Bisbee daily review., 1904-02-18

crill, which will locate the ore body much quicker and cheaper than by drifting; the water in the shaft, which would prove a serious drawback in sinking. will be sufficient to operate the diamond drill. It requires about 50 to SO barrels per day for diamond drilling, an6 water in that section is rarity. and very expensive to get, unless 1t is encountered in sinking for ore.
 l am not a mining expert, and for that reason l had to gather my infor- nation from miners who ought tc know about formations, etc.
 All property is owned by the compa- ny and paid for
 JOSEPH J. WIRTZ.
 Marquette. Mich, Feb. 1st, 1904.
 Wath the advent of the present year the Marquette & Arizona Mining com pany entered rpon the second year cf it's existence. The year just closed has been a very active one for the managers and operators at the proper ty. An engine house has been built, hoisting machinery installed, dwelling houses built. and a well constructed shaft driven 562 feet into the ground The shaft penetrates the lime and iron stratum which overlies the cop per in this district. The character of the rock taken from the shaft during its downward. course indicated. so far as rock can tell. that there is copper underneath. At the depth of about 450 feet water was encountered, which gTtdually increased in volume, until the present time, when there is over 100 feet of water in the shaft. The presence Of so much wa ter in the shaft made it necessary fer the management to install heavy and powerful pumping machinery. in order to continue explorations, or to discon- tinue sining for the time being and test the property with diamond drill. AS the diamond drill presented a more economical method of explor- ing. and at the same time more rapid. this method has been adopted A Sullivan 6rill has been contracted for, for immediate delivery. It is expect cd by the directors that it will be on the ground and in operation by the first of March or earlier The first core will be taken out beginning at the bottom of the shaft. to depth of 1000 feet.
 Regarding the prospects of finding ore there are many encouraging opin- ions. In fact, it is the general belief throughout the Warren district that we have ore in paying quantities on the property. We have engaged one of the most competent cril men ob- tainable. assuring our stockholders of quick results in testing the property
 The developments going on in the Warren district during the past year have been phenomenal. When the Marquette 6 Arizona was located a year ago. there were cnly few ex- plorations in progress in the district. outside of the present producing mines. Today the entire district is dctte6i with shafts and shaft houses. 10 say nothing of the diamond drills in operation, as well as the assess ment work in progress everywhere. The results so far obtained are sim ply remarkable. The ore level of the district is between 1000 and 1,200 feet below the surface. Every exploration which has been carried to that depth has encountered the ore. And the ore in all cases is marvelously rich. To own a deposit of ore in the War ren district of Arizona means the pos session of great wealth, and this is what the Marquette & Arizona Mining company is working for, and with the most f1attering prospects. We have as good a prospect as the best of the improved properties. many of which are held .at enormously high prices Our prospects at the same time are better than those of most of the devel- opment companies. Altogether. the directors feel greatly encouraged with the outlook, and looking forward to the opening of valuable mine in the near future
 ALBERT HORNSTEIN.