Show ARIZONA the american smelting smelling Sm elting and refining company is is pro pressing essing nicely with alt its prospecting work for placer gold on gT the mesa be below low octave shafts are being sunk to bedrock then sampled H C gibbs 60 state street boston has been visiting the octave mines company octave mr gibbs is president of the company A report is current in the district to the effect that early operation of the octave is in prospect the mine produced handsomely in previous operations and is said to have a large tonnage b of ore blocked out ready for milling instructions for extensive exploratory work have been oen given by frederick E browne chief en engineer b ineer for the chester R bunker interests which recently purchased Aed the copper king mine hillside mr browne has ordered the un watering of the main shaft shaf t to the foot level the water now standing at the level according to the arizona mining lining journal E S chafey has been appointed as superintendent of the french gulch properties near kirkland which are being developed by W J loring now of prescott the road from the camp to the hassayampa Hassa yampa trail and kirkland has been completed power machinery is now en route to the mine and the shaft will be sunk with all possible speed the machinery includes include a four drill compressor a 25 horsepower hoist head frame and accessories in the suit of john carter anderson mining engineer of tucson vs arizona su superior mining company of phoe nix K the jury awarded a complete verdict for anderson anderson sought as a fee due him for an examination of and report on the mining companas comp anys property the company pany had refused to pay the amount after rejecting andersons report and entered a counter claim for damages for alleged falsity in the report and a conspiracy with a promotion company to depreciate the property |