The news-herald., 1903-03-14
A PROMISING PROPERTY
Should Soon Rank Among Ari-
zOna'S Great Producers.

and S. Oberfelder, secretary and
treasurer of the Orc Grande Ex-
ploration & Development Com
pany, came up from Phoenix Sun
day morning and spent the day ex-
amining the property they are de-
veloping in the Blue Tank district,
about six miles east Of town. All
expressed themselves as more than
pleased with the excellent showings
being made. The main shaft being
sunk on one of the lodges on the
Grand View claim is now down
fifty feet, following the vein, which
is strong and we'll defined. When
this shaft reaches the 100-foot level
1t will be about $50 feet below the
crest of the hill where the vein
crops, and drifts will be run along
the vein to prove it's continuity
with depth, as well as the values.
a cross cut will also be run to cut
the large ledge cropping about one
hundred feet west of the shaft
This ledge shows up as large or
larger than any on the property
and surface work shows up several
feet of fine ore, carrying consider
able copper values besides the gold
values, which are very regular,
averaging between eight and
twepty-seven dollars ton. Two
shifts are being worked on the
main shaft and the work of sinking
is proceeding rapidly. II thoshow-
ings are satisfactory at the 100-foot
level. gasoline hoist will be in
stalled to facilitate the work of
development. On the Maud S.
claim, paralleling the Grand View,
two men are being worked tax
ing out ore from a small but rich
vein which crops very prominently
for several hundred feet. Where
the work is now being done, the
pay steak averages from two to
eight or ten inches and the lowest
gold assay yet had on this ore was
$48 u ton and in some of it the
copper values are phenomenal.
The assays made on some twenty
or more samples taken along the
pay streak last week gave an aver
age of $57 in gold and II per cent
copper. An open cut is now being
run lengthwise along this ore shoot
and the ore is being sacked for
shipment to the Val Verde smclter.
About two hundred feet north of
where the ore is being taken out
the groupings of the vein widen out
to about two feet and it is very
probable that prospecting shaft
will be sunk somewhere along the
vein as soon as the most favorable
place can be determined.
Six parallel ledges crop out very
prominently on the property, all
within the width of twoclaims, while
in between the ledges are numerous
cross leads. stringers and blowouts,
all showing the same character OF
ore. One very strong lead of sui
phide orc crops prominently for
several hundred feet between the
one where the ore is now being
taken out and the Grand View ledge
on which the shaft is being sunk
and work done at several places
along this ledge shows fine grade
of sulphide ore, admirably suited
for concentrating. Assays run
from 81 to $S1 q ton, in gold, the
copper values varying from a small
percentage to high grade. The
showings on the property are SO
many and SO good that it is i'm
possible to do it Justice in a short
article and without spending sew
eral days ON the ground, but from
what we have seen on several
visits lately we unhesitatingly
predict that the near future will
see it developed into a big dividend
payer and one of the best mines
in central Arizona. The stock
holders, as we'll as the officers and
promoters Of the company, who