El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-09
MINING NEWS
HOLE ABANDONED
At RECORD DEPTH
Churn Drill Hole No. 1 the
Deepest Ever Drilled
in Miami District

Globe. Ariz.. Dec 9.-Churn drill hole
No. / of the Southwestern Miami De
velopment company has been d1scontln-
ued at a depth of 1888 rect Wlt4ou AZ
passing through the ore body, the DOT
tom of the hole being in ore On &C
count of the great depth and the lacI
that the ground was caVing badly near
the bottom Of the hole, it had to be
abandoned Tt is by far the deepest
hole ever drilled in the Miami district
Many holes have been abandoned on
other properties at much less depth ana
before the ore had been passed through
The drill viii be moved to loca-
ton 400 feet east of this hole and about
$50 feet from the nearest holes on Live
Oak ground, some of which are known
to have disclosed good ore. Hole No.
1 seems to have proved beyond doubt
the continuation Of the Live OOk orc
body into southwestern Miami ground,
having disclosed a thickness Of Us feet
Of chalcOcite ore Assay returns are
not made public, as it is the policy
of the management to withhold this
information until more holes have been
drilled so that an estimate Of tonnage
can be made
Two Churn Drills in Operation.
Two churn drills remain in operation
on the ground of the Live Oak Devel-
Opment company, one Of the holes be-
ing now in ore Drifting has been
temporarily discOntinu on the soc
foot level in No ? shaft, while a sta
ton is being cut at the 500 foot level
after which drifting will begin on both
levels. Drifting on the ore body from
No. / shaft on the fourth level is In
progress and raises are being put up
on some Of the churn drill holes the
assays of samples checking closely with
assays of samples taken during the
progress Of churn drilling. It is reported
that engineers estimates differ as to the
tonnage of ore developed, the Live Oak
company claiming $4,000, 600 tons, av-
eraging I'll percent copper, Of which
/ d Nf
While another estimate placed the fig
ure at a total OF "A 900, 600 tons
The official estimate of the Live Oak
management was based on careful
samples assaying and computation
though there may be a difference OF
opinion as to what constitutes devel-
oped ore.
At the Superior & Boston the cutting
of the station on the 18th level in tbe
McGaW shaft is nearly completed and
the crosscut to the Great Eastern and
Old Dominion veins viii soon be con-
unued 1t is quite probable that dfa-
mond drilling will not be resumed. as
the results obtained were not as sat-
lS1actory as the initial drilling led the
management to expect. 1t was thought
thal the homogeneous diabese lorna ton
could be easily penetrated by the dia-
mond drill and very good progress was
made for the first few days Then
numerous slips and small faults began
10 pc encountered, forming alternate
stretches of hard and soft material so
that progress became very slow and If
was almost impossible to obtain
solid core.
It VIII probably be three or four
weeks before the crOsscut can reach
the vein and the disclosures then made
viii be Of great Importance 10 the SUI
periOr & Boston company. At the an
nual meeting Of the stockholders held
in Globe, the following board Of di-
rectors was erected; John H Rice.
VIM @. Rice, Norman W HARE. John p
Pimlott and James w Harrington. the
only change in the board being the
election Of James w. Harrington to
succeed George r. Hill The articles
Of incorporation were so amended that
the board of directors may AT its dis
erection, Increase its membership from
five TO nine directors.
Talks Of Consolidation.
W II. Aldridge, managing director
for the Inspiration Copper company.
spent two days at the mine and then
returned to the east. Regarding. the
reported negotiations for consolidation
Of Miami, Inspiration and Live Oak,
he said II do not know whether the
controlling interests in the properties
viii succeed in bringing ABOUT a con-
sOlidatiOn. If consolidation were
effected it would be of great benefit to
those interested in the district as It