The copper era., 1904-02-25


 continue prospecting for some months.
 Superintendent Crawford. of the Arizona Syndicate, reports having completed timbering the shaft sunk on the property years ago. and finds that the bottom of the shaft is all in good shippiu2 ore. Work Of sinking the / shaft has now been commenced.
 Lamar Cobb came in thiz-,Seek from he Corona 10 mountains where he had been employed by-Am prose Burke and others surveying claims. Mr. Cobt was Surprised, and in fact astounded. by the immense mineral showing iU that section, and predicts great future for that part of the district.
 Engineer George Millner ha- located q tunnel site on the San Francisco river, from which place he proposes to run a tunnel through the mountains tO the Metcai country, a distance O. two and half or three miles. which would open all of the mines of tha. section al a great depth, and at the same time furnish q new outlet for the ore 10 the -mcltera on the river.
 George C. Gill president of the shannon Copper company, and J. W. HaZen, treasurer Of the same com pany. both of whom are largely inter- ested iu other cOmpanie, and proper ties in the district, arrived from the east last week. They will remain some time. Alr. Hazen had not been in the camp for a year and a hail. and l he WAS greatly surprised at the many changes since that time.
 Duke A walt, who with Ben. NJ. Crawford, has bond on some very valuable gold claims in the new Gold Hill district, reports tha, ke now has all of the claims surveyed and i- ready to commence development work. Duke l, an old time miner and when he says that the new district is about as encouraging as anything he eyer ran. across, It means something. All Oi the veins 50 far as prO-pccted run well in gold and all who have claims in the district are expecting a lively season.
 Joseph Tanner. president and gen. crai manager Of the santa Rosa Min ing company, this week bonded 339.- 200 shares Of the capital stock ,f the company toJ. F.. Thompson Of Clifton, for the sum Of S25. GOO The company is stocked for 500,OO0 shares, and d. Mr Thompson has control of the com pany, he will at once proceed with the development of the property on a more extensive scale than heretofore The claims adjpin holdings of the A C. company on the Coronado noun taine and have number Of excellent ledges running through them. Some of the richest ore in the district has been taken from these claims. but their great wealth is in the lower grade ores, of which the property has a wonderful showing. Mr. Tanner has owned these claims about fifteen wears and during the past few years he has done more than 2J09 feet of work On them. No man in the district k bet ter deserving of d stake than Joe Tan ner. and his friends will all be glad to know that he is nov on Easy street. He will remain with the new man. agcmcnl.
 The strike of sulphides in the tunnel Of the Chase Creek company has been the general subject of conversation among mining men during the past week. The great Lpugfellow lead which run- through the claims Of the company was cut by the tunnel at about 300 feet, and the entire face Of the tunnel is now in ore estimated at from to 6 per cent. The face of the tunnel is at d depth of more than 5O0 feet from the surface. which will be increased foot for foot d. the tunnel proceeds, hence il will not take long 10 block out an immense tonnage of ore. The full importance of the strike will b., determined d. the work progresses. but l. x. Stevens. the superintendent of tho property, under whose judgment the tunnel was b. cated and the work done. is Of the opinion that he is just breaking into an immense body of high grade sul- phides. fer which the Loncfc,loo mine on the left side of the Eulch is justly famous. With the exception Of the tunnel recently started by the X. C. company Co open up the Longfeilow at great depth, the tunnel on the Chase creek property is the deepest work ings in the camp, being about 1900 feet lower than the shalt on the old Copper King mine of the New Eng land company. This demonstrates be- yond question that the sulph tides of this camp go down. and it also de- monstrates the great value of the property between Chase creek and the holdings Of the New England con- pany. nearly two miles distant. As stated in the ERA two weeks ago. the Chase Creek company is ideally situ- ated for economical working. The mouth oi the tunnel is only a few hun- 6red feet from the track of the Coro- uado railroad to which the ore can be trammed into bins. and then conveyed by train to Clifton, a distance Of less than four miles, for treatment. Iii now confidently expected that the Chase Creek company will soon be in smelling ore. alter which arrange ments will be made to convev the ore to market. and another producer added to the district.
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