The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1910-09-23
Arizona Mining News.

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Pickerel, the man who has operations
in charge for the Commercial Mining
in Copper Basin and the
Senator districts, was in Prescott
this week. The new shaft of the
Copper Basin mine is down about 300
feet and will continue sinking in
definitely.
CORTLAND Arizonan: The long de-
layed material for the Churn Drill of
the Great Western, arrived last week
and the work of drilling will begin at
once. Rapid work is anticipated, as
the formation is known to be soft for
quite a distance after the outside
lime formation has been cut through.
The plan is for the continuous opera
tion of the drill by night as well as
day shifts, and but a short time
should -elapse before definite
knowledge of the deeper formations
should be accessible.
Arizona Gazette: w. E. Scott is
working the old Goodman mine,
twelve miles west of Quartzite, at
the head of La Paz district. There
is one-stamp mill on this property
with which Mr.. Scott has taken out
several thousand dollars worth of
gold this summer. He mills only the
richest ore. That which he has
handled ran all the way from $50 to
ss5 per ton. He has several thous-
ands tons of lower grade rock on the
dump which will pay handsomely as
soon as a larger reduction plant is
erected at the mine.
Arizona Republicans: The Bowyers,
who own group near the ValenZuela,
have incorporated a company and
will start operation soon. Up in the
"New Water" country, twelve miles
east of Quartzsite, dad" Wood has
started work on his claims. John
Brown has given eastern parties an
option on his holdings, five miles
northwest. This option hos not ex-
pred and it is rumored that there is
likely TO be transfer. Two experts
recently examined the ground and
they seemed smuch pleased. w. G.
Kosler, who has claims just below
Browns. is still hammering along.
Yuma Enterprise: J. A. Crowley
came in from the Thumb Butte mines.
Mr.. Crowley thinks the Thumb Butte
country as good as any out of doors
and says the future will witness
great mining activity there. He has
lease on the Gold Nugget and is
taking out ore carrying gold values
running from So to $500. He also in
forms us that the Ed. A. Grady
strike made in March is showing up
in fine style. The strike is on a wide
mineralized zone and consists of
parallel veins carrying gold values
from S. to sos per ton. Not much is
being done in the district at present
owing to the lack of water, but the
water problem is one of easy solu-
ton, he says, as good supply can be
obtained at depth of 800 feet as is
demonstrated by the Thumb Butte
shaft where there is plenty.
Arizona Republican: While there
is little doing in the mining line
about Quartzsite at the present time,
that section is sure to experience the
most active season in its history dur
ing the coming fall and winter, &C
cording to S. t. Bentley, a mine
owner who is in the city from the A.
& c.. country. Mr.. Bentley owns
four gold claims in the Dome Rock
range, five miles and a half south
west of Quartzsite. He located the
claims himself and has been doing
development work alone, all summer.
While this is slow way to develop a
mine he has made fairly rapid pro-
gress and has sunk a shaft more than
fifty feet deep. In the bottom is a
ledge of ore seyen feet wide and run
ming from S12 to Sl4 per ton in free
milling gold. The formation is pOr-
phyry. All the indications are most
favorable and Mr.. Bentley is thor
oughly convinced that he has a big
thing. He hopes to induce some
company to take hold of it and put
up mill.
Benson Press: San Pedro valley
farmers who own stock in the Cochise
Gold Mining and Milling company
whose property is located some
twentG-six miles. east of Benson and
west of Cochise station, have struck
very profitable run of ore, accord
ing to reports. The tunnel encount-
cred free milling ore after fifteen
it is said and had not gotten through
it after fifteen feet had been reach
ed. Three assays of the last twelve
feet grve 1880, 1920 and $50 a ton
respectively. The ore passed
through before the rich ledge was
struck will pay when the company
has mill to treat it as a general
sampling and milling all the way in
dictated a value of about $3.50 ton.
A shast sunk before the tunnel was
run 100 feet deep, was in free milling
gold ore, and a drift from the 100
l.