Arizona republican., 1902-07-29
PINTO CREEK DISTRICT
A Rich Mining Field Lying West Of
Globe.

The following mention of several
mining properties in the Pinto Greek
district west of Globe is taken from
the Silver Belt:
The McNally & Crowley group num-
bers nine claims and a mill site. From
the mill site located in the canyon, the
claims extend on both sides of the
creek, eight of them lying in compact
group easy of development and opera
| tions from a central station.
All the claims are more CT less de-
veloped, Con Crowley having been al
most continuously at work on them
of the time being assisted by one or
! two men.
| The claim on which the most work
has been done and the greatest amount
! of ore developed, is the Hal and AL
! This claim is opened by a cross-cut
tunnel 14S feet in length, penetrating
| the mountain near its base. The tun-
rel enters a ledge matter containing Il
small percentage OF copper, fifteen feet
| from its mouth, and this low grade ore
| is continuous for So feet, at which point
the tunnel cuts through the ore body,
| which is Il feet thick and averages
| about seven per cent copper. \ Wine
! 41sX7 feet. sunk forty feet on this lead.
/ is all in ore of higher grade than that
| encountered in the tunnel, and show
| ing considerable carbonate. glance and
sulphide the whole avera ging twelve
| per cent and carrying nearly 81 in gold
to the ton. There is also a shaft $50
feet west of this Wine, sunk 20 feet,
without Il crosscut at the bottom driven
| in rlachino Ia
wall.
On tie Monroe Doctrine there is a
tunnel $50 feet in length. which has cut
20 feet OF low grade ore.
In the 100 foot level on the Lost
Coon claim the ledge is nearly 80 feet
thick.
On the Dan and Mac claim a tunnel
has been driven $50 feet, but lacks 100
feet of cutting the lead which shows
strong on the surface.
The Yo Tambien mine is one of ten
claims owned by the Pinto Creek Min
ing and Smelling company, whose prin-
cipal office is in ST. Joseph, Mo. Devel
opment has been in progress for the
past several years and has reached a
point where it can safely be said that
the mine is a valuable one and when
equipped with the necessary machinery
! SuOulu DeCOIlG d ulNlueIlu pdSc Lie
mine is opened by an incline shaft $50
feet. and by two levels intersecting the
shaft at 100 and 23O feet respectively.
Another tunnel started near the creek
level, $50 feet or more below the middle
tunnel, is in 800 feet. Work is not be-
ing done in this tunnel which will have
to be drived 400 to 500 feet farther to
strike the vein. The second level tun-
mel cuts the | cad 400 feet from its
mouth and then follows the vein for a
distance of 500 feet, opening the ore
body the entire distance. The ore is
a high grade sulphide in a quartz
gangue, and there is considerable pea
cock copper and glance scattered
through it. The ore also also carries
about in gold to the ton.
Superintendent Teale estimates that
500, 600 worth of ore can now be stopped
above the second level and there is
considera BILE over 100 tons of first class
ore on the dumps taken out in devel-
opment.
There are a number of other good
properties and claims in the Pinto
Creek Creek section worthy of mention.
The Great Republic. owned by J. c.
Clark. Hinson Thomas. George Bowen
and Herman Sidow, adjoins the Hal
and Al mine on the Southeast. The de-
velopment consists of a tunnel go feet
in length, which has cut sixteen feet
OF low grade ore and is now in iron
sulphide carrying some copper. Her
man SidoW and a helper are at work
in this tunnel, which will have to be
driven some distance farther TO catch
the main lead from the Hal and Al
a heavy flow of water was struck in
the tunnel a few days ago, sufficient in
volume to fill a four-inch pipe. This
claim has great possibilities. and the
discovery of ore in quantity seems to
be only question of d evelopment
work.
o. S. Cross owns the Hobo claim, OF
which a tunnel has been driven 200
feet, showing some fine ore, and the
Pine Tree claim. which adjoins the Ha
and AL mine of the McNelly group.
Z. S. Collins and Charlie Miller owl
the Lucky Charlie, on which a consid,
cradle amount of development worl
has been done with encouraging re-
suits.
One of the best copper claims OF
Pinto is the Brewery, owned by Claude