Arizona republican., 1911-04-07

IONA United property was down 225
feet several days ago. and is making
good Roadway. The hole will be con-
tinued to a depth of 1000 feet. 1t is
reported that this company will soon
put a force at work on the Republic
shaft
The Arizona has another car
of ore out for shipment, and will soon
have another car of ore ready. The
Texas Arizona people are i'm high spir-
its over the flattering showing as the
development work progresses.
The Walkers are awaiting the re-
turns from a carload of ore shipped
from the Golden Rule, which property
they recently leased.
Mr.. Smith says that he has just re-
placed the whip on the Legal Tender
with a within, the shaft being down to
the 200-foot level. A cross-cut will be
run 200 feet to the ore bodies, and great
results are expected therefrom. Mr..
Smith is interested in several proper
ties in the district.
Vanadite Ore.
While we were in Casa Grande Sat
urday Thomas Meehan gave us a fine
specimen of vanadite ore from his
Shamrock mine, situated adjacent to
the Jack Rabbit mine in the Casa
Grande district, says the Florence
Blade. The composition of the ore is
vanadite and chloride of lead chemic-
ally combined This ore. when treated
chemically to reduce the vanadic con-
%
the latter and 400 pounds of lead per
ton of ore. 1t also carries So gold per
ton. Mr. Meehan informed us that his
vein is sixteen feet wide, and that he
has attained a depth of seventy feet
in his development shaft, which is
sinking in ore. Vanadite of lead, as
ISOLATED with the lead chlorides in
wulfenite ores, occurs in the Orizaba
mine, situated about one mile west of
the Meehan property, also in the Me
meyer gold group in the Cottonwood
district, in the William Clark mine in
the Owl Head district, in the Troy
Manhattan copper group, in the Sill
verado vein of the Alta group, at Min
eral Hill. in several properties in the
Ray-Kelvin district, in fact some of the
properties in every mining district in
the county The vanadic acid in ores
is worth about S1-50 per unit in low
grade ores and more in high grade
ores.
Big Pine Mill.
Arriving from the Big Pine mines, of
which he is superintendent, John Har-
Ian stated that all improvements to the
mill have been completed, the plant
started and mine development under
active prosecution, says the Journal
Miner.
A three-drill air compressor is at
work in the main tunnel, which has
reached a point over 200 feet distant A
fine body Of ore is being developed,
and with that taken from the recent
work. the mill is assured of continuous
operation. The force now numbers
twelve men, and as soon as new ground
is opened others will be employed. Wa
ter is in abundance and timber on the
ground affords unusual economical
conditions for handling the undertake
ing
Patagonia District.
The Patagonia mining district. as
well as other districts in this county,
are looking better than for a long time,
says the Nogales Oasis. over in the
old ORC Blanco district, large eastern
and English capital has become inter
ested. In the Patagonia and Santa Rita
districts there is unusual activity and
out at Mowry the talk is all to the good
North of Nogales a few miles, John
Hurst and Frank Cox are mining good