Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-11
OLD EXPRESS IS A COMING
NINE
(rrom Wednesday g Daily.)


washinglo on. Arizona Mining company.
Already enough development work has
been done by the new management 70
Justify the conclusion that IL is dcs-
tined ere long TO rank high among the
many producers Of the Big Bug district
10 which it is located
This will bc surprising news 10 many
Who are aware of the fact that the
Douglas Lacey company. which opcrat.
ed the property under bond. had sus.
pended operations there, and abandon.
ed the mine before making the final
payment on the purchase price.
Hardly had the new concern extend.
- the tunnel u distance Of 30 feet until
a new shoot Of black sulphidc ore was
uncovered that samples on the average
ever $50 10 the ton. This paysircak has
been found 10 extend distance of
about 800 feet along the footwall, with
an average thickness Of eight inches,
ssd followed Nv another streak Of an
average thickness Of III inches that
samples about 500 10 the ton. The
above statement of facts aud conelu.
Sons are made ~ the result Of u per.
ssnsl visit of inspection by journal.
Miner representatives. and the data
sven may be depended upon a' ALSO.
lately correct.
The principal development work 10
= tunnel following the vein for = dis.
tame. Of over 500 feet. This opening
taps the vein n. a depth Of about 420
feet from it's apex NJ the deepest point.
Slopes are being started on the ore
body. and there is nov on the dump
ever 200 tons Of Of ore of the character
above stated. which 10 being packed
10 the Poland American will for treat.
sent, while n carload shipment was re-
Gently made 10 the Humboldt smclter.
his entire amount of ore wa. taken
eat in the ordinary course of develop
scnt work in 90 days. only six men
being employed under the direction "
Mark Bradley a- foreman. The vein
is persistent. and conservative calcula.
tons show that over SiOO.00O worth of
ere is already available as soon ne the
tunnel extension is made.
The location Of the mine for ccono.
nic development and operation can
hardly be surpassed. The Fitz Hugh
Ice claim lying Immediately south of
it and on the same vein il opened bv n
tSnncl, at the mouth Of which il situate
the Poland American company's mill.
This tunnel extends to within l7J feet
81 the Express south end line, and the
Washington Arizona Mining company
has already perfected arrangements
with the Poland American company "a
develop the Express mine from this
tunnel. and to treat the product AT
the mill. This tunnel will tap the vein
in the Express mine NJ depth II about
100 feet below the present works. the
apex Of the vein. at it's highest point
being about $50 feet above. The work
Of pushing the Poland American tunnel
ahead through the Express ground will
be at once commenced and continued
until the golden treasures of the vein
are thoroughly exploited. The ore
faom the mine will he transported
through this tunnel and dumped into
the mill at nominal cost, the shovel.
ing Of the ore after il leaves the ore
ehutcs in the tunnel being entirely
eliminated, the arrangement of the
mill being as nearly automatic as pos.
sibe. by this method the expense oi
fuel IL eliminated. and ~ the ore eau
he mined for $50 a ton. aud milled
for $3.50, ii appears To be an unusually
attractive proposition.
Running IN n northcasterly and south
westerly direction the vein can BE-
traced for n distance of more than two
miles, being covered with locations tn,
entire distance. In the Express tunnel
it appears 10 follow n diorite and por
phyry contact, the dioritc constituting
the footwall, The ground is easil,
mined. timbering being only neccssar,
In the Slopes, with the exception Of q
few other places where blocky forma
tion was encountered.
The mine was first located on tn,
10th Of December, 1900, by NJ. u. G
Putnam. who after starting the pre-
sent tunnel sold il under bond To tn,
Douglas Lacey company. This com
pany after continuing the tunnel
short distance, struck AN ore lens
which proved To he about $50 feet II
length, which was partially worked on
TO the surface. when work was nban
doncd, the mine rcy,rtiuv IN its oriu