Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-08-26

ton to drive it through the mountain,
il having reached point 800 feet
from the main working shaft. The
oxidized body on the same drift will
be developed to greater depth and
that drift will terminate where it is
at present, having reached the Gopher
line. The general development of
this property under present manage
ment covers over 5000 feet, ana con
sidering that less than twenty months
has been occupied in doing this, the
showing in practical mining has been
a creditable reflection of the manage
ment.
PRODUCTION.
To the development of this mine
there must also be associated othepi
favorable features and that is the fin
ancial regard it is blessed with in
production. Since July, 1902, there
has never been a month since that
time but what dividend has been
declared, and there never has been
from the day it commenced to declare
its monthly dividend even an intima-
ton made that an assessment was
needed or would one be asked for.
Such a record is something out of the
channel of mining, whether in AriZO-
ma or elsewhere, and as this alone is
considered it also must be weighed in
favor of the mine. The property was
first put under operation by the Bra
CANA people in February, 1902, the
mill having a capacity of ten stamps.
In February of this year ten addl-
tional stamps were added, and from
the day the mill was started up the
stamps have continued to drop as reg
ularly as the day or the night came,
barring incidental repairs necessary,
or the time occupied in cleaning up.
To this unusual mechanical record the
mine as a profitable producer is the
best answer. For a new company,
and one also that in its earlier life
was handicapped by conditions that
90 with a property in the depiorable
condition it was in, from mining
development standpoint, and setting
aside the regularity of its dividends.
the work that has been accomplished
is in itself an unanswerable argument
in favor of what follows careful and
yet experienced mining.
Every ore bin is filed, and the
steady supply of ore is at all times
maintained to the capacity OF the
plant and at cost in work that is
creditable reflection on the economi-
cal working of the property.
IN GENERAL.
While not "a part of mining, it is
however in the steady operation of the
same. a desirable feature, and that
is no friction has prevailed on the
part of the company or the men with
ii. on labor or other problems, nor
will any be tolerated inside or out
side Of the company. For this reason
.
the little camp on the side hill Is
steadily in operation, and from the
tram boy TO the office man there is
feeling of kindred in performing va
rious duties.
From what is generally known of
the operation of this mine below, and
the publicity that is generally given
its financial affairs, we cannot but
believe that with what is before the
public so Enthusiastically in general
knowledge of the property, its record
of the past and what is undeniably be
fore the future. that it is an excellent
piece of ground. \ great many mines
have what is termed by the learned as
indications. - There are no such
phrases applicable to the Henrietta.
/ That era is passed.
The property is under the superin-
/ tendency of Paul \. Johns, and in
his duties he is supported by Matt
Hall as foreman of the mine and by
John Siess as foreman of the mill.