Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-05-18

east of Prescott, on the line of the
Prescott & Eastern railroad, and near
where the railroad begins its wonder
III asc ent of the Bradshaw mountains.
At the present time there has been
about two miles or over II, 600 feet of
development work done, exposing i'm
mense bodies of ore carrying prin-
cipally copper with gold and silver
values. A general average of the
values Of the ore that is now blocked
out will run very close to five per
cent in copper, 81 in gold and 81 to
81. 30 in silver. 1t is estimated that
there is now blocked out on three
sides in the winze veins about 81, 600,
600 worth of ore. Also that the value
of the ore in the Wine veins blocked
out on one side only will aggregate
nearly s., 600, 600 more, and this is
merely the easterly side of the Cop
per Link vein as far as explored, and
that is only on one Of five veins that
run north and south through the
property. In the Copper Link winze
at depth of 600 feet the ore body has
been crosscut eighty five feet all in
solid sulphide ore of good grade.
Carload lots from this crosscut have
given values Of per cent in copper
"a to IS in gold and g to 50 in silver
per ton. 1t is said that the mine can
now furnish fully 500 tons of ore per
day to the smelter and the supply can
be increased to from 1000 to 1900 tons
per day as soon as the smelter has
been increased to that capacity.
An aerial tramway 1000 feet in
length has just been completed at the
mines which will carry the ore from
the mouth of the tunnel to the ore
bins which have been built just above
and alongside of the railroad track
at Middleton. This will allow of all
the ore being handled and loaded
onto the cars by gravity. The COM
pany is having a number of cars con-
strueted for its own private use be-
tween the mine and smelter, and as
soon as these are finished and the
is ready a special ore train
will be run between the property and
the smelter.
1t is but proper and just that the
men who have been prominent in
such an immense undertake !
ing to a successful realization should |
have proper credit.
The success of the great enterprise |
is due to a large extent to Geo. W.
who first came to this
county in 1888 and was associated at |
that time with Clarence King, a min
ing authority of world wide renown. |
He has been engaged in mining all his
life and has had wide experience in |
many different mining sections OF the
world. He has demonstrated in the |
management of the above |
that Re thoroughly knows
his business and further that he knows |
how to make a practical application
Of his knowledge, which is a very i'm
portant factor in mining. He also !
the highest degree of con-
fidence from the leading figures in the
great money centers of the east, which |
has aided him in carrying out his
plans for the development of so great
a project.
John r. Allen, of New York, is
president of the company and has his
office with the main Office of the COM
pany, which is at % Broad street,
New York City. The assistant man
ager of the company is Ralph L.
Clarke.
]. f. Hemenway, assistant treasurer
IF the company, is also the general
business agent of the company and
will hereafter have his Office at the
smeletr at Val Verde, where be has
also just been appointed postmaster.
Mr.. Hemenway is one of the best &C
tOuuldulS anu Ouc VI AnC hlOol 6gS-
tematic and competent office men
that has ever been in this section, |
and has been of great assistance to
Mr.. Middleton in conducting the
affairs of the institution.
The smelter will be under the man
cement of S. E. Bretherton, a smelter |
man of national reputation, and the
inventor of the Bretherton hot blast |
which is now in use in the smelter. |
He has been with the smelter as sup
for some time and has
made many friends by his fair and
just treatment of all with whom he
has had any dealing.
Geo. o. Mars, of Denver, who has !
been the resident mining engineer at |
the mines, has proven himself to be
of great ability in this work. !
He will continue in the same capacity |
with the company.