Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-01-23
Has Enjoyed Extensive Trip in North and East in In
 terest of Company
DEVELOPMENTS OF
 FLATTERING KIND
Laterals From Hamilton Vertical Cutting Ores Into
 Great Blocks

Superintendent T. W. Hamilton of the Cactus mine is expected to return to Globe within few days after an extended business trip in the east. Since he left Globe, Mir. Hamilton has visited Duluth and other eastern cities in the interests of the Cactus Copper company, which has recently taken over the thirty eight claims formerly worked by the Cactus Development company. During T. w. Hamilton s absence. w. II. Hamilton. mechanical engineer of the Cactus Copper company, have been in charge of affairs at the mine, where the work is progressing along the usual lines.
 The developments during the last few months at the Cactus mine have been of a most encouraging nature. Al the present rate the Cactus property will, in the course of a year, take rank among the great proven mines in the Globe district, such as the Miami, In spiration and Live Oak. The develop. meut work to date has not, of course, definitely blocked out any volume of ore that can compare with that devel- oped by the more powerful companies in the Miami district, but it is the opinion of engineers who have made careful examination of the Cactus propertv that the resources available there have never yet been fully ap' preciated by the general public. This lack of knowledge of the true value of the Cactus mine is due, no doubt in large measure. to its distance from Globe and the very conservative Po.r cies of the company s management.
 It has been determined, however, that the altered schist body, which is be- lieved to carry copper in commercial fuantities. extends from the Hamil- ton shaft 1000 feet north, HOO feet south, 200 feet east and 2,400 feet west. If it is permissible to assume that this altered schist body carries copper throughout its entire extent. the amount of ore that can be mined at the Cae- tus property assumes stupendous fig ures.
 So far. most of the work underground has been done on the 300 and 400foOt levels of the Hamilton shaft, and to- day there is fully one mile of under ground workings in the form of drifts crosscuts and raises.
 The main drifts from the Hamilton shaft have been driven east and west and from these, laterals have cut the ore body into 200 foot blocks, with a thickness of 100 feet between levels The 5O0-fOot level has not been devel Oped to the same extent as have the other two above, as the work on this level is slow on account of the ground here being difficult to hold, even by the use of timbers. However, the drifts toward the Pinto shaft. 74S feet north west, are being continued on the BOG and 400-fOot levels, about half of tho intervening distance having already been driven. As the Pinto is located on the hill above the Hamilton, the 400 foot level of the latter shaft will strike the Pinto shaft near its 500-foot level which is fOrty-One feet above the bot tom and 3l feet above where the oXi dized ore was first encountered by this shaft. Stations have been cut in the Pinto, where these drifts are expected to enter it.
 Upon the return of Superintendent T. w. Hamilton, plans for more exten sive development work are expected tC be carried out.~