Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-01-07
The TOrtiIitaS.

pert, upon bnS nlllCS or tue lOTtllIId COlll- pany at the Owl Heads in this county, sets at est the value of these properties and fully vindicates every claim made of their worth. His high character as a man and his wide experience in the prac- tical working of mines. backed by a thorough and careful examination of the properties in question, furnish the best evidence of the truthfulness of his re- port which brands the attack of the New York Herald and its echo by the small fry papers of this Territory as d species of blackmail that is highly reprehensible. We condense from Col. Taylors lenghty report the following:
 The rocks in which the veins occur are composed of porphoritic granite, syenite, dark and light siliceous sbales, the for nation is undulating the stratltied beds are thrown into series of wave like tiexures. These are only traceable with the aid of the cross cuts, of the mines opened. The formation on the south end of the By Chance" mine is much broken and faulty, as also Is the forma- tion on most of the western claims. These faults have distinct limitation, and are more or less penetrated by yeinlets of quartz.
 The vein matter is, ,ehieAy Ay-os..sv-sea of quartzite, carrying sulphides of iron, lead and silver, with some chlorides. Owing to the present workings being on an average only forty feet deep, the ground to this depth is much broken, and the ore changed to oxides, conse- quently they are free milling. but as depth IS attained in following the veins, the ores will become more refractory and will require roasting before they can be amalgamated, which Is practicable.
 Having briefly described the geological formation, with topography, etc., shall now proceed to describe each claim in the order that visited them. It being understood that the teius run conform able with the length of the miuing claims
 Mine Jessie Benton" By referring to thls plan 1t will show a portion of this claim shaded green, which means that thls area has been scratched over, start ing on or about the outcrop of the vein, the same has been followed down to the dip as far as possible with the crude ap- pllances which they are now using, such as wlndlass, rawhide buckets and wheel barrows; no pumping appliances have ever been used, so it will be understood that in working to the dip any slight in come ot water would stop their work and a new place had to be started, either a shaft or cross cut. I carefully examined the different shafts and cross cuts in thls area and found the vein and walls to be well defued and from six to twelve in ches In thickness, and as a rule very well minerallzed. I have no hesitation i'll say ing that If Il suitable hoisting and pump Ing plant was erected on or about the place marked on the plan, in short space oI time work extending from 800 to COG feet on the vein could be opened and produce ore In a sufficient quantity tc supply 20 stamp mill.
 It being known fact that all veins vary in richness, and ill order to arrive al a fair average of the ore took samples ot the pulp from the battery for analysis. 1t gave 9l ounces and tailiDgs 97z ounces, thus making the net yield about oO ounces to the ton. I also took ort from the vein and found it went as higf as 200 ounces to the ton, other specimen! or the poorer quality only went ounce! to the ton. Hence my reason for taking the pulp for analysis so that l could gel good fair working average of the riches and poorest ore. An analysis of the ort from below water level gave 194 ounce to the ton. In conclusion will say tha the sooner your plant for hoisting anC | VI he AaJ | oI. II lok ter, as 1t cannot fail to pay well if ju dielously opened and economically man aged
 Mine Tom Benton" As will be seel by referring to the above mentioned plan, the work done on this claim i very limited. l examined the working marked "A" as best I could, the wate being In the bottom. It will be seen tha thls vein Is distinct one from the "Jes sic Benton." took a specimen of tn ore, 1t analysed 40 ounces to the ton !, The openings on the west end are closed in. l was informed that fifteen tons O ore had been taken out which gave a mil run of 80 ounces to the ton. This clain being undeveloped I would suggest tha as soon as a small portable plant is pro cured that work be at once commencet in order to ascertain the true value O it..
 Mine By Chance" This property lie , about 100 feet northwest of the ''Jessi Benton.' On examination I found tn, formation disturbed and faulty and dip to the north, thereby proving that al anticlinal axis exists between this an, the Jessie Benton" claims. On accoun of the faults the vein is much broken but becomes more in place as it near: the water line. The thickness of tn veins from three to ten feet. Tn upper part ofthis vein cannot be profit ably mined, as there would be so mucl dead work t0-be done compared with tn ore produced. This ore vein only gay, To. 80 ounces to the ton, but as depth il attained 1t may become richer, aud therefore advise the further development ~S -~. 17.--S Ul.~~- Mugs SeVera prospect holes and also shaft have beer sunk. The shaft is down twenty feet and about thirty feet of levels driven ou from the bottom of it, but the regula formation has not been found, conse- quently it was abandoned until such tim, as good appliances for sinking and boring could be got.
 North of the first workings already de- scribed shaft has been sunk abou | fao Il zl, <f.