Bisbee daily review., 1904-04-15
lribuIIion Smelling
 Development Co.
GRAHAM COUNTY PROPERTY BE- ING PUSHED IN DEVELOP
 MENT.
Prospects Look Bright For the Own ers-Some Records Have Been Made in Driving Tunnel-Three Shifts Make 1f3 Feet in 14 Days No Machinery in the Operations.

Carlos D. Shelden returned recently Srom a visit to the property of the Fri bullion Smelling & Development com pany in Graham county, Arizona, in Thich he is heavily interested, being Cce-president of the company. Accom- GanyIng him on the trip were the fol Lowing men, all of whom are associat- cd with Nj Shelden in the develop Ihent of the Tribullion: Howard Pas cal, president of the company Chi easo; JoAn 3. Meeham, director. Joli- ct; Prof J F. Skeel. Joliet; l.. l.. Brown, LeMont; A. s. Osgood, Chi eago; D. Q. Townsend. Chicago; J. NJ. Tombstone. Ottawa; pr. A. c. Me Gsin, Pittsburg; ". Nj Noon, Mar <uette: Edward Copps. Ispheming; xnd Henry c. Erman, NJ. E., St. Louis.
 Mr. Shelder was the original locator <u the claims. which are known as the StarlIght group. They consist mainly su a tract of land set aside from the sVhite Mountain Indian reservation. Gr. Shel0en and William Calverley xpent several months on the ground Nnen the cams were first located. The cialms are near San Carlos, and about su mics rom Blsbee in one direction ana a shorter distance from Globe in another. There are 240 acres in the group of claims. The property is under Ge superintendence of J. c. Erman-
 The present wolk consists of driv- ing a tunnel with the expectation of Sn.LIng a Dody oI ore which Is exposed in a shalt on what is known as the Ein Ryan claim. It is calculated that fhe tunnel should encounter the ore at a distance of ,266 feet from the DOT {al. At that point the breast cf the funnel will be l ,200 feet vertically be low the outCrop. The shaft in this out crop is 159 feet deep and the vein shows a width of 27 feet.
 The tunnel is now in 715 feet. At a distance of 6S0 feet from the portal al iron ore formation was encountered and this has continued throughout the .stihseauent 35 feet. Assays Of this <o, nation show 60 per cent iron, smaH percentage of gold, some silyel and a little copper. In this iron or' formation. at a distance of 710 fee frem the portal of the tunnel, pay streak six inches wide was cut whlci shows very promising copper sul Dhide ore.
 The iron associated with the cop u;er in such a large percentage make fhe o 6 particularly valuable as a sci fuxing proposition. It is altogethe Drobable that a drift will be started Gnce on the pay streak recently en sountered. There is no doubt in th' Efnas of the management that keads to a large body of ere.
 The driving of the tunnel constitute One main portion of the work and WI continue to do so. There is sma amount of test pitting going on- Tn iron ore through which the tunnel HOW passing is distinctly marked as a xiutcrop.
 Some remarkable records have bee :. <nads in driving the tunnel ihre khifts of eight hours each are operate daily with hand drills, and in recef stretch of favorable ground the tul eel was driven 113 feet in II day This was through a soft lime iorm f1on. There is a force of 40 men CT rloyed at present on the property. \ tpachjnerv is required in the oper Stoas-Nining Gazette.