Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-06

PROPERTIES
A Group Of Claims West
of Prescott.
Which Are Making Good Showing
With the Development
Already Done.


of mines in Thumb Butte district con-
sisting of five full claims, the Indiana,
New York, Ohio, Iowa, and Good
Luck. On the New York claim, /
find the ledge outlined on the surface
by bold outcropping of lime, spar
and quartz running north easterly
and south westerly up, and across the
mountain. About 500 feet from the
base of the mountain a cross cut tun-
mel has been run a distance of 200
feet. At or about 100 feet from the
mouth of the tunnel the vein was
cut. Here winze or shaft has been
sunk 70 feet below the tunnel level,
disclosing a vein of free milling gold
ores of the value of sS4 per ton. The
width of the vein is about three feet.
Had the tunnel been run in on the
vein from the base of the mountain
it would have gained foot in depth
for each foot run and would have
given a perpendicular depth where
the work has been done of fully 500
feet. The advantage of that kind Of
mining where tunnel can be run on
the vein is that the ledge is prospect
ed as you drive the tunnel. The value
Of every foot of ground driven through
is known. A tunnel run in on a vein
where depth is attained is a very
cheap and profitable way Of opening
up mine. This is very desirable |
property.
South, 1000 feet, is the Lucky Cuss.
This property has shaft 80 feet in
depth showing a vein to width of
about two feet of quartz. The ore
has good look. The shaft was out of
repair and could not get below to
make more thorough examination
of this property.
Passing around on the north side of
the mountain 1000 feet is the Ohio
mine. The development on this prop
erty consists Of an open cut run on
the vein showing up fair vein of
quartz nearly two and half feet in
thickness, very promising prospect.
About 1900 feet east of this you
ZONE to the Indiana mine. This prop
,rty has cross cut tunnel run in the
about 200 feet cutting the {
'ein at that point. A raise has been !
made out to the surface 100 feet on I
hn ha se L. Z
o three feet in width of quartz with
ONE sulphides and hematite of iron.
there is some high grade ore found 6
n this vein. There is on the dump 80 I
II 60 tons of the average value of s18 t
o $40 per ton, mostly of free milling G
re. Below these openings, about 200 T
eet another cross cut tunnel has been e
un in $50 feet to tap the ledge that
s opened up above. From the looks (
# the face of this cross cut tunnel y
hould think the ledge is nearly %
II 80 feet wide. This will cut the q
Elm fully 400 feet below the surface L
'hich will prove its permanency and v
xtent of the ore body. i
North of the Indinaa is the Iowa
nine. 1t has a shaft sunk to depth of g
bout 80 feet on vein of about two
nd half feet in width Of a honey
omb quartz, free milling gold rock.
here is about fifty tons of ore on the
Jump. The value of the ores could a
ot get. l should judge from the U
baracter of the ores that they carry a a
God value.
The formation, or county rock, is ).
granite. A rock of a por-
hyritic nature, a schist rock and
lme spar if found in close proximity
D some of the veins. The trend of
all the lodges are about the same,
orth east and south west.
Approaches to this property is good. Z,
good wagon road from Prescott, .
sven miles brings you on the proper q
7. Two miles from it is the S. F. P.
nd P. railroad. l think that coal or I,
il would be the cheapest fuel so q
lose to the railroad. Water would
ave to be developed not at very
reat expense.
Taking the natural advantages this
roperty has for developing it, and
he railroad facilities, few thousand n
ollars judiciously expended in them b
18th good practical mining ideas IL
ould develop a most desirable min al
lg property and dividend paying fc
ne.