Arizona silver belt., 1880-12-18
The malpls zforris.

witl q white stone. It was prime holl
 day vith as Ne left Globe at o'ciocl
 in tbe morning, behind sine pair of hos
 ses, directed by Mr Charles A. Fisk. anI
 in most congunial company, 70 visi
 the above named mine. Tlc town Nai 1 just waking ap. tbe sun was bnrnishins Che wisadows on tlie western aide of ths street and the smoke was Iazily curing l thrlugh tlle heavy morning air. Ws rolled along rigbt merrily past struggling SycsunoTes and coitonwoods, and still gFter meseuiies with here and tbefe a lone man zanfta, lill we reached flle mesa over which the Nugee1 mine road led This mine and ihe Mack Morris join each otl- CT, but not on the same ledge. In the lit tlc time at our disposal is r.ns impossible 90 make an extended examination of the property The work is going forward, now. an tAe 200 ft level. the 100 ft being worked out. They are siopeing on . vein which runs at an angle of SS deg. noTtl of east. and are up from 70 to % feet, wiih a length Of t45 feet. There is a great deal of excellent ore in the stope, and in many places ff is exceedingly rich. The mother or main vein runs due east and west and the point Of Junction of the two veins will, no doubt, disclose large body of rich ore. In the triangle formed by tbe two veins, streabs of exceptionally rich ore occur. 5n the drift running east from the work jug sbaft, and which is 2S2 il long. and on the main vein body Of rich ore was encountered The singularity of this de posit is. that there vas no indication of it lill 1t was met after some distance had been gene on the drift, and about two feel from the floor. In the two feet Of depth il wsdened out to 21< feet, and vas con- tinuous for GO feet We consider this bonanzss not only on account of its rich ness. and ,he fact of its rapid widening, but the top of the deposit describes an eiipis. in Its length. Of course it is inn possible to estimate its extent, bat the in. aieations point to an immense deposit The west drift on Inc vein is in % feet, and about midway in, it is iDtersected by a shaft, a portion of wbich runs tbrough rich body of ore, which was noticed iE one of our Sepieaster issues as a great strike on the Mack Morris" The discov cry of this body of ore, which ie at present lying untouched. is due to the klloviedge of Mr T. West the foreman of llIe mine. who from a study Of the ground. believed il was there. and searching for found il. A great deal Of work has been done in the mine, and not ail of it judiciously Since July 1st of ilis year, Ar. West has been in ! charge, and the good condition of the nine today isslae to bis skin. 1'ramways are laid in the drifts, and the ore from the stopes is passed down through cliu:es into he cars below from there it is hoissed by sseam s0 the upper world and run out on r.jls to where il is loaded inlo the wagons. While we were iA the stopes, tle ladies oF She party were treated to a new expe. rience-a blast was set of. The mountain seemed shaken fo is centre fhe report went ecboing through the long drifts and shafts. tlie waves of air came along the I slope in rapid swells, hearing with them a | strong odor of powder, and the ela3ies ejac- nlated a nervous "oh l' Back we came to the 70 fl drift, where we had 8 drink Of beautifully clear water, ald then went up the shafi and into the sunlight once more. Toe mine is 13 mlies fi.om Globe, and about from tAe mlll. which is situated on Piual creek. We had dinner at Drew's hotel, a magnificent drive down to the an enjoyable hour partaking of the hospitality of our friends BIT. and sIrs. Walker, visit to the mill (which was working away at it's besD undet. the guidance Of Messrs. Walbrisge and Parks, a moonlight trip to Globe, and home This mine has thus far produced about ss0.00o, and II bids fair to produce many more. The greatest depth attained aus Tar is 2lI feet; the eleven being the snmp The mine is cleared of water ia one hour md half each day. From 12 to I5 tons 1t ore are sent to he mill each day. and be production can be enlarged to as much nore by simply working at the known ore i 1odies Between this mine and the Ia Plata, which is on the same ledge, and 'wned by the same parties, 55 men are employed. The best part of the history of he Mack Morris remains 10 be written.