Bisbee daily review., 1904-07-31
No Radical Change
 At the Higgins
POINT OF ACTIVITY IS NOW Lo- GATED IN THE UPPER
 TUNNEL.
Several Prominent Leaders Encounter ed and Efforts Now Bended in Fol lowing These Favorable lndiea- tions.

No radical change has marked the ground in the closing weeks opera tions at the Higgins. Superintendent Turner and his assistants are drilling away with the vigor that has marked the Higgins since its inception, and that their efforts to give to Bisbee another producer is the hope of every one in the great Warren district.
 In quest of a news item reporter of the Review visited this promising property this afternoon and found the force busily engaged. The center of activity is now in the Higgins upper tunnel and in the South End, where all efforts are being concentrated, work in the main shaft having been temporarily discontinued.
 The Higgins Development CO. began operations yer year ago and grolnd was broken for the main shaft May 2S, 1903. It has been the first at tempts have heretofore been made but mine on the northern boundary of the Bisbee quadrangle. Previous at tempts have heretofore been made. nothing further than mere prospect holes have been sunk. Up to the pres ent writing nearly 2400 feet of drift ing has been done exclusive of shaft work.
 The main shaft is situate at a point adjacent the outcrop of the great Cop per Queen lode, and it has penetrated a depth of sos feet. The only station cut is at the 30O-foot level. where extensive exploration has been made. From this level a \rift some 1117 feet has been driven in a southerfy direction, encountering several string CTS of ore and other favorable indica- tions. From this level also has been the main activity of the diamond drill. in the use of which no pains has been spared to make the explor- ation thorough The drill was only shut down on the 18th. The water encountered in the workings has prin- cipally came from this level. Up to the 18th of the present month 45 gallons per minute have been lifted but at present only water sufficient for use of the mine is pumped. The water is pure and wholesome and is used by the miners for drinking purposes.
 Throughout the operations in the Higgins some remarkably rich ore has been encountered Some of the assays have given twenty per cent and even as high as forty per cent, but no large deposits have been found. The basic principle of the ore found in the mine is iron and silica, an in- dication which is favorable for large ore beds.
 In the Higgins upper tunnel. where the energy of the force is most act i've, some remarkable mineral forma- tions have been encountered In this drift sixty feet of iron ore has been penetrated, and as the miners come from the drift in which they are work ing they appear to have taken a bath in muddy vermillion. In this drift compressed air is used for the drills and in driving it into the hill some mining records have been broken. The general brokeaup condition of the strata will not admit of the use of thediamond drill as in such soil the water at the drill point is lost. mak- ing its successful operation out of the question.
 In the south end tunnel where work is being pushed the same character of formation is being cut, with an oc- casional stringer of ore that gives promise of something better, only to disapper as work advances. Both drifts are laid with rail and cars carry the waste to the dump, which is gradually growing larger.
 The iron ore in the Higgins is most satisfactory condition. and in any other shaft in the district it's presence is a marked indication that work is nearing the ore deposit. Its presence in the Higgins cannot be looked at in any other light than a favorable one.
 All the appurtenances of the mine are first class. Each detail is ar ranged with a master hand, and that the company is in the field to stay