Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-07-31
BRIGGS SHAFT
IN COMMISSION
SUPERIOR & PITTSBURGH BIG
GEsT AND BEST EQUIPPED
SHAFT TO BE REoPENED-
JOHNSON MINES TO RESUME.

Preparations are under way Ito re-
sumo operations at the Briggs shaft of
the Superior & Pittsburg, says the Bis
bee Miner. The shaft, which is the
largest and one of the best equipped in
the country, had to be abandoned on ae-
count of water. There are now only "A
few feet of water in the shaft, and
what is left is being drained through
the Junction shaft at the rate of 2h
inches a day. Since the abandonment
three years ago, thousands of dollars
have been spent in unwatering, and the
efforts of the company to make resump.
ton possible are now about to be
crowned with success. A new strike
has been made at the Junction, in No.
2 Wine, on the 1900 level. At last
accounts this Wine had been sunk nine
feet in solid ore assaying 9 per cent
and carrying an excess of sulphur. The
Junction is shipping two ears daily, the
Soatson seven and the Cole six, total
of approximately 700 tons per day.
The Cuprite shaft of the Copper
Queen has reached depth of almost
700 feet, and will be connected in "a
few days with the southwest drift of
the Gar shaft which runs from the
200 foot level of that mine. After
the Cuprite is connected with the Gar,
sinking will be discontinued and the
ground will be further explored The
new hoist of the Sacramento shaft of
the Copper Queen was tested this week
and everything ran smoothly. The
skips have not yet been installed, but
it is probable that they will be Unstable
and in active use at the first part of
the coming month.
The Wolverine 4 Arizona has begun
sinking Wine on the siver-lead ore
recently encountered in erosscut from
their main tunnel. 1t is probable there
is a copper deposit underlying. The ore
body has been crosscut for about 30
feet and looks promising. Assays of
the ore have yielded 800 a ton in silver
and lead.
johnson Mines.
Last week the Southern Pacific rail. |
way company notified A. j. Pidgeon
that the rails for the line to johnson
will be delivered at Dragon station
about the first of next month.
Within thirty days after the rails
arrive, the Johnson, Dragon & North
ern railway will be completed. and
trains running, according to state
ment made to representative of Tue
son paper by Mr.. Pidgeon, who is pres
ident of the company, and is personally
managing its affairs.
Immediately upon completion of the
railroad Mr.. Pidgeon viii put force of
miners at work taking out ore from
the property of the Arizona & Michigan
Development company property of
which he is the president and manager,
and regular shipments will at once be-
gin.
An output of from fifty to 100 tons
per day is counted on to begin with.
serves of high grade ore, and a number
have forces now at work putting every
thing in shape to resume production.
Mr.. Pidgeon was at the mine camp
last Saturday and began the work of
installing a system of water works for
his mine company camp, consisting of a
pumping station at Russellville, from
which mountain spring water will be
pumped through pipe line two miles
to the mines and houses, where it will |
be conveniently placed for use before
the time comes to put on force of
miners.
Among the old producers that will
ship steady over the new road are the
Arizona Consolidated, the Bonanza
Belt and the Empire, besides several
others.
The Arizona Consolidated has very
large body of ere at the 400-foot level,
developed ready to stope. The first
half of last year this company paid
"a, 442.97 to have SOL, 1874 worth of ore
hauled in wagons.
During the same time the Bonanza
Belt shipped $4s s32 worth of ore haul.
ed by wagons.
The Empire now has $4,000 tons of
nigh grade ore broken down, ready for
shipment.