Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-08
OLD EXPRESS |S THE COMING
 MINE
Jnder New Management Prop erty in Yavapai Develops Large and Rich Body of Sul- Pride Ore.
Possesses xceptionaI Advant- ages in Points of Location and Topography For ECono- mical Mining,

Internationally one of the coming properties of Yayapai county is the FIX press mine now being developed by the washington-Arizona Mining com pany. Already enough development e work has been done by the new man agement to justify the conclusion that it is destined ere long to rank high among the many producers of the Big Bug district in which it is located.
 This will be surprising news to many who are aware of the fact that the Douglas Lacy company, which op- erated she property under bond, had suspended operations there, and aban- Goned the mine before making the final payment on rhe purchase price.
 Hardly had the new concern extend ed the tunnel to a distance of 30 feet until a new shoot of black sulphide ore was uncovered that samples on the average over $50 to the ton. This Fay streak has been found to extend a distance of about 300 feet along the footwall, with an average thickness of 16 inches that samples about S20 to the ton. The above statement of ldGlS anu dAS oo SAAS result of a personal visit of inspection by Journal-Miner representatives, and the data given may be depended upon as absolutely correct.
 The principal development work Is a tunnel following the vein for a dis tance of over 500 feet. This opening taps the vein at a depth of about APO feet from its apex at the deepest point. Slopes are being started on the ore body, and there is now on the dump over 200 tons of ore of the character above stated, which is being packed to the Poland American mill for treat nent, while carload shipment was re- gently made to the Humboldt shelter.
 This entire amount of ore was taken out in the ordinary course of develop ment work in 26 days, only six men being employed under the direction or Mark Bradley as foreman. The vein is persistent, and conservative calcu- lations show that over S100,000 worth of ore is already available as soon SIS the tunnel extension is made.
 The location of the mine for econo- mic development and operation can hardly be surpassed. The Fitz Hugh Lee claim lying immediately south of it and in the same vein is opened by a tunnel, at the mouth of which is sit uate the Poland American compaLy's mill. This tunnel extends to within ITS feet of the Express south end line, and the Washington Arizona Mining company has already perfected ar engagements with the Poland Arie rjcan company to develop the Express mine y1sz anI a product of the mill This tunnel will tap the vein in the Express mine at a depth Of about I60 feet below the present works, the apex of the vein, at its 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 thor oughly exploited. The ore from the mine will be transported through this tunnel and dumped into the mill at a nominal cost, the shoveling of the ore after it leaves the ore chutes in the tunnel being entirely eliminated, the arrangement of the mill being as near. ly automatic as possible. By this method the expense of the fuel is eliminated. and as the ore can be mined for s1.50 ton, and milled foI S2.50, it appears to be an unusually attractive proposition
 Running in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction the vein car be traced for a distance of more thar two miles, being covered with location! the entire distance. In the Express tunnel it appears to follow a diorit' and porphyry contact, the diorite con stituting the footwall. The ground is easily mined, timbeTing being only necessary in the sJopes, with the ex ception Of few other places where a blocky formation was encountered.
 The mine was first located on tht 18th of December, 1900, by M. D. c Putnam, who after starting tho pres ent tunnel sold it under bond to tn, Douglas Lacey company. This com pany after continuing the tunnel { short distance, struck an ere lens which proved to be about 150 feet il length, which was partially worked Ou to the surface, when work was aban doned, the mine reverting to it's orig fnal owner. Putnam later pushed ;hi tunnel ahead through a part of tn vein which was almost barren to point where the porphyry contact wa encountered. and a few months agt sold the property to E. s. Campbell fo the Washington Arizona Mining con psEy who after commencing opera tioBs, found the rich ledge of or, which is now being mined
 The mine is situated near the hea of branch of Big Bug creek on tn Poland and Big Bug divide about 200 feet southwest of the Poland mouth O ithe PolandLynx creek tunnel. tn continuation of the vein striking th tunnel under the Lynx creek slope e the divide
 Developed through the Poland Ame ican tunnel it will be easily accessible