Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-31
FLUSHING WORK
 IN THE TUNNEL Gold King. Co. Making Rapid Progress. Body of Rich Ore Encountered in an Adjoining Claim Considered
 Most Favorable.

OupeTlul6uu6EJ U. VI. llmmOnS, or
 the Gold King Mining company ope-
 rating iu the Bradshaw mountains re-
 ports good progress being made in the
 cross cut tunnel being run to tap the
 lodges on the Gold King and Mountain
 View claims. Considering that no
 machinery has been employed and that
 the work is all being done by hand,
 he progress made has been very satis-
 factory although the rock encountered
 has been quite hard.
 During the present month bunk
 houses and boarding house have been
 erected for the better accommodation
 of the miners and other surface inn | provements made.
 Underground work has mostly been concentrated on the tunnel as it is desired to get it into the two lodges which have such prominent outerop- pings on the surface and when these are reached a larger force can be suc- eessfully worked as drifts can be then run in both directions from the tun- nel.
 During the past week good strike of ore has been encountered in the Blue Bird property which adjoins the Gold King group on the east and one of the claims of which is located on the same ledge as one of the Gold King company's claims. While Super intendent Timmons does not lack in enthusiasm over the properly of which be was the locator and of which he is now superintendent, his enthusiasm is worked up to a little higher pitch over this important strike in an ad- joining property, as it simply goes to prove the correctness of his theory in reference to surface indications being an index of what is contained below.
 There are no more prominent out croppings to be found in the Bradshaw mountains than those on the Gold King claims and on dykes too on which such famous mines as those of the Bradshaw Mountain Copper Min ing Smelling company and that of the noted Peck mine are located on, both of which run through the Gold King property. The famous old War Eagle claim is also located at the southern end of the group while the Lincoln is only short distance south and in the same belt.
 The rains during the past few months have been of the greatest benefit to mining as we'll as to vege- tation as it has afforded an ample water supply in places where a scarcity existed before and now good streams of water are found in water courses. which for the past few years have been dry beds of sand, and never before for years has the mining out look in that section of country been so promising as at present.
 An important feature of the Gold King Group is its favorable location as it can be operated to great depth by means of tunnels and in this way secure the most economical handling of the ore as we'll as having it free from water without the expensive method of pumping. Besides the company has down grade to the railroad favorable for a trawmay for the economical transportation of its ore.
 Just as soon as possible, and when it can be done without interfering with the progress of the tunnel it is to start work on one of the western claims of the group, located on the same dyke as the old Peck mine. Samples of float secured there gave good values when assayed and the indications are very favorable for finding a large ore body. As the ore from the Peck mine ran up into the thousands of dollars to the ton the of this claim is considered important though it is not contemplat- ed to start any new work which will interfere with the rapid construction of the tunnel now being run to tte big lodges on the eastern side of the group and where ore bodies are ex- pected to be encountered and the shipment of ore commenced.
 The first ledge should be enconunt- cred under favorable circumstances during the next month.