Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-22

the gold and silver values or the in
come from other sources, from which
it will be seen that the Greene Cana
nea company copper is being placed
mining man of experience This father
also an experienced mining mani ana
well acquainted with Yekol, its opera
tons, output and apparent illimitable
treasure possibilities. secured a short
working lease on the mines. In less
than a month he netted $4,000. The
lease terminating, he anxiously await
Fed the chance of renewing the same
and the opportunity came two years
ago as the time was approaching for
the annual assessment work on the
mines. He closed an agreement for
three years lease on most favorable
terms. Soon thereafter ne associated
with him Messrs. E. S. Garrett and
S. ]. Garrett of Alabama, gentlemen
who have been years engaged in coal
and iron mining in Alabama and have
been in Arizona two years looking for
opportunities for mining investments
The major some time previous closed
deal for the Copperosity, Major Gar.
rett interested some Houston, Texas,
capitalists who are interested in the
Copperosity and the new combination
formed the Vekol Mining company.
which took over not only the former
six Vekol mines of the Walker Bros,
but As other contiguous claims en-
bracing the entire mineral field of the
Vekol range, extending for a distance
% nearly four miles. including the ini-
mense mineral outcrop.
The Vekol Mining company, which
took over these mines. was organized
about year ago, with Major Z. S.
Garrett as president, J. v. Neuhaus of
Houston, Texas, vice president, J. NJ.
Cotton treasurer, S. J. Garrett secre-
tary. and William Forbach general
manager. TIE remainder of the officers
and directors being residents of Texas
The headquarters and home Office of
the company is in Tucson Active op-
erations in rehabilitating the plant.
putting the ore producing works in or
der and sinking the double compart-
ment shaft Commenced last March I'm
der the management of Mr.. Forbach.
since which time remarkable progress
has been made. This double compart-
ment shaft has been sunk to the depth
of $50 feet to water level, where the
rich ore body was encountered, the
water rising six feet. This shaft was
sunk in porphyry which was supposed
to be. barren, but upon analyzing gave
an average of 4 ounces in silver and
a percentage in copper and lead.
AT the 120-fOot level drifts have beeh
run north and south. the south being
in 2T0 feet, passing through four
large veins of ore. Last Saturday the
face was Just entering the rich ore
body that produced many hundreds OF
tons of high grade silyer-iead ore.
From the station on the 5S0-foot leveI
a drift is being driven as fast as the
air COMPRISING drills can do the
work, which averages from 10 TO %
feet day. 1t is expected that before
20 days ore bodies reached by these
two drifts will be producing over LOO
tons daily, which will be increased 10
500 tons before the expiration OF the
year in addition to this double com
partment shaft and its drifts, $40 feet
| OF cross cutting and drifting have
been made during this short period
under Mr.. Forbach's management, ana
| this with but from 20 to 50 men.
a cyanide plant viii be installed
as soon as the work can be accom-
plished.
A new double finder aoist OF 1000
feet capacity has been ordered which
viii take the place of the two 400-foot
hoists, and it is the intention Of the
company TO be producing and hosting
not less than 500 tons of ore daily
before the end OF the present year,
which Of course will increase the snip
ments very largely over the present
& test carload of ore viii be shipped
to Fl Paso next week and IL results
are satisfactory regular shipments OF
|. -''cBB ,nenrdaed-ore
two cars per week will be made of the
4 high grade product The mill which
has been recently given a satisfactory
trial win run on the lower grade ores
which viii be concentrated into values
of not less than $3.50 per ton. and like
wise shipped to the smeiters. The
mill viii take care Of 40 tons daily
The plant is fully equipped with an
assay and metailurgical Office, black
smith and machine and carpenter
Operating purposes. as well as supply
ing camp of 1900 people.
Nekol snould be of more than OF
binary interest to Tucson, as this vii
be the headquarters OF It's banking
I legal and other business. It's monthly
/ purchases here vii dmo' II to more
/ than $1,000. waiaa NIL aon l,s mad
4 rupled # Tucson merchants VIII com
1 pete with Los Angeles.
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