Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-30
Ore Is Now Being De-
veloped at Lower
Level
CAMPS ARE ACTIVE
IN ALL DIRECTIONS
Rich Mineral Zone in Nevada
Near Searchlight-Placer
Ground in the Desert

81nformation that the great Congress
gold mill in Yavapai county, Ariz., is
shut down and that the four score of
stamps are idle, has come to Los An
geles augmented by the further fact
that the mill has not been In opera
tion for over two months. The mill is
owned by the Consolidated Gold Mines
company, also owning the Congress
property that is the deepest mine in
Arizona and formerly owned by "Dia-
mond Joe" Reynolds, the st. Louis
steamboat operator. How long the mill
will be shut down is unknown, but
the present idleness is the result of
much deiberation.
From reliable sources 1t Is learned
that several months ago the ore yield
was so limited that forty of the eighty
stamps were hung up. AS the ore be-
came less valuable the entire battery
of so stamps was hung up. At present
the cyanide plant is working on the
hest ores.
The company is pushing develop
ment work in shaft No. 5, and force
of men is at work night and day, that
is now down 1875 feet going at the rate
of 27 feet per day.
In this shaft 400 gallons of water
are handled each day. The water is
pumped to the surface and there turned
to good account at the large cyanide
tanks.
The company has an unlimited
amount of low grade ore, which runs
about 81 to the ton. but under pres
ent conditions and facilities, 1t does not
pay to work this.
The company also has on hand an1
I'm sight a good deal of higher grade
ore, but not enough to run sufficient
stamps to prove remunerative, say 10
stamps of an SO-stamp mill on medium
grade ore.
Hence it is the present plan of the
company to continue development un-
til sufficient good ore is in sight again
to start the mill on a paying basis.
Around jerome Camps
Mining operations in Arizona,
particularly in Yavapai county
are being pushed with vigor. In
the Jerome district considerable activ.
ity is noticeable on properties lying
adjacent to the United Verde. The
PHtsburg Jerome Copper &s"Gold Min
ing company is making preparations
for the development of properties six
miles south of the United Verde mine.
Owing to the mountainous nature of
the locality in which the Pittsburg-
Jerome properties are situated it is diff
ficult to reach them from Jerome
therefore the company has decided to
build a wagon road from Prescott to
the mines. and now has a large force
or men at work on this improvement.
All supplies and machinery will be
freghted over this road. At the prop
erty preparations are under way for
the installation of large plant for
treating the ores. 1t is the intention
of the company to sink a 500-foot SHAFT
on the property before any drifting is
DONE The group of claims is located in
the very heart of the rich Jerome cop
per belt and is pronounced by experts
to be one of the most promising
groups in the entire district.
Pfau Company Active
In the Cherry Creek mining district,
twenty five miles south of Jerome, the
Pfau Mining company is pushing work
on it's property, which is a free gold
producer and very rich. After a thor
ough test of the property with small
stamp mill it has been decided to erect
a large cyaniding plant with daily
capacity of 100 tons. a new gasoline
hoist of the latest improved type is
being installed in the main shaft. A
large pumping plant will also be sup
piled to take care of the water in the
main shaft. About fifty men are now
at work erecting the new machinery
and it is expected that everything
will be in running order by March l.
when the force of men will be more
than doubled.
There is no doubt that the richness
of the Pfau companys ore justifies the
erection of this new plant. The vein
is large, and in some places 1t has pro-
duced free milling ore running as high
as $500 ton. AS soon as the new
hoist is in place work will be resumed
on the main shaft which will be carried
to depth of 1000 feet. When all the
improvements now contemplated by
the company are finished, the Pfau
will be among the best equipped prop
critics of Yavapai county.
Development work is being pushed
on the Pfau extension, which is To-
Gated near by. 1t shows every indi-
cation of developing into as rich
property as the original location.
over 100000 for Wages
Something over 100000 was paid out
for wages alone at the United Verde
and Equator properties on last pay
day, which was January IA. Both these
properties are controlled by Senator
w A. Clark. and together employ