El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-01
MINING NEWS
Globe District Shows Re
markable Activity and Is
Being Greatly Developed.

Globe, Ariz.. May Another i'm
portant mining deal was concluded
when L d. Mcclure, manager for the
South Live Oak Development company
obtained an option for New York, chi
cago and Milwaukee people on the
Virginia group of 80 mining claims
six miles northwest of Miami
This group is better known as the
castle Dome property and is situated
on Porphyry mountain and adjoins the
Continental mine Of the Old Dominion
company on the west.
The property is reached by a good
wagon road from Miami and has Su1tl'
Client water for camp purposes.
The formation as shown on the geo.
logical map is SchuItZe granite-DOr-
phyry and Piual schist- The pOrphyry
predOminates and is the more import
ant economically.
The mountain is traversed by nu-
merous minerallzed faults and frac-
ture zones and has apparently all been
mlnerallZed to some extent. The sur
face Is considerably irOn-stained and
small amounts of high grade gold, sill
Yer, lead and copper ores have been
mined along some Of the fissure veins.
Heavy copper stains appear in places
and IL is intended to prospect the
ground with churn drills for a low
grade copper deposit, as evidences Of
secondary enrichment have been OBJ
served in several Of the workings.
There are numerous shallow shafts,
tunnels and open cuts on the prop
erty, most of them disclosing more or
less NATURALIZATION. 1t is thought that
deeper exploration by churn-drilling
may disclose bodies Of low grade cop
per ore
Clifford c. Fairies. Of Miami. secre-
tary of the South Live Oak Develop
ment company, conducted the negOtia-
Needles sale Not Closed.
Negotiations have been pending for
some time between ". +. Kennedy,
who holds an option on the Needles
group of claims in the Miami mining
district, and prominent mine operators
of New York. but the negotiations have
not vet been concluded. and it is not
yet been decided whether or not the
claims viii be taken over.
The group adjoins the properties Of
the southwestern Miami Development
company and the South Live Oak De-
velOpment company and its surface in
dicatiOns are thought to be favorable
to the existence Of a low grade cop
per ore deposit
Inspiration Plans Big Development.
W II. Aldridge. managing director
for the Inspiration Consolidated Cop
per company. is visiting the mines at
Miami and is in consultation with the
local officials and engineers. Mr.. AID
ridge states that the sinking Of two
three compartment Steel-COncrete I
working shafts Will be started in the J
Will soon be let for the grading and F.
excavation work for the 75OO-ton con- l
CentratOr and the necessary railroads. I
J. VI. CallOw. consulting metallurgist ?
to the company, has returned and is
supervising the tests that are being b
conducted In the experimental mill at ,
the Inspiration mine. Representatives {
OF several prominent manufacturers Of I
concentrating machinery are at the F.
mines awaiting the results Of tests }
Of their machines. They include A r.
Whitley, Of Whitley table fame; F. J.
O'Connel, representing the Deister Con-
centrator company; C / GlassbroOk. Of 7
the Mine and Shelter Supply company, 9
and P. H Craven. representing the
Craven slime machine. Emil Deister,
formerly OF the Deister Concentration &
company, is conducting tests on his
new slime treating machine at the -
Miami and Old Dominion cOncentratOrs.
Churn Drill Hole Discontinued.
At the Southwestern Miami churn
drill hole No 3 has been discontinued
at a depth Of $50 feeJ as the string Of
tools was lost in the bottom Of the
hole and could not be recovered on
account Of caving Of the ground The I
hole is reported to have passed
through 2S5 feet-Of ChalcOcite- bearing
schist Holes I, and are $50. $50
and 24O feet deep respectively and have
not yet passed through the ella con-
glOmerate- Another deep we'll pump
has been installed at No. hole, re-
Gently finished. and this, with the
pump at No. 1 hole, furnishes enough
water TO supply the camp and all the
drilling machines.
A small force Of men IS at work re-
pairing the Copper Hill shaft of the
Arizona Commercial mine. The work
has now progressed to point well be-
low the 800 foot level
H. W Hardinge. inventor OF the
HardinEe cOnical mill. is visiting the
mines of the Miami district Many OF
his mills are in use at the Miami con-
centratOr and tests have been made on
them in the Inspiration experimental
mill.
Superior & Boston Development.
At the Superior & Boston mine de-
7elOpment work continues on the 1900
foot level. where two crOsscuts and a
drift on the Great Eastern vein are
being driven Mining operations have
been resumed on a sub-lGvel below the
sixth level and the company began
ore this week to the Old Do
nlniOn smelter in Globe
The third section of the concrete
lining Of the Kingdom shaft Of the
DID Dominion mine has just been COM
1leted. making a total distance of 525
feet from the collar down that has
been finished. The fourth section will
De started at a distance of 155 feet be-
ow this point. Paul Michaelson and
y H Weideman are doing the work
lnder contract c. W. Cross is devel-
)ping the Uneeda group OF IS claims in
he Pinal mountains four and a half
niles south of Globe. The shaft is
being deepened and is now down 40
eet. It is reported that considerable Z
amount Of iron and copper sulphides
s showing In the bottom
Takes Option on II. r. r.
" L Amster. of Boston, has taken /
IN option on the R. R r mine in the
Patagonia mountains in Santa Cruz
ounty and has started exploration and /
development work. W. ). Sultan, Of
ilobe, has gone to take charge OF the
york.
Men and teams are at work hauling /
machinery, supplies and building ma
erial from the railroad station at San
'arlOs TO the Copper Reef mine, dis
ance OF Is miles. The new equip
lent includes an engine and air com
ressor which viii be erected at the
Ortal of the California tunnel. after !
Which the driving of this tunnel viii I
e continued.
Claiming Inspects Wine.
J. Parke Claiming, vice president
nd consulting engineer Of the Miami I c