Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-07-17
ARIZONA COPPER COMPANY .
PROPERTY
ussom Lsidisy DaDyo

Ifl,rc j.. Do part OF fhc Territory where
d, Ia. h.,. urh remarkable dc''l.
.,m,n. of mu,rl resources 30 tue
Irar scar as in tho great region tr'b.
Iumry go Prescott
Among 'lc several districts at pres.
ont a,irnc'ing '.c attention Of shf'"d
investors is thc Black HIS, and one
Of the many mcutorious properties I'M
dcrgoing development in this belt ~
that Of the Arizona Central copper
company. whirn was recently visited
hy a representative II the journal
Miner.
June II. preliminary work for heavy
operation, was commenced by the cree.
,ion of u boarding house for the ac.
commoda,ion 81 large force Of mca,
and the erection Of "a gallus frame at
the shaft. ie feet in height, now almost
completed. and the overhauling Of n
- horse power gasoline hoist, which
il now ready for operation. The work
of f,Iimhcripg and cnlnrgng the 30
foot shaft Is we'll under way, four
new scts Of 'imhcr- having already
been put in place and force of car.
pcntcrs will BE- started building mum
Der Of two room houses for the accom-
notation Of the employees rs soon "a a
consignment Of lumber recently dcliy.
cred at Cherry .taiion'is hauled TO the
ground.
In connection with the gallus frame
there il an ore bin completed, with
capacity of 50 tons, divided into
two compartments, and 10 arranged
that the hosting engineer can dump
the skip into either compartment 10y
an automatic device.
The shaft. which dips at an angle Of
90 degrees, is q two compartment one,
iXS feet in.tne clear One Of the com
partmcnts will be fitted with ladders
and will be used "a a manway and for
the pipe lines for pumps and air pipes
In 50foot drift from the station
NJ the ls0foot level there il a body
Of ore exposed fifteen feet in thick.
ness, carrying good values in copper
and silver, and on the surface within
few feet of the shaft there is an out.
thickness, part of which is Of high
grade. Alongside Of this cropping
there was shaft sunk many years ago
to a depth Of about 90 feet, from which
eleven tons Of ore were mined that
Melted $1,000 at the Prescott Samplng
works.
Eight claims comprise the group,
which IL known IA the Shylock group.
the Shylock claim being among the old.
est locations in the region. Numerous
shallow shafts in all Of when ore il
exposed, bear mute testimony 10 the
Inbors of the prospectors of early DAYS.
who extracted rich ore from the grass.
roots and abandoned the claims on ne.
count of the lack Of means to dclyc
deeper into the earth, copper then be.
ing worth less than half Of its present
market value.
The shylock claim was located in
1854, by John A. webb. VINO recop.
hized in it one Of the many promisin,
prospects of the district. He worked
IT In small way for some years, bu,
ieft for Alaska during the great gold
excitement and never returned. lie il
sun stakeholder in the company or.
gained by his associates 10 develon il,
No record was kept Of the shipmcnts
made from the ground, but he is known
70 have disposed Of several consiyn.
'ncnts OF ore that Melted him n hand.
some return.
Inc group is on what is known Az the
favapai schist belt, and four NJ ,,o
claims cover the main vein, with two
parnIleling on each side. Several min.
e'a' bearing veins parallel each other
IN northerly and southerly direction
through the claims, in a porphyry form.
alton, which shows a width Of about
iooo feet between schis, footw,,l
ana diorite hanging wall. veinle,s
OF ore have also been uncovered ont.
""g the formation in aa easterly and
westerly direction, also Of high grade
indicating the existence OF large mr.,
ood'es at great depth. A tunnel. eoo
rect IN length connects with the shat,
III which there is an orc body exposed,
but this tunnel does not tan tho ,odco
over 20 feet in depth at any point, and
~ useful only as source Of waite, srn
ply for the camp, there being n nove,
railing spring OF nura ,,,,, =. =,