El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
MINING NEWS
POWERS SHIPS RICH SILVER ORE
MORNING GLORY SELLS FOR $4,000

, Shannon mines during the past 10
| months was 13,713,000 pounds, an in
/ first 10 months in 1911. The total net
/ profits Of this company for the fiscal
/ year ending August 1, 1912, amounted
| to $596,73S. From three levels l25
! tons day are being mined. Import
/ ant new Work Is 70 begin during next
/ year. An exploratory tunnel is to be
driven from point rs feet above the
shannon ore bins in Chase creek and
driven distance Of 1900 feet, cross
cutting the main ore formations at
depth of 500 feet vertically below the
Carter level.
jerome District.
Chemical tests Of the oil Of the
Jerome OIL company, prove it to be of
the highest grade paraffin.
Parker District.
The showing Of giant lodges Of gold
and copper ore, carrying high values
at the mines of the Arizona-Empire
Copper Mines company, 10 miles above
Rarker, In northern Yuma county, is
attracting wide attention and causing
a great excitement. The lower Eagle
tunnel dfscloses high grade copper ore,
the entire face of the drift showing an
average of 90 percent copper. The
same class of ore is found in the up
per workings being black oxide Of
copper. Floyd Brown has closed con-
tract for hauling ore from the Ameri-
can Eagle mine to Vidal station in a
six ton auto truck.
Prescott District.
The tunnel in the Billy Boy claim,
Hassayampa camp, has reached a
length Of 215 feet, with ore the entire
distance: A new assay of ore shows
value Of $50 per ton.
Benson District.
Manager a. c. Simkins is erecting a
i've stamp mill on the Massolett gold
mines in Little Rincon mountains, II
miles north Of Benson, to be com
pleted by the first Of next year.
Johnson Camp.
Tom Johnson, superintendent of the
PeaDody mine, IS shipping constantly
TO the Ell Paso smelter. The ship
ments for the past seven months
amount to nearly $4,000. The ore Is
copper carbonates and oxides. The
Arizona United is working a large |
force of men and shipping to Douglas. |
over zoo men are employed in the /
camp.
Santa Rita and Hurley.
Thirty new houses are under con- (
struction at Hurley and on the mesa /
west Of town, the residential section. !
me plans Of new Marion 100 steam /
snoYel, to be installed at Santa Rita, /
are made, and the shovel will soon
arrive and be operated in the big cuts !
IN santa Rita 1t is the latest model /
IN steam shovels, having a so foot /
boom and 80 foot dipper handle.
santa Rlta is one continuous roar, !
els and 16 work engines are in con-
slant action hauling the ore as fast
as the drlllers can supply ore
Apache Creek District.
The Twin Peaks Mining company |
mas made good progress in the con-
sIruction of its 100 ton concentration.
me foundations have been made for a
zoo ton mill by making a change, /
when is to replace the four Hunting
ton mills with Chilean mills at a cost
not to exceed $4,000
MOgOIIOn District.
custom ore is now being received
from three different properties and
Two more are getting ready to ship to
the SocorrO mines milling plant. Fine
ore is coming from the lowest levels
OF the mine. The shaft is going down
steadily to the 800 foot level The
daily average tonnage handled in the
mill is 165 tons
Work has just begun on the Triley
group and it is the intention to ship !