Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-05-08
(fTom Tuesdays Daily.)

With the Arizona Copper.Gold CON.
psny arranging for the most extensive
developments in Its entire history, the
Golden Idol mill turning out its
Arst bar Of gold bullion, the
Blake Baker mine netting bog re.
turns, he Pfnu mine about TO be
seopened, and other properties in
sstive operation, the Cherry Creek dis.
triet 10 about to establish itself rs one
Of the large producing camps Of Ysva.
pal county. The revival Of activity 10
due, in some measure, TO the prospective
Building Of the Humboldt L Verde Val.
10y railroad, which traverses the en-.
tire district, and which will pass with.
in, 100 feet Of the mill Of the Arizona
Copper.Gold Mines company.
Deeper development IL demonstrating
tho fact that this section has "a true
assure formation, and reveals that the
ere bodies are permanent, and Of
character that justi6es the expenditure
Of large capital. This fact is being
demonstrated largely In the develop.
Dent Of the Arixonn Copper.Gold Mines
company, formerly known M the An
IONA Gold Lodcs Mines company, the
properties Of which were recently in.
spectcd by n representative Of the
Journal. Miner. This company has been
working steadily for several years, and
the values obtained are Of the most en-
souraging nature. In fact, the devcl-
Opmcnt work done, as shown by the
hree bodies Of ore blocked out, demon.
stFAte e6cctualiy to the expert TINT the
nine has passed the prospcct stage, and
tAst all that 10 necessary to convert the
Coppcr-Oold into one Of tho leading
Drodsesrs of the eeusty, 10 better
facilities for transporting the ore from
ths,I.eghorn mine 10 tho mill, and for
tha treatment OF the Bugier ore on the
srouud. With these essentials sup.
piled the Copper. Gold should soon join
the dividend class, for II IL manifest
20 even the lnyman that the ore IL there
In sslimited quantities, and ito profit
able character has already been dsterm'
ised by assays and by mill runs.
Few people, except those who have
visited the properties, have but faint
conception Of their extensive character
and Of their advantageous location
They lie about fifteen miles west Of
Humboldt, where IL located the large
plant Of the Consolidated Arizons
Smelling company. Between the smelt
Or and the mines IL a hrst class county
soad Of easy grades, but when the new
railroad 10 built, which In expected t'
DO completed within the year, even thu
yssssst low cost Of hasliss Win b
lAsgsly .sdsssa.
The holdings Of the Arisous Copper
dsla Minss company consist Of sevsn
tesr full claims, and the Prize mill site
comprising . total area Of 357 acres
Only development work of any e1ten
las been done on the Leghorn, tn
Bugler and the Gold Lode claims. Th'
property IL 10 extensive in area that IL
possibilities have not been fully de
termined, but il In known that there ar
several veins, in addition TO those upoI
which development work has been done
which promise, from superficial devel
opment, to open up ~ we'll ~ thsse "a
plored 20 tho depth Of several hundre
feet.
The principal development IL on tn
Leghorn, upon which an incline shaf'
following the vein, has been sunk to
depth Of 36s feet. Four levels hav
been opened up from the shaft, and a
are in ore. The first level IL l35 Zee
long, and at the 200-foot level the drif
in run on the vein $50 feet to IN
north. Tho ore 10 free milling and q
the same character as that on the frs
level, and while some Of II assays
high as $50 q ton, the average valu
throughout IL $50. On the third an
fourth levels, the copper sulphides NJ
coming in, and this fact justihes th
conclusion that the shaft will soon PEI
citrate zone Of copper bearing ores.
has been the history Of this distri'
that the copper deposits are found b
low the water level, and the Legbo'
shaft 10 lust reaching this condition.
An eIpers opinio. Of the ore bloek'
out In the Leghorn shaft and drift
spproximatcs Ito value at 100000, ~
that, ON q conservative estimate Of q
cost Of minisG, milling and hauling,
sAoulA yield . sss prsAt of over >'o'