Bisbee daily review., 1908-10-13
CLIMAX ID TAP NEW VEIN NEAR
 6ILA RIVER
Contract Has Been Awarded To Run No. 5 Tunnel a Dis tance of 400 Feet to Tap the LedgeS.

PHOENIX. Oct 12.--Arrangements were made Thursday by the manage ment of the Climax Mining company to tap the Quartz Mountain vein, the first lode location ever made north of the Gila river, at a depth of 800 feet, says the Journal Miner. Stewart L.. Duncan was awarded contract to run No. tunnel distance of 400 feet, where, according to the estimates Of the engineer, the ledge will be tapped.
 The tunnel is now 600 feet It is on a level with the top of the ten-stamp mill owned by the company on the Hassayanpa river.
 It is the intention to run the product of the mine through the tunnel to the mill for treatment as soon as the mine is opened. The tunnel will tap the vein now known as the Cub No 1. immediately beneath where Charles Genung discovered the rich outcrop of the ledge in the early eos, when the right of the white man was strongly disputed by the Apaches. The In dians were busted from possession only by many bloody battles.
 The news of Genung's rich strike in the early days attracted hundreds of proSpectors and miners to the Hassay- ampa district. Other strikes followed, until the fame of the locality spread over all the country.
 Genuug extracted the ore from the rich surface ore many years by the arastra process. retorting the product in the barrel of a shotgun. Subse- quently he abandoned the ground. which later was taken up by Dan ORoyle. The latter sold it to the Quartz Mountain Mining company. This organization developed the ledge to a depth of 200 feet.
 Since the title passed to the Climax Mining company, arrangements nave been made to open it on a larger scale. The contract let Thursday will be rushed to completion.
 Former Governor Lewis Wolfley of Arizona is the managing director of the concern.
 The group is located fourteen miles south of this city. along the historic stream after which the Hassayampa district is named
 The Pinto Creek Mining and Smelt' ing company, which owns group of thirty-seven mining claims situated twelve miles west of Globe, on Pinto creek, has for some time been driving 8 tunnel into the mountain at the level of the creek, and which will cut the formation at a vertical deptl of about 500 feet This tunnel Is now in 1 ,59e feet, and from it drift has been run 300 feet The tunnel for the greater part of it's length is in very hard granite. which is now altered and considerably softer, and shows streaks of schist running through it, indicating a contact The formation for the last fifteen feet has carried seams of chal eopyrite, which IS very encouraging, and suggests the near approach of an ore body.
 Above, the mine is opened by three tunnels. the deepest opening the ledge 800 feet fom the apex. These levels are in ore, the best showing being or the third level, from which has been taken some very rich glance ore This ore occurs in pockets, some oi considerable size, from which has beer taken pieces of solid glance that would weigh 900 pounds or more. The vein varies in width from three to tif teen feet. Charles Reimenschneider vice president of the company, is nov here looking after the business of tn' company. in the absence of Superin tendent Reilly, who is expected bacl from the east within week. MT Riemenschneider says the company finances are in good shape and tn development work will be pushed Tn lower tusneI should soon cut the mall ledge under the shaft, where an up raise will be started The shaft about 800 feet deep. A number o very nice specimens of chalcopyrite bornite and peacock copper from tn mine of the Pinto Greek Mining an Smelling company have been added tbe collection at the Dominion hotel.