Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-07

characterized by we'll defined lodges hay
ing a generally easterly and Wcsteii
trend. Across three OF the largest c
these letigcs lying parallel and apparent
~ constituting parts OF n single form
alton, il is probably 800 feet. Nearly al
of the work on the group has been don
upon ledge or vein which may Ec read
lily traced for over 2 1000 feet on the pro
perty, and 81 ops boldly for a distance q
400 feet. Its average width at the sur
face is eight feet, and it dips 90 or Il
degrees north, and has every appearance
both above and below the surface, of {
true tissurc vein. Upon this shaft wa.
sunk by the former owners of The proper
| ty to a depth of 161 feet. At the so foot
level Il station was cut on the nOrthcrl,
side oi the shaft back to the center~of the
vein which had inclined away from the
| shaft until at this point only about one
mali OF II was IN VEN matter proper. A
/ winzc was then sunk 81 feet on this vein
when water was struck i'll such quanti-
ties that il could not be handled with
their double windless, and the Wine was
abandoned. A diff or tunnel was then
driven horizontally on the ledge from
the station for distance of over 100
! feet. In his drift the vein shows a width
of from seven 20 nine ieet, and is plainly
traeeable its entire length. The vein
matter is quartz, icldspar and tnlc. The
copper occurs IN the form ofchalcopyritc
and bonitc. ASSAYS of average samples
| across the drift, and for it's entire Ieupth,
shows the ore to he very uniform III gen
eral and 10 run from four to eight per
cent iii copper. Below the 50 foot level
the vein inChncs entirely away from the
shaft, and the formation of it's walls
down To the bottom from that point. as
nearly as could he ascertained, is n soft
granite. A the 154 foot level a cross
cut was run To strike the vein. This
part of the work Could not he examined
owing to the fact that there was still
about ~ feet al water in the shaft but
the former owners stated that in this
CrossCut they passed through 4 4 feet Of
granite and 2 tect of mneralizcd vein
matter when Il great flow OF water was
encountered forcing them to abandon
the work. The water appeared To come
from Il regular fissHre, probably the same
that was entered hy the WING above
They managed, however, to eater this
assure three feet and obtained some sam
pies before they were driven out by the
wafer. 1t was estimated that at this
croSsCut there must bc from II to i5
feet oi VEN mat ter vet TO cut hefor~
reaching the hanging wall The vein
matter is more than double the width
here that ii is in the 50 foot tunnel
above, and the quartz, ieldspar and ciav
seams OF tale are i'll the same relative
position, only having greatly increased
III width. he samples upon being as
saycd were found to contain greater
percentage OF copper than the ore IN the
drttt aboVc. The tlSsure on the surface
does not contain large percentage OF
copper but it is found in the form OF
sniphidcs almost altogether At a dept h
ot thirty icct III the shaft the ore rs much
higher grade, running from 4 to Z PER
vent, and is quite uniform in character
The ASSAYS taken as whole, show that
the ore III the tissurc contains from three
to FIVE dollars TO the ton in gold and
silver values.
From the present Development any
practical mining man would bc convinc-
ed that the property is a mine, for there
is every certainty OF cutting great
width OF vein at a depth Of from three
to FIVE hundred feet
company ON this mine after the water
has been removed, IS the extension of the
i5+ foot crosscut until the full width OF
VEN has been cut, and the con inuation
of the shaft to depth of 800 feet where
another crosscut viii be made. The
water was being removed by means OF a
whip. and from the headwav that had
been already made since work was start
ed, the shaft must have been drained in
ten days from that time. Some provi-
sion will have to be made for the con-
slant dow of water, but the probabilit
are that the great inundation of the
shaft was due to the water rescrvoired
in the flssure above where it came into
the crosscut, and that there will be little
difficulty IN handling it once the shaft
and tissure is drained.
The cost OF labor is the same as at the
Montana Verdi. The company now have
at work all the force that can be worked
TO advantage, and will continue OH at
the rate OF TWO shifts a day,
There arc three excellent prospects III
the San Jose group outside OF tho minc
itself. The ore in these is in the form OF
carbonates and oxides and is found in
veins three to Ave feet wide, one of which
can be readily traced for long distance.
Another is capped on I hill by an i'm
mense hematite iron mass which itself
carries copper. All these have good wag-
on roads from one another and to the
mine.
&Ten additional pertcnencias have been
taken up by the company along the side
lines OF the San ose to prevent possible
future interference.
Although freighting by wagon to and
from Altar or even Tucson is not expen-
sive owing chiefly to the splendid roads,
it will not be long that this means OF
will have to be depended
upon. for "A narrow gauge railroad isnow
under process of construction from a
point on the Gulf OF California to Altar
and probably to connect with the Sonora
road. From statements made by Mr..
Holmes, who is the chief protector and
of the road, it was learned that
the route already selected viii bring it
within short distance from both pro-
perties. and particularly the San Jose,
that route being naturally the most Ia
yorable for construction.
Messrs. Mitchell and Cordiner express |
themselves as more than satisfied with |
the properties, and feel safe in saving |
that the representations made as to |
their merit prior TO the first Issue OF
stock tell far short of doing Justice.
Notice.
To +. S. WHITE: GREETING:
The annual expenditure Of 800 90, az |
by United States Mining Laws,
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