El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-12
MINING NEWS
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Progress Is Made on Gold
Reed Development in
Kingman District.

Bisbee. Ariz. April IL. ". Powell,
former general manager Of the Calumet
and Arizona mines here, was in the city
on his way to Los Angeles from a trip
in New York and Boston. Il found that
the metal situation in the east IS eX-
celIent," he said, with prominent metal
men expecting a substantial rise in
copper. Concerning the Warren dis
trict. I can say that its future can only
be Of the brightest This district is
known favOrably in the east and the
present large development work shows
that the mines here are making ready
for the big copper demand that is sure
to come"
Reports OF general progress Of the
Gold Reed Mining company, Of which
y. c. BledsOe and other Bisbeeites are
the largest stockholders. have been re-
CPived- The property IS located near
kingman, in the Tom Reed mining dis
rrlct- A contract has recently been let
TO John McIvers to sink the Juniper
claim shaft IS feet below its present
depth of 225 feet At 300 feet It is ex-
Pected that this shaft viii have en-
cOuntered an ore body II. II. ShUck
has been awarded the contract to sink
the MayflOWer shaft from its present
depth Of Sc feet A gasoline hoist. sim
liar to tat recently installed at the
Juniper, is now being figured on for
the MayfluWer and viii probably be in
stalled at an early date. In regard to
the further sinking or the MaytlOWer
shaft, II is stated that, at the 500 foot
level. it will undoubtedly cut the big
ledge located by the Jupiter. The Ju-
piter ledge dips TO the north at an an
gle Of IS degrees and the MayflOwer
shaft is being driven vertically so as
to encounter it The last % feet OF the
shaft has shown a decided change in
the formation. the rock having become
much softer. with seepage in the drill
holes. In the Jupiter the ledge has
been found to be a strong one, varying
in width from l6 to 80 feet and out
crOpDing strongly for nearly so. 600 feet.
1t is mineraiized throughout its length
and samples have aSSayed at an aver
age value Of S11 per ton in gold
Opening Up Higgins Lease
Final arrangements for the opening
up Of the Higgins lease on April IS are
now under way and a dozen men are
being employed in getting the extensive
machinery already on the ground ready
for work The first work will be with
machine drills and it is planned 10 put
about 20 men 10 work
The financing of the proposition has
been entirely satisfactory and there viii
be no delay in starting work. As the
Higgins is a lead-silver proposition.
the ore viii be shipped TO the FL Paso
shelter
Nearly all the mining machinery from
the old Bisbee-Arizona Mining company.
which was recently sold for $500, Eas
been hauled over TO ttE= COmmOnwedit tn
extension property Developments work
is being pushed and very satisfactory
returns are being received A number
of ASSAYS of ore already uncovered are
being made, but the reports are not
yet in.
the Greene-Cananea mine. was in the
city with George BarkdOL The two
went to Globe. where Mr. Barkdcl VIII
take the position Of superintendent for
the Old Dominion, which position was
recently resigned by Mr.. Kingdom Mr..
Kingdom reports that four blast fur
naccs are now working at Cananea-