Arizona republican., 1907-01-04

is exposed two feet of copper, lead and
gold from which $50 assays have been
secured. Stili further to the east is
another shaft of lesser depth, on the
same vein. with equally as fine APP
pearing ore. Working down the hill
gulchward again, from this point.
through the Standby and the claim be-
low it, between this upper or Bullfrog
vein and the extension of the lower or
Two Queens vein, and which veins vary
I'm places from two or three feet in
width to ten or fifteen feet with pro-
portiOnate rich pay streaks, are found
three other veins cropping for con-
siderable distance and two feet or bet
ter in width while there are a dozen
or more from six inches to two feet
/ i'm width. some only stringers or spurs
from other veins and some that may
/ be traced independently for a consid
cradle distance. 1t is I'm this area that
Mr.. Carbon made his most sensational
strikes some three or four months ago,
but short time after the company was
organized. Some of his richest ore
was taken from very small stringers
perhaps six inches in width and much
of il came from a couple of veins not
over fifteen or twenty feet apart and
from eighteen inches to three feet in
width. On the occasion Of the writer's
visit two of these veins had been ex-
posed by open cuts for a depth of six
or eight feet and probably for ten
feet in length, showing the formation
well in place. and the ore i'm the opin-
ion of Mr.. Carbon. to which the writer
readily assented, worth some hundreds
Of dollars per ton. though there was
no means at hand by which the fact
could be scientifically proved. 1t was
from these and the smaller veins near
by that he took the ore which as
sayed 100000 per ton and which in
a series of many assays went all the
way from $1,000 to 100000 per ton. In
the interest of conservatism, however.
the reader should remember that these
are varying values, rich spots in lodges
that average well. and assays from
selected ore. Mr.. Carbon has no de-
sire to deceive the public. He has the
documents from reputable assayers to
prove his statements and he has the
testimony of many OF his friends and
neighbors who have seen his bonanza
ore, but that the mine is all like that
would be ridiculous claim in the first
place and would not be believed even
If il were so. Were there a vast
quantity of such incomparably rich
ore the organization of a mining COM
pany would have been unnecessary for
he could have removed a fortune
single handed and alone. Appreciat-
ing this fact and being thoroughly
convinced that the larger veins were
well worthy of exploitation. be decided
to sack and hold this richer ore that
it might share the burden OF making
a mine out of what seems to be an
unusually promising prospect. Nor are
there any bright and shiny nuggets ly-
ing round on the ground, just con-
venient size for handy pocket pieces.
as the uninitiated might be led to sup
pose from the glowing accounts that
have been printed. Indeed it is not
always the free gold is in sight at all.
to repay the curious visitor unless he
be equipped with a good glass and a
knowledge Of where to look, but that
the values are unusual is freely adj
mitted by those who are familiar with
auriferous rocks and good many
thousand dollars may be secreted in a
ton OF rock by the chemistry of the
ages in such a way that il will attract
the attention only Of those who know
what they are looking at. Before
leaving this hillside treasure vault it
should De stated that the groupings of
the veins in this little zone of parti-
cular richness have been noted by lit
tie open cuts al intervals for a length
of approximately 300 feet. these figures
like other distances referred to having
been measured only by the reportorial
eye. That all these little veins are of
such magnificent ore for that entire
distance is most unlikely; that they
are not, no man knows until he has
dug into them, and a statement made
above should be further emphasized.
That is that it is the larger and less
freakish veins on which both the COM
pany and the conservative observer
base their confidence in the future of
the mine.
Passing on toward the eastern end
of the Standby claim, across the head
of the gulch and up toward the sum-
NIT in that direction is the most east
erly working on the property. 1t is
| known as No. l shaft the most dis
tant from the camp and is also going
down squarely on the same upper
ledge that traverses the entire length
! Of the Bullfrog and Standby claims.
This is a new working and is only
down ten or fifteen feet but like the
other shafts il is equipped with a
windlass and is of good working
size. In the cut in the sidehill above
the shaft the ledge is closely defined
for a width of ten feet with parti-
cularly attractive pay streak Of about
three feet i'm the center of the shaft.
! That is a general resume of the work
ings visited by the writer though no
attempt has been made to describe
numerous of the smaller openings and
some that are quite important in show
! ing the trend of the formation and thh.
continuity in the character of the ore
Retracing the trail back to the begin
ming the reader finds himself again at
1 the opening OF the tunnel, the lowest
working on the property.
This was left until the last. first be-
cause it is yet barren of ore product
and next because it is to be mention
ed in connection with complimentary
comment on the plan of operations.
This tunnel is now about 80 feet under
cover or about 10 feet including the
open cut from the brow of the hill. The
tunnel is now and for the greater part