Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-19

ia the property. and from the evident
conditions prevailing to depth reached
at the present time, nothing tcnablc to
discOuntcnancc IL.
The Fabulous Strike Of 1899.
The story * AN old one of this great
discovery of free ore in sulphidc
zone, aud of the value that WAS pro.
duccd. However. IT. is uudisputcd, aud
occurred in The then deepest workings,
notably ON the 500 foot level. This ore
was practically OF q value of $4,000
10 the ton. II was found strcakng the
milling orc, varying in size from a
marble to ~ heavy as ten pounds. Tho
suppositiOn prevails that il was shot
from the west dyke and laid on both
inc foot aud hanging walls. No other
free ore was ever found in the years
of working the property II is the
opinion of those in charge Of the prop.
crty that when further depth il reached
from this level at this point the same
conditions will prevail, and that the
same character of ore will again be tap.
ped. OF the value that tnis strike pro.
duccd nothing authentic was ever given
ont. Several sacks, however, were
taken 10 the surface.
Will Treat Product.
The present plant of the company
will Ice rcmodclcd and ten new stamps
added In addition, a 5-foOt Hunting.
ton will bc introduced. which together
with the concentrating tables in posi-
ton and the Dmmick sizcrs, will af-
ford facilities 10 handle Ut least 80
tons of raw ore per diem. In addition
10 this new mill treatment the vast
taillngs. the accumulation Of years
past. will also he handled. This pro
duet alone is estimated go contain
10000 tons. and of several hundred
thousand dollars in value. 4 total Of
both ore and tailings of 100 tons will
be handled daily.
Surface improvements
The work of rchabilitating the sur
face conditions has been accomplished.
Decay and disorder was prevalent
everywhere, owing h. the long ccssa-
ton that prevailed Tho old has now
given way To the new, and tac spirit
* 10 wipe out the memory of the past
aud the chaotic surroundings.
Principally IN the line of rebuilding
aud rcmodeliug the surface conditions
are the following: The main working
tunnel has been rctimbcrcd for n dis
tancc of 2,3OO feet. The two boilers
have been rebuilt and repaired. The
G.drll air compressor is repaired. 4
new ear track has been rclaid in the
mine and on the surface, and a new
retaining wall built in the engine room.
The road from tnc mill 20 the mine.
distant one aud one half miles, rebuilt
on new grade. Rebuilt and rcstock-
ed the blacksmith shop and tool house.
new No. Q Cameron pump ~ on the
ground for the main working shaft. A
new air line laid TO all working points
in the mine with 2-inch pipe. The
main working shaft repaired for dis
tancc Of % feet. The grounds around
the mine have been cleared of all rub
bish and the many buildings repaired
and reprinted.
From the earliest workings of the
property Charles Broan has been idcn.
titled with it'ns foreman. gaining there
by better insight from a practical
standpoint than any other person. lie
has again been chosen 10 handle its
development on the ground, while the
engineering problem will be in charge
of George r, Shurtlcn, the consulting
engineer of the company.