Show ARIZONA kingman miner john boyle jr general manager of the union basin mining company operating the golconda group of mines the only zinc properties in arizona returned from a business trip to st louis last saturday mr boyle has been getting the mines of his colm company pany in shape to become the largest ore shippers in this part of arizona and can now turn out a big monthly tonnage florence blade tribune the copper queen company has obtained an extension cf time on the first payment to be made on oil the ramsey property which adjoins the leatherwood and geeseman properties now operated by the queen company under a bond and option to purchase these are the catalina pr properties es situated southeast of oracle near the wills kellogg cattle ranch kingman miner W D grannis of pasadena arrived in kingman a few days ago and has put a force of men to work 0 on 1 his mining claims near the C 0 D he will also put a force of men to work on his mining properties in the cedar district mr grannis Grann if also owns mining prop arties in the tom reed section upon which he intends to do soma work before returning to his home many of the claims show good ore bodies and only need work to prove them up kingman miner A branch line of railroad is being built from cedar glade yavapai county to the verde valley where it is understood a great smelting smelling sm elting plant is soon tn be erected by the united verde company the plant is to bs be one of the most up to date smelt eries in the world and will handle about tons of ore dally daily A line of railroad is to be built from the mines at jerome to a point on the verde river where a town will ba laid out along model lines the dark clark people are now in the valey buying lands and selecting a site for the and town florence blade tribune according to reports the old silver reef smelter situated about twelve miles south of casa grande is to be blown in soon on ore from the silver reef mine and the lake shore copper property the old silver reef was originally worked as a silver lead property but it is said that a fine body of copper ore has been developed on an extension of the silver reef the lake shore contains fine bodies of copper ore and with the two properties to draw from the new company should have no difficulty in keeping A aig their smelting smelling sm elting plant well supplied with ore |