Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-06
GROUP OF
MINES IS
CONVEYED
LUCKY STAR is READY TO
RESUME WORK
ORE SHOOTS IMPROVING WITH
DEPTH
orowler Copper Company Prepares for
Extensive Development Work and
VIII Soon Ship ore-Dis-
trIct Is Active
special Correspondence Of The Herald.

correspondence
PHOENIX. Ariz.. Jan. 4.-As sequel to
the visit of Meredith b. Lawson of
Parkersburg, w. Va, to the Big Bug
district a month ago, all details for the
purchase of the Revenue group of mines
from the Alto Mining company have been
arranged and the title of the property has
uassed to the Leontina Consolidated Min
ing company, new concern of which MI
Lawson is president and the owner of
large block Of its stock.
The group, comprising eight claims, is
located on the eastern slope and summit
OF the Big Bug and Walker divide,
short distance west of the Alto group
owned by the Alto Mining company and
two miles southwest of the Jessie, Divi-
dend. Leland and other proved mines.
-Four of the locations cover large por-
phyry dixie, which intrudes through the
formation running in a northeasterly ana
southwesterly direction. The dixie dips
to the southeast 1t IS explored along
the footwan by shaft ia feet deep IN
the bottom. of which there is fair sized
showing of $40 ore, the gold values pre-
dominating with 40 per cent copper to
the ton. Oxidized ores on the surface
taken from shallow surface openings
sampled as high $500 to the ton in
gold. The shaft is equipped with an
s0-horee power hoist and boiler and all
necessary mining appliances. The COM
pany is financed to carry out the extern
give plan of development agreed upon by
the directors, which includes the sinking
of the shaft to a depth of 900 feet and the
exploration of the great dixie by several
hundred feet of drifts and crosscuts.
Drifts will be run from each lOO-foot level
as the shaft is sunk, commencing at the
e0o-foot level
Water Plentiful
There is ample water on the ground for
all purposes and the locations cover one
of the best timbered sections of the
range from which mining timbers and
fuel can be secured at a nominal cost.
The group is within easy reach OF the
Poland branch of the Bradshaw Mountain
railroad, insuring reasonable transporta-
Iion rates foT supplies and the shipment
of the products.
The new five-stamp mill on the Lucky
Star mine is nearing completion, and
Henry " Brown, general manager OF the
Lucky Star Mining company, expects to
have the plant and mine in operation in
a very short time.
''The work of installing the machinery
in the mill is almost finished" Mr.. Brown
said recently. LAS soon as the plant is
ready for operation force of miners Will
be employed in the mine and the ore
bodies already blocked out will be mined
and treated. The Lucky Star vein is
opened by a shaft 80 feel in depth and
several hundred feet OF crosscuts. There
is an abundance of ore In sight TO keep
the mill grinding for some time. The
shaft is equipped with a complete hoist
ing plant and everything is in readiness
to resume operations"
The Lucky Star group of mines, en-
bracing six claims, is located in the foot
hills of the Black Hills range, three and
a half miles northeast of Yeager station,
on the Bradshaw Mountain railroad.
The Mckinley Mining and Development
company is making ready for more ex
tensive work on its properties. This
company is developing the Peacock
and Dixie group of mines. The
Peacock group is located about seven
miles west of Prescott. The Dixie group
is in Big Bug district. Both groups are
we'll equipped with mine development
machinery, and the company proposes to
do some deep mining on both properties.
The mineral values are gold and copper.
The lodges are strong and continuously
Better with Depth
A. TT. Mitchell superintendent of the
Dunkirk mine in the Slate Creek sec
ton, states that the ore shoots in the
upper and lower tunnels show improve
ment as depth is gained in the noun
tain.
Cooper values are increasing in the
ores of tunnels Nos. / and g." he says.
seThe ore in No. 1 is rich in sulphides
and Of the same general character as that
found in tunnel No. 2, farther up the
mountain. With the exception of few
minor changes, the mill is almost ready
for operation. 1 employed a mill man
today to take charge of the plant
r. r. Wright of ella Bend was a
business visitor in Phoenix a few days
ago He Is interested in the GROWER
Copper company, which has a mine sixty
five miles south of ella Bend. The COM
pany is now installing a new hoist ard
new engines, and will push development
work and be shipping ore in a short
time. The main shaft is now down $50
feet and 175 feet of drifts. This shaft is
crosscut at two levels and tunneling be-
gun. The Magic shaft is down $50 feet
and has thirty-five feet drift from each
side. Mr.. Wright says that more pros
pecting than any year before has been
going on in the GROWER district this fall
and winter. Most of the companies are
simply waiting to see what turn financial
conditions will take and the price of cop
per. and when all is settled on a stable
basis will begin operations again.