Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-03-14
ration of it by Henry B. Clifford &

| accurately directed ana ln common with many we believe the property under any favorable condition in future work given it will hold it's fame as steady and profitable pro- ducer. Various openings are being
 made on the mine today under the superintendency of Geo. Rohpeter, and as far as the work has progressed the showing is fattering indeed. A gasoline hoist is in operation day and night, and with large force of miners all openings are being run in full blast. The Belcher is one of the first mines patented in Arizona, a feature of its past rating which car ries great weight. It is said that ex- tensive machinery is en route to handle its output, and that the An nie mill has been leased and will for the present be run on ore from 1t. All in all there is an energetic spirit Tn evidence on this old claim, and there is no reason but what the Belcher should enter the avenues of prosperity under the conditions out lined by the new regime.
 ORIENTAL COMPANY.
 Where the mineral vein upon which the McCabe, Gladstone, Gopher and American Flag are lo- cated crosses Big Bug creek, it en- ters upon the long line of claims owned by the Oriental Mining com pany. These claims, nine in num- Der, extend along this vein for 2 miles until the lead disappears under the Black Mesa. Beginning at Wood gulch, which is about in the center of the group, the Oriental company is running a tunnel which as a piece of development work. promises to be one of the most extensive in Yavapai county. It is already 1500 feet long and has traversed only one clam. It will pass under the length of four others, the third of which Is the we'll known Lottie. During all this distance the course will be along the ledge. There will be from 600 to 900 and at one point HOO feet of stoping ground over the tunnel thus opening up enormous and seemingly inexnaustlble bodies of ore. In character this tunnel work Is of the best. An ar compressing plant and three Ingersoll drills are at hand for hard rock. New track of 16-pound rall is being laid and new rolling stock of the most i'm proved pattern is being provided. The company will soon erect near the mouth of the tunnel large mills | ar nd aah
 engagement and design shall be as admirably adapted to the economi- cal handling of large quantities of ore as skill and money can make them.
 In the meantime while the tunnel is being driven other work is also go- lag on, chiefly in the Lottie claim. There levels have been opened up to the depth of 400 feet and nearly 2OOO feet of drifts run. Very little stoping has been done. The upper levels are now being worked under lease by the Arizona Eastern & Montana company, which is taking out about 20 tons per day of excel llent ore. part of which is concen- trated in the Oriental company's 1S
 stamp mill, the balance being taken directly to the Big Bug smelter. About 30 men are employed by the
 Arizona Eastern company III this
 work. c. Wade Stickney, NJ. E., is superintendent. The lower levels
 are being opened by the Oriental company in harmony with the pro-
 posed tunnel which will pass under
 these workings 250 feet beneath the
 lowest of the present drifts. The ledge, which is from 15 to 30 feet
 wide, is of very loose character and
 easily worked. It is the source of
 large quantities of water. the amount
 now being pumped from the shaft
 with that which flows from the tun
 nel being sufficient to supply 100
 stamps. This is in marked contrast
 to most Arizona properties which
 suffer from lack of water for milling
 purposes. The quantity of water
 and the oppenness of the ledge per
 hars account for the depth of oxida-
 tion which here reaches 400 feet
 In the lowest level, however, sul-
 phide ore has been reached within
 the last fortnight. The ore as
 found is of excellent character, car
 rying nearly 20 per cent of copper
 in addition to good gold and silver
 values. It is the company's inten-
 ton to put in at once a new and larger hoist, install all electric light ing plant and push development as rapidly as possible.
 Besides the property already de- scribed the Oriental company owns eight claims known as the Post master group. Upon these a shaft 23S feet deep has been sunk and 1000 feet of levels run. Very rich ore has been taken from these claims but work has been at a standstill for two years through divided owner ,, ship. Since March 1st the company has purchased the only outstanding interest and will now equip the property with the necessary ma chinery for rapid development.
 The Oriental Mining company has its main office in Jamestown, N. Y. : where the majority of its stockhold
 CTS reside. Interests are held, how
 ever. in and near Warren, Pa, il s Pittsburg and in New England ? It may be called one of the pioneers } in the Big Bug district. Starting t four years ago with one it now owns t twenty-three claims. For the from @ rank that the Big Bug district il : taking as a mineral field, this com r pany should receive no small shar, }, of the credit as it surely will of tho ' rewards. l.. A. F. Kent and J. B 2 Ross of Jamestown, N. Y., are re e spectively it's president and vice | president. The local management h is in the hands of w. A. and l.. B j. Kent. N. L. Carpenter is the super n intendent of mining:
 5. Beside Big Bug creek and nearl, V up to the Poland-Hamilton mine i l. the Toughnut, formerly the prop $ erty of Wm. Curran and Jos. Brit > ton. This with three other claim @ was bought last summer by tn @ Dartmouth Mining company and i 2 now being developed. Shafts ar 1T being sunk and drifts run. Alread a two chutes of ore have been found d Gold. silver and copper values ar @ found in the ore which average e about $25. With development thu l. property promises to be one of tn l. best in the district. The Dartmout IF company is composed jointly of Ne,