Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-11-11
Some News on Mining.

The mines in Black Rock mining
district, the Orc Grande mine with its
immense ore body has its five stamp
mill in operation. Rather small mill
for such large ore body, but in the
near future Mr.. Upton contemplates
erecting much larger plant. Slim
Jim Gulch has boom on since the
O'Brien strike on some new discover
les. There is rich gold quartz ga
lore nearly one quarter gold. Pros
pectors are coming in from all parts
of the country. Pete Kennedy is in
the swim if it proves to some that
depth is not required TO get mine.
! Deep mining i'll this district is GO
ing on. J. W. Burson; Doc Evans,
G. W, Middleton are now from 200 to
700 feet in depth. When the proper
depth is attained they will have
mines. Energy, vim and mining will
make a mines, sometimes. The Inter
ior Gold Mining company is sinking
on Homestake, double compartment
shaft. They have attained depth of
300 feet. This property has large ore
body exposed of a good grade There
is enough ore in sight to run sixty
stamps for years. They are also sink
ing a single compartment shaft on the
Black Bear ledge and have attained
depth of 200 feet on vein of ore four
to six feet in width. About 200 feet
of drifting has been done. The ores
are of good value. The Homestake
and Black Bear mines are paying from
the grass roots. They do not have to
sink 600 or 700 feet to find a mine on
this property. 1t is we'll equipped
with hoist and one ten stamp mill. |
The mill is idle for want of water.
The Crown Point is we'll developed |
to a depth of 600 feet and is well |
| equipped on the surface with hoist |
mill and pumps and will be in full |
operation next month.
John Mervin is doing the assessment |
work on the east extension of the !
Crown Point, a very promising pros
pect, good ore from the grass roots to |
depth of 100 feet, that being the
greatest depth attained.
They are running force of twenty |
men, at the Boaz mine, with
mark Murphy, the old timer
of Mudhole fame, at the hoist
This property is good one. l made
an examination of it ten years ago.
Good practical management is all it |
wants. There has been much litiga
ton over the property with Texas
and Memphis parties but everything
has been adjusted and with good man
agement the Boaz will come to the
front.
The Button mine at Minnehaha is
yet buttoned up, as it has been for
the past year, but learn it will soon
be unbuttoned. This is a good
property and when fairly running it
will make its mark among the divi-
dend paying properties.
The Crowned King is running
usual with its usual force and results.
They soon will have the railroad there
The Buster mine is now lying idle,
but there is sale pending that looks
we'll for contamination in a few days
The Buster mine is. good one and
we'll equipped with mill and all nee
essary buildings to start up on short
notice.
The Mohawk company is sinking a
shaft on contract and as | understand
some good grade ore has been encoun-
tered. Between the 200 and 300 foot
level the Mohawk is a good property.
This property is the eastern extension
of the Buster mine.
East of the Mohawk is the Lone
Star mine owned by Prince and
Miles, of Prescott They have let a
contract to run in on the vein 100 or
200 feet. This is good showing for a
mine. There is a bold outcrop-
ping the entire length of the claim
carrying a fair value. At the point
where the tunnel is being run they
will gain depth of foot for foot run.
The vein is large one, from four to
six feet quartz with from two to
three feet of crevice matter that car
ries fair value. The whole vein will
work better than IS per ton. All this
property wants, like many others, is {
good legitimate working and it is 60 |
ing now to get it.
On the Brodie group of which are {
three full claims, the greatest depth {
is $50 feet. Several openings |
have been made from the surface from J
20 to so feet in depth. One grass root |
tunnel has been run by the former \
owner 400 feet. The surface ore to \
a depth of ten to 100 feet is strictly \
lead carbonate. As depth is attained y
sulphide ores are found, also copper \
pyrites, black sulphide of iron and {
lead. At the 30 foot level there are f
from three TO four feet of ore of that {
character that will work better than I
Wv pei OOhs Sail y ing gnu, eibcls lSdu
and copper. This vein follows por- s
phyry dyke for over four miles, so | |
am told, but traced out seven full Y
claims in length along the dyke run
ming northwesterly and southeasterly
cutting the formation. c. c. Stucky +
is superintendent. He is working \
eight men sinking and drifting. At E
the $50 foot shaft there is between 500 c
and 600 tons of ore from the shaft and r
drifts that will work letter than $50