Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-06-19

or approximately ., 400 feet, the por.
phyiy dyke that crosses the northern
confines of the group, will be cut, and
- is 100 this particular point whore the
contact viii bc reached, and where it
is tine universal belief of miners the
best values iu the history Of the mine
~iI boo obtained. Assay values taken
from Cruseut SO. . east gives most
HaN.rIng returns. Two samples are
respectively, gold, two aud two-tcnth
ounces. copper per ccut, silver twenty
tWo ounces. and gold two ounces, silver
jV,u'yninc ounces, copper 40 per
rruf. This crosscut also has several mp
ri.o.. and is explored ~ generally as
boz No I. The east vein dips 10 the
west 900 an angle Of ~ degrees toward
ihc main tunnel, or To the middle vein.
IN tbr new work covering these cross.
cuts and from what the face Of the
main tunnel shows. the entire work per
formed 10y the new management is vir
gin ground. and from what nas been
accomplished. or in ore extraction from
this vast area, not an ounce can bc ac-
credited 10 any source but those in
charge 20 the present Some idea may
be- formed of the extent of the posi-
hilitics Of this particular zone avail
able for future treatment. or IN volume
Of product 10 ho handled. by the state.
mcut verified hy surveys, that shows n
vertical depth ranging from 80 to COO
fcct. This in itsclf will suffice TO al!ay
amy alarm that may prevail ~ TO the
abundance Of an ore supply when treat.
mcnt is given. Further, tnis particular
-. 4. go. 90 H..
ply available, showing, "a IT does, hut
a fraction of the resources when the
deeper workings or the ground on the
levels below are further explored in
sinking 80 depth ar in drifting on ore
bodies that are likewise virgin. and
which lie along the 500 foot level, and
about 600 feet below the main tunnel.
The Old Workings.
when work WINS suspended ON the
property about seven years ago. by the
original company, tdc method of opera
ton was of an embarrassing nature.
and the product. while very heavy and
rcmuncratiyc i'm healthy dividends, still
the mine was handicapped in furious
internal discussions that necessarily led
10 iniunctious directed 10 the ones on
the iusid" 10y those ON the outside.
These processes of law handicapped not
alone the manner of operating but con.
fined development TO particular zones
iu the underground bodies. Accordingly,
the working Of bu, a limited sphere
was authorized by tdc court. This in
cludcd. practically. at the time, the 800
foot level. AZ this point the level was
run on the vein for distance of ! 400
feet and to the south Of $50 feet. The
ground 10 the north was stopped, while
10 the south no exploration Of this char
actcr was ever given. This latter zone
il also virgin ground, aud while it has
never been cut into. or whether the
court would not permit il, is not known,
II is said TO be "A positive fact, never
,hclcss, that ore is known to be in place
clear To the level of the main tunnel.
800 feet above. and for a length of 500
feet. In all the work of development
given on the 800 foot level, or ia the
deeper workings, but one crosscut was
ever run from IL. That was TO the
west for a distance of but so feet.
which failed Ia reach the west vein,
owing 10 misconccption of its loca.
ton. The ground lying to the east Of
the 800 foot level was never cross.
cut. and in that respect some idea may
be formed of the limited area Of tae
carly work of exploitation on the prop
crty. In other words. nothing has ever
been established 10 the present day
from the deeper workings TO either the
east or to the west as 90 the existence
of veins that in the past month have
been demonstrated 10 be in place by
the Crown King Mines company.
Linkcdto the work of the old company
on the j00-foot level is also the fact
that the product was mined solely for
the gold values. This in the face of
the indisputablc fact that ores from IL
az any point carry heavy per centagcs
IN the hyproducts, and particularly 80
IN copper
Vast Sums Lost.
The method Of treating Crown King
ore was by concentration and plating.
In this connection the statement il
made that the heavy zinc ores carried a
great percentage Of copper, aud if a
reasonably fair estimate can be taken
hs an average 1t Is but fair statement
to make. that owing to the Ignorance
or tho day In handling the copper or
sulphidcs that live in the ores of this
minr that hundreds Of thousands of
dollars must by right, be acccdited to
the product of the property, aud of
whi,h there never was any return. II
would seem, then, that the $2,OO0.00O
produced in gold alone, should, by right.
tul confederation, bc enhanced by nj
least half fthat amount in the cop.
per values aud other by.motals. Not. |
ably 80 is the market value Of the
present day Of the zine metal. and Of |
which some of these ores carry a heavy
p'rrcuingc, and which are now success.
iul'y treated 10y si2ers and concentra- |
non. Through this process Eve ear
I"'d7 OF commercial zinc were recently /
InnIA'i'd from this property, the first |
shipment ever madcin Arizona.
To Reach Great Depth.
~ the present time the new compauy 1
Ig 9rUfgriut 10 .fp.yt..