Bisbee daily review., 1910-05-15

The last news from the property
was that the shaft is still in the ore.
There is a bit OF satisfaction in the
above for those who havea lways main
tanned that this shaft would prove
profitable one. and who judged il
by the position it occupied with ref
elce to other rich copper ore depos-
/ its in that ne.ghborhood, as well as
from the physical conditions exhib-
tied in the openings above the water
level There were immense stretch
es Of leached ore. which in the Bisbee
basin. has always been the forerun-
ner Of ore OF high grade The Bisbee
camp By the way, is of the high
grade class. averaging better than
most districts in this respect
The leached ore areas in the lime
stone (where the ores are always
here found have covered the richest
deposits in the Copper Queen and
Calumet & Arizona shafts. and they
were also abundant i'm the Hoatson aad
Junction shafts OF the Superior &
oittsburg company When they were
located at the Briggs shaft it was
only reasonable to assume that under
them would be found the treasure
sought And so it has proved.
The Briggs was a very wet spot in
the Bisbee basin as il was to this
roint and to the junction shaft of
the same company that the waters
were led. and there We're waters in
this basin IN truth. II took several
years to lower il sufficiently so that
the desired mineralized zone could
! be entered. and il cost a lot of money
TO do the pumping because fuel is
high in the Bisbee country as well as
labor and supplies generally. It was
a d;seouraSing time For those whose
shoulders were under the burden. The
shareholders may have chafed and
complained but the men who felt
the load the keenest were those who
had 20 do with keeping the pumps in
motion and who daily looked at the
river Of water that was coming from
The shafts and flowing away into the
valley, where a formerly arid plain
/ was being made fertile by the liberal
moisture thus furnished at high cost
That such an oasis was resulting
from the excessive moisture did not
ease the minds of the management OF
the mines. however.
Gradually. as the waters were
fought down. the shaft could be deep
ened. and new drifts and crosscuts
extended 1t was gratifying that ev
cry foot gained in depth was main
tanned. the water not rising. this
showing that the supply was a great
basin that could be exhausted, and
/ the fact lent encouragement e
those who were keeping the wheels
! IN motion There were plenty who
knew that an underground river was
rushing through the rock formation
| At The Briggs. and they were sure il
/ could never be made dry. They sym
/ pathized with the men who thought
| The supply couldn't be worse than {
lake Of mDderate dimensions. and
( predicted only failure for the attempt
I 10 fight the elements. There were
/ times when prominent shareholders
OF the company thought il might bs
| best to let the task rest until somt
other portion Of the property was de
veloped, and ore produced TO pay tbs
cost of pumping the Briggs. but thos'
in charge kept up their courage ant
faith and hammered away.
And now the ore is in the shat
and it is again being predicted tina
il will prove the equal. if not great
er, than any shaft in all the Bishe
basin. The fact that water played s
important a part in the depositini
Of the ores Of Bisbee in the limeston
has a direct bearing on this loca
ton. Where water will be held. tn
solutions carrying copper would ais
here find a receptacle for their r
tention. and IL the water is any il
dication Of the size Of the vessel. thi
must prove to be OF great extent
Ono standing at the original opeT
ings Of the Copper Queen company
which are readily found and taki1
look along the line Of shafts q
they have been opened in this CAM
| vii see at a glance that the ricl
est deposits are all in lire with N
Briggs and Junction locations. Wit
, the Briggs a bit closer TO The dires
/ course That was the way il alway
. appeared to US when We viewed
: | One could get a similar impressio
by sighting across the line Of shaft
or the ore formations of the IshDen
4 ing district or in Negaunee. or F;
a / Iron Mountain on the Menomine
range. or Of the NOrries on the Co
chic, or at the Chandler on the We
A.. million
q In the Bisbee camp the mines al
much closer together 50 that il wou
seem that success would not mi
= such a location as the Briggs or q
IS Junction. that are 50 near the Lowe
Of the Copper Queen, and other ri'
shafts of that Organization.
d We believe the Briggs is to becon
D. a producer Of wonderfully rich copp
and that the quantity viii be gre'
We have always maintained it, al
10 1.-THE evidence seems 20 be proving q
D. prediction. This wasn't our origin
5. idea. either. We desire 1t to be und'
stood Those who bad laid out q