The copper era., 1904-04-07
THE PnLARIs MINES.

representative Of the Morenci Standard who visited the Po- lari. last week found work going shead enthusiastically in five tunnels, r6r Nanager Sweejing has the correct
 idea that where tunnels can De drivec
 into and under ore bodies, shalt and
 hoist are useless expense. The tuu-
 neI- in which work is being done are
 ,ba Fraction, Black Prince. PhOnOlite. Golden Eagle and Gray Eagle. The
 Rlack Prince is to go 1900 feet. 300
 feet further than jt now is will put it
 under an immense swell, 2J0 feet
 across on the surface, considered by
 nining men who haze inspected the
 property as the hon O. great tol-
 ra0e body of concentrating ore The
 Ph0nolite is reaching to the same hodv of one. running under the Black
 prioca Connection of these two tuu-
 ncI- and cross-cuts will serve tU block
 ort an immense body Of ore, providing
 .u,.raca indications are not ID slead Ing of which the formation in this. Case doas not leave much chance. It l.
 verv similar. if not identical to that
 nTayailin0 ir and around Norenci. The Rack Prince tunuel ms shown an
 avaraGe of S5 gold and II ounces ,il- yer basids, is copper values. The Phonoliie tunnel Is 50 named because of inc character Of pOrphyry it is il. IT also carries ryOlite anI strong
 vein of pure kaolin. The combination,
 which is msSmat every turn on the ,,,-,-,----,--ss -. .-......-,; |. ? in the Phonolite, is prO1ou1chl by Colorado mining men as iden,:cai 10 that in which Cripple Greek mines get their best and perm1nent gold values. Ii Is going in straight along side the kaolin streak, which IL Is con fidentiv expected will lead here. a. It has elsewhere in the camp, notably at the Hum boldt, to large and perma- nent values. Ryolite and phonoiite are leaders to gold values and perma- nency al depth. The Phonolite tunnel wilt cut an ore body at about 2sD feet. IL is now in about 100 feet. The kao- lin streak will thus be well prospected on the way to the objective point ol he tunnel Being the lowest tunnel practicable at this time in the Gulch, its level being about 46OO feet, while the high point on the property Is above 5000 feet, it is destined to be- come the main outlet Tor the ores the Polaris is now opening I'D.
 In the Fraction what has the ear marks Of large body of concentrating ore, was recently brought in. The value of this ore holds so far U about Sl0 per ton. The tunnel is to go un- der the Nonesuch before the year Is out. IL will drain the flo Dded None such shalt, the lower level Of which will be within 10 feet of the rOof Of the Fraction, and continue into the ore body Of the claim, which has shown a general average of s gold. :! ounces silver, and 10! per cent. cop per. NOnesuch glance has gone as high as $4 l3 gold. ounces silver and 50 per cent. copper. The Fraction has got ore going $2S gold, 1 ounces silver and 3 per cent. copper.
 At the Gray Eagle the vein, in hard granite. is not being followed, the tunnel going in on pOrphyry and cross cutting every 75 or 100 feet. The tun- nel is to 20 250 feet further, which will put it under a big surface showing. The vein has given the POiaris its best ore to date. The best assay ever se- cured from it by the POlaris was ounces gold, 250 ounces silver and per cent. copper.
 The vein Of the Golden Eagle can be traced with the naked eve across country to the -OopTr>~Kiug. In the Earle tunnel the vein is now against granite. From the vein some fine yellow copper has been taken. It is believed this will prove to be its per manent ore One assay gave the vein $25 gold. 10 ounces silver, per cent cope and % per cent. lead in addl- ton. The contract on the tunne. calls for 250 feet with upraise.
 should the work briefly outlined above pan out as expected by these pest qualified to know, and as the men putting their time and money into 1t believe, the Polaris will soon come Tn as one of the best mines of the camp. Easy to work. close to rail and water, though enou. h of the lat:er to opcr- ate concentration in q gulch enter ing the property. which outlet can b. closed at small cost to control tailings, i5 certain from the several tunnels. with fine shelter and tOwnslte. the Polaris company certainly has its iutl share of natural advantages. Or funds to bring the property into wha' IL may have. Mir Sweating states the treasury stock will provide an ahun- dance. All the work now unde" way and contemplated will consume less than 50.000 of the 350000 shares of capital stock now in the treasury.
 or this work it needs be said its planning and execution appears to be along lines that it would be difficult to better in the matter of direct less economy and sound sense.