Arizona republican., 1899-02-09
THE NEW VULTURE
Oldest Mine in Arizona Again
 One Of inc Richest.
In Early Days of inc Territory This
 TreaSue Store Produced $I6,- OOO.OOO Present Company
 Development Opens New Riches.

ne famous uItufG m1ne, WHICH
 marked the nrs1 quartz mining devel-
 opment in this territory, and whose
 history has been the most remarkable
 of any mine in the southwest, has
 lately come into prominence in the
 mining world through 2 strike of
 high grade ore in the west incline shaft
 of the old Wctkings Not only in this
 portion Of the mine has rich ore been
 encountered in the development which
 las been carrled on quietly by the
 New Vulture Mining company. but re-
 cent reliable reports from that camp
 show that the work which has been
 done on virgin ground has proved very
 successful. Che of these new shafts
 has produced high grade ore from q
 generous ore body which is valued at
 $10S.50 8 ten, and the new shaft which
 has been sunk 1000 feet east of the W est incline shaft in new ground to
 vertical depth of PIP feet has encoun-
 tered a rich ere body. A crOss-cut
 made at the lowest depth of this shaft
 runs twenty-seven feet through solid
 ere which is said to be even richer
 than any the old workings produced in the palnly days or the mine.
 The New Vulture company took hold
 of this property less than two years
 ago, and since that time their efforts have been directed towards ascertain
 ing the extent of the ore bodies, the development of water in the mines
 depths for milling purposes, and pros pecting virgin ground owned by them ia proximity to the workings The company has operated quietly. but a different times reports have reached
 Phoenix of the success of the new owners of the property. It has been learned by The Republican upon re- liable authority that active operations will be begun at an early date to place the Vulture among the list of gold producers of Arizona, since the cOnl- pany is new fully satisfied that the mine has a long life before it. Hund- reds of thousands of tons of rich ore are revealed, and the company feels warranted in thoroughly equipping the mine for extensive operations. The equipment twill embrace Q new mill of fifty stamps, which will take the place of the old eighty-stamp mill now on the property, 2. pumping plant and pipe line. together with an electrical power and transmission plant which will be placed on the Hassayampa river from which the water will be secured for the camp. Mir Joe c. Me Kee. manager of the New Vulture Min ing company, is now in Chicago ar ranging these important matte.s which will require an immediate expenditure Of $200, coo by the company.
 During the early operations of the Vulture thousands of tons of taiLQgs accumulated The first milling was done at Smiths mills on the Hassay- | ampa river. and these tailirgs were | recently cleaned up by Malcolm Me ] Leish of Denver, who, it is claimed. | took $75. .000 out of the dump. The milling was afterward d1ne at a, point i a mile above Wickanburg, where great beds of tlilings were deposited. This i dump was purchased by Mir. Harvey i Helm, who is at the present time en- gagged in extracting the gold values by | cyaniding. Later the eighty-stamp | mill was erected at the mine and the | t2ilings were allowed to wash down | a ravine. and when operations were | stopped some years ago attention was to the immense values con | tained in the great waste Of tailings i which stretched for over a mile and ! filled the raviEe often at Q depth of {! thirty feet The New Vulture con- pany placed a cyanide plant on the | pI operty and used the water from the ! mine to operate it, being compelled 1 through this sacrifice 70 shut down the | milling operations which had been i begun. The plant has been in success-1 fuI operation for over year. It is conveniently arranged so that the work can be done with the minimum ! of expense, and the profits from these 1 operations have been very large. The | immense quantity of tailings will keep | the present plant Of the company in l operation for many years.
 Probably no mine in the southwest has attracted more general attention and is more closely watched by mining men than the Vulture. Every mining man who is familiar with the property believes that it's treasure vaults have not begun to reveal their richness, | that it's ore bodies have but just been upon their crust, and even with $16,000 000 to the credit of the Vulture on the great ledger of the worlds gold production, this mine has but entered upon its career as a pro ducer of the yellow metal.