Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-02-28
UNEXPECTED FIND OF BIO CHUTE
OF ORE
(Frsm Wednesdays Daily

"In running our lower tunnel we
found a chute of ore of which we did
not know Of the existence of ut all, "
said ID. A. Seaman, president Of the
Juanita Mining company, to Journal
Miner man yesterday after returning
from his company's camp in the Palace
station ncighborhood.
awe started this tunnel" he said,
"with the intention of tapping n
chute of ore which we have developed
in the upper workings, 40 feet higher,
but we struck this new find Of sui.
phide ore which is two and half
feet in thickness and samples $22 in
gold and silver, 80 feet before we cx.
pectcd TO get any ore. The vein wild.
ems out TO seven feet in the lower level
while in the upper workings it is only
four feet between walls.'
Continuing, he said that the upper
tunnel is in n distance of 1875 feet, 60
feet Of which is ore which will sample
$50 TO the ton in gold, silver, and
copper, with the paystreak about feet
in width. No ores were found in eth.
er workings on this vein that do no.
carry from TO 6 per cent in copper.
a shaft is sunk on the same vein 10
n depth Of so feet in which, he SAYS,
there is good body Of orc that will
sample $3l to the ton In gold.
In the course Of his conversation IL
was learned that his company owned
two claims on this ledge, being joined
on the northwest by claim owned by
the Bodic people. which has body Of
$50 ore developed in il, and on the
southeast by the Jewell outfit who
have attained about 80 feet greater
depth, and found body Of ore which
assays $40 TO the ton in gold and
silver. The ledge matter is a por.
phyry filing with lime gougc which
can be chcaply and economically min.
cd and the walls are well defined and
getting farther apart as depth is
reached.
Two new cars and several hundred
feet of track were purchased yestcr.
day and forwarded to the camp and
the intention is to keep working right
along and develop the property in n
substantial and mincr,ike manner.
lie also stated that it was the in
tcntion Of his company to start about
the first of next April sinking a
double compartment shaft on n paral-
lei vein known ms the Tom Dick
ledge, upon which several surface OPP
enings had already been made expos.
ing n ledge eight feet in width that
samples n little better than $40 TO
the ton in gold. This claim Is located
along n black iron dyke, which can be
traced for n distance of about 1000
feet, and along which the vein il
steady and continuous throughout.
There is already mined from the sur
face workings Of this property, and
now on it's dumps about $50 tons Of
ore which will sample from $l5 to 500
70 the ton in gold.
The Juanita group Of mines are stu.
ate about one and half miles south
Of Palace station, and about four miles
In the same direction from the proper.
ties of the Mount Union Consolidat.
cd Mining company. The Bodie
mine, which in only n short distance
across the gulch from the .Juanita
camp, has about 10000 tons Of lead
ore on it's dump which il is estimated
will average $40 TO the ton.
The Juanita Mining company is en-
tirely composed of Phoenix people,
and none OF its stock il held outside
this territory.
Mr.. Seaman left on the southbound
last evening for his home in Phoenix
enthusiastic over this new find and
the good prospects he found at his
camp, with the intention Of returning
In short time prepared to increase
his force Of miners and push develop
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