Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-19

STRIKE AT DEPTH
IN DIVIDEND Mine
ASSAY SHOWS VALUES OF $40
IN GOLD
With Additional 1oO.Eoot SHAFT De-
velopment, Management Expects
to Tap Network of Veins
Proved to Exist

PRESCOTT. July 1s.-Reports re-
! ceived In this city from Chaparral are
to the effect that a rich strike or ore
has been made in the Dividend mine
of the Mount Elliott Consolidated MIN
ing company. and considerable interest
was attending the discovery. The strike
occurred at the deepest point In the
main shaft. sos feet, and from the con-
dition preYailing at that point mine
owners adjacent believe that it is de-
termination worthy of important con-
sideration to all interests and will re-
suit in stimulating future work in that
zone. .-,.. .,,.
run as high as $40, the values oeing
principally gold, At the point where
this strike took place the Vein appears
! to be permanent, and as ~ Is ueFel-
oped is improving with depth.
! The management expects to strike
in the next 100 feet the junction of this
vein and another large ore body corn-
! ing in from the east, which conditlon
will practically establish the existence
/ of the vein at great depth ana OF per-
/ manent ore values as well.
Following the cutting of this vein at
the above mentioned point the purpose
of the management Is to begin drrtlhg
/ on the vein from the 5OO-foot level 10
/ the east, to reach Ticonderoga ground,
and then to crosscut north to the VEIN
of the latter When this is done the
| character OF the exploration VIII un-
| doubtedly show from the workings ON
the old Ticonderoga an attractive min
eral condition prevailing at greater
depth than ever before given.
other Strikes at Depth
Following this showing on the Divi-
dend claim, 1t is but a recurrence of
| that demonstrated in others of similar
depth i'm that neighborhood, including
the Lelan, the Jessie. the Gladstone
and many others, that show the wis
dom of getting into the ground at
great depths
This principle. If followed out. ter
inmates in an attractive condition pre-
vailing. and lying as the Dividend does
| in a family Of mines well established
! In rating, this strike is but an occur
renee to be expected, 1t was the first
among gold claims to be worked in
northern Arizona. dating back to the
| SOS, and the crude arrastra method was
| the means of reducing its product. In
value of the yield by this process as
! high as S400 a ton was given In the free
| ores.
When this condition changed and a
| rebelliouS ore was met with, operations
/
deroga that first gave this particular
zone consideration in gold production,
and later the Dividend came into prom
inence, when mining was prosecuted
on a basis of handling any sulphide
| character of ore.
| In that immediate field there is
network of locations. and the prevail
| ing opinion of mining men is that
| system of assures exist, forming min
eral maelstrom of the most inviting
| character.
Attending the development OF this
group in the past few months first
! class work is shown, and permanency
| is in evidence everywhere. Economy
has been the watchword, a fact which
should be pleasant for the interests
on the outside to consider. Three
months have been taken up in the work
| of retimbering the main shaft, in order
| to facilitate development.
| Eleven claims are under ownership
of the company, all covered by patent.
| The company is represented on the
ground bv I. D. L. Williams.