Bisbee daily review., 1906-12-11
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 SHOWING FINE
Medora Shaft Down 24 Feet,
 and Surprisingly Rich Ore Is
 Being Hoisted = Hoatson's { Trip to Southwest.
(Houghton Mining Gazette.)

(Houghton Mining Gazette.)
 Capt. Thomas Hoatson, who return ed few days ago from an extended trip through the southwest, speaks of the wonderful progress that is being made in the district with copper mines. The entire mining district is pushing operations vigorously. and not a day passes but it has its story to tell of progress.
 Capt. Hoatson visited all of the prop critics in which he and his associates are interested, and speaks very en- couragingly of all of them. The Can anea Central, which has attracted most attention in this district in the past few weeks, was one of the properties visited, and Capt. Hoatson spoke very favorably of it. The work there is now confined to opening up drifts m one shaft and sinking two others.
 In the first shaft from which all of the ore now smelted is secured a crosscut has been started. and this has gone 8 consider able distance through some very high grade ore. From this shaft about forty tons of ore are being shipped to the Greene shelter, and the product secured abotu pays the entire cost or operations as now conducted. The other two shafts have not yet reached the ore bodies, but announcement of the strike is momentarily expected.
 The Greene, according to Capt. Hostson, is also making very fine showing. He did not go underground at the mine, but from surface showing of equipment and other indications. be was satisfied with what he saw.
 Capt Hoatson with the other mem bers of his party, made 8 thorough in- vestigation of the Bisbee properties in which he is interested, and stated that they were looming up as nicely as one could hope. -s.-
 Soon after returning to Calytnet. Capt Hoatson went to keweepaw to visit the property of which he is gen eral manager. While the southwest has some fine mines, 1t is evident from Capt. Hoatson's statements that he still has big place in his heart tor the good old Lake Superior coppe mines. Of these his favorite Is the Kaweenaw, and he believes that it is destined to prove one of the big things in the copper mining world.
 It is the opinion of Capt. Hoatson that six months more will fully dem onstrate whether or not keweenaw is going 10 be mining location as large as any in and about Calumet. By that time the workings in the kewee- raw Copper company will have reach ed an extent to make this decision pos Sible. The Calumet & Hecla opera tions in that county will also demon strate the value of the mining proper ty in Keweenaw county.
 At the Keweenaw Copper Compa- ny's property a showing has been se- cured which is surprising even It's most enthusiastic supporters. The Medora shaft is now bottomad at a depth of 240 feet, and copper is being , hoisted to the surface which woulc I make the eyes of the experienced bulge out in surprise. Heavily shot with the bright red metal, the rock is being carried away in considerable quantities as samples to show to those unable to visit the property what riches yet abound in old Keweenaw. .
 At the Empire tract of the Kewee nav Copper company the drills are making a cross section of the property and at the same time a force of mer is trenching in order to locate the out crop of the lode at this point The diamond drill encountered the Medors lode at a depth of about 500 feet, anc also a number of other lodes which have not yet been identified. Two o these were well mineralized and vii be given attention at a later date.
 It is the purpose of General Mana ger Hoatson to locate the outcrop oi : tEe Medora lode at the Empire b, IT. cans of the trench and then make preparations for sinking two two-com partrrent shafts at proper distances This work can not be done very wei !. until next spring, but it Is desired tt r.have the preliminary details arranged sefore that time. By the diamond drill the MedoIa lode wassfound to bs
 but six feet through on the Empir'
 tract, but it is believed that it wa, squeezed at the point it was penetrat ed by the drill, accounting for the sev en feet narrower that 1t Is at this poin than in the Medora shaft.
 On the whole the Keweenaw is mak ing a highly favorable impression upol all who visit the property. Witt more extended opening which vii
 come during the winters work, 1t will
 be necessary for the management tt
 make arranRements for the use of ;
 stamp head at one of the mills. Witt
 such available 1t is not at all impossi ble that the Keweenaw will start ship rrepts of rock next summer. and If th'
 rock continues as 1t is nov showing