Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-19
Extensive Development
Now In Full
Swing
Splendid Showing In
This Famous Old
Producer
(From Wednesday, Dsily.)

For The first time in seven years the
famous Crown King mine, in the Brad
shaw mountains, Is being operated in
practical manner. OF moro importance.
however. D. the welfare Of the property
10 be- considered Ia the future by the
elimination of those evils linked 10 in
eessant litigation and corporate dissen.
sion. all of which are now wiped out
Under tnc new order the Industrial
affairs of the Crown King Mines com
Pany, from top 10 bottom, are again
proceeding tremendously aud .ncccss.
fully. Although bur few months
have elapsed since tho plans ~ the
management were consummatcd. sui.
hcient exploitation has been given the
property To warrant Che statement that
this old producer is Just as attractive
from mineral standpoint as ever be-.
fore, and II development is any critcr.
ION 10 go 10y. the results arc more thgn
gatifying. aud place the property in the
line of being ono of the most valuable
propositions an this region.
Following the efforts of the men 10.
day behind this mining enterprise in
the initial work inauguratcd, hut less
than ten months ago. results are more
than gratifying 70 state IL succicntly,
the assertion may conservativcly be
made that new ground broken into less
than two weeks ago creates the well
founded belief that the property is vet
in its infancy, and the future will sub
stantiatc this regard.
New Ore Bodies Uncovered.
AZ operated by the old company. the
main tunnel had been driven for
distance Of 2,20O feet north. Under
present management this work nas been
extended over 100 feet further into
the crest of the mountain The obiec
tive of this work was a now shoot of
ore that was exposed ON the surface,
where the vein was shown in groupings
At this point OF development the Crown
King claim lies. and from which the
company takes IT name. This work has
Terminated satisfactorily. and body
of iron sulpnidcs, carrying lead and
zine. with values in gold of an ounce
and half and copper Of per cent 10
the ton, has been developed This dis.
covcry but substaniiatcs the predic.
tions early advanced by the present
management
At another point in this old main
tunnel, 500 feet north of the shaft, an.
other new zone has been cut into by n
crosscut, and this, too, has cnlivcncd
the interest of the company as 10 the
possibilities Of the ground living on the
west. vein OF ore has been cut into
at point 30 feet in in this crosscut
that measures H. inches in width. and
samples taken gave ono and onc-tcnth
ounces iu gold, nine aud one.tcnth
ounces in SILVER, ten and twcnty.one
per cent IN copper. and four and eighty .
three In limo, the latter commodity
showing the dcsirnbiity of the ore MS
fiuN. The objective point Of this
work IS the porphyry dyke hanging on
the west side lines of tnc group. about
200 foot distant. Tho orc body uucov.
cred IN this west yoin has mitch To
the cast at an angle Of about 81 de. .
grcos I'm all the former year, Of the F.
operation Of the property this is the I
first work over given toward tho de /
development of the west around from
the main tunnel, and the discovery was /
somewhat OF n surprise. whom this now
body, carrying such ncnvy values. was
cut, the surface Indications not war
rnntlng the belief that this particular I
vein WAS Ia existence. The work Of run 1
ming This crosscut WINS 10 explore tho |
big porphyry dyke, and about 20 feri /
more work win Doe necessary 10 roach /
the point of contact on the wost
Running onst from the main tunnel. |
mt point about I COO feet in. Cross |
cut No. | has been driven for dis. /
tancc Of 60 foot, and from which scy. |
oral uprnisCs are made. This work has |
resulted iu striking the cnst vein. and. |
as strange and unreasonable ms IL may |