Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-19
PROSPECTS Good For A
Large And Rich
Ore Body
Development will Be
Started On Large
Scale
from Tuesdays Daily.)


ne peaco,k mine, in the Copper Basin
district. by the Mckinley Mining and
pe,eopmcut company, commenced
february 3, the management of that
cnccrn is now making preparations TO
start sinking perpendicular working
,sn and installing q hosting plant
Win capacity of lifting from great
d,p,h The new shaft will be double
compartment one and the equipment
vii consist of n complete hosting
pani. an NOhorsc power boiler, 60.
horse power engine, with blower and
dau appliances that go with mod.
IN paut of that character. Work is
beng continued in the prospect shaft,
DOW down 10 u depth OF 100 feet. The
yln. which shows n width of Go feet
o. The surface, will be crosscut from
| IBIS point aud the shaft will be pushed
down ~ the 2O0.foot level. Connection
| will be- made with the new shaft wncn
| ,lc latter is sunk to this level by u
lri,. aud The prospect shaft will then
snc a. an air shaft for the new
working,
IN the bottom of the shaft the ore
| bod, shows the entire width Of the
opening. II il higaly mincralizcd
throughout aud carries good values in
copper and several dollars in gold to
he ton. Al the 5O.foot level cross.
cut was run for n distance Of twenty.
three feet through the great porphyry
vein, which shows width Of 60 feet
90 the surface. In this crosscut the
liberalization shows Throughout the
edge, with several veinlets Of high
rade sulphidc ore scattered through IT..
Naturalization IL found 20 continue
through the quartz porphyry footwall,
where the latter was broken into IN
'Ae sinking Of the shaft, and az the
values continue TO increase as depth IL
gained II seems certain tnat large
and rich body of ore will be encount-
cred when the vein is opened to a
depth Of 500 or 600 feet.
The Peacock vein, as the great dyke
known, runs in IA northcasterly and
'ou'hwcstcrly direction, ON the Copper
BASIN slope Of the range that divides
'hls district from the Thumb Butte dis.
'fiei. II can be traced for n distance
VI several miles and IL known 10 the
P'ospee'ors and old timers Of the Sec
lion as the mother lode Of the range.
follows u quartz, porpayry and dior
lie contact, the diorite forming the
hanging wall. Immense groupings OF
quartz are encountered nj intervals on
!, heavily stained with copper, some
Of which assays high per cent in the
red metal. Four Of the twenty one 10
'a'ons comprising the Peacock group
cover Tia" vein and the naturalization
continues for the entire length Of the
four claims ON the surface. Taking this
''e' into consideration, together with
'Ae showing in the shaft, the prospects
'Of large copper mine are more in
"'ng than any to DO found in those
parts for the amount Of development
done
The other locations Of the grouI
cover two parallel dykes or lodges
with the same general geological condi
"ons' Outside OF the usual location
"oh little has been done in the devel
'pmeni Of these veins, but the manage
u'n' expects to start prospecting OF
'heIn az soon as the new machinery II
installed on the Peacock and the sink
"g OF the new perpendicular shaft II
uuder way.
IN Iron Springs wash, passing through
'ne ground, there is n never failing sup
ply OF pure water at all seasons OF thu
''af' and u short distance above TIT
point where the new working shaft vii
re sunk there il n natural dam sit
'nerc the waters Of tae stream can b.
'"pouhdcd at nominal expense.
The main line Of the s. r., p. 4 !
passes within thrce.fourths Of mile o
''e Peacock mine, and among other i'm
f'OSements contemplated 10 tho build
NY OF wagon road Of easy grade =
'ae railroad, where n spur will DO bull
N"c" the mine 10 developed far enoue
'Ong to warrant tho expense.
Located 100 yards from the prcscn
'aait on the mine 10 ono Of the mos