Arizona republican., 1903-11-25

when completed will connect with the shaft on the opposite side of the moun- tain at shaft number two. The reasons for undertaking this gigantic work are manifold. Direct communication will be had between the mine and the mill, tramming will be reduced to mini mum, shipping ore will go via the railroad instead of wagon transporta- ton, production will begin in the tun- nel as that work progresses. and over one dollar and a half per ton will be saved on all ore milled. railroad spur will facilitate the handling of mine and mill supplies, and the open ing up of new ground will be inaugu- rated on the mother lode.
 From a practical standpoint it has been decided to begin this work on the northern side of the company ground. The wisdom of this is proven by recent develop ments. All ore shoots trend to the south from the main working shaft at the north and in close proximity to this shaft seven distinct veins cut the surface, forming at a point on the line of the proposed tunnel a junction of all veins. Another fact is that when this tunnel reaches below the mouth Of the present tunnel over 1000 feet distant from the mill. it will tap the vein at greater depth at that point than at present is given and in addi- tion cut the many leads that are known to exist. While this tunnel is under headway development will con tinue, however, at the sites now being worked, and the production of bullion and shipping ore will be made as us- ual.
 The Henrietta under present meth ods of operating. is seriously handicap ped, the mill being on one side of the mountain, the main working shaft on the other. and a tunnel over 300 feet Tn length intervening as the only ave hue through which to supply the mill, Tn all between mine and mill nearly one mile in distance. This new tunnel will be the solution of the problem of profitable handling of the property in the near future, and it is pronounced by mining men as the best piece of work yet inaugurated for the economi- cal operation of the mine At shaft number two development work still continues and $50 feet in depth has been reached. A depth of 800 feet will
 be reached. while the drift from the 300 level at this point will be run fur ther south, to furnish shipping ore in the suiphide zone, 1t being in now sO5 feet on S45 ore. This new tunnel will also hit this ore body at greater depth.
 In the past month s6,2OO gold bar
 was run from the mill, the largest bar to its credit in the past eighteen months.
 While S2,0O0 in shipping ore was the returns. This feature of the output
 will be maintained as work progresses on the new tunnel, if in realty it is not increased by ore received from the | tunnel itself as it is being driven on ! the vein of the Henrietta. The mill on this mine is being Overhauled and practically rebuilt, while new hoist ing engine has been placed on the | extreme northern side of the mountain. Considering everything that has em- Darassed the operating of this property
 Tn the past few months. the developing or new ore bodies, the frail mechanism | of Its machinery, and the unnecessary expense in handling it's ore output, this property has an exceptional record ia back up its representations and warrant any expense the future may call for. While the property is an old one 1t has remained for the Braganzs
 people to bring it to the front in the handsome manner now evident, and
 in doing so Big Bug enterprises of like nature feel and appreciate the good that mining has received through its l influence.
 l J. T. Mclaughlin, the superintendent
 seems to be the right man in the right place, and is frequently referred to as
 capable and practical in methods of operating. He is supported by Daniel Bessler as foreman of the mine