The copper era., 1904-08-11
LOCAL MINES AND MINING.

Home Copper company, who spent
 some time at the worlds fair aud at
 his big ranch in Kansas, arrived home
 last week, greatly improved by the
 trip. He had a good time. and pro-
 nounces the fair big success. He re-
 turns with the intention of going
 right to work on the property oi the
 Home company, and says he will have
 d deep shaft down on the property if
 he has to put up the money for It him.
 self. The Home company owns a i bunch of very valuable claims upon
 which considerable amount of work i has been done, and with good results. Mr. Jinkins' idea of deep shaft meets with the approval of the stock holders,
 and no doubt the matter will receive ample financial encouragement.
 It has been known for sometime that the New England and Clifton mining company were negotiating for the pur- chase Of the Buckeye and SharpshOOter
 mines, located near Metcalf and owned by Schumann, Arbuckle and Kragel,
 and it has now been definitely an-
 nCunced that the dea has been closed, and these valuable properties added to the already extensive hold ings of the com pau,'. These mines are showing large bodies of rich ore. and are considered the most valuable oi the new mines of that section. This same company recently purchased the LeZinsky claims or Chase creek and have had a force cf men at work on
 
 bounced that they have eros s-cut body Of 3t per cent. subj ida OrS~fer distance of 1a3 feet, which s nOdoubt ,he largest body Of good grade ore in the district The development worK is by tunue through which the ore will be orc sht out to the railroad on Chase creek. The Clifton and New England company are gradually gather ing in many of the best properties of the Greenlee district, and ere great while will doubtless be one of the big produc- ing companies Of Arizona. Development work is also being continued on the old Copper King mine, one Of the first claims bought by the company more than three years ago, and which doubs- less shows more high grade ore than any other mine in the district. The company first purchased four claims, but has steadily added to iis holdings until it is now third in the district in num Der of claims.
 Articles of incorporation have been filed for Z Y x Mining compauy, with the following directors: Wm. Moore, who has charge Of the A. C. concen- trators at Longfellow, Wm. Gum, master mechanic at Longfellow, MT. Gee, cashier of the Detroit Copper company's store at Morenci, C. w. Beck, chief book kkeeper for the A. c. store at Clifton, and Richard Lakenan, all of whom are mining men of much experience. A representative of the ERA last week visited the camp Of the company, about two and half miles beyond Morcnci on Gold Culch, where he found force of men at work, and saw one Of the richest silver-gold mines in the territory. This mine was discovered by Mir. Lakenan about eighteen years ago, and at that time was worked quite extensively, and produced much phenomenally rich ora, which was shipped to Fl Paso and Denver for treatment, but owing to series of misfortunes which befell Mr. Lakenan at that time, including ai- most total paralysis of the lower limbs, work was then abandoned and not again resumed until within the last few months. The ore occurs in |. Assure vein between perfect walls with d clay gouge on either side. with an average width of from lj to l6 feet be- tween walls. The pay streak is from } to 6 feet in width, much of which l averages from 1 to 3 ounces in gold and from l50 to 300o ounces in silver. The silver occurs in native form, also in the form Of chloride, bromide, ''black | mctal" and thorn silver.' Much Of 1t | contains nora silver so thickly plast- cred over the ore that it can be whit | tied with knife and will average | from to 10 ounces to the pound. It is | undoubtedly the richest ore ever found | in the district, and has therefore | created considerable excitement in that section. the mine being visited | daily by large numbers of people. | Two shoots of ore have been uncovered | on the lead. one for a distance Of l2J | feet, while the other has been p"os- pected on the surface for a greater dis tance. The company owns 5000 feet ol | the vein, besides spring which iS To- cated two miles distant, but SO0 feet | h igher than the mine. It Is the in- tention of the management as soon as means can be secured for that purpose, | to pipe the water to the mine aud erect a mill for the treatment of the ore. In the meantime the company will con tinue to take out and ship ore, the in come from this source being sufficient to pay the operating expenses. The mine is making d sufficient amount oI water for camp purposes. which Is d great convenience, especially in sec ton where water is scarce. This lead extends from the malpais at Eagle river to Copper mountain aU Morenci, upon which there are probably dozen locations. Among them is the old | Galena mine, which in years past pro- luced a considerable amount of rich ore. before silver was demOnetized. It Is likely that much activity will be shown along this vein in the near future and doubtless many rich mines will be opened up.
 The ERA was in error last week in stating that certain moneys had been lpportioned to the various school dis