The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-11-28
Minnear & Co.'s Gossip


telegram from Manager Hamilton at
the mine, in Globe Ariz., announcing
that the cross-cut on the 4O0-foot lev
ell has cut the Pasquale vein. a Jew
DAYS will elapse Nefore the showing
which will be made at the level can
be known. The wire announcing the
coming i'm of the vein merely stated
that il looks strong. Assays, width OF
vein ard other particulars are expect
ed in few days The arrival of the
crosscut on the 4O0-foot level At the
Pasauale vein is a matter of much in
terest md Importance 10 the Summit
Copper company. The vein has been
drifted on for a distance of lilo feet
on the 3OO-foot level and the show
ing was highly gratifying. The vein
ON that level was from five 10 twenty
feet in width, and the entire vein av-
erages five per cent copper with
streaks carrying as high as 80 per cent
copper. The general ore body is high
grade concentrating propositions and
the character of the ore is such that II
concentrates very easily. If the Pas
quale vein shows up as well on the
400 foot level as on the 300-foot level,
il will mean much to the property.
The vein at East Buttes S00-foot lev
cl has been drifted on for 12o feet and
is being mined for a width of Is feet
averaging per cent copper 1t has
been proved for a length of 1000 feet
and it is believed that it runs for the
entire distance OF the property
The contract for the drop shaft at
Indiana has been let. This part Of The
shaft viii reach bedrock from surface,
going distance of 10 feet, and will
be of concrete and steel.
Calumet & Hecla sources continue
10 deny that there is any thought of
consolidation of any of their properties !
or that they will go into any combine.
winonas new stampmin is now
ready for service No. 8 shaft has /
been entirely re-timbered and is ready /
fer production. No. A shaft continues
10 show up good ground and develop
ment work Will continue TO be pushed
The decline in Hancock represents
scattered selling and is due to no
specific causes The property looks as
well as ever and work there is being
pushed.
Helvetla has $4,000 on hand in cash,
which is enough TO continue operations |
until spring.
our Globe correspondent wires us
following Information on :. & b.: The
:. & b. has a good showing i'm the /
Great Eastern vein on the eighth level.
The drift has developed oxidized ore
three feet wide at the widest part.
and some assays of six and six tenths
per cent copper have been obtained.
The whole face of the drift is heavily
copper stained. This ore is one hun
bred and fifty feet east Of the point
where ore was found on the 9Th level
SO that the management expects a
much wider vein and higher assays
with continued drifting westwards.'
Live Oak has struck sixty feet Of
vertical ore in a hole 400 feet south OF
any previous strike.
The 1000 shares of Lake Copper
treasury stock is to be sold at auction
Wednesday next at 1880 a. m. We un-
derstand the price will be better than
Sc.
Algomah has cut fine body Of car
donate ore AT 100 feet deep to the east
of the shaft.
The home Office Of Arizona & Michi-
gan was today advised that the Wine
had struck water level and cross-cut-
ting To- the old Dominion lode would
Oo-an al orcc. The vein will be
reached in a short time, the manage
mcut believes. and drifting started on
il Immediately thereafter The man
agoment Is much elated and believes
that az was the case at Arizona Com
meraial and $. q p. a good grade OF
ore will Dee found.
j. =. Park Claiming, the eminent
mining crsinccr who acts as consult
ing engineer for the General Develop
ment co., which Miami controls, is
visiting in Calumet today. It is impos-
sible To- date 20 ascertain whether or |
not his trip here is az all significant |
He was formerly connected with the |
Calumet 4 Hccla, An effort was made |
to get Mr. Claiming 20 act as one OF |
the experts In the preparation of a |
report on the Calumet & Arizona and |
Superior & Pittsburg ore reserves, etc. |
but he refused.
GAY & SturgiS' GOSSIP n