Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-02
BRIGHT PROSPECTS roR
BIO BUo DISTRICT
(From Sundays Daily

Recent developments in the proper.
ty OF the New England Arizona Min.
ing company in the Big Bug district
are more encouraging than at any
time since work started and the out.
look IL that the mine win be one Of
the producers Of the district before
the end Of the present year, with the
carrying ont Of the present plan OF de
velopment.
The shaft is down $50 feet. Grab
assays taken from the dump recently
Of body Of ore cut below the 500.
foot level sampled as high as s47.5o
to the ton.
The shaft IL sunk at the point Of in
'erseetion Of a vein with a quartzite
and porphyry dyke at an angle of 65
degrees. The dyke has northerly
and southerly strike, the vein inter.
secting it on the surface almost at
right angles. The area Of mineraliza-
tion Of the dyke il very wide. It's
width has not yet been determined by
crosscuts. The shaft will be pushed
down to the 7O0foot level before any
estensivel drifting or prosecuting is
commenced. The values are gold and
silver, principally gold, with a slight
trace Of copper in spots. The shaft is
. double compartment and timbered
with square sets all the way down. II
Is as perfect in workmanship. as any
shaft in the territory.
At the 5O0.foot level a drift was
run on the vein east n distance Of fifty
feet. Here the how Of water develop
ed above is caught in the drift, which
is bulkheaded with a concrete dam in
front Of which triplex pump run by
electricity il installed which throws
the water stored to the surface. The
appointments and plan Of this drift are
very adroit and as perfect in construe.
ton as the shaft, which reflects credit
on General Manager Farrell Of the
company, who designed and superin-
tended the work from the start.
Further evidence in the experience
and judgment Of General Manager Fsr-
rell 10 seen in the surface equipment
and ats installation with reference TO
economic operation. Every unit Of
machinery is placed with a view Of its
operation - nearly automatic As posi-.
BILE. An e5.horsepower boiler furnish
es power to q 35hossepower hoist, a
6-drill air compressor and an s-horse'
power upright engine which runs an s.
X. dynamo that furnishes power to run
the triplex pump at the 50o-foot level
and light in the mine, power house and
camp buildings. The air compressor
fire and power for an air pump at
well located a half mile distant from
which water for camp purposes il
pumped to two large tanks near the
power house. The air pump is con
trolled in the engine room, making
trips to the well unnecessary except 10
oil the pump. A comfortable change
room for the miners is also an impor-
tsnt feature of the power house.
The property comprises nine full
claims. Three locations cover the
quartzite and porphyry dyke which
can be traced a considerable distance
across the mountains. These claims
are held by United States patent.
Three claims on each side parallel the
patented claims. The three east loea.
tons cover parallel vein showing
good values in gold and copper.
The camp is located on hill over
looking the Aqua Fria valley and AZ
fording an excellent view of the Hum.
boldt smelters and the camps of the
Baumann Copper company, the Arizo-
ma Central Copper company in the
Black Hills range and the Redman
Mining and Milling company, the lat
ter a half mile distant to the south.
Humboldt, three miles southeast, 10
the nearest railroad station on the
bradshaw Mountain railroad. A good
wagon road Of easy down grade con
meets the emp with the Humboldt smel-
tiers. The road from MeCsbe to Prss
colt passes over tho property, eleven
miles from this city.