The copper era., 1901-06-06
THE CLIFTON COPPER co.

The following from the Silver City
Enterprise will be most interesting to
the large number of stock holders Of
the company in this section.
This company has, so far, confined
its development to what is known as
the wildcat" vein, and the officers Of
the company have been more than
pleased with the results so far attained :.
But last Friday the face of the 160-foot
level, south, cut the foot wall Of an inter-
secting vein which has been traced for
quarter of mile on the surface, and
which has been known as the Front
Ter" vein, from the company's claim Of
that name, and which has so far been
but slightly explored. The cross vein
has been cut for Il distance Of Only about
20 feet so far, and shows a solid body Of
sulphide ores of most satisfactory char
acter and greatly improved values.
The hanging wall of the cross vein has
been cut at the surface by excavations
made for the foundations of the mill,
and indicates a width of vein matter
that the conservative mind refuses to
put into figures until fully determined
by development on the drift below.
All the timbers for the 100 ton con-
centrating plant are framed and the
structure is now in process of erectio n
and will be completed within eight
weeks if sufficient force can be procured
for the labor involved.
1t is the intention of the company to
begin at once the sinking of a double
compartment working shaft at a point
convenient to the junction of the two
large veins mentioned connecting with
the south drift from the present shaft
on the Wildcat mine, and the ore for
the mill will be hoisted through the
new shaft within ten feet of the ore bins
at the mill, into which it will be carried
by gravity.
Mr.. Davis, who designed the mill
and who is uperintending its con-
struction, has proven himself equal to
every demand of the situation. The
feature of economy in handling the
ore has been so met that it will not be
touched by shovel from the stope to
the concentrated product, excepting
such of It as is run through the crusher.
Connection was made Monday last
between the tunnel and the up-rize in
the mountain adjoining the works Of
the Arizona Copper company, which
will be used as smoke stack for the
new smelling plant. The tunnel is
driven into the mountain about 200
feet, and the up-rize to the surface is
$50 feet. a 50-foot stack will be erect
ed on top OF the mountain, which will
carry the smoke of the plant to such a
distance above the town that no incon-
venience will be had in the future.
Thirty-four boiler makers arrived this
week to erect the flue chamber, where
all of the flue dust will be collected
and re-conveyed to the furnaces.
Col. d. C. Casey, uperintendent OF
the Standard Copper mines, was down
this week from the mines, and reports
that shaft No. } is going down in ore
that will average six per cent. after
leaving out the stringers. of rich ore,
OF which there are several. The shaft
is going down on the foot wall, and no
cross cut has been made to ascertain
the width of the ore. Shafts No. l
and , have each reached a depth OF
100 feet. Shaft No. 3 is down S. feet.
A contract has been let to connect Nos.
? and 3 at the loo foot level. Nos.
and will also be connected on the
same level, and work on all three
shafts will be continued. There was
inquiry here this week for Standard
stock, but none could be had. One
party was offered three times the
amount he paid for it some weeks ago,
but refused to set price on it.