Arizona republican., 1908-07-12

Alto road, which reaches point about one and one-half miles from the camp, is being extended to the camp, to fla cilitate the hauling of machinery and other freight. A contract was let a few days ago for the sinking of the first fifty feet of the shaft, which can
 be done without machinery and while the road to the camp is being graded. The claims were acquired some weeks ago by T. A. Cox and F. T. Cleveland, under option and through them the Pittsburg people were taken into the deal the latter to furnish the capital for the development of the property.
 Nothing but surface work has ever been done on the claims though they have been located and relocated for years past, different prospectOrs hay ing taken out rich ore from the sur face workings. but never having gone to a depth greater than one hundred feet. The Veta Grande crops out for
 several miles, and on it are a number
 of rich prospects. A group of claims
 on the west end of the cropping is
 owned by Tucson people and has been patented. Farther east the Leck- Me-
 Donald copper mine is located on the
 same vein The Santa Rita No. is
 between the patented claims and the Leek- Mcdonald mine.
 The Red Hill tunnel at the Four
 Metals mine, in the Mowry district. has now cut into the vein a distance of ] fifty feet, with no hanging wall yet encountered. The ore now in the breast of the tunnel is of much high
 CT grade than that in which the min CTS were working when the writer vis- ited the property two weeks ago. At that time the breast of the tunnel was
 streaked with sulphide ore but now all the rock taken out is impregnated
 with sulphides. In answer to Man
 ager JohnsOn's message announcing the
 big strike, three of the directors of the company, w. H. Black of Macomb,
 Illinois. and Charles H. Gardner and A. J. Wilson of Blandinsville Illinois, came out to sec the property and have spent the week at the camp. They are three of the best pleased mining investors that have visited Arizona for some years. In the telegram announce
 ing the strike to the directors of the company MT. Johnson asked for S50,- GOO with which to install a concentra- tor and Mir. Gardner informed the writer that the money will be advanced as he will take the matter up as soon as he returns to the east. The strike at the Four Metals is by far the big gest copper strike ever made in this section of Arizona and the result will probably be a live copper camp in Santa cruz county. For several weeks past Mexican miners have been nov ing their tent houses from Mowry and other places to Guajalote. while oth- CTS have built. rude shacks about the place. These with the buildings of the company. give the camp something the appearance of a little town, as there are now thirty-five of these The population of the camp is about 125. Arrangements will soon be commenced for the creation of a school district and the establish 1 ment Of a school at Guajalote.
 The Silver Glance shaft at the Ma ! tional Consolidated mine has reached ! the two hundred foot level and this |, week crcsscutting was started from !, that level to cut the vein. A crosscut of ten or twelve feet will cut the vein r and drifting on the ore will then be The hoist recently re- f ccived at. tho camp Is now = --'--1 and working. Sinking the shaft will { e continued, and Superintendent Il