El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-20
MINING NEWS
At
BISBEE CONTINUES
Shattuck Strike Continues
to Look Good; Rich
Samples Received.

Bisbee, Ariz., Aug. 20-Each week
sees the further development Of al
ready located ore and the continuance
of a heavy output. Mining men are
unanimous in the opinion that the
Warren district never looked better
and mining activity at the present is
being carried on with unpreced Tented
activity and width of range. Little is
heard of the smaller mines, on ac-
count of the big work of the larger
companies, but the Wolverine, DEM
and a number of the smaller properties
are all sharing proportionately in the
general prosperity of the district.
Shatfuck Strike Looks Good
The high grade strike made some
little time ago on the zoe foot level
of the Shattuck continues to look good.
The ore was encountered at a distance
of about go feet in the main drift,
which is now in better than 40 feet.
When it was encountered the streak
was about eighteen inches wide and
returned an assay of Al per cent cop
per and ounces in silver. In the next
Il feet the stringer Widened until it
filled the face of the drift and the
latter is still going in it. The average
IS reported to be running around 10
per cent copper, six ounces silver and
four per cent lead.
Shipping Car a Day
The Higgins Leasing company is now
shipping at the rate of a car of ore a
day. This company took over the old
Higgins tunnel, which had been worked
for number of years and was believed
to have been pretty well worked out.
The leasers are stopping from the raise
from the drift and they are in a big
pocket of high grade copper ore There
are lead and silver values along with
1t, but the chief value runs in copper.
It is making from II to p per cent in
the red metal. This is not the high
grade lead-silver ore that the Ieasers
started for and are still after, but is
incidental. It is making high returns.
The lease On the Higgins is for IS
months and about four months of this
has already run so the Ieasers are
crOwding the work as much as possible.
1t is anticipated, however, that an ex-
tension on the lease will be granted.
Rich Ore Samples Received
Rich ore samples continue to be re-
ceived by the general offices in this
city of the Patagonia Mines & Devel-
opment company The force on the
w olftOne claim, where the major part
of the development work is being car
ried on, has been increased and the
boring of the drift is much more rapid
A short time ago the miners ran in
TO practically solid rock, which re-
turned good values. but which had TO
NC DAdSLeu Tor every men or the way
This strata has been passed through
and the ground is now softer, yield
ing slightly less to the ton but making
up for this by the saving effected by
easier working. The company has not
yet made any shipments as it has not
closed a contract for the treatment OF
its ore, but this latter will prOba bly, be
settled this month and shipments VIII
be inaugurated soon thereafter.
Good results are being obtained at
the Commonwealth Extension property.
Since the recently reported strike the |
shaft has remained in good ore and !
the assays are making excellent show |
ngs. A number of the local officials /
Of the company visited the property
last week and expressed themselves as !
well pleased with the showing that is ,
being made.
The third shaft at the Brisco placer !
gold mine claim, located near the
Country club, has been sunk to bed |
rock The owners are Of the opinion |
that they will soon be getting out /
high class dirt that will warrant ex- /
tensive development of the property.