The copper era. (Clifton, Graham County, Ariz.) 1899-1911, 1911-05-12

erty has certainly been put into it
and the result is quite satisfactory
There has been developed here {;
business justifying whatever OUTLAY
necessary to the making of mine
The owners we're fortunate in secur
ing a 1O0-ton mill from a defunc'
company for So, 500 that originally
cost S5s, 900 While all portions OF
this plant will not be necessary here,
all the crushing plant will be, as well
as other machinery. Taking this and
adding cyaniding machinery, and
there are ideal conditions for
economical working of the ores
There is no doubt that this plant will
be erected this summer, nor is there
doubt of the advisability of this. 1t
may be that when depth of 400 feet
or more is attained some other
mineral-copper, for instance-will
come in, in which case the full mill
ing and concentrating plant will be
needed; but at the present time the
valuable content of the ore can easily
be gained by cyaniding.
In the immediate viciuity of the
property there is considerable wood,
and abundance of water in Apache
Creek. Possibly two miles from the
main working shaft there is an ideal
cite for = b,Sr0oIa~frir pla NJ n ht,ud- =
auce of water may also be stored.
This installation is now being con-
sidered by the owners of the property,
and if it is proven a feasible enter
prise it will add greatly to the value
of the holding. There are 26 claims
in the property, and with an efficient
plant producing cheap power some
of the outlying veins may be worked
to great advantage, as well as those
not far away owed by other interests.
A good wagon road II miles long may
he made without great cost from the
railway to the mine, while the one
now in use from Duncan, % miles,
could be made good for freightiug.
The country is extremely interest
ing from every standpoint. AS one
rides over the ground he can note the
different volcanic actions, the latest
showing in the malpais covering the,
surface in many places. There have
been tremendous upheavals, evid-
enced by the position of the formation.
There are several very large dykes
traversing the country, and one, con-
sisting of quartzite, is as wide as
railroad and runs straight through
the country for more than Is miles
the famous Carlisle vein. The
porphyry dyke just above the Twin
Peaks vein is also very prominent
and is traceable for miles.
The property of the Twin Peaks
Company is in the charge of Daniel
Fraser president and A. N. Newhouse
secretary and treasurer; Joseph
Fraser is fiscal agent. The operations
are conducted on strictly business
lines, without resorting to any of the
methods sometimes WRONGLY used in
mining especially at the initial stage.
In Incorporating, for instance, the
owners did not abstract a large
quantity of the stock, but instead
take one share of stock for every
share sold, which gives the investors
a half interest always, ard also when
dividends are made 70 money will
have to be paid on watered stock.
The Fraser brothers and their
relatives bore the brunt of the hard
work at first, and then their friends
came in; but the property is now
situated financially in such shape
that no subscriptions are being
solicited from the general public. 1t
has now been definitely determined
to install the mill and cyanide plant
this summer in order to start saving
the values by fall; and with good
management and economy such as is
practiced now and has been right
along there is no doubt of the sue
cessful outcome. The Twin Peaks
property is one of the most favorable
of the new mines that have visited
in long time.
A short distance from the Twin
Peaks camp a deep arroyo makes the
bed for the Apache Creek. Travelling
up this creek several miles, one finally
comes to what is known as Apache
Box Canyon, one of the most precipit-
Gus bits of mountain in the section,
where the walls of rock rise from 800
to 1000 feet high. and where the tops
of these peaks, one on one side the
box and the other on the other, are
not more than 1000 feet apart. Down
at the bottom of these eminences
rushes the Apache creek. In this
vicinity W. G. Craig, a mining
engineer assisted by o. H. Bean and
T. o. Phillips, have been doing
great deal of prospecting of late, and
from the rock shown while 1 was in
their camp they have been making
good" ]. A. Campbell, formerly of
Canauea but nov having headquarters
at Tucson, is financing this prospect