Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1906-03-17

lime rock, slightly impregnated with
iron and copper sulphurets. A light
inflow of water, amounting to about
100 gallons in a hours, has been en-
countered, therefore we expect to pass
through lean ore zone from this point
down to and slightly below the perma-
nent water level, or belt of lower Cir
culation. The shaft, which is KIP is
going down, by hard work, at the rate
{ of three feet per day at present, but
Contractor Perham is figuring on an
installation of machine drills and with
such a plant, would be able to make
five feet per day. But if the hand
work should be continued the shaft
should reach a depth of 500 feet by the
middle of May, then the work of cross
cutting and opening levels will be in
augurated at the 5OO-foot station --
! Florence Blade.
One of the most sensational, and
probably the most important strike
that has been made since the early
days of Phoebe is the one now attract
ing the attention of every mining man
of this section, discovered about a
month ago by J. L. Whipple while
hunting a horse: an eleventh-twelfth
interest was purchased last week by
/ A. w. Scott for the sum of l0.0OOS
cash. The property is situated about
thirty miles northwest of Phoebe. The
ore consists of very dark colored
quartz. The ledge is more than six
feet in width averaging from the sur
! face between two and three hundred
ounces silver per ton, the values being
in the form of horn-silver. The for
nation in the vicinity is granite, with
intrusions of porphyry and quartz
/ Phoebe Record.
W. II. Waite, Frank P Eldridge
and Frank Goodrich, who are largely
interested in the Sierra de ORC Gold
Mining company, spent last week at
q
Clifton, on the Frisco river. They
were accompanied by F. NJ. Eaton,
who is connected with the firm Of
Hickman, Williams & Co., extensive
steel manufacturers of Cincinnati,
Ohio. The object of the visit of those
interested in the Sierra de Orc was
to look over the property and decide
upon plans for the erection of a con-
centrating plant for the treatment of
the ore of the company. The main
tunnel is now in 1863 feet, bat has not
yet leached the main lead for which it
( is being driven. The tunnel has al
ready cut several veins of ore. one of
which is from three to six feet in
width, which runs from u to 80 per
cent. lead, and also carries gold, silver
and copper in paying quantities, the
gold being the most valuable Of the
precious metals. Much of this ore
would pay to ship to Ell Paso, but the
company will erect its own plant and
ship the concentrates.-Cop Era.
The last clean up of the Common
wealth mill, at Pearce, for a two
weeks run, gave result of thirteen
bars of bullion, which were shipped tC
the refining company at San Francisco.
These bars each weighed $50 pounds
making a total of 1850 pounds. Tn,
bullion is said to be about one fourtl
gold and the balance silver, which a
the present price of these metals woulc
bring the result of the cleanup int
the neighborhood of 125,OOOS. Partie.
recently coming in from Pearce state
that work on the mine has opened up
large bodies of ore and that there is
plenty in sight to keep the mill run
ming steadily for years. The lessees,
Messrs. Smith & Swatling, intend to
install several Cornish rollers and in