Arizona republican., 1899-05-30
THE GREAT AZURITE
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(Continued From Firs, Page.) ia the camp, and the sneiter is located but dozen steps from the main shaft. The vein is penetrated by 2 gTca5 tun- nel close to the surface. and from this opening shafts are sunk, the lowest reaching 9 depth Of three hundred feet. The ore here is characterized as sahd carbcnate with streaks of sulpbide ap- bearing. and the whole is matriEei III Cn altered lime formation. Ill the main shaft water was struck 2 "O0 feet and the supply is great enough for the entire camp. h the develop ment of the vein the work was carried beyond the ledge and in penetrating the walls thef water course was broken snto This water is pumped ta the surface and placed in tanks. 4 g,aat deal Of work has been done i'll tls Daisy workings, and il was here that the Copper Queen company prosecuted it's investigations. The appearance Cf water was a hin3rance III the further development of these works, and 1t the present time attention is given over entirely to the newer workings. It is believed that the striking Of Wa ter is an indication that tl7e dertl o1 the Daisy vein is bathed in moisture and difficulty will be met in slnkln5 further.
 
 About fifty feet from these workings is an incline shaft no feet sunk on the sharp pitch of the vein. The vein in this shaft varies in width from two 70 eight feet Fifty feet toward the vest is a tWc-fOot vein which is developed by surface openings, and the same character of ere appears nere that IS found in the Daisy shafts
  The Banes No. has an excellent body of ore which is exposed by stafl and winze, the former being ninety two feet in depth and she latter fifty feet where the two are connected The Bane5 No. 1 is abcuJ a quarter cf a mile from the other workings toward i the southwest. There is tuunei i driven ITS feet, and 120 feet of Gepth has been attained here. There is no i sign Of water in these workings. and 1 the vein shows q permaneGcy which Is | encOurag aging While the vein appears ! to be defined in it's course he walls are { broken here and there bg pockets and | chimneys where }he orc is concentrated { in a compact form. These pockets 1 break out all along the vein, similar to the Copper Queen workings, aud no . doubt there are rich chimneys or ore i yet to be encountered. The character i Of the copper deDosition gives wide f range for speculation here, and there is reason to believe that the Banea claims will become important one; in the future operation of the AzuTite.
 
 Frcm inc mouth of the Banes tunnel the visitor is given an UnObstructed view through channel wtich strikes from here to the Gulf Of California. The trade winds sweep up through this natural patch carved between the hills and temper the heat of summer days
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 The Winnie. Milton and j5anes work ings arc at the present time providing | ores for the smelter. The Milton lies sousheastLof the Banes No. 1 ard has a siXty-foot incline shaft which eX- poses 9 vein of Azurite and sand car b0nate ore. From this shaft ore is be ing stoped and hauled U the smalteT nearly mile arCund the hills over a good wagon road
 The smelter Of the Azrrite is rug hing on full time. The copper mate ac- cO@ding tC J. l.. We.more. the assayer, carries 2 per cent copper bullion. and the copper bullion which forms the base of the matter is but 5lightIy i5gl-
 
 tho capacity of the smelttr is but thirty tons MT. Wetmore says that t is producing thirty-fve tons at the pres ent time. This is owing TO q favorable of the elements which 20 ! toward making the Azurlte ores free iuxing. From 2,500 to 5000 pounds of copper matte and bullion is produced ! every twenty-fOur h0urs The ship nents tc New York average two car loads every month.
 
 The Bunker Hill. whick is located in he Azurite district. is a ssood property owned by Messersmith & Chillson. It s located south of the -izurite camp, and is thought to be an extension of he Milton vein. There are several Jumps of ore here, but tn ? prop -ty is lct being worked at the present time. :
 
 Tie Azurite is property which