Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-21
MINING, BUSINESS AND STOCKS.
ENTHUSIASTIC REPORT
ON INSPIRATION MINE
Drills Develop Steam Shovel PROPOSE
tIon on East Slope OF Ground
Rich Orc In Scorpion Shaft

A representative of the Boston FIN
ancinl News who recently went through
the Inspiration mine. found the work
done on the property productive oil inc
most satisfactory results. It has been
proved that the Inspiration Is one OK
the richest copper properties In the Ari-
zona district and for that matter III
tho wost. Tho work has already ue-
ycIoped sufficient ore TO warrant the
erection of n concentrating plant OUT
the management has devoted It's atten-
ton entirely TO the further exploration
and development OF the property anu
as stated Mt the opening OF this article
with the most gratifying results the
proncrty Is being opened by means OIL
shafts and tunnels with the principai
work heine done In the Joe Bush and
Scorpion shafts
The Joe Bush shaft Is two COM
partment AFFAIR fully equipped with all
necessary machinery. shops ana DULL o.
Inrs The shaft Is now down about 4VV
feet and for moro than two-tnlrus ol
that distance is In ore averaging Sts
per cent copper Tho lateral develop
mcnts wore started at about the Aoo
level and drifts have been run In tour
directions, north, south. cast and west.
Tho east drift has shown up the largest |
body OF high grade sulphidc ore SO far, |
the average of tho ore In this drift be-
ing better than 3h per cent. There lss |
however, fine showing OF commerclai /
ore In the other three drifts. The -FOUR
drifts are In somewhat over an aggrc-
gate of 500 feet and the ore bodies L
show continual Increase In both
quantity and quality. IT is worth not
ing that several drills sunk on the hill
adjoining this shaft have proved eN-
tensive bodies of ore In every case
RICHEST ORE FOUND.
The richest orc so far found In the
property has been opened In the Scor-
plon shaft which is now down about
2l0 feet A drill core taken from
few feet south of this shaft showed
samples running as high as per cent
copper The ore WAS encountered In
the Scorpion shaft at depth of 80
feet, and showed Increasing values with
depth. Copper glance occurs frequent
~. and the carbonates which extend
for the first 10 feet of the enriched
zone have entirely given way to a
sulphlde which carried per cent cop
per. II Is the intention OF the company
to sink this shaft to depth of 500 feet
before the development work Is start
cd laternlly.
on the cast slope of tho Inspiration
property tho ore is only a few feet be-
low the surface. and 1t Is quite prob
able that the company Will make this
a steam shovel proposition. There arc
several hundred square feet of ground
on the slope that could be successfully
worked IN this manner, and at n COM
small cost The lower or
southern end of the property might also
be developed into q steam shovel propo-
sltion-
Tho 0rst workings on this property
werc made by tho former owners in
what ls known as the Mercer tunnel
extending into the hill easterly for
distance OF about 1000 feet The ore
has been stopped out in this tunnel to
p considerable extent and there is an
ntermediate level in tho mine which
has produced several thousand tons OF :
c which ran over per cont This is
tunnel which furnished the ore
h which to help dcfray the ex-
nses OF development under the for
ler ownership.
IL is the intention of the company to |
drive this tunnel 10 point west from
the entrance where II will strike the
ore body from the Bullfrog and under
tho old Clipper tunnel. The Woodsen
tunnel is tho best so far opened This
tunnel was also opened up by previous
ownors and shows ore of high grade
almost from the mouth
Of the tunnel. Several thousand tons
of sulphide ore, averaging 9 and per |
cent were taken from tho slopes on
The main level and concentrated at a
small mill built by II for that purpose.
MUCH RICH ORE.
In the incline which goes down for
700 feet the entire top. sides and bot
Lom all show sulphide running from
to 211 per cent clear up to the breast
of tho inclined drift. There are four
drifts standing OFF from the tunnel. all
Of which are In good commercial ore
The old Clipper tunnel Is driven in
evoral feet. but Is too high to catch
the sulphides, but shows carbonatea
running as high as II per cent Tho
Mercur tunnel will cut the sulphlde w.
Ing under the carbonates In this tunnel
In a short time
The Inspiration Copper company Is
capitalized for 100000 shares par
value $40, Tho property at q market
price of 50 per share is selling On a
basis of 100000 The Miami is selling
on basis OF sl4,o00,000 and the RAY
Consolidated $1,000. 900. The Insplra-
uon should develop into a property
fully as largo as either and the orc
bodies are undoubtedly much richer
me property has the very best OF
management and the impression
gained from an inspection of all tho
underground openings and the surface
work as well. Is that the InsnIratIon
VIII prove to be one of ArIzona's .-ceat.
est copper mines