El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-27
MINING NEWS
SOUTH LIVE OAK
BUYS GHURN DRILL
Hole No. 1, of the Barney
Group, Is IN Distance
Of 1885 Feet.

Globe. Ariz., March 27-It is stated
that the South Live Oak Development
company, holding under option the
Schultze group Of 16 claims adjoining
the MOntezuma and Needles groups and
lying a mile to the southwest of the
Live oak mine, is preparing TO begin
exploration OF the property with churn
( drills Harry Willard, who viii have
charge Of the drilling, has gone to St
Louis TO purchase q St Louis churn
Grill It viii have % fOOr derrick, with
roller and engine separate from the rig
and is designed for deep drilling. Holes
VIII be started with a Is inch bit, which
IS two inches larger than the largest
size now in use IN the district
Hole No. Of the Southwestern Nj
ami Development company. encountered
cnalcOclte ore at depth OF 945 feet
and has penetrated It for distance of
80 feet being now 985 feet deep. Assay
returns are not yet available. The 4 ~
men tools and casing are now being
used and chances are considered IA
FOraDle TO reaching the bottom of the
ore BODY with this hole. Hole No. / had
10 De abandoned while still IN ore, after
passing through l95 feet Of It Hole No.
IS 800 feet deep, and stil in the
Scn1St lorna ton. Now dwellings are be-
ing erected 10 accommodate the in
crease In working force when the two
new churn drills have arrived.
Hole No. L Is in Deep.
hole NO. 1 on the Barney group is
1893 feet deep and is still In the heavily
lron-stalned silicffied schist formation
IN which II has been for the last 255
LeeL rms is the deepest hole ever
uElIled In the district, breaking the rec
ORD or 1888 feet made in hole No. / at
the southwestern Miami. The three inch
casing Is being put in and superintend-
eHL T. b. Tinker expects to be able to
aItaln depth Of at least 1900 feet
Hole No. is 800 feet deep.
AT the inspiration mine, the expert
mental mill has been temporarily closed
L
5UIy 70 starting another series of tests.
Inc tests are carried on under the con-
stant supervision Of J. NJ CallOW, con-
su4Jlng metalurg1cal engineer. Work
IS progressing on the plans for the con-
centrator and IL is believed. that one
OF the many possible sites viii soon be
selected The work on the dam across
Flna4 creek mas been delayed in the re-
cent rains and consequent high water
The Wen on the Inspiration ranch
opened up a flow Of $50 gallons of wa
ter per minute
The Sho Ne group of seven claims
south OF and adjoining the claims of the
inspiration company, is being developed
by CleTe W. Van Dyke. president OF the
Miami Townsite company. Tie claims
are traversed by a large fault OF which
the foot wall is Pinal schist and the
hanging wall, ella cOnglomerate 4
shaft 165 feet deep sunk on this fauIr
is reported to have disclosed from two
10 Tour feet OF red, hematite stained
clay gOuge and fault breccfa CARVING
native copper. The shaft is now being
cleaned out and repaired A second shaf1
has been started on the ShO Ne No. ?
claim. but has been delayed by the
recent rains
REMEMBERING Is Completed.
The retimbering of the Gopher Hill
smart Of the Arizona Commercial com
pany has been completed for a distance
or 10 feet below the collar. The pres
ent plan is to continue the work to the
400 foot level and start deveIopmeDf
work Considerable ore has -
shipped from this level in the past
Twenty men are employed under s1Iper-
intendent r r BOYD.
me Duquesne group is being worked
~ ohn shaw with a force OF. five men
The last shipment of 35 tons aSss,,e-ti
LIZ ounces in gold and about 10 Der-
cent lead and netted over SIT per TON
ABOVE freight and smelter charges.