Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-31
THE WONDERFUL
 SUCCESS OF THE
Pfau Gold Mining Com
 pany's Property.
Extension of Ore Body One Thou. sand Feet South Demonstrated.
 Will Build Mill.

c. K. Tibetts, superintendent of the Pfau gold mining company, Col J. L. Pfau, a stocklolder of the com pany .and uncle of the President and Charles Kuhl, a pominent cement contractor of Cincinnati, and director in the Pfau company came in from the company's proprety on Cherry Creek last week and have gone to California. MesseIs Pfau and Kuhl went on a pleasure trip while Mr. Tibbetts will visit San Francisco and Salt Lake in connection with the pur- chase of machinery for the company at its mine. The visiting gentleman were pleased with the progress which has been made in the development of the mine as we'll as the success attained in opening up of fine bodies of rich ore. The property improves with each ad- ditional foot of development and a visitor to the property cannot help being impressed with the fact that the Pfau has one of the big properties ot this county. Since his return from the east Mir. Tibbetts has constructed about mile of new wagon road as we'll as having pushed development work on the mines, and has had force of men at work grading for the foundation for the new mill and cyanide plant, of 100 tons daily capa- city.
 MT. Tibetts has not opened much new ground in the Valley mine since his return but has been devoting his energies in making openings to more completely block out the big ore bodies which have been encountered, preparatory to taking them out for treatment when the mill is completed. Some work has been done in the south drift of the mine and the ore in it continues to grow richer.
 Some development work, or more correctly speaking, some prospecting work has been done on the Virgini claim 1000 feet south of the workings on the Valley claim and this has been of great importance although as yet the full significance of it cannot be estimated.
 4 cross cut was run from the hanging wall of the ledge and rich ore was encountered, showing that the ore body extends into this claim also. The cross cut was run thirty feet without encountering the foot wall, showing also the existence of an i'm mense ledge.
 Cherry creek district has long been noted for its rich gold ores and yet in spite of this fact, the progress of the district has been generally unsatis- factory. This has arisen from a lack of knowledge as to the proper treat ment of the ore. The Pfau company has been experimenting in the treat ment of the ore and also sent a car load to Colorado for experimental treatment and both parties have agreed as to the proper process and the new plant of the company will be erected in accordance with their conclusions.
 As stated it will have 100 tops daily capacity. The ore will be crushed and then treated with cyanide. A large proportion of the values can be obtained through the cyanide process, but there is large percentage of val uesS in coarse gold which cannot be saved in this way. This gold is rusty and cannot be amalgamated on plates direct from the battery, but after re- ceiving the cyanide treatment it will amalgamate perfectly on the plates and with the solution of the problem of the treatment of the ore in the district, DO doubt other properties known to be rich in gold will soon be worked.
 There is no doubt that the Pfau company owns a good property and with success, which is now assured in the treatment of its ore, it will DO doubt soon enter the list of dividend payers.