman Consolidated, at King man, has encountered good ore, carry ing values of 50 to 230 ounces in sill yer.
 It. is reported on good authority that the American Smelling & Refining Company has completed negotiations for the purchase of the Ash Peak Mine near Duncan.
 It is understood that the Home Pas time and Sabbath Bell mines near Mineral Park, may be soon taken over by strong company and develop ment work done.
 Work will begin at once on the Sol stice Mine, known as the Old Winters Mine. A small force of men will be put to work on the property until proper machinery and equipment can |. be installed.
 The Gray metals Company has re- gently been organized in Phoenix for the development of property in the Huachuca Mountains near Hereford. Assays are said to have shown silver, lead, zinc and gold.
 Phelps Dodge Company's smelter at Douglas produced 7,931 900 pounds of blister copper in March as follows 5.355. .OO0 pounds from Copper Queen; 1,7S6, 900 pounds from MOnteZuma Cop per Company and 79Q, ,OOO pounds from custom ore.
 It is said a lease has been taken on the. old Hearst Mine located in the Winchester Mountains. It is the in- tention of the lessors to work over the large dumps on the property for the high grade silver as well as to mine the vein.
 To finance it's treasury and provide working capital, the Emerald Isle Cop per Company, Kingman, has increas- ed it's capital stock from 50O,0OO to l. 5OO,OOO. It is said the company will begin development work soon. The shaft if the I. x. L. Mine of the : Dudley properties, Kingman, has re- ached a depth of 250 feet. When the shaft has reached the 300-foot level, croscuts will be carried into the vein.
 The United Eastern at Oatman is reported to be paying close to S2OO,- GOO per month, the shipments of bull lion since the first of the year have been larger than that of any other gold mine in the United States. Il The Blackberry Consolidated Silver Mines Company has been incorpora- ted and has taken over the properties [. of the Blackberry Consolidated and the Senate Silver mines, near Blackberry. The new company expects to have the mines in shape for production within short time.
 Superintendent Humphrey is get ting matters shaped up for resumption , of active operations of the Cyclopic Mine. Improvements in the mill with installation of machinery for the mine is in immediate contemplation, is re- port coming from Kingman. Surveyors are at work on the ground plans of the big mill to be built | by the Mossback Mine, near Kingman. The main shaft of this mine has reach . ed a depth of 700 feet on the incline and on every level vast bodies of ore are reported as having been found. Jerome-Diamond drilling has start i | cd at the Verde Combination. ,on- tract for 2OOO feet of drilling has been i let to the San Francisco Diamond Drilling Company According to E. l.