Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-03-16
ACTIVITY IN coCHIsE COUNTY
Scraps of Information From Promi-
nent Properties in the Dragons and
Chiricahuas.

Chiricahuas.
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Mining and prospecting in the Chiri-
cahua and Dragon ranges in Cochise
county was never more active. The
Bisbee Review reports that seventy-tive
miles almost directly north of Bisbea,
Mr. Mahlo. along with the Du!ffnnr
brothers and NV. Perry. own a group
of fifteen claims The group is about
three miles east of Ed Scott's pronis-
Ing property The property composing
the group has for the most part, been
held and worked long years ago by diff
fercnt parties hundreds of feet OF WORK
having been done in the musty long
ago.
The work includes one shaft 144 feet
deep two others of 80 feet each, one
other IS feet deep, another IS feet YER
ticle with an incline of $50 feet and
enc tunnel five hundred feet long,
which will convey some idea of the
number of different individuals who
must have put in shifts on it at differ
ent periods.
The ore in places runs as high as Il
fair showing of copper, and in some
places 1928 to $50 in gold.
Mr.. Mahlo showed US letter from
F. C. Earle, of the Kansas City Smelt-
ing and Refining company, FL Paso,
which says You ask in your letter for
our opinion relative to shipping this
ere. In reply 1 beg leave to advise
that the ore as represented by sample
No. /. will justify shipping, as our re-
suits show gold, trace, silver 1919
ounces, copper 1014 per cent. Sample
| No. 9, however, represents an ore that
would not stand transportation and
treatment Kindly advise if you can
send us car load lots of the same grade
as sample No. /, and obiige."
The first sample ran gold a trace
silver 1919 ounces. copper 101a per cent
Sample No. ran silver 10A ounces,
copper per cent.
| The boys. have, since sending in their
samples, struck en- article very much
superior to that just mentioned, and
propose to commence shipping imme-
diately. They are only seven miles from
Rodeo station on the FL ). Paso and
Southwestern and have a good road
| from the mine to the station. all of
which sounds well for the Chiricahuas.
Pete Hanson, who recently returned
| from the same range, supplements MI.
Mahlo's statement by a glowing ac-
count of the prospects in that district.
! Professor I. B. Stone, of the firm Of
Stone, Smith & Rogers, mining .brok-
ers of Dening n. NJ, is just in from.
their properties. and incidentally from
the general mining field in the Dragon
mountains. Mr.. s.. and his people, are
operating principally in the upper or
northern end Of that range. From him
we learn that the Benson smelter is in
courst Of construction, on the site of
the old Smelter which was destroyed by
fire The town of Benson has Clipped
| in on the enterprise, supplemented by
local apital, which Will be manipulate
cd in such q way as to keep the enter
prise Cut of the hands of the trusts. and
| insure steady business in that district.
1t will be of capacity approximately
of 100 tons. The foundation is already
laid and some machinery on the ground,
Ffrom the same source we learn that
the ePabody. owned and operated by
the Federal Smelter at Ell Paso is In
full operation. The property carries
gold and copper and employs about IS
men. They haul their GRE to Cochise
station on the S. P.
| The Dixie people, who have nine
| claims about miles southwest of the
| ORA COON station, are practically mac
tive at the present time. They have
| q good looking property, but have done
| little in the direction of work for some
! time.
Mr. Stone states that the Old Terri
| BILE. formerly the Golden Rule, is look
! ing we'll. The property is situated about
four and one half miles easterly from
! Dragon summit, and about miles
south of Nanzuna station on the S. p.
| They have struck n unlimited supply
! of good water at 900 les, fortunate
/ circumstance, for the camp. They have
| fine plant worth $150,000, consisting Of
! q stamp mill and concentrating plant.
! The property carries gold and is in fine
: shape.
The Stcne-Daly property is about 3
miles northeast of the Old Terrible. ana
about { miles northeast of the Com
! monwealth at Pearce( and about 3
miles southwest of Dr2good station.
| The group consists of 6 unpatented
claims, and the present owners have
owned them for six years, during which
thine they have looked carefully after
the title work. They are we'll fixed for
| timber and lumber, and an abundant
supply Of water has always been oh
! tanned in that locality at q depth not
I exceeding geo feet The formation is
! ideal. On the west of the vein, granite,
aud on the east dolonitic limestone. 1t
/ is also we'll represented in porphyry
and slate. and eevry form of rock uu-
uaIly associated with gold. The Car
Donate has 60-foot shaft on 2-foot
vein CT gold quartz, another. 20 feet
deep, beth showing good ore, so tons
of which is on the dumps. Other parts
of the group have development work
in the form of shafts, tunnels, drifts
and open cuts. to an extent that demon
! stra ties the property to be a permanent
producer ON shipment has been made
nor preparations for reduction oper;. :