Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-09-23
CORONA MINES TO BE
WORKED ON BIG SCALE
CFrom Wednesday, Daily)


one Of the largest mine development
enterprises ever attempted in the Bill
Williams Fork range, Sam A. Butler,
superintendent of the Corona Copper
Company, arrived here yesterday on
his way TO mis- company's properties
from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. During
his visit to Pittsburg he purchased
large hosting plant which will be in
stalled as soon as delivered. The hoist
will replace within now used at his
deepest working shaft, now down 400
feet on the vein. Three shifts Of min
ers will he employed in sinking the
shaft as soon as he arrives and n tun
mel now in distance Of 300 feet on
tnc vein will also be pushed ahead
with three shifts. The face Of the tun.
mel, which follows the hanging wall,
seven feet by four feet in the clear, is
all ore. Not n piece Of ore can be
found in its, according to Buffers
statement, assaying less than 20 per
cent in copper. The size or extent Of
the ore body has not yet been deter.
mined by crosscuts.
There il also another shaft down TO
depth Of l94 feet in which the show
ing is almost m promising Ms in the
tunnel. The produc, Of the minc Il
ideal from smelling standpoint. II
not only requires no HuI but IL ~
heavy in iron and lime that dry ore'
can be smeltcd with II. This WA
proven by practical test at the Hum
boldt smelters last year when n ear
> load Of il was sold to the ArizonI
Smelling Company.
10 Superintendent Butler expects +
o have his new hosting plant in opera
p ton by the middle Of October and hi
N camp in shape for the Accommodate
r Of tnc large development force.
70 lie discovered the promising vel
" which he l. confident Of devclopin
into one of the great copper mines {
the territory in October, 1871 lie WI
" then prospecting for silver and gol
The copper glance ores found reser
blcd the copper glanccs of Californ
4, mines in which he had been previous
he employed and which were very rich
%. silver. As a silver mine 1t was di
or appointment TO him, and it's gold val
&c. was not hign enough TO Justify dev'
opment in that region, then among {
as most forbidding and inaccessible in I
llu west. lie abandoned his discover
IN and left for other parts. Sevente
~ years ago. he returned and rclocat
w the ground, combining his operations
n, its development ever since. The RI
al ness of its copper ores attracted
,ir attention of Pittsburg capitalists
ter the construction Of the Arizona
IN California railroad TO Parker.
ted lie sold his holdings, comprising
ut " four claims and the title was pas
dy, into the Corona Copper Company,
wv gained by the purchasers. He Is
'"' large stakeholder and has the mana
49, ment Of the concern. In subscrib
"a, TO the development fund no stock
nh. been sold to any but the original
plu vestors. The mines are so promis
,ors that the owners desire to retain pos
yest sion of all the company's stock,
sidering il among their best inv
ments.
lon' The camp is located 20 miles no
W." west Of Wenden and II miles so
., east of the Signal mine. a route
.o,, n branch railroad to the Signal mi
pro. from the main line at Bouse, pa
ions within eight miles of the Co
ach' group.
cher superintendent Butler, who Is
TINS pioneer OF that region, is enthusi
over the mineral possibilities OF
" Bill williams Fork range. He Is
.... adent that Il will develop into
a. in greatest copper and gold producin
here zion in the west. He left for his
each last night.