Arizona silver belt., 1880-11-27
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kl bumpdNf Hiilt Nlte A4lto. t1@tti-t0t oF ist Arizona (sertsrsa. we visited the Gol,laA Earle mine. recently. This isOne of il.e established mines of Globe District. and has good reputation as an ord pro ducer. Fr.an q cafeful survey of the in- terior of tho mine in al its workings we coaclude sliat is cspacity for prodaetion is not likely to be afiecsed for long time T9se tunnel in which tle tramway is laiss Is 5li7 fl. long. The ore was met p'ish in this tunnel about 100 feet from its mouth
 frona this point to the end of 1he tunnel i is aaI fn ors. narrowing in places to two
 fs and widening out in others to suite laree body. This tunnel is 100 it from she surface. At point about i5o feet from tbe opening is the chamber or sta
 lion where Jim Jewell met his death. Ii
 is 2s fl. square and is heavily tiInbered.
 The beams overhead aEe IS inches in dia- l sneter and 27 it. long. They are suppoFi.
 cd by beavy plates which lie on the top Of
 siout posts placed close to each other. la
 this chamber is a viliim for hoisiing ore
 from the lower workings. Ahove tht
 tunnel stoping is bs.ing done, and excel Lent ore taken out The principal stope is 90 fl. long. and in plates the ore wave
 widen out 10 nine it. The breast of ore ] in this stope is yely wIde. and high grade.
 From all the upper workings, shutes of beavv plaxkinr material have been con
 tructed to the roof of the tunnel in which
 the cars run, so that after the ore leaves
 the miners shovel. ii needs no more band
 ling til She gold in il is ready for sepafa- ton from the quicksilver. Tho walls iH his tunnel are principally sienite. though 1 porpbyry occurs on the north wall, in pia Ices. The walls here, as in all the levels and stopes. are very clean, and have she
 usual layer of clay gouge on them. They are at times a httle irregular ia their 1 pitch, sometimes dipping at an angle litsle north of perpendicular line, and
 sonletimes in an exactly opposite direc- i aon. Tn this tunnel ii veas not necessary
 to timber as the formation is very hard
 and solid; the ore body itself is generally material that does not require blasting l At the extremity of the tunnel an uprsise l has been cut 120 1t. to tic surface. The air is perfectly pare. From this tunnel a shaft has been sunk 100 it, and tmhered
 and sheathed all the way to the bottom. al the bottom of this shaft there is a chamber 12 ft long and q wide, and drifts run east and west from 1t on the vein. 5 The east drift is in. 200 feet, and is well tinberee all the way. Tbe ore hreast here looks well; and where tlie orc shows
 through the timber over head il is very
 fine. and from 3 to f. vide In the
 vest drift which is in 6o fl. the vein form
 ation is shaken. and the ore has fallen,
 and is get falling as 1t comes in contact
 sgith the air. Tho walls, howeyeE. are
 exceedingly good and val defined This drift will be timoered wien it is necessary
 10 remove the ore. From this lsvel 2 shaft was sunk 45 ft to the water line,
 and the best ore vas taken from it A
 vein is always considered permanent when
 itis clearly defined, and shows no loss in value at the water level. This miae bas been well handled. Mr Reed. an old
 Cbmstocker, is the Foreman, and is 9 thoroughly competent man. Mr Palmer, 7 the Superintendent. has reputation sec old to no otber man in the Territory 7 Everything that can be done to save cost has been done. On the outside is large ore receptacle with g capacity of 200 tons,
 and discharge spouts, at which a,sagon
 can load in a few minutes. The laden Tears run to this arrangement and the ore i is dumped there The mine is the prop. T erty of the Golden Eagle Mining coEnps I ny of New York From the lowest point attained, to tbe highest place worked, is f over 250 ft The greatest length in ths D biH is 5SO feet The average depth oi 2 the assured ore body is 15o feet; the aver z age width of tbe lead is at the least feet . making 4S5, ,000 cubic feet, or about 43, g 800 tons; the average per ton is eco n which would make s2,6l0000 worth Q. s ore in sight. When you add to this th' s fact that tbe fartbest working in tle hil t is in good ore, and tbe lowest working, T 3, the best ore yet taken from the miae, sne e sbat ibe ledge as this point is feet wid' q and clearly defined, some idea of the yalu' ? of the property may be reached Tbi e 1900 tons that have been taken out is onll
 tbe outcome of what is really little nor
 than prospecting the mine. Ne conside
 lbe Golden Eagle. one of tbe bea if 20 she best gold mines known on the Paeif' : Coast today,