Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-05-30
The Scotch Lassie Mine

Having heard some very interesting
 accounts of this valuable property, we
 thought it advisable to quietly take a
 trip to the mine and see for ourselves.
 The Scotch Lassie is owned by our
 popular townsman and merchant, J. l..
 Fisher, and T. J. Dunkle, a practical
 miner, who discovered and opened ii.
 Attention was first attracted to the
 property by the valuable shipments of
 high grade ore which were made by
 the owners, through the sampling
 works. No boasting was indulged in
 however, Fisher and Dunkle being ap-
 parently content with results. and not
 in Q mood to advertise very extensively. After considerable urging, we prevailed
 upon MT. Dunkle to pilot us to his little
 bonanza and, Fisher being away, We had
 no trouble in getting there, although it
 is not likely he would have objected
 had he been here. The mine Is situated
 about sixteen miles from Prescott, on
 the head of Turkey creek. and not ditii- cult of access by trail, although as yet
 no wagon road has been constructed,
 the ore being taken out by pack train.
 It would not be very difficult however
 to builJ a good road to connect with
 the ma m Prescott and Peck stage road,
 Q distance of about four miles The
 situation of the mine IS particularly
 favorable, in the midst of an abundance of timber and near to a never-failing spring of splendid water, and 1t Is also surrounded by other mines of greater or less value in highly mineralized belt cutting across the country from the head of iBig Bug and Turkey creeks
 It would be good location for strong company to work large number of mines. The openings of the mine con- sist of the main shaft, down lo4 feet, and a short drift each way at the oO- foot level. Something over 5000 worth of ore has been taken from this inconsiderable opening, and shipped AWAY tO UtpIO d1u IthNtI W pi Has closed for the present, as it Is impossible for men to work to advantage hoistlng with windlass to a greater depth, and 1t will be necessary to have the aid of steam power before much more devel- opment can be had The ledge Is a large one, being from F to If feet be- tween walls, the pay streak lying on the hanging wall, and the formation is gran ite and porpEyry, capped over the sur face with lava or trap-rock to depth of five or six feet. The ore is high grade 1 carbonate, running from $2OO to $500 in l silver to the ton, averaging over 30 per cent. lead and carrying some copper. and Is of a higher grade in the bottom 1 than at the top It Is Il very fine smelt- |! ing ore, and the ledge matter is inter spersed with white spar. The way che mine was found may almost be said to | be an accident, owing to the surface being covered So deep with trap and earth of a non-mineral bearing charac Ter. It simply goes to prove that this country has not been half prospected, and it reflects credit upon the judg- ment and perseverance of MT. Dunkle. He found some small pieces of float down the hill, and he searched long and and when he could follow the signs no higher he begun trenching into the hill. At first he passed over the ledge and was about to give up, but on trying again further down his pa- tience was rewarded, as at depth of about seven feet he came upon large body of valuableore The most of our prospectors do little searching for "blind" lodges. but depend almost en- tirely upon croppings. As the ground is % capped over and baked on the sur face and the ore is more valuable as depth is reached, and as the ledge is large and lively, it would appear to be the correct thing to sink, possibly to a great depth. We congratulate Messrs. Fishef and Dunkle upon their good luck.