Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-05-13
WORK DONE
ON THE BRAGANzA PROPERTY
The Well-Known Henrietta Group Developed
Into Regular Dividend Payer---Addi-
tional improvements Contemplated.

body being from four to eight feet in
width, while the very high grade OF
shipping ore runs from 10 to 80 inches
in width. The character of the ore
is such that it is very easily taken
out, two men being able to average
about 80 feet of drifting each week.
From the 3O0-foot level winZe has
been sunk to the 4OO-foot level and
on this level considerable drifting has
been done, the ore bodies here being
a little larger and better than on the
30O-level. This shows that the mine
will increase in value as depth is
reached. Stopping is being done from
the different levels, taking out the
rich ore for shipment while the con-
centrating ore is taken through the
! 16O0-foot tunnel at the top of the shaft
and dumped into the large ore bins
at the north of the tunnel from where
it is conveyed by means of a gravity
tram way over 1000 feet in length into
the mill. The south drift of the 300
foot level will be continued through
the mountain distance of about 300
feet where it will come out at the mill
and the ore can then be hauled to the
mill in the ore cars without the ex-
pense of hosting.
There is now over 5000 feet of I'M
derground work done on the property
which makes it one of the largest and
best developed mines in this section
of country. The mine is practically
dry property, very little water being
developed at the present depth, but
there is an abundance of water in the
Big Bug creek bed only few hundred
feet from the mill, and a pump only
has to raise the water about 100 feet
to the mill. 1t is the intention of the
management to put in an electric
plant in a short time which beside
furnishing light for the mine and mill
will also be used for pumping the wa
ter to the mill.
1t is also the intention of the man
agement to install cyaniding plant at
the property in short time for the
treatment of the tailings from the mill.
There are several thousand tons of
these tailings which will average
about "a to the ton, and it is thought
they can be treated at a profit to the
company of about s2-oO per ton.
In conversation with a large mum
Der of the stockholders in the party il
was learned that the progress that had
been made since their last visit to the
mine, which was some time last De-
cember, was even beyond their fondest
hopes, and the sentiment of the party
was expressed by one gentleman who
has had large experience in the min
ing business and who has visited a
great many of the best mines in Colo
RADIO and other mining sections. He
said: 81 am agreeably surprised at
what | have seen today. The work
that has been done by our able super
intendent, Mr.. Johns, speaks in the
highest terms of his ability as min
ing man. The precision and vim with
which everything about the mine and
mill is done is very noticeable, while
the attention that has been given to
all the little details in the develop
ment of the property with regard to
the permanency of the work and the
safety and convenience of the en-
ployes of the company is very crafty
ing indeed"
While the efficient management of
the mine has been conducted by Sup
erintendent Paul A. Johns, the finan-
cial management, which is of equal
importance to success of a mining en-
terprise has been in the hands of Geo.
H. Cook, who has demonstrated his
superior ability in this line and has
contribute much to its success, earn
ing the gratitude of the stockholders
for his valuable services.