Arizona silver belt., 1906-03-22
THE FLoRINE DISTRICT
A Copper and Silver Bearing District
 of Great Promise

The Florine mining district is situ- ated about 40 miles north from Globe and four or five miles northwest of Sombrero butte, on the mountain range east of Cherry creek. It is traversed by numerous mineral-bearing veins, the general course of which is little south of east and north of west, of which the most important are the Cherry, Grand Turk and Kruger veins; also vein located by Frank Fletcher side of the Vosburg cattle ranch.
 The first ore was found in the dis trict about IS years ago by Messrs. Moody and Mallory and, l think, Dr. Stallo. At that time the Apaches were raiding the country and the discoverers of the field on that account left and came to Globe. However, they brought out some ore with them which proved to be very rich in silver, copper and gold. About twelve years later James H. Bennett, having heard of the ore, hunted up one of the original discov- erers and obtained from him a small specimen of the ore and information about the location of the ledge and after long search, during which he underwent many hardships, he sue ceeded in finding and locating the ore.
 On the Cherry vein are located the Choke Cherry Nos. l and 2, and three claims owned by Mir. Barber and two by Mir. Warren, of Pleasant valley. On Cherry No. was found the first ore discovered in the district, which assayed 400 ounces in silver, 40 per cent copper and $30 gold to the ton. This is a large Assure vein and have traced it for three miles. Along its course occurs large spreads of ledge matter where the rich ore comes to the surface. On the east end of the To- cated portion of this vein MT. Warren has his location work done and has splendid looking ore running high in silver and copper. Adjoining the War ren location are Choke Cherry Nos. l and 2, mentioned above, and next on the west is the Barber property of three claims which shows very strong croppings which on two of the claims are of the proportions of small hill about 100 feet high. This property has the foundation of big mine, need ing only development to prove it.
 On the Grand Turk vein are six ; claims located by Powell & Son and other parties. The Grand Turk is a huge vein lying parallel to and about 400 feet north of the Cherry. The vein crops on the Powell claims 30 to 50 feet wide for distance of 2OO0 feet, and is one of the most promising in the district. There is shaft 55 feet deep and numerous other workings, from which come ore that assays as high as 65 per cent copper and 100 ounces silver to the ton. Lying between the Cherry and Grand Turk veins is small vein or stringer of ore that crops a foot above the surface. This stringer varies in width from a few inches to two feet. The ore has never been tested but 1 should judge from its appearance that it holds values in sil- yer and copper of about $20O per ton.
 The Cherry and Grand Turk veins are in formation of lime and iron. Indeed there are immense quantities of oxide of iron in this district, and the country for four miles square-taking the Cherry group as the center-has the appearance of being burnt and twisted into many shapes and much of it has the red color that the walls of the veins show. The country rock is an altered quartzite, with lime in con tact along the veins.
 On Grand Turk No. 2 there is a fine tunnel site and the two big veins are so situated that from this tunnel site they could both be worked to good advant- age. A tunnel 15O feet long would tap the Grand Turk vein at the depth of about 200 feet and by drifting 1000 feet on that vein and then crosscutting 400 feet the Cherry vein would be inter- sected at depth of 400 feet. This crosscut would also pass through the small vein lying between the Grand Turk and Cherry veins. The advantage of this tunnel is apparent as it would follow the Grand Turk vein, which at the surface is from 30 to 50 feet wide, for 2OOO feet in length, and from which 65 per cent copper ore has been taken. In fact all the ore from this group is high grade. 1 have traced the Cherry vein three miles and the Kruger vein distance of five miles.
 The Kruger group is located about one mile south of the Cherry group on the Kruger vein. This is one of the greatest ore veins that it has ever been my good fortune to see-a mon ster in size, with remarkable show ing of high grade ore for the amount of work done on the property. The vein occurrence on the Demet claim