Arizona republican., 1906-08-25

 SHOWING UP WELL
An Experts Opinion of Its Mineral
 Resources.

Harry Bennett, who has been in the city for a day or two figuring with To- cal dealers for the purchase of a small reduction plant for the Buffalo-Arizona Mining company. returned to the mine, near Hot Springs junction, on this mornings train. He says it is the companys purpose to erect a plant as soon as possible, even though it be a small one. Everything is progressing nicely at the mine, and the gentlemen who are furnishing the capital for it's development are entirely satisfied and sanguine of success. There is no stock on the market, and no intention of of fering any, for the project is being handled by what is practically a close corporation. Those who have the stock desire to hold it. unless it be some in dividual who has to sell for private reasons.
 The property was recently visited at the request of w. Fl. Crandall, the president of the company. by Joseph J. Shaw. F.. NJ, well known mining engineer who is in the employ of the United Verde at Jerome. That he thinks well of it is best indicated by extracts from his report to MT. Gran dall. as follows:
 You have had several engineers re ports. which naturally covered the geological status of the property; therefore I will not repeat the state ments already made in this respect ex- cept to call your attention to a fact of very considerable importance. The dyke of rock, extending the full length of the property, from east to west, in which your No l shaft on the Bennett claim is sunk and which your super intendent and others classify as DOT phyry, is positively a gossan Of the finest character. and the best l have seen in the territory.
 This gossan is universally conceded to be one of the best evidences of the existence of copper sulphides. Copper sulphides have been discovered without the gossan. but I do not know of a single instance where Gossan of the particular character and strength as obtaining on your property was found and the sulphides were not proven be- heath it. a@si
 The No. 1 shaft has followed the dip. uniformly, from so to S5 degrees to the north of this gossan capping to its present depth of 146 feet The various transformations were plainly demon strated as depth was gained, and at the bottom of the shaft there is a gouge on the hanging wall varying from three to fifteen inches in thick ness thoroughly impregnated with na- tive copper.
 As the permanent water level Is about 25O feet below the collar of the shaft, l do not anticipate any perma- nency in the formation until that depth has been reached. At or about that depth copper sulphides of splen did commercial value should be en- countered
 CT wish to say here from a mining engineers point of view your super intendent's work has been well advised and of first class character. under the difficult conditions confronting him.
 "On the Ghost claim, the operations are at a point much higher than on the Bennett claim. and the gossan cappinE shows evidence of a fOliation or spill. The surface conglomeration shows OK idized vein filling in greater abund- ance. which accounts for the prepOnd- crance of gold values. There is suffi- cient of this vein matter showing gold values by pan test ranging from $10 to &125 per ton, to warrant the installa- tion of a small mill. say, three stamps. which would render your property self sustaining.
 "TheSe precious metal values should not be expected to continue as depth is attained, as undoubtedly depth will materially reduce the gold which will be replaced by copper values below the zone of oxidation.