The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-20
ARIZONA COPPlR MINES
MUCH ACTIVITY IN THE BIsBEE RE-
GIoN, WITH GOOD PROSPECTS.
One Man who Earned HI. Success by
Hard work-Michigan and Other
Corporations.

properties now being developed to the north
aud west OF Bisbee. the Higgins easily
ranks first in interest and activity. During
its short corporate existence the Higgins
Development Company. formed last May,
has made history rapidly. The price OF
the claims was $4,000 and the benef-
ciary was Thomas Higgins. of Los Ange-
les. an old frOntiersman and pioneer miner
who located the claims. almost literally
with a pick in one hand and rife in the
other, In the days when Apaches were both
numerous and fierce. Higgins held his
claims through all hardshps and has
reaped reward that no man should be-
drudge him. for his land was dearly bought
by hardshpis, dangers. privatiOns and Sc
we're manual labor. There are eleven
claims, area about $50 acres. lying next
west and north OF the Copper Queen lands.
The Higgins is known locally as the Twi-
light group. from the Twilight claim. on
which the shaft is being sunk But one
claim, the Hendricks lies between the Twi-
light and the old cave mine OF the Copper
Queen. and the Queen people have recently
begun work on the Hendricks claim. stimu-
lated by the showing at the Higgins. s.
a Parnell. one OF the most experienced
west. is in charge. and is pushing work
rapidly with about forty men. working
three eight-hour shifts. The shaft. now
more than 800 feet deep, is full working
size. with three compartments well sunk
and timbered. II is probable that a cross
cut-ds1ft win be run into the hill from
the present bottom of the shaft, or a
tribe deeper. as the ore bodies in this part
OF the district have been found at COM
parativeIy shallow depth. Equipment In
cludes a 10xl4-inch duplex hoist, six-drill
compressor and power drills. improvements
are OF a permanent nature. and big stock
of timber and supplies is carried to guard
against emergencies The formation is lime
stone. with a porphyry intrusion. and the
shaft Is bottomed In lime showing large
quantities of hematite. which is favorable
indication. In addition to the shaft, which
Is new, there are two old tunnels on the
property. The upper Higgins tunnel, above
the shaft. is in about 300 feet, and shows
rich stringers of ore. cave. estimated at
fifty to seventy-nve feet, is cpt by this
tunnel winze is now being sunk from
the tunnel The lower Higgins tunnel is
nearly 800 feet long, and is breasted in the
same sort of ground as the bottom Of the
in Bisbes. and its success would greatly
enlarge the possible boundaries Of the
supriferous zone, as it thought for
many years that the ore bodies were cut
of, to the northward. by the porphyry
dyke. In the light OF more recent develop
rnents in the district, IL Is evident that
porphyritic intrusions do not necessarily
cut or the ore, either on the Higgins or
elsewhere
A MICHIGAN ENTERPRISE.
The Red Jacket and Bisbee Development
Company was organized in April, 1903, and
took over the Hedburg group of claims,
thirteen in number. with area of about
40 acres. The term of payments was vol
UNFAIRLY extended by the vendors a few
weeks ago for six additional months. which
was a commendatory step. The Michigan
people have not always been wise in tying
themselves up to payments. so distributed
during eighteen months, which is not an
overly long time for thoroughly exploring
q large tract of land, that some OF the
heavy payments fall due before the COM
pany holding the bond reasonably be
expected to know whether II has drawn a
prize or blank. The Red Jacket and
Bisbee tract Is fairly compact, and lies a
little west Of south Of the Wolverine and
Arizona, which il adjoins. A three-com-
partment shaft has been startedO recently
on the Oden fraction, which lies but
few hundred feet from the Broken Promise
claim, ON which the wolverine and Arizona
is sinking. The Red Jacket and Bisbee
Company f. capitalized at $1,000 shares par
value $40. OF which 5000 shares are
tanned In the treasury. payments on the
issued shares being in four installments of
$50 each.
The Warren Development Company is
among the most recent. IL not the latest,
OF the Michigan prospecting corporations,
having been organized I'm July last, to take
over the Clark group and adjoining claims.
c. ID. Hanchette. j. A. Fuller and John
Funkey. all OF Hancock, Mich, ara the
trustees. 1t Is at present a close corpora
ton. having twenty shareholders owning
equal amounts of stock. There are twelve
claims, with an area of about 10 acres,
the tract having an extreme length of a
mile and q quarter from north to SOUTH and
an extreme width OF 200 feet, with an
average width of 1900 feet. The northern
most claim In the Moonlight. which is
directly west and practically an extension.
OF the Twilight claim of the Higgins while
the Cliff and Bonita claims at the extreme
south, lie nearly due west OF the Lovers
Leap No ., OF the Red Jacket and Bisbee.
The neighbors OF the Warren are the Hig-
gins. Wolverine and Arizona and Red
Jacket and Bisbee, along the eastern
boundary undeveloped individual claims
lying on the other three sides.
The mountain range for some miles up
the gulch. TO the northwest OF Bisbee has
been located. considerable amount of the
location work having been done during the
present season. The uttermost OF these
new locations reach past the mountains
into the foothills. and at least half way to
Tombstone. The great majority of the loca-
lions have been made in the limestone, but
a humber OF claims have been located in
tho porphyry belt. The greatest develop
ment has been secured at the Modern, some
eight miles from Bisbee, but work has
been done at several other points.
LOCAL CORPORATIONS.
The Crescent Copper Mining Company is
q Bisbee organization, organized in June.
with Carl Claussen as president, and holds
q group of twelve claims about two miles
northwest OF Bisbee. The property has
shaft about 100 feet deep in assure vein
carrying high values in gold and silver,
rs well as a good percentage OF copper.
The Modern Mining Company is a Bis
bee corporation, with one million shares