The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-21
DISTRICT
HIGHLY ACTIVE
WINTER SHOULD BE VERY LIVE
BY-RAILROAD TO MIAMI AND
THE INSPIRATION PROPERTY
MEANS GREAT DEAL TO CAMP.

According to late dispatches from
Globe, Arizona, the condition of the
mining properties in that district
favorable to a period of great activity
both in development and produc-
ton during the coming fall and
winter.
While the work of developing ore
bodies is being done on a large scale
on practically all of the better known
properties i'll the Globe district and
in many newer mines as well, the
more extensive operations requiring
large plans, including much machin-
cry. are being held up awaiting the
completion of the railroad branch
lines from Globe, which will furn-
ish adequate transportation facilities
to Miami and Copper Hill, the two
nearby camps where several of tine
mines of greatest promise in the
Globe district are located.
Direct railroad connection with
Globe will be afforded the marvellous
ly rich Maimi ore zone probably by
September l, as the extension of the
railroad is now partially made and
rails are being laid daily as fast as
the force available can push the work
This railroad will greatly facilitate
paying operations for at least four
mines which are now working in ore
bodies of great proven extent. These
mines are the Gibson Copper, the
Black Warrior. the Inspiration and
the Miami. The Black Warrior is
shipping approximately $50 tons of
ore daily and the average percentage
of copper shown by the smelter re-
turns is from Is to 22.9 The Gibson
Copper company is hauling about 10
tons of h~igh-grade ore to the smelter
each day. Most of this runs about
80 per cent copper.
The Maimi and Inspiration mines,
which adjoin each other, have extern
sive ore bodies awaiting only means
of shipping in machinery for their
plants before they will, begin produc-
ton on a large scale.
Besides these properties mentioned
above, others which have ore veins
developed and which will be greatly
benefited by the coming of the rail-
way to the Maimi terminal are the
Live Oak, Cordoya and keystone. The
Live Oak shaft has for a long time
been in good copper sulphides. The
Cordova property is daily having its
tremendous possibilities indicated by
the development work being done by
means of shafts and churn drill holes
on the great Inspiration property,
whose Joe Busch shaft is in good con-
opnfratino ny.a about eA0 Foot p-o.,
the Cordova line. The certainty of
the Sullivan shaft of the Cordova
striking the Inspiration ore body in
the rear future is considered absolute
among local mining men thoroughly
familiar with the district.
The Cactus mine with proven rich
veins and lying about Is miles from
Globe and nine miles from Miami,
will have transportation furnished for
a part of the distance between its
property and lGobe by the compile
tion of the ella Valley extension.
The branch line promised by the
ella Valley, Globe & Northern Rail-
way Co. to the Copper Hill district
about four miles northeast of Globe
will be under construction as soon
as the railroads force is through
work on the Miami line. 1t is gener-
ally believed that this branch to Cop
pper Hill will be finished by Jan. l..
The great properties of the Superior
& Boston and the Arizona CONNER
cial Copper Co. will thus be afforded
excellent transportation facilities and
this will probably mean the beginning
of ore production on a large scale.
Development work will also be great
ly advanced in many other mines of
the Copper Hill region among which
are the Iron Cap of the National
Mining Exploration Co., the Arizona
Michigan, the Superior & Globe, the
Centennial and others where opera
lions are less advanced.