The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1908-04-02
NEW YORK-ARIZONA COMPANY
Mines Visited by Reporter What They
Are Doing,

Are Doing.
The reporter of this paper made
trip to the mining district west of
Morenci last Saturday and Sunday,
and had tie pleasure of visiting the
properties of the New York-Arizona
company. To his surprise he saw
that the company was working large
force of miners and has already done
a considerable amount of develop
ment work. Commencing at Piukards
gulch and extending in a westerly
direction the company has a group of
80 mining claims, upon which are
found gold, silver and copper values,
the two former metals predominant
ing. In some instances assays have
been taken from some of the claims
that gave returns up into the thous-
ands, but what gives the property
stability is the fact that there has
already been developed several thou
sand tons of gold and silver ore that
will average from SO to $40 per ton.
Considering that the company is but
one year old, it has certainly made a
wonderful showing in the conStruC-
tion of its camp buildings, the build
ing of more than a mile of wagon
road, and an exceedingly. large
amount of tunnel and shaft work, all
of which convinces one that the man
agement has been expending. the
Upon the installation of a 10 or 20
there lS he 70
that the property will be on d self
sustaining basis.
The entire country seems to be i'm
pregnated with gold and silver lodges
ranging in width from a few inches
to 81 feet or more and values range
from S1.00 up. The Lillian dyke,
which is 80 to 100 feet wide, cuts the
entire group from east to west, and
the walls appear to be well defined
and vertical. The Lillian tunnel,
which is being driven on ore, is now
in about 600 feet. At 125 feet a cross
cut was run which developed a good
body of ore, assays of which went as
we'll as S118.00 to the ton. 300 feet
beyond the croSscut a depth of 225
feet is obtained. AT this point hard
quartz was encountered which carries
picked values in the neIghb"rhoOd OF
$40 gold and silver to the Ton and an
excellent average for milling pur-
poses. There are two shafts of slight
depth on the Lillian, which were
sunk on good ore, but work has been
discontinued on account of the slow
progress made without hosting ma
chinery. Adjoining the Lillian is the
famous Buzzard Shadow claim. on
which the richest ore ever found in
this district was discovered. This
claim is high above the Lillian and
the long tunnel is being driven with
the object of opening up good body
of ore on the BuZzard Shadow at con-
siderable depth. The rich gold was
found in a rusty seam on top of the
ground, from which a considerable
amount of ore was sacked. A shaft
was sunk to 20 feet depth, and re-
manned in ore of good average, but
sinking was discontinued until hoist
is installed. The Buzzard Shadow
hill is badly broken up but the walls
appear to be intact, giving width
of about 100 feet to the porphyry
dyke. The superintendent says that
quartz with no visible free gold in it,
assayed as much as $500 to the ton.
The Buzzard tunnel, which is now in
$50 feet, gives Sl2 to values at the
face. This tunnel will in a few days
reach under the shaft,a depth of 125
feet and the Lillian tunnel will strike
the same shaft at d depth of 400 feet.
The Jimini tunnel, which can be
driven in ore the entire distance, will
add 200 feet more depth, making it
ground on the Buzzard Shadow with
out any hoisting-a most unusual ad-
vantage.
TIE Louise, the only other claim on
which mrch development work has
been done, lies in The gulch where
the camp Is located. A shaft was
sunk to d depth of 80 feet, at the bot
tom of when 300 ore WAS enCount-
erred. A gasoline hoist has been in
stalled at this shaft, but work was
discontinued on account of having
struck water. Sinking cannot be re-
sumed without the installation of a
pump. 40 feet to the left of the shaft
the Thompson tunnel is being driven.
1t is now in about 400 feet and has
been driven on a 4-foot ledge of free
milling pay ore. 1t is the intention
of the company to develop its water
at this point for the accommodation
of its gold mill, the greatest portion
of the funds for which are reported to
have been raised. The company I'M
questionably has enough milling ore
in sight to warrant a 40-stamp mill,
but the question of cost is grave
one, hence not more than a 10-stamp
mill will be installed at first, which
can be added to as the company pro-
crosses.
Local people and stockholders are
watching the property closely and
there are always many visitors on
Sundays. Last Sunday the mines
were visited by NJ. Danenhauer, Ber-
nard Plckens, VIM. Kent, Mr.. John
son, Comadore Hallway, A. g. Leech,
Ely Ringsmith, Otto Ruddick, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. NJ. Ericsson and MIR. Iros, all
of whom were well pleased with what
they saw.