Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-11-22
IMPROVEMENTS AT GROWN KING
 MINE.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

"We have got our new 15O horse power boiler installed in our mill, and are putting in four new Wilfey tables" said George F. Shurtleff, su- perintendent of the Crown King Mines Co.,, to a Journal-Miner representative yesterday. "This will put us in first class shape for a steady winters run, " he continued. "This new boiler will duplicate the power that is necessary to run the mill, so that there is very little danger from a shut down for the want of power. The construction work which we have had under way all summer is now about completed, so that we are now in shape to go ahead with out any further expenditures except the necessary operating expenses"
 He further said that "we have now the Zika tunnel in about $50 feet, and are running it along as fast as we can. We also have found many good pros poets while doing our annual work on some of our outside claims, which we intend later to develop on more ex- tensive scale.'
 When approached on the purchase of the Jack Pot and Winsome Belle mines recently made by him, he said: Che had purchased these properties, but was not going to start a force of men to work on this ground until a little later, that he was confning his opera tions to the steady working of the mill at the present time, the pushing of the Zika tunnel and the perfecting of the titles to his various mining claims in the way of getting United States pa tents.'
 In the course of further conversation with him it was learned that he and the managers of other mining companies in his neighborhood were having a map of the mining districts of the Bradshaw section compiled, which would show the exact location of all mining claims within its boundaries, and which he thought would be of great service not only to the companies operating there, but would also be of much use to pros pectors and miners operating in that country.
 "'The Apache Panther Mining Co.'S ore chute continues strong" he said, "and the values are high grade. In fact, mining men consider that it is equally as good as the property of the Tiger Gold company, if the develop ment of it is continued on the present plan."
 It was also learned from him that the Lincoln Gold Mining company still continues to make regular shipments to the Arizona Smelling Co. at Humboldt, and that the company is working on a strong vein carrying values of a high grade.
 The Colonel Mining Company, which is also operating in that section, now has its shaft sunk through the granite into the underlying formation and al though there is considerable water toi take care of, the outlook is very fa- vorable that there will be large body of rich ore struck in this shaft before much greater depth is reached.
 The properties of the Grown King Mines Company, of which MT. Shurt- Jeff is superintendent, are situated in the Pine Grove district at Crown King. the terminus of the Bradshaw mountain railroad. The record and fame of the Crown King mine as a pro- ducer is so well known to the resi- dents of this county as to need no com ment. MT. Shurtlcff has been oper- ating there for the past few years' being generally recognized by the people of that section as being min ing engineer of more than ordinary push and ability. He will leave for the east in a short time on business con nected with his company.