Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-11-22
Immense Copper Vein In The Peacock
 Range
Work Is Rushing In The Kingman
 Section
(From Mohave Miner.)

It IS reported that blg strike or gold ore has been made in the crosseut from the 200 level of the Homestake mine, Silver creek, under bond to Col. Thomas Ewing. The mine is one of the big properties of the Silver creek country, and has been opened to a considerable extent in the several years just passed by R. J. Holmes, the owner. A tunnel was driven into the vein at a considerable depth, and good ore encountered. The shaft sunk by Colonel Ewing cuts the vein some distance below the tunnel level. At the old Hardy mine a good strike of ore has been made by the same com pany. The ore is said to be the best ever encountered in the mine, and the body is said to be quite large. Many men are at work on the properties, and more are being put on as room IS made. The Silver creek country is one of the best in the San Francisco district, and is sure to. make a big record produc- tion within the next two years. It is well watered and accessible from the Colorado river.
 The Arizona Birmingham Mining Co. has been at work on its lease on the Samoan mines the past few months, and expects soon to reach the vein with its tunnel. This tunnel IS being run to tap the Lucky Boy vein at depth of 800 feet. A big Inger- soll-Sargers drill is being used in the bore. and is doing good work. On the surface of the vein for which the drift is ;..ned, rich ore was found near the surface, many tons having been shipped to the shelter. l.. Hoff- man is in charge of the work. This same tunnel cuts many other veins and can be made the main working tun- mel for the Samoan group of mines. W. E. Frost and others have located an immense vein of copper in the western foothills of the Peacock range. about four miles from Walla- pai station. The mine was discovered some months ago ny MT. Frost, but until recently no work was done. A shaft has been sunk to a depth of ten feet and a erosseut run through the vein for some distance. Samples taken from three feet of the vein gave re- suits of over seven per cent copper, with some gold and silver. Other samples were taken from the outcrop that ran from sixteen to 23 per cent copper. The mine is in one of the most accessible places in the range and those who have seen it are of the opinion that a wonderful property will be opened up.
 The Chloride Gold Mining company is working quite force of men on the Samoan mine and getting rich ore. At present 100 tons of ore IS piled up at the Chloride depot awaiting transportation to the Needles smelter. Next week this ore will go forward. This company, under the management of L. Hoffman, has done more to bring Chloride to the front than any of the corporations of that section. The past two years it has kept consistently at work, and has demonstrated that the mines do go down by opening up the hest body of ore ever found in their property at depth. The company has fine plant of machinery on the mine, and theintroduction of air drills has aided materially in the economical handling of the property.
 w. J. Roe and Lew Beektel this week brought to town ore from a claim south of here that is said to be rich in gold. The ore is an iron oxide similar to the rich gold ore at the old Fay and Lookout mines. The vein is more than 12 feet wide, and in a well watered region.
 J. D. Jordan returned Thursday last from the Standard Gold Mining com pany's properties in MOhave Wash, and reports that work is progressing nicely. The shaft is being sunk to the 300, and will be rushed as fast as possible. The vein on the 200 level shows good ore and is in place.
 Superintendent Walker was in from the Vanderbilt mine yesterday on busi-