Bisbee daily review., 1904-02-04

That tho, Houghton Development company will soon be in a position to
 make showing along the line of de- velopment in the near future is the
 first thing that is forcibly impressed upon the visitor to this property. the impression being made by the very noticeable activity and business like manner in which work is progressing. Energetic work is visible on the most
 promising sections of the property and Superintendent Lawton is carry ing out his well laid plans without any waste of time, while it is easily apparent that all work is being ecc- nomically 6one
 Although a full force, of men is steadily kept at work in the two tun- nels special attention is at present being paid to securing a water supply by means of diamond drill. The drill was started cn this work some time ago anc already has reached con siderable depth. IL is expected that water of sufficient quantity will be en- countered at about two hundred feet
 At present all water used at the property is procured from a system of wells situated between three and four miles away. FcIr-horse teams are rsed for transporting the water over this distance which means a very heavy expense to the company. The sinking of we'll on the property, will, therefore, be greatly in the interest of economy, as well as facilitating op- erations being done here quite extan- sively. After water has been pro cured the diamond drill and ma chinery used in sinking the wells will be utilized in numerous parts of the property where efforts will be made to locate ore.
 J. E. Glow, installing engineer for the Denver Mining and Smelter Sup ply company, has just completed the erection Of electrical equipment for operating the drills in the two tunnels and the machinery is work ing nicely Much work will be dcne in the same length of time with the drill being operated by electricity than heretofore when a gasoline engine furnished the motive power. Dis closures by the development through these tunnels will, therefore, be made at the earliest possible cate.
 It is expected that showing Of some sort will be made first in what is known as the upper tunnel on the property This tunnel has been ex- tended a distance of about 190 feet and a change of formation may be expected at any moment as the men are now blasting in the tunnel almost directly beneath the outcropping of manganese and copper mineral at the crest of the mountain. ti
 A distance of over 800 feet has been reached in the lower tunnel. Eoth- ing notable in the way of a change in formation is expected here, how ever, for some time, as greater depth is necessary before a point will be reached where the work will be done beneath another very promising out cropping.
 Surface indications on the property are most encouraging but the company will not decide on a location or site for a permanent working shaft until it has been fairly determined where the ore deposits. if any, are situated That will probably not be many weeks as Superintendent Lawton intends to push development and exploratory work with vigor. The company's camp. is at present, one of the busiest in the district and something quite may be expected from this quarter when the proper depth has been attained.