Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-12-18
GRAHAM COUNTY MINES
Mineral Development in the Upper
ella Region.

The following interesting review of
the work in progress on a number OF
the leading mines in Graham county
appears in the last issue of the Solo
knoxville Bulletin:
When the Shannon Copper COM
pany begins operations on the Hughes
Shannon copper mines at Clifton the
bullion product of that camp will be
materially increased for that justly eel
ebrated mine has the ore wherewith to
do it. The Star is reliably informed
that the people who have been fortu-
nate enough to get n control of this
property Will begin work upon it short
ly, perhaps next month, and Will push
development as fast as men and money
can do it. We are glad to note this for
this property is too valuable to be Iy-
ing idle. Every body who has ever
seen it sings its praises and pronounce
it one of the big mines of Arizona, that
it merits this reputation there can he
no doubt for it has a record as a pro-
ducer that few mines can beat, especi-
ally copper mines, and this record was
made without the investment of one
single dollar as a working fund 1t has
produced many thousands of dollars
always paying its own way, besides 4
very handsome dividend to its owners.
Situated as this property is, in the very
center Of Metcalf group CT mines, which
are owned by the A. c. Co, and which
are heavy producers, with the record
it has and its splendid present showing
of ore, it is no wonder the people who
now have hold of it concluded they had
a bonanza when they secured control
of it and are enthusiastic over the fu-
ture of this company.
Good reports continue to come from
the Ash Peak mining district. and a
visit there last week of Mr. Twomey
of Pearce shows that the district is at
tracing the attention of a desirable
class of experts. Mr.. B. 3. Adams. of
Solomonville, who owns a half interest
in the Little Ollie, Barbara Ann and
other claims says the Little Ollie and
Barbara Ann are being worked by
Philips Bros. & Howard on a lease, they
being half owners. On the Little Ollie
a shaft has been sunk fifty feet deep
from which fifteen tons of good ship
ping ore has been taken. At the bot
tom of the shaft a drift has been start
ed and some of the best ere seen in the
camp was encountered in this drift as
it pierced the quartz which has been
the foot-wall of the shaft to the pres
ent depth. At this point the entire
ledge will be cut by a tunnel each way.
This will require at least 30 feet of
work, which is the estimated width of
the ledge. On the opposite side of the
ledge from the present shaft near the
foot-wall proper, distance Of twenty
five feet, rich ore was recently discov-
cred by Mr.. Philips, and it is the opin-
ion that the best ore in the mine will
be encountered near the foot-wall
After the ledge has been crCss-cut
drifts will be run both ways on the
best ere. 1t is the intention of the
leas ers to make a shipment soon as
they now have about twenty tons of ore
On the dump.
"Cn TIE Barbara Ann a shaft has
been sunk Sc feet on the vein and Mr.
Philips will also work on this claim
The ore found in these mines is prin-
c;paiiy silver and gold with some cop
Fer.
From the assessment work done on
the Little Cllie-frst ten feet-tWo
tons were Slipped, one ton giving re-
turn of $42 and the second toa went
$780,
For some time Recorder Pedro
Michelena, Abraham DiaZ and others,
have been working on some mines on
the north side Of the ella river, near
the Sanchez neighbOrhoOd. They
have four claims and as many shafts,
varying from ten to twenty-three
feet. They are on ground which gives
every indication of being rich in cop
per. On Monday at the bottom of a
fwenty-three foot shaft a splendid body
of copper ore was encountered, sam
niles of which were brought to town and
exhibited. The ore is nearly the pure
metal and it would not require very
much of it to make a good stake for the
owners. Arrangements will be made 10
nush work on this claim and certainty
the outlook is now very favorable for
bonanza in the Sanchez camp.
"A w. Moore, of Solomonville,is con-
timing work on his Copper Queen
group of four claims in the Yukon dis
trict. north of Solomonville. -Four tons
of ore was recently shipped from the
Copper Queen mine which went % per
cent copper at the Silver City smelter-
These mines were purchased last Au-
gust, since which development work,
road building, etc, has been going on
On the Copper Queen there is now a
shaft 107 feet deep. At the 100 foot
level a drift has been run 16 feet to-
wards a contact wall, and also at fifty