El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-18
MAKE GOOD STRIKE
IN LIVE OAK At
1OO FEET
Summit Company Begins
Development of Gibson
Mine in Globe District.

Inc Live Jan ore OOQH Is HOW SIlO"A
to be 100 feet long. Two extra churn
drills have been purchased and the
field will be thoroughly prospected.
Summit to Ship Ore.
The rapidity with which the Summit
Mining company has conducted devel-
opment on the Gibson property since
it was purchased several months ago,
is made evident by the fact that ship
ments of high grade copper ore are
about to begin going to the Old Do
minion smelter. The ore which will
make UP the shipments is almost pure
chalcopyrite and runs about 81 percent
copper. Bins have been constructed al
the vertical shaft and a large supply
of ore is already on hand, so that ship
ments can be maintained at a compar-
atively uniform rate
The vertical shaft at which sinking
was resumed several months ago at
depth OF PA feet. has been continued
downward to a depth Of 625 feet and at
the 500 foot mark a level has been es-
tablished and a crosscut is being driv-
en- to open the Pasquale vein.
The Summit Mining company is en-
ploying so men. Charles Myers is su-
perintendent.
Inspiration Force 200.
In four different parts of the IAspira-
ton mine development work is being
carried on, the Joe Bush, Scorpion and
Colorado shafts and the Copper Won
der ard Apex claims are the scenes Of
activity Nearly 200 men are at work
on the property. The Scorpion shaft
has been connected with the Joe Bush
by a drift 2400 feet long. This was
made by driving a drift from the Scor-
pion shaft 500 feet southwark and a
second drift from the Joe Bush 1900
feet westward to meet it. second
drift westward from the connection Of
these two shafts will connect the Col
orado shaft with them.
The Colorado shaft is 465 feet deep.
Two churn drills are at work on the
Copper Wonder and Apex claims to-
ward the top Of the hill. The total
length of the ore body, from present
indications. is $500 feet. The width va
ries from 800 to 1900 feet and the av-
erage copper content is about 2 per-
cent.
The experimental mill west Of the
Joe Bush shaft Is in operation. Its ca.
pacity is 10 tons every "a hours.
The company is building a new ma
chine shop near the portal Of the main
extraction and about $500 feet south
west of the Joe Bush shaft.
Are Getting Results.
The Acknowledgement, Copper Belt
and gold Mining & Milling company
continue to get interesting results in
development.
On the 500 foot level where the stope
has recently been PIT up. the vein is
apparently widening and at the present
rate of increase should prove to be a
valuable deposit. The ore taken out
daily is placed in the stock pile in read
mess for shipment to the smelter. It
is estimated that between $50 and 200
tons Of ore are row lying in the dump.
The first shipment, made for the Dur-
pose of determining the commercial
value of the mines product, will prob
ably consist of 100 tons. Further con-
centrating tests are being made of the
ore each week.
A development which may be fraught
with great import to the future of the
property is now under way on the 200
foot level Of the mine, where a crosscut
is being driven to open the vein at
that depth. This crosscut is already
over 25 feet long and is expected to
break into an ore bearing vein within
five or six feet of its present face. as
it is estima ted that the Dip of the vein
should bring it within 80 feet of the
shaft which passed through the lode in
sinking at the 165 foot mark.
No Water for Lost Gulch.
Owing to a lack of water the mill Of
the Lost Gulch United Mines company
has not been running for several
months. There are between 400 and !
500 tons of ore on the dumps. The |
gold ore averages about SIS per ton. 1t
is expected that mill work will be re- |
sumed shortly. as there are indications |
of good ore on the northern part Of the |
property.
Is Down els Feet.
The sinking of the WINE below the [
81 II oh OF
the Arizona Michigan property is pro-
crossing steadily and a depth of 11S /
feet has already been attained, thus |
making the total distance from the sur !
face to which exploration has been car |
ried 61S feet The formation in the |
bottom of the winze has not changed /
during the past week. Con-
siderable iron is in evidence, but no !,
traces of copper worthy of mention |
have been disclosed as the sinking has
not yet been carried to sufficient depth /
to reach the ground water level. where
it is expected that ore will first be
found
The crosscut driven through the Old
Dominion vein from the 1O6 foot. mark
in the Wine has been discontinued and
q measurement just taken shows 1t to
be SO fet long. This crosscut leads
almost due northeast from the winze
Except Tor a little carbonate SldiL, hO
copper was found.
The drife which was driven on the
Did Dominion vein from the point in
he crosscut on the 500 foot level,
where the vein was first cut, measures
I61 feet. Driving has been discontfn-
led for the present and the sinking Of
he Wine is being fastened.
Planning Cactus Work.
Superintendent T. w. Hamilton, or
he Cactus Copper company and sum
nit Mining company, is in Globe and it
s probable that while he is here he
Will outline plans for the future devel-
,pment of both properties.
At the Cactus camp. located II miles
vest of Globe. prospecting with churn
lrills has been discontinued Temperate
V and apparently the company has not
7et fully decided what form of devel-.
,pment will be inaugurated to further
eveal the formation and possibilities of
he claims which it holds. Within the
asst few days one of the holes being
Irilled in the bed of Pinto creek, south
: est of the Hamilton shaft, caved bad
V and made continuance of the hole
lmost impossible, so that for the pres