Arizona state miner., 1926-06-05
Mining Activities

dDOuL WICh0uUuIS, CuS UOOn Is uS-
cidedly evident, and a survey of the
entire state shows that the activities
in mine properties is not merely local.
The same thing is shown in the
very complete report of the Mining
Journal and from every source of re-
liable information comes the same
mary will give the reader the facts:
The Buck Horn, the Mizpah, the
Monte Cristo, the Black Rock dis
trict, all in the vicinity of Wicken-
burg, are showing unusual activities,
an actual increase in the work and
several interesting deals on.
The Golden Aster and the Mcneil,
the Divide Extension and the Divi-
dend are attracting wide attention
The Belcher company has opened a
streak of unusually rich ore, more
than justifying the high expectations
that have always been held of that
property.
The Bunker Hills Mining Company,
Tombstone, Arizona, A. M. Morris,
superintendent, is expecting leasing
activities in that district to be sub
stantially increased. A number of
new leases are being considered, and
there is no indication that any of the
present leases will be abandoned.
The Bunker Hill is owned by Phelps
Dodge.
The Turquoise Copper Company of
COurtland, Arizona, has filed articles
of incorporation. The incorporators
are William Holmes, B. A. Taylor
and William d. Monmonier. Capital
stock is $2O,O0O,OOO, divided into
shares of 81 each.
The Calumet and Arizona Mining
Company, Harry Clark, general man
ager, Bisbee, Arizona, is making ar
rangements for the installation of
f1ve-ton water cooling machine at the
Junction mine to furnish water for
underground employees. Ammonia
coils will be submerged in a 1000
gallon tank of water, doing away with
brine tanks and ice cans. The ma
chine will lower the temperature of
the water to 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
The keystone Copper Mining Com
pany, w w. Miller, manager, ORA
COON, Arizona, has been retimbering
it's main shaft from the top to the
337-foot level, wheer the body of mill
ing ore is located, preparatory to
starting the 300-ton milling plant at
a later date. The company has been
sinking the Miller shaft on the O. K.
group of claims deeper, in order to
get under the ore above so as to mine
at lower costs and in sinking a high
grade sulphide ore body has been
cut for % feet, and it shows along
the sides from to Is feet thick.
The shaft will be carried an addi-
tional 100 to $50 feet before the sta
ton is cut for the running of drifts
preparatory to stopping the ore.
The first five cars of machinery
and equipment to be used in the con-
structon of the new double drum
hoist at the Junction mine of the
Calumet and Arizona Mining Com
pany have been received at Bisbee.
Actual construction work on the hoist
has been started and will be pushed
rapidly until it is completed, probably
the latter part of next month.
The Sonora Arizona Mining Com
pany of Douglas, Arizona, has been
authorized by the corporation COM
mission to issue and sell $4,000 shares
of it's capital stock at % cents a
share. The company was incorpor-
ated July %, 1922.
The Gold Hill Mining Company,
Douglas, Arizona, Al Osberg, super
intendent, is working force of eight
to ten men. This company is owned
by Carlton brothers of Cripple Creek,
and the claims are equipped with
hoist. compressor and drills. In the
same O1SCT1CI IH0 1ICCAO NAAAO1Ou AAAAAN
has opened gold bearing ore at
depth of 80 feet. In all about 100
men are employed in mining in the
district.
One of the nitrator buildings of the
Apache Powder Company, Curtiss,
Arizona, was almost completely de-
nolished when approximately 5000
rounds of nitro-glycerin in the pro-
cess of manufacture exploded. NO
one was injured and comparatively
small damages occurred to other
buildings of the plant.