Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-15
The Company Files Its Answer to COnl= Plaint In Suit Brought to Set Aside Deed and Recover on Third ln=
 tereSt in the Bonanza.
Other Properties in the District Bonded to Los Angeles Capitalists who will Push Development Work
 On Them.

Geo. B. Upton, one of the owners of the famous Gro Grande property neal Wickenburg, who is making busi- ness visit to Prescott, was seen by the Journal Miner editor today and was asked as to the present condition of the property. The interviewer has been personally acquainted with MT Upton for several years, during which period he has been up against some adverse circumstances in the way of mining litigation, but neither does adversity depress him nor does pros perity elate him. He is the same in his outward demeanor under all cir cumstances.
 Mir. Upton says that they are push ing development on their property as rapidly as it can be done. At present they have seventeen men employed. G. E. Lamb, one of the partners, who was called away on account Of the fatal illness of his father, is still in the east looking after his fathers estate.
 A gasoline hoist has recently been installed on the property, while they have also built a lodging house and office and two commodious cottages, while another car load of lumber has just been received with which to make further improvements on the surface.
 The group consists of nine claims, being the Copperhead, Frenchman, Nigger Ben, Montana, Colossal, Gro Grande, May, Bessie and Dutchman. Although the property Is known as the Gro Grande, it derives its name from that of the company, and not from the name of the mine in which the rich ore has been found. The claim upon which the greatest amount of development has been done, and from which the ore which has made the property famous all over the United States is the Copperhead. A double compartment shaft is being sunk on this claim, and is now down about 115 feet. The ground is Sc loose and easily worked that they are able to make about three or four feet per day in the shaft, which is remark able progress for one of this size. As soon as the shaft is little deeper | Al A.N n c-tn the 100 foot level and will drift both north and south, and will cross cut east and west until the walls art found. They expect to complete the shaft to depth of 200 feet within 8 month, and when that is accomplished a mill will be erected for working tht ore.
 A drift has already been run at tht 100 foot level for a total distance o 40 feet-25 feet north and l5 fee south of the shaft, and cross cut ha: heen run 40 feet west and 20 feet cas- or a total of 60 feet without encoun tering any walls. At a depth of 5C feet cross cut was run 40 feet wltl the same results. Practically nc waste has been taken from the mine the stuff encountered being all ore The drift which they propose to ex tend from the 100 foot level will be il a northerly direction mainly, as abou 200 feet from the shaft in this direc tion there is very bold and promi nent cropping which they desire t' undermine and find out what is con tained underneath it.
 Mir. Upton says that w. E. Deity of Phenix. took handsome specimen of ore from the mine which he pre- sented to President Mckinley Ol Tuesday. It was a chunk of rocl about the size of small fist and liter