Bisbee daily review., 1911-10-22
ALONG HE BY-WAYS
 OF HE NEW STATE
DinSmore'S Description of the Old Hita Mine Near
 WiCkenburg
(By Chas. \. Dinsmore)

(By Chas. A. Dinsmore)
 The Hlte mine, nine miles from Wickenburg. is the deepest property in the section, development at this time aggregating $50 feet on the in. cline of the vein. giving back of $50 feet vertical. The vein is a typical Assure, the ore free gold The vein has the characteristic vagaries, some times pinching down to a few inches. again widening to many feet, the av- craze being three feet, trending prac- tlcally east and west and dipping to the north about thirty degrees. Tho gangue is a white quartz in a porphN- ritic intrusion, with altered granite surrounding. The country is here the primary granites of the Bradshaw quadrangle, the first and oldest for nation. Later there were intrusions of Alaskite, fine grained granite rock showing secondary silifieation in many places, and occurring in dykes. Later faultiug disturbed these dykes
 of Alaskite, and the King Solomon
 vein on which the Hite mine is To- cated was formed in the fault. At a
 still later period there was. another movement, causing more .faulting. snd making the steP-faults, noted
 throughout the property andilcausing
 the warping and curying on the King Solomon vein noted on the fourth and ! fifth levels. This latter disturbance, { in the opinion Of Consulting Engineer Eugene Rice, had much to do with the mineralization of the King Solo mon vein, and especially in the mak-
 ng of the ore shoots.
 Water level is found at 600 feet, the vein being entirely oxidized to [ this point and to the greater depth attained. There is only gold and ! silver. proportions being an ounce of ! silver 10 an ounce of gold In the l vein at intervals are found manga | nese diOXide and hematite,s due 10 | the oxidation of the pyrite. The ore | varies in value from 80 cents per ton
 to as many dollars, and will average above sl0. Besides the 550.foot shaft. 1 there has been done 1000 feet or ! drifting on the 100 level; 300 on the { 200; TOO on the 800, and a 5crosscut ! now in 100 feet. All but the latter Is actually in ore.
 ! The property is owned by number | of Pennsylvania coal operators. II. | Rice is Manager, and his son Eugene l consulting engineer. Nothing has [ been done since 1908 The prin- 1 cipal owner, MT. Hite, recently died; and it is believed the heirs and other ! owners will cause operations to re- sume this fall. The property is well 1 situated on a good road; abundance of water is developed in the mine; ample accommodations for manage ment and employees; first class assay tug plant. The arrangements for : handling the water are cconoical, and , so conducted as Co give convcnicncs 1 m the mine and camp. The work in
 the mine has been excellent and sub
 stantial; little timbering was neces- sary, as the ground holds well. There 1 Is feasible mill site down the hill from the collar of the shaft. 1t was
 the original intention of the owners
 10 sink 1000 feet and determine ex- tent of all the ore bodies und rich
 shoots, but this may now be changed.
 As the ore is ideal for milling and cy,
 anide, and as there is sufficient to jus.
 tify plant, it is thought probable that one will be installed and the
 ore milled while development pro- ceeds. The management is excellent,
 and the property should be made a
 good producer.
 The Fleet mine, better known as the Blue Dump" is owned by C. W
 Flat, of Wickenburg. and is but short distance from the Monarch. There arc six claims. The country is granite. There are three veins. the general strike being north and se=ssh and almost vertical. There kas been done here about 300 feet of work.
 The ore is cOppergold. Some 100 tons of ore have been taken out in development, and estimates are that iG.OO0 tons of ore are in sight in one ot the claims The principal wal. ues are in gold, running from S2 to Sl9, with about 3 per cent. copper. Little has been done on this proBerty Tor some years excepting assess ments. but there Is movement now in this district that will probably result in the Blue Dump being taken over and operated as it should be. It is well located, and indications are all in its favor.