Arizona republican., 1903-11-25

shown by the books. Car load after car load was shipped that gave values of twenty ounces of gold to the ton, and is was this. fabulous wealth that gave 1t q good name as well as stimulated gold mining at eV- cry point in the country
 Following this production under lease the property was later handled by it's owner, Hon. John s. Jones. and pro duction continued, but depth and in creased expense incidental to the gen eral opening up of ground at all points, the lack of modern facilities for treat ing and handling the product, threw the mine for a time into condition of partial inactivity. The property has continued to yield, however, but it has not been until lately that it has been decided to operate on a more extensive plan than has heretofore prevailed, or to state it exactly, it has been decided to completely modernize the property above and below, by the expenditure of a sufficient sum of money to equip it with first-class machinery and pro- vide for thorough underground devel- opment.
 The work outlined and which is today being prosecuted is in enlarging the old shaft to a double compartment. the new shaft to be five by five and One-half feet in each cOmpartment The old shaft is down 657 feet, and the work of enlarging it to the above di- mensions. it is said, will take at least four months yet to complete. Baskets will also be discarded and cages sub stituted. This will afford rapid and economical production, and two tons every five minues will be raised The work on the new shaft is being done in substantial manner and every foot of timber in the same is of Oregon pine. It is pronounced the finest piece of work in the county. A new hoist ing plant is also en route having a capacity of 2,000 feet, double cylinders and of the latest type. gallows frame, 40 feet in height, is completed
 while the new shaft house, IA feet long by GO feet wide, and 50 feet high is under construction. Five drill air compressOrs with receiver, are also to be introduced. A new mill of 2GO tons daily capacity is to be placed on the ground alongside of the shaft house
 while the roller, crusher and cyanide plants will likewise be located at that point. The old mill in the gulch about a. mile below, as well as all old ma chinery at the mine is to be abandoned
 In short the purpose is to tear down every old building and discard every
 piece of old machinery. On the com
 pletion of the new shaft sinking will
 be resumed to a depth of 1000 feet, and drifting will be pushed at all points in the mine. The improvement notice able today are substantial and impress
 one in their general appearance as in dicative of the merits behind the mine. On the dumps of the Jessie today are from 4O,OOO to 5O,OOO tons of ore. worth from SS to $19 per ton, while from these dumps ore can be assorted that Will run to as high as S250 to the ton
 The company own the Jessie, Ella. Grace, Lucille, Isabel, Antelope, Bertha
 and Alice in one group, while on Mount Elliott, one and One-nalf miles distant, are four full claims, mill site and dam site. Considering all things connected with the Jessie company, including the past record, and what is conservativeIy
 to be expected in the near future, when the property resumes on the plans cut lined. the expenditure that is being made is fully justified. The old work ings have much ore in reserve not yet worked into, and deeper work will | show bonanza. If other mines show the wisdom of deep mining, and ex- tensive openings otherwise, why should not the old-time Jessie also prove to
 be as good ground as so many others have in Yavapai county in the short time of a few years. Hon. John s. Jones. the original locator of the prop ertyj is retained as president of the company, and is personally directing the work going on today.