El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-02
Lots Range in Price
$500 to $500

that the present management is con-
templatlng the sinking Of the shaft to
a greater depth. Two shifts, tOtaling
90 men, are employed and about 100
tons Of ore per day is being shipped
II the FL PasO smelter-
South Miami Drilling Delayed.
At the South Western Miami drill
ing has been slightly retarded this
week by unavoidable breakdOWns to
two of the three star drills operating
on the property. At hole No. a string
Of tools, while hung up in the hole,
suddenly became released on the M
stroke and broke the walking beam,
a rather unusual accident. At hole
No II the engine broke down and the
walking beam was transferred from
this rig TO the rig at No. / hole. This was
abandoned temporarily last year and
has now continued, about a week ago
attaining a depth of 741 feet. Hole No.
II is y56 feet deep and No. II is 511
feet IN depth. The option which the
company has held on the ProspectOrs
group was abandoned
Old Union to Resume.
The old Union property, at which
work was suspended during the panic.
and which has since lain idle, is soon
to be reOpened. A new company is
being organized and an active devel-
OBment schedule is to be carried on.
The property lies about one mile west
Of the Gibson mine TO which it bears
q marked similarity. The ore occurs
az chalcOpyrite in a faulted zone which
cuts through the Pinal schist and is
traceaDIe Tor over a mile The prop
eIty, during its previous operation,
shipped considerable high grade ore.
Development Work Satisfactory.
At the Old Dominion, development
work has proved highly satisfactory.
An almost continuous ore body OF COM
merclal value has been disclosed for
distance of about 1900 feet on the 18th
and 14th levels, running easterly from
shaft A The ore body previously en-
cOuntered on the 18th level as yet
shows no signs of diminution in size
or values, and gives promise Of sur
passing all other ore bodies hitherto
discovered on the property. Develop
the property, which is highly and com
plexly faulteds is proving very encOUr-
aging, considerable ore having been
encountered.
At South Live Oak.
At South Live Oak drilling is pro-
crossing at a satisfactory rate. At
hole No. z, which has reached a depth
Of $50 feet the casing is being pulled,
preliminary to abandoning the hole.
Harrison Dunn, cher engineer OF the
company, has returned from Michigan,
accompanied by his father, a director
of the company.
At the Superior & Boston the 40 foot
ledge encountered on the sixth level
gives no indication of diminishing,
either in values or size. Scarcity OF
railroad cars is limiting the amount
of ore shipped to the FL Paso smelter
to one car per day, which ore is com
ing only from actual development
work A large tonnage is being
blocked out and the company appears
to be entering an era of prosperity,
the reaction Of which is acting as a
st.mulOus to the entire Copper Hill
district. To date one body of ore IA
feet wide and 210 feet in height, av-
eTaging ID percent copper, and
which means that every running fOOT
for a distance of 2lO feet is worth
$500.
Sinking Two Shafts.
At the Calumet & Arizona, at Su-
perior, the development plan of sink
ing two shafts is being actively car
ried on. The 200 foot shaft on the
agg-ThompsOn group has reached a
depth of 1S7 feeb The 500 foot shaft,
located on the Goodwin group, has
reached a depth of 125 feet. An IN
verified report states that ore has
been discovered in both shafts. The
power line from Ray has been COM
pleted, but is not yet connected up.
An electric pumping plant has been in
stalled at Bel Springs to furnish water
for the c. & A. camp.
The Raymert group, which lies about
l. miles west of Superior, has been
bonded by Gum Thompson. Develop
ment work is to be actively carried
on. Ten men are now employed at the
property.
The work of repairing the road to
Ray is progressing very favorably.
The Box canon portion has been COM