Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-02-10
GROOM CREEK
MINING NEWS
Things Looking Good
in That Section.
Several Mining Properties Actively
at Work and Others Are to
Start Up Soon.

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Groom Creek, Ariz., Feb. 8.-Editor
Joul nal Miner am pleased to say
that all differences between the miners
and operators is settled on Groom
creek and as 1 have been a mining
man for over twenty years l think the
operators have the best of it. There
is a vast difference between scab and
hay seed mining labor to good old
Rocky Mountain mining men. A
good miner won't become a scab, a
good miner can always get work, if not
in one place at some other place in
the country, and as a miner has to
only work eight hours in this terri
tory and as he is a good miner he will
give the full eight hours to the oper-
ators. While on the other hand, if
you have scab labor they will take ad-
vantage of an operator, and give you
scab labor, when if you have a crew
of good miners they will give you the
satisfaction of getting eight good
hours of work from them, instead of
playing leap frog along the drifts and
smoking cigarettes.
Groom creek at present is in a
more flourishing condition than at
any time in the history :of the creek.
| will give you little outline of what
they are doing here.
THE IDEAL COMPANY.
At the lower end of Groom creek we
have the sfdeal company. They had
some trouble with their pump and got
drowned out, but they now have the
water cleared out and have put men to
work. Here is a mine only six miles
from Prescott that is going to surprise
you old timers in the next few years.
1t is one Of the largest lodges in this
section in a granite formation. They
have a mill with .one steam stamp, a
patent of Mr.. Sharpneck, who is a part
owner of the mine. This steam stamp
is spoken of very highly by the people
that have seen it at work in this dis.
trict. They put through some ten OF
eleven tons a day with a loosinc o!
only forty five cents a ION in the tail.
ings. They have done 10 Stopping in
the different levels, and the ore they
have taken out they get by running
their levels. So you must know they
have considerable ore in sight.
MONTE CHRISTIE.
1t looks as if they are going to open
up this mine in good shape. They are
putting on more men. Five meI
went to work last Friday and they
must have some twelve or fourteen
miners at work now. This mine ha;
produced some of the richest ore il
the country. l have seen wire gold
and silver in lots of this ore. They
also have fine mill on this property
and considerable ore stopped out. They
have a cross cut to drive before they
cut the ledge at the 400 foot level.
GROOM CREEK GOLD co.
The property better known as the
old Alma claim is now operated by
the Hall Brothers, and they have al.
most finished their level at 200 feet.
This level will be over 6U0 feet long,
when finished. From their main work,
ing shaft they will then commence tC
rise. They have also commenced tc
sink and are down some 30 feet. As
soon as they break through they will
make this their main working shaft.
| understand they have ordered a large
boilersand hoist with[00 feet of cable.
They are taking out fine ore all the
time and have a large pack train pack
ing ore to the Gold basin mill, which
they have been running steadily day
and night for the last two weeks.
They are also having plenty of wood
cut and packed to the mill. They
have pipe line layed over the noun
tain so they can pump water from
their shaft to the Gold Basin mill.
These are the kind of men l like to
see get in a mining district, as they
have lots of push to them and are not
afraid to go after things. ALSO think
| they have a fine property.
HOME RUN NINE.
Parallel with the Alma comes the
Home Run, now operated by Douglas,
Lacey & Co. At this property every
thing is going along like clock work.
They also have a new mill and are
putting through forty tons of ore pei
day. This mill works like a charm.
The mill is patent of Mr.. Nissen' S,
father of Mr.. Nissen, the superintend.
ent. Mr.. Nissen, ST, has been a mill
man most all his life and has taken q
great interest in milling. His hobby
was to perfect a mill to save the values
in the ores. 1t is pleasure to look
at this mill running. Everything
seems to run so smooth. The regulation
of the ore dropping to each stamp, the
regulation of the water running to
each stamp, also the neatness and
cleanliness of everything around the
different stamps impresses one favor.
ably. They have some thirty or thirty
five men working. One of their draw
backs is water. They get what water
the Alma mine can spare, but if they
make a cross cut some 300 feet west
they will cut mother lode that runs
through the country. You can trace
this ledge for four miles and l am
sure it carries plenty of water. They
have considerable water in their own
mine but it will not be as large a
quantity as this big ledge will fur
nish.
PACIFIC GOLD COMPANY.
Mr.. Mcdonald is finishing up his
contract here. The shaft is now down
DO feet. l understand they will 60
down 400 feet before they commence
to drift. They are now down as far as
they can 60 with within, and will put