The copper era., 1911-09-22
Development Work at the Gold Shaft is Now in Rich Sul- phide Ore Below the
 200 Level
WILL SINK ID 800 LEVEL
PersOnel'Of the Mine Employees and Short Sketch of the Original
 Discovery


 outftted for trip to the Mayiower district His brothers, Alex, Dan and Joe of North Dakota, were in terested with him. Ia the Mayfiower district he discovered an outCroppiug near the Twin Peaks and traced the ledge for over three miles. He To- cated the ground, consisting of 25
 claius.
 Active development work was started and at every place where ten foot hole was put down gold ore was found. Other people of the north west became interested, as we'll as capitalists of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as the Fraser boys were well and favor ably known throughout North Da- kota. In 1907 Joe Fraser and A. N. Newhouse arrived in Duncan, then headquarters of the company.
 At this time Jim and Alex had started shaft near the present camp on the west side of Apache gulch. boileC and small hoist was put on the shaft, but at depth of 50 feet the water drove them out.
 About two and half years ago another and larger hoist and boiler was placed on the vein about quar- ter above camp and sinking to a depth of over 100 feet was accom- plished with good results, gold being found in paying quantities in the ore all the way down and in the drifts. The machinery at this shaft stands intact and can be put in commission in a few hours.
 Un the month of May, 1910, Alex Fraser discovered what he considered an apex contact of two large veins and put force of men at work sink ing. The result was more than satis- factory as the oxide zone carried values ranging from S6 to $500. Work was carried on with windlass and vhip to the 75 foot level, when the 4ceupany decided to install heavy machinery, which was done in May, 1911, with the placing of 75 horse power hoist and boiler at the shaft, when sinking began in earnest, which at present has reached a depth of 265 feet, and from the S5 foot level rich Sulphide ores were encountered. At present four drift, are being run ,one of which run l2O feet to get under an old shaft on the vein where an up raise of II feet was made for air,and the mine is nov well ventilated, with many thousands of tons of ore block ed out This drift is nov in D feet past the upraise. There is not much l water iR the mine at present and it takes out a short time each day to fill . the tank for the boiler and take out . the water from the 65 foot sump be- . lOu the a9Q foot level where the men are at work
 PERSoNEL MINE AND CAMP
 Mine superintendent, Alex Fraser, is now oa vacation to California and his place is being filed during his d b. sence by Doc Shupp; engineer and . hoistman, Sandy Cameron, on d va cation to Pine Cienega with Mrs. Cameron. and whose place is being filled by Paul Daily; timberman, Frauk McDonald; pump oYerseer, Paul . Daily; miners, Jim Sorell, Delbert Marshall, Lud Milch, Dan McPnail: l SdI mdu. OllO SO'hi OColNCS Sh~oN ! there are several .Mexicah miners; teamster. Joe Campbell; book keeper, c. Basserman: corral boss and yard man, W. R. Ruley.
 The excellent boarding house Is presided over by Mrs. ". R. Ruley, assisted by her two daughters, Mrs. Corken and Miss Evlin.
 The company has two stores, one at York anu one at the mines ,whiCn are kept well stocked. Walter Hutchins of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is store man. ager at York and postmaster.
 The mines of the Twin Peaks com pany are situated about fourteen miles north of York sta atiOn on the A. .& N NJ. railway, seventeen miles from Clifton. The location is rather picturesque, being within mile of tie top of the towering Twin Peaks, nearly 1000 feet above sea level, and the formation oi porpnry and pohono- lite contracts indicate permanent mineral deposits. Several experts nave visited the camp from Denver, Chicago, Fl Paso and Clifton and all have been unanimous in their reports that the Twin Peaks properties have the indications of making great pro ducers of the yellow metal. Some have even gone so far as to advise the erection of d twent stamp mill at once and commence crushing the twenty thousd nd tons Of ore in sight and on the dumps, but the conserva