Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1896-07-09
THE BLACK MESA.
Good Mining Properties Being
Developed.
The Surprise, Gold Note and Other
Promising Claims Being
Worked.
THE BLACK MESA.

The Black Mesa takes it's aame ffolD
the malpai coveriug she gcourd for
miles around the mines The distance
| from JOS Mayors is 10 miles over q good
road. Fhe mines oen be reechedSroni
Phoenix by taking tie ri3ht-hnnd road
at o e Gaddard's statiof; so,os people
| say enis Is the shortsetrosd 10 Prescott.
Tn'a road vii brioe you GUS as Co4dss
on toe Black -Csnyoa road, within
miles OF Mayer station. II dry weRtheI
the B ack 1iesa is at It's best, bus when
the ground IS wat 10 is rsthsr sticky
Tbs C5-2parasive Mice a1d Milling
Company's mipes are located on the
north bank OF The Aqua Feia, whsre she
river has cut vertically 500 feet and to
follow the incline it is 1900 feet.
The oompeny's projected pipe liae is
1900 feet il length, beginning st IA in
ches end coming down to IL ir-chss at
the nozzle. The fall from the head of
the pipe line to the nozzle is put at 2O2
feet. This powsr viii ruu 50-borse
power dynamo. and by adiins 5000
feet the increase viii be 25-horse power
The pipe line will cross the river three
times on Gable 5 inches in circum
| ference. Either side OF the Aqua Fra
is rough, and all The work o. getting the
pipe down has to bs done at the lower
end. One joint Of the IA inoh-pipe re
quires 4 TO men 10 land it below, IS q
slip would result in 3 uselese piecs of
iron. IL will likely take three months
to lay the pipe line, pus 10 the wheel,
! dynamo and string the wires
The company's mil ia built on the
nine, on the bluff overlooking the river.
This plant has 10 stamps, Yjth plates
ana concentrators.
Toe main shaft OF the Compromise
miue is sunk 135 feet on the ledge, and
within about $50 feet from its southern
end. At this depth level was run
south 125-feet, and here q oross-eut is
said TO have cut shs two veins that run
through the mine, showing 20 feet of
ore.
The men have not worked in the main
shaft for several days, but are on the
pipe line This prevented anyone from
going down on account of the water in
the mine. Water is useful in this camp
snd cannot be drawback
The officers are H NJ. Merewethur,
president and treasurer; r. H. Barker
vioe-president; S. M. Williams, superin-
tendeaf; John A. Webb, foEemen.
com N-1ar
Joins the Com promise on the north.
At the north end Of the Gold Note
George Zsika sunk shaft so feet on
vein about Is inches IN width, then
cross cut 10 feet aud cut the main vein,
measuring nearly 20 feet Of ore that
average nearly sl3 free gold. The so
foot shaft aud cross cut was done
alone by Mr.. Zsike. TIE so foot
shaft Is 5x6 feet and the Gross cut
is 5z3 feet About how many times did
the gritty fellow had to go up and down
The ladder TO get out she dirt? A more
persistent miner cannot be found. Mr..
Zsika weighs 125 pounds. There ars
three other places in the ledge where
the ore is cut into showing nice looking
quartz. This ledge is thought to be- the
sans as The Surprise. From the Gold
Note nine to the,bed OF the Aeue Fria
vertically it Is somewhere 500 fset. fol-
lowing the lay OF the ground it would
be as far sgain contract for doing
500 feet of work has besn lst on this
property TO begin al once.
sTRpPTsE MINE
This properly is On the opposite side
OF the Aqua Frie, from ths Gold Note
and about 500 fees vertically and by the
trail it's q hard pull for man or beast.
The Surprise was discovered acct |
IDENTIFY in June, 1926, by Geo. Zieka.
while looking for wild bees in toe bluffs |
Near the Surprise mine is a green spot |
that attracted Zieka's attention end |
being thirsty prospeosed, and found
water. After leaving the water. on his
way down hill, some 800 feet, he picked !
up piece of fios%conteiniug free gold.
At this place ne drove pick toto the
ground uncovsging the ledge shat WIS
covered over and the only point where
the ledge WIS at ell liable to be found
The malpai aud soil is over the ledge
several feet. This is the history of one
the richest prospects in Arizona.
The mslpai bluff above the mine is
at 200 feet.
Geo. Zieks ruu tunnel on the vein
so feet. Out of this ore he shipped
ions which Melted S114O
Morse Dsrnan, foreman under Dan
1illstt, has sunk rs feet at this writing
This ehafa is ell in ore. 10 20 days the
;haft will reach 100 feet. There will be
10 delays in proving the value OF the
mines. One man is kept busy grading
Dom for the ore. There is no waste
coming out of the shaft.
Report says the two mines were bond
d for s45, 900, with privilege OF shipping =
re sud paying expenses of develop :
lent and if any surplus to be placed in :
be bank subject to Dan Gillst5's order :
ne takes the property. =
The shipping ore coming out of the :
line will more than pay FOR the labor
nd if she goes down 100 feet viii pay
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