Arizona republican., 1901-08-15

to the fact that there was still about AS
 feet of water in the shaft; but the
 former owners stated that in this cross
 cut they passed through A feet o. granite and 12 feet of mineralized vein
 matter when great flow of water was encountered forcing them to abandon the work. The water appeared to come from regular Assure, probably
 the same that was entered by the
 w!nze above. They managed, how ever, to enter this Assure three feet and obtained some samples before they
 were driven out by the water. It was estimated that at this cross cut there must be from 12 to 15 feet of vein mat ter yet to cut before reaching the hang ing wall The vein matter is more than double the width here that 1t Is in the 5O-foot tunnel above. and the quartz, feldsper and clay seams or tale are in the same relative position, hav- ing on,y greatly increased in width. The samples upon being assayed were found to contain a greater percentage of copper than the ore in the drift above. The Assure on the surface does not contain a large percentage or cop per but it Is found in the form of sul- phidss almost altogether. At a depth of thirty feet in the shaft the ore is much higher grade, running from to ! per cent. and is quite uniform in char acter. The assays taken as whole, show that the ere In the fissure contain from three to five dollars to the ton in gold and silver values.
 From the present development any practical mining man would be con vinced that the property IS mine, Tor there Is every certainty of cutting a great width of vein at depth of from three to five hundred feet.
 The development work planned by the company on this mine after the water has been removed, Is the eXten- sion of the 154 foot cross cut until the full width of vein has been cut, ana the continuation of the. shaft to the d pth of 300 feet where another cre5scut will be made. The water was being re- moved by me ans of a whip and from the headway that had already been made since work was started the smart must have been drained in ten days from that time. Some provision will have to be made for the constant How of water, but the proba abilities are that the great inundation of the smart was due to the water reservoired in the fis- sure above where it came into the cross cut and that there will be little dil1- culty in hand.ing it once the shaft and Assure are drained,
 The cost of labor is the same as at he Montana Verdi. The company now have at work all the force that can be worked to advantage, and will con- tinue on at the rate Of two sniits day.
 There are three excellent prospects in the San Jose group outside of the mine itself The ore in these Is Tn the form of carbonates and oxides and IS found in veins three to five feet wide, one of which can be readily traced Tor A long distance. Another is capped on a hill by an immense hematite iron mass which itself carries copper. All these have good wagon roads from one another and to the mine.
 Ten additional pentenencias nave been taken up by the company along the side lines of the San Jose to pre- vent future possible interference.
 Although, ,freighting by wagon to and from Altar or even Tucson is not eX- pe nsive owing chiefly to the splendid roads, it will not be long that this means of transportation will have to he depended upon. for a narrow guase railroad is now under process Of con struction from point on the Cur or California 10 Altar and propably to connect with the Sonora road. From statements made by MT. Holmes. wno Is the chief protector and manager or the road it was learned that the route already selected will bring it within short distance from both properties, and particularly the San Jose that route being naturally the most favorable for construction.
 Messrs Mitchell and Cordiner ex- press themselves as more than satis- lied with the properties, and feel safe in saying that the representations made as to their merit prior to the hrst ssue of stock fell far short of doing ugtice