The news-herald., 1902-11-22
GREAT IS THE
ORC GRANDE.
Over $500 Feet Of Develop
ment Work, Showing Up
an Immense Ore Body.
Miners Pan Gold
In Their tIands.

'I0AtOu C1I0 Wv OIdlluG Dulludy dnu
noted the work done up to date.
There is now q total of over $500
feet Of shafts, drifts and cross cuts
on the big mine, opening up and
disclosing an ore body that for size
and richness certainly cannot be
equalled in Arizona or excelled in
America. Nine cross cuts have
been run on the different levels,
proving the ore body to be 12O to
140 ieet wide. To many mining
men this will seen almost imposs-
ible, but the mine is there to prove
it and perons interested in mining
are always invited to view the
wonderful ore body and see for
themselves. On the 1O0-foot level,
the north drift, which is being run
to connect with the new working
shaft, is now in over 800 feet over
half of which is in the finest kind
Of oxide ore, the remainder being
low grade sulphides and the country
rock, the drift leaving the ore body
SO as to make connections with the
new working shaft which is to one
side. The drift to the south is 279 !
feet. Three cross cuts on this level
prove the width of the ore body.
On the 200-foot level, over 800 feet
of drifts and cross cuts have been
run, disclosing the same rich ores
as appear above. On the 3OO-foot
level, there is one cross cut 154 feet
in length, showing that the deposit
is even wider here than on the 100
foot level, and the cross cut is vet
in ore. About 600 feet of work has
been done on this level, all of which
proves the great richness and extent
Of the mine. The writer witnessed
one thing which cannot fail to
impress anyone at all familiar with
mining Of the great mine which
the Orc Grand undoubtedly is. A
Mexican, engaged in mucking,
was asked to pan some of the ore
to show it's value, approximately.
Leaving the car which he was
pushing, he scratched the walls of
the drift with a candle stick until
ne obtained a handful of ore. With
out the least pulverizing, he panned
the same in the palm of his bare
hand, without water and with only
his breath and the motion of his
wrist to separate the gold from the
ore. To our astonishment, he soon
had blown and shaken away nearly
all Of the ore, and in the palm of
his hand, there glistened several
large coIors, so coarse that they
could be seen in the dim candle
light for distance of several Yards.
Not once, but several times and
from different places in the drifts
and cross cuts did he do this, and
while we needed no convincing as
to the richness of the ore, this
strengthened our convictions. If
it were not for the foreman and
superintendent, a man who under
stood the method could get rich
hand-panning in the Orc Grande
Don Nicholson killed buck
deer Saturday, several miles north
of the Orc Grande. Miss Haux1
hurst, Messrs. Murray, Pratt, Flem
ing and Hall assisted Mr.. ano
Mrs Nicholson and Miss CONWAY
in disposing Of the remains at
very pleasant and enjoyable Dime
Sunday evening.
John Hanlon, superintendent
Governor Brodie's Crown Poin
mine, is working number Of mel
on their new road between Grown
Point and Gilbert. When it i
the Crown Point freight
ing will be from Wickenburg id
stead Of Kirkland, as heretofore.