Phoenix weekly herald., 1896-07-02
CROWNED KING MINE.
Paying Property What 10 Stamp
Mill VIII do
On Good ore An Electric Plant for tn
Mill and lIine-0ther
Mines.

q The development work on the Grown
ed King consists Of Tunnel No. fu
into the mountain 100 feet on 30
vein. No. 2 tuune, 21l feet above N,
;, ] is run in 750 feet, and No 3-is il o
t the ledge 24o feet, 100 feet above No.
a Tunnel No. is the main working tun
pei. A steam hosting capacity Of 100
feet is located HOO feet from the mout
of the tunnel and on the surface II
feet above the tunnel. The working
shaft is below the tunnel 315 feet
making the total depth Of the shaf
4S5'feet. At the bottom the YEN il
strong. On the 100 foot level, 100 fee
below the main tunnel, the drift NORTH
is in 92O feet. The drift south goes il
500 feet. The ore is good. There are
% stations on this level where the ore
can be- taken out and run down il
chutes. On this level there are two up
raises, c0nnecting with the main tun-
mel.
The 20O foot level. below the main
tunnel, runs north $50 feet and south
100 feet. There are two upraises on this
level, connecting with the level above.
The 800 foot level runs north 400 feet
apd south 70 feet. An upraise has been
started.
There are two upraises 211 feet, con
Meeting the main tunnel with No. 2.
All OF the abova work is on the vein.
showing the ore to increase in width
aud character as depth Is reached. In
she fecs of the 100 foot tunnel there is
foot vein OF solid ore. This tunnel
will be continued into the mountain
with the levels below. The altitude Of
the mountain above the mine is said by
some to be over 1000 feet.
Ten men could keep the mill running
on ore for several years but the com
pauy are pushing development work
night and day.
No one cen foretell what depth on the
ledge and continuation OF the tunnels
into the mountein will develop.
The mine is Geo feet above the mill;
the distance is three-quaFters of mile.
The houses for the company at the
mine are substantial The eating
house is furnished with good clean
food.
The foreman of the Crowned King
mine is P. A. Johns and he can well
feel proud OF the admirable condition
of the mine.
The water for the mill is taken out Of
the mine through pipe line.
e. Love is the contractor for hauling
ore and tim Der for thu mine. Mr.. Love
is sn industrious and reliable man.
The Crowned King mill has ten
stamps with plates and coooentrators.
q. G. Brown is in charge of the mill
and hae been with the company for four
years. A very small per oentage goes
off in the tailings.
The company has put in Warren
dynamo, the first experiment. in the
Territory. j. Moore, the. electrician,
ssys the Warren is solid piece of iron
md no chance TO burn out an
armatuFe. There are no brushes or
There are two different
one is 10 volts direct cur
'ent, and the other 1000 volts alternst-
ng. The dynamo was turned on for
'he fret time Saturday night, June 81,
1t the mill. The lights will be in the
nine by the first of July.
A new 10O-horss power boiler will be
n place in twenty days.
n. @. Shekels ie President, Geo. P.
Superintendent ard Man
'ger, and ]. NJ. Taylor Secretary.
o. W. French. formerly of Florence,
las the responsible position OF book
Keeper and manager OF the store.
Ruby Harrington is the assayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. French are comfortably
ituated and are enjoying the summer
among the pines.
The company in the last sig months
'eid $4,000 in dividends. There were
ort5 -one days out OF the six months
he mill was stopped on account OF re-
pairs.
The hay comes from Walnut Grove.
wepty five miles distant, where it is
aeed.
There is enough wood on hand to last
ne year
MF. and Mrs. Shekels reside at the
nine.
The families of MsssFs. Harrington
nd Johns are in Prescott.
j P. Bruce has six fine teams running '
'etween PRESCOTT, via. Mayer station, TO
Jrown King. 1t requires good men,
ood stock and good wagons To run over i
his road.
The miners are paid SO. go per day g
he supplies at the store are very rea-
enable. 5
Wm. McCrea and Mr. Petrie are look a
ng after the thirsty boys, ard are doing c
veil.
THE LUKE MINE i
This mine is located on the head OF y
be country thstfurnishes water for the t
Iumbug flowing south, and on she
orth the water flow down the Black
jenyon From this point She lower .
spees can be seen down TO the Salt n
iver valley. The wagon road up to the T
)ro Bella mill from the lower country n
) in fair order, but tke trsil from Orc y
BELLA mill Is difficult and will prevent r
he Phoenix merchants increasing e
heir business. A good road will soon be i
uilt into Bradshaw Basin, distance l.