Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-23

Mckinley Gold Mines company, orer-
ating the Jupiter mountain lode
claims, Is steadily pushing their tun-
mel bore into the side Of the mountain,
and with the he'9 OF the powerful ma
ehinery installed. is carrying the
breast of the tunnel rapidly forward
toward the ore veins. These VEINS
show enormous outcrops at the sur
face, and the most encouraging results
have been obtained in the prospect
work at the camp covering a period
of some eight or nine years Inc
length of the tunnel Is now 260 feet
Iisbee. Ariz-Mining men are Of
the opinion that the recent cut In COP
per prices will have no material effect
upon the nlans Of tho Copper queen
company, whose condition is entirely
sound and whose facilities are such as
20 enable the MANAGEMENT TO continue
earning highly satisfactory profit
even with conper selling at several
cents below the present price. The
new Copper Queen hoist now being IN
stalled will hive a capacity OF over
$500 tons daily. and by the lime this
is ready the company is probably en-
tirely safe in counting upon another
upward swing IN the copper metal
market Still another large enterprise
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ent temporary conditions is the Mars
field company. operating extensive
properties nea Patagonia. II is stat
ed that this company is now working
in the richest ores so far encountered
in the Wrightson district. recent as
says running all the way from , to 30
per cent in copper. with high addi-
tional values in gold n silver.
n-.- ka a- .v "a
the Jerome mining district, published
in the Arizona Mining Review. makes
~" following interesting statements.
THE only ore occurrence OF any inn
portance in the district are those
which are connected with the basal
complex rock. Thie consists priroarilV
Of a wide belt, and has been gradually
changed into chamber deposits. The
United Verde may be considered as
one such enormous chamber or series
of chambers. Exploration work has
proved the existence of ere bodies of
similar class adiaccnt to this. and
fairly reliable information states that
core drilling has proved the existence
Of rich sulphidc ores many hundred
feet below the 1.000-foot level" II is
such facts rs these which furnish the
incentive for now development opera
lions. Three shifts are now prshirs
Forward the work at the Verde
Grande, where the shaft is now pcne-
trating a streak of soft iron. with
every indication of good copper values
Just below. Excellent progress is also
reported by the Poston-Joromc, Little
Daisy and other companies operatiny
IN the immediate vicinity of the United
Verde.
breckenridge. Colo-Larrc shunks
Of lead ore. estimated to be 60 per
cent pure. continue to come from tho
Liberty lode of the Wellington Mines
company at breckenridge. where a
surface strike WAS made re-
The vein has been trennhed
FOR twelve feet without exposing either
wall. How much wider II will prove
to be is a subject Of lively speculation
some local experts expressing belief
that il has more width than tho IA
nous wellington vein. which ranks
with the great ore bodies Of the wcsts
In "A few hours work one man han
died enough lead 10 provide a profit
of $50. which suggests what may bs
expected of the lode when It has been
opened at a depth for STOPPING by a
large force. II Is believed that th"
Liberty Will become one OF the mos
prolific contributors OF tho entire dis
trict. That the day of its yield may
be early the company is hurrNtng a
shaft into the shoot. A depth Of 100
feet viii be attained In the first iif'
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