Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-03-28
NEW COMPANY BUYS THE THE.
SING PROPERTIES

in the mineral possibilities of TINS
county was further cXcmplifcd ycstct-
day in the purchase by the New Eng
land Arizona Copper company from
william Thiesing, the old Turkey
creek miner, of his group of mines In
the Black canyon district.
without the aid II any capital what
ever from Che start. Mr. ThicsIng has
developed these properties from mcr"
prospects until today he has over 900
tons Of shipping ore on his dumps ana
$500 tons, according 10 CONSERVATIVE"
estimate, blocked out IN one OF IN"
claims. and ready 90 toe stopped. the
average value ~ which has been
proven hy number of tests 10 bc over
els per ton in gold. In addition 10
this there are 900 tons Of tailings AZ
the mill, which carry $3.50 to the ton
in the yellow metal, which can be treat
ed at grca, profit by IN" cyanide
process.
The properties included in the trans
fer are divided by Turkey creek into
two groups, the one on the west SIDE
OF the river. consisting Of five claims
includes the gold mine, upon which
the greatest amount of development
has been done, while the group on the
east side. made up of twelve full claims
has not been so extensively developed,
bu, has n good surface showing IN cop
pcr and gold values. The Golden Belt
claim. one of the west side group, -
opened up TO depth OF 800 feet by
number of incline shafts and by more
than 1000 feet of drifts and cross
cuts, while the deepest shaft on the
east side group has only been SUNK
to a depth of sixty feet.
The sale includes the mill on the
ground, all OF the camp equipments,
houses and other improvements.
The exact amour, of the considcra-
ton could no, bc learned, hut II is
known that Thicsing retained one.
fourth interest in the new company,
besides receiving n heavy cash pay
mcnt, the purchasers being unable to
get him 10 sell outright Mt any price.
although he long ago realized thnt the
property was entirely too large ~ n
man Of his means 20 properly equip
and handle in an economic way.
The company has already perfected
arrangements for the development and
equipment Of it's new holdings on an
extensive scale Surveys have already
been made for the construction 81 4
narrow gauge railroad from the camp
10 Turkey station, on the Bradshaw
Mountain railroad, two miles distant,
and for the erection there of n number
Of large ore bins for the accommodation
of the OUTPUT, which IL Is the intcn'
ton to ship to the Humboldt smcltcr
II miles distant. A ten stamp mNl
will be installed at the site of the
plant now on the ground, and cyanide
plant, complete in every detail for the
reduction Of the tailings will be added.
Diamond drills to prospect the i'm
mensc iron and porphyry bikes on the
east side will he set up, and man,
, other Improvements made in the way OF
buildings and roads will be made for
the accommodation Of camp of such
pretentious operations.
A never failing water supply il de
vcloped by two wells sunk at the mill
site to depth Of 90 feet, In which
storage il afforded VI the bottom Of 4
network Of drifts. The camp is fa.
vorably situated from climatic
standpoint ms hardly any snow falls
there in the winter time, while the
summer weather IL ideal.
In the sixty foot shaft on the east
side group good body Of fair grade
Of gold and copper ore is exposed. The
ground is cut by network of iron,
porphyry and schist bikes, with n gos
san Gaping, which is considered very
valuable formation for the existence
OF large ore bodies. These bikes will
be bored with the diamond drill to q
great depth, and IL encouraging results
are obtained n large shaft will be
started and continued 70 depth OF
900 feet.
The leading spirit Of the new com
pany IL Lee Pfau, an engineer well
versed in the mining business, and a
very careful and conservative bust
ness man. lie came to this county IN
1901. and since then organized tn,
Pau Gold Mining and Reduction com
pany, and erected on this company ;.
holdings on Cherry creek one Of the
most complete and up.to'date plants il
the country, besides developing tn,
property from n mere prospect into q
mine before he turned the management
over to his successor n short time apo.