Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-01-27
AVE CREEK MINES
SHOW bUSTL|NG
ACTIVITY
Has Bothered
By Considerable
Claim Jumping

Mos tNtIHDouy OWNING mining
,operiv and claims in the Cave Creek
rrict has been busily engaged since
december IL in doing the annual as.
e,sncnt work, and by now about all
aims are safe for another year for
heir owners. There have been a few
temp,s at jumping and under cir.
unstances taat do not reflect honor
N the jumpers. The sympathies and
elp Of the natives is with the claim.
spt who for years, and year after
near does the best he can; who com.
ples with the spirit Of the law, If at
lime, be can't with the letter Of il.
wnep claim has been neglected for
wear or more, and it is known that
The claimant has left the country for
good. such a situation is easily ascer.
nnel IL il also easy TO ascertain if
poverty, sickness or any other misfor.
tune has delayed claimant in doing
| biz work
r. Z. Mccullough, superintendent
u the Kentucky, or Copper Top, com
pany, has now a small force Of men
singing a shaft through an ore body
that shows better grade and volume
as the shaft is sunk deeper. This
work is expected to keep half a dozen
men busy until the summer begins,
and 4 il proves satisfactory, then the
smeiier already two-thirds completed
Will be- finished and started to work.
]. ~ Marlar is now experimenting
considerable force of men at work
on the Rogers Springs group of claims
aud he work in hand now il develop.
men, Of the various ore bodies lying
dose TO each other; also work is in
progress on the foundation of the
.melter which mas been mentioned a
few times in the last six months.
Fisk 4 Ellison have yet the same
considerable force of men they put
on a group Of the old Rackensack
mines last summer. One of the above
named gentlemen, and also one Of the
mining force, said recently that the
ore bodies have not only held their
own but have increased in grade and
N volume. They nave small stamp
mill there, and plenty of water, but
as hey have abundant means TO de-
,elop the mine, they keep on taking
OUT ore increasing in grade with every
ten feet sown, or in. They have now
an immense lump of high grade ore
ready TO mill or TO haul away for
Shipment. They have not "A single
fear or cause for complaint. i may err
in stating that those claims are of the
original Rackensack discoveries; ~
not, they are in that vicinity on Gold
Hill and are easily accessible 10y
freight wagons.
The annual meeting of the direct
oy Of the Grand Traverse occurs this
week and then what sort Of work and
the quantity thereof will be decided
on and how large force of men Will
be set to work there.
The old Sierra Alta, in new hands
and partly under new management
aas had a force of men at work Tor q
month past. The venerable MaJo'
Gates is the superintendent, as he wa'
ten or twelve years ago.
Ed Howard had very satisfaetor,
run Of his Gold Hill ore and he is now
getting out and hauling down ne"
and larger lot Of mills. In the REFER
ence to this property in articles pre-
ccding this, the assay value OF TN
ore was understated and the last NIL!
ing proves that il was greatly under
estimated The statement may p'
venured that each ton brought dow
for milling seems to be richer than I'M
preceding. so that IL the little mil
reduces only one ton per day the earn
ings Of Howard and his one helper arr
quite satisfactory. The expense
getting this ore to the mill and OF re
ducing IL on the little mill rs qulu
small. so that the results are very pro
htable.