Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-06-16
ARIZONA MINES.
The Chloride District Written Up
bya Prolific Writer,
GENERAL RESUME or THE DISTRICT,
Special Correspondence.

GENERAL RESUME or THE DISTRICT.
Special Correspondence.
Chloride, Ariz.. June H-Another run
was started up Monday with a good
sized force OF men. This was on the
General Grant group of n claims, ly-
ing on the west slope OF the Cerbat
range. three and a half miles south
east Of the city. A majority of the
force of men at present employed, will
put in their time developing the Gen.
eral Grant. which, like its illustrious
namesake. is the central figure of the
group. The main working shaft was
down only sixty feet when work began
on a thirty foot drift from its level.
The ore in sight Is a superior high
grade silver-galens, and while Il is not
large, IL is known to be continuous
throughout the group OF claims. The
drift from the sixty foot level is PLAN
ned for 200 feet OF work. and this to
be pushed with both day and night
shifts Of miners. The balance OF the
force Of men that went to work at the
beginning OF the week, will be allotted
In doins new development work on
various parts OF the surface groupings
across the group. hence II IL possible
that the force OF operatlns miners may
be largely increased In a very short
time.
Great are the prospects OF the new
silver Age mine, and great is the rich
ness of the ore now coming up by the
new steam hoist. The shaft Is going
down at the rate Of three feet a day,
and the ore body beside the smooth
and perpendicular hanging wall Is
worth 500 ounces silver 20 the ton. The
management-Mr. Wulstein-and the
owners OF the mine are much elated
over their sudden streak of good for
tune. and they are letting no expense
pass to make IL n of the grandest
successes in mining enterprises in Mo-
have county IL not in Arizona.
The management OF the Juno mine
has the main shaft down almost to
Its 400 foot mark. The ground IL break
ing hard and, double-headed work on
all shifts a been put on. No finer
or smoother walls are known in the
district. and every iota OF the lnterven-
Is 'HaNt WV AhtAAh u hOVif =
ore. A large amount of this ore is now
already sacked and more is being got
ten in readiness for shipment that will
bring bonanza returns. At a depth OF
400 feet. which Is soon to be. a north
west drift will be commenced to open
up at least two new ore bodies II de-
velopment has to continue for the dis
lance OF $50 feet or the limit of the
claim.
The Blue Pod 10 another new mine,
as was so generally predicted that It
would be when work commenced q
month ago. The ore body Is more than
three feet wide. but OF only ordinary
grade in its silver value. However.
the shaft is not down yet more than as
feet. for work only began a month ago.
Only day shifts are being employed
just now. but within another month
or less time there will be two. This
IL a property lately acquired by Mr..
Rockford, the mining promoter and
broker, who has lone 80 much in open
ing up and causing TO % opened w
the mines of Mohave county hat the
people think he 10 entitled to a silver
monument. II is the intention OF Mr.
Rockford to soon install a steam hoist
as he has 500 feet OF prospecting and
development work chalked at which
he wishes to push as rapidly as posi-.
BILE.
The new and rich ore yet coming ou'
OF the Lucky Boy mine IL the Joy ant
theme OF conversation. This fine body
OF metal is yet pointed directly to-
ward the Samoan mine, n all doubts
are now at rest that both minel
have one and the same body OF bonan.
"a ore. 1t is yet mahogany ore, al
this class of ore which Is not exactl,
all native silver is called by old tim
ers. II being OF a dark brown colo
closely resembling mahogany wood A
piece cannot be picked up at random
from of the dump, nc matter how
large or how small, but what the pure
white metal can be seen sprinkled al
through II. II is being sacked with buI
little sorting, but as dellcately anc
carefully that none is lost as he mos
expert diamond cutter would prosecut,
his work. In this shape It will go e
the great smelling centers to astonisi
the people there with It's richness al
well as those that are here.
Both the owners of the Distaft mine
Mr.. Chas. Sherman, and his leasers OF
the property, are shipping ore. Las
week Martin Crouse shipped a biz
consignment of his leasing ore 4
the Haley sampler at Kin
man, which brought him between $40
and $500 tothe ton. At this time 1t 1
not definitely known what Fred Leon
- -. - sha I.aaaRa has QAf
but up to a few days he wal
known to nave a large shipment al
most ready for Pueblo. Mr.. Sherman
is also shipping with as much regul
arity as the %leasers.
Work Is soon to commence on botl
the Silver knight and Johnny Bull
mines under one management ant
company. The co-ntiguousness OF thes'
TWO promising properties TO such mine
as the Dlstaff. Bryan and Tennessee
make il highly possible that they vii
develop into as good mining propsrtie
az any OF their neishbors.
The late Oscar Simmons had when h
died a mining claim situated close I
the Payroll and Tennessee mines
which was known 10 be good. bu
which had never been worked sum
GENTLY to show Its great possible val
Z ues up. OF late the administrator G
the estate a a fine offer for II, an
this piece OF choice property is likel
to pass into other hands and be work
5 ed. Ten thousand dollars 10 the pric
upon the claim. and should the sale b
contaminated. 1t will be quite largel
. worked.
{ Times are good in town and cam
and money plentiful. and many haN
taken advantage OF the unprecedente
prosperity OF the past few months an
bundled themselves on to the sc
. breezes or mountains OF Colorado II
the summer,