Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1896-07-09
THE BIG BUG.
Much Activity in Mining in that
District.
The Mines and What is Being Done on
Them by Their
Owners.

Inc H9Erl6 5t6 hes become 10 b.
:, known as good nine, under Joseph
3 Mayors operation. In the main TUNE
: at the 800 foot station, where the shat
from the surface taps the tunnel at To,
depth OF 28S fest,e steam hoist has beer
put in with stack 2SS feet in length
| TO carry out the smoke. A shafh ii
now down al this Station ITO feet witt
: some drafts. The hoist will be able tc
keep the water out while the work will
! continue for 200 feet mora. Levels will
} be run on each 100 feet. a new tank
will be- placed at the mill and pipe
line laid to the mine. This will be saw
ing to the operation. The mill is be-
} ing repaired evidently for long run i.
Mr.. Mayer has il contemplation
changes that will naturally reduce ex-
penses.
LoTrIE MIL IND MINE.
Some three miles above the Henrietta
on the opposite side of the creek at an
elevation of 500 feet above to creek
convenient to wood and timber is the
Lotsie company A. F. Kent, pres't
L. B. Kent Sec. and Tres. and N. S.
Taft, Supt.
The vein of the Lottie runs northeast
and southwes A tunnel was run from
the canyon near which the
mill was erected distance Of 300 feet
before striking the ledge. At this
point the ledge crops on top distance
of $50 feet. After the ledge was struck
a drifts was run on the ledge north
east and had reached at this time 225 It.
drift is three feet. At northeast end of
this drift the distance TO the surface,
where the ledge crops is 225 feet The
ground in this drift required very little
timber. The miners in this mine say
it is the easiest ground to work in they
ever saw. The ore is in shale, poFphyTy
and syenite.
The southwest drift does not show
up we'll in ompsrison, but the drift is
where the water supply comes from for
the 10 stamp mill. This drift runs
ander smell canyon and is tim bered
with very heavy pine logs 10 withstand
the wet ground and have endurance.
j. S. Carmichael bulls the mill aod
more compact and labor-ssving mill
cannot be found in Arizona The
capacity of the mill is 10-stsmps with
plates and concsntFetors. Mr.. Car
michael is foreman of the mine and has
20 men at work at wages from So to
$3.50 per day.
The Lottie has the ore, wood and
water and should succeed.
President A. F. Kent resides st the
mine.
On Big Bug. bslow the mine, the boys
reside.
Here Earnest & Hughes are supplying
the boys with something stronger thsn
water and are doing well.
OLD PRATT MILL.
Charley Randall is working his claims
on Big Bug. Part of the time Mr..
Randall runs the mill on custom ore.
There are many lodges worked along
Big Bug at this time. Some of them
are reported to be promising. Several
of them are undeF bond
The water supply Is the lowest known
by any OF the old residents.
BLK, HAMILTON AND POLAND.
This property is above the Pratt mine |
shree miles and st an elevation OF at |
least 800 feet. These mines have been |
worked by Frank Murphy, Ferry ind |
others foE three years.
A tunnel on Big Bug side enters the |
Poland about 400 feet below the ledge,
running in on the ledge 1910 feet. The !
Bill mine, located on the same ledge, |
joins the Poland. A tunnel on the Pc |
land is in 1140 feet and by August the
connection is expected to be made.
There is not much ore on the dump |
for the amount OF work done, but the |
men say that ths ore is left in the mine |
ready to ssope, and thsE enother tun-
mel is plated lower down on the |
Big Bug side where extensive works
are in plation
BIG BUG SHELTER.
james S. Douglass heudles custom
ores for this section successfully. The
smelter is temporarily closed.
Copper MOUNTAIN.
1. T. Stoddard is determined to have
a mine in the Copper Mountain country.
At present indications the prospects
are better than at any other period.
Fred Carrigan has force of men
sinking or a ledge some 200 feet below
the old workings on the Aqua Fria
side
TEE PLACER GROUND.
Gao. H Swertz has enough placer
ground left to last him for years. The
water for this ground is from the pipe
line of the smelter at Big Bug. This is
one of the best paying placer diggiogs
ie Arizona. The ground up the creek
from the smelter is worked more
thoroughly this year than as aay other
by dry washing.
Charles Jatt has 100 acres oil. placer
ground on Big Bug thet yields we'll
Mr.. Jett says he is in thu old chsnuei
Of the creek that was filed in macy
years ago by heavy wasers.
L. j English, of Biz Bug, has bsen
one OF the fortunate men 10 6hia sec
ton, but it has ell come by hard knocks.
Mr.. English was ous of the owners of
the Lottie mine when sold.