El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-24
MINING NEWS
RICH ORE FOUND
IN CLIMAX MINE
So Valuable Is Discovery.
Ore Is Sacked Instead of
Being Shipped Loose.

Prescott, Ariz., Sept. 24.-Rich gold
ore Nhas been struck in the Climax
mines, on the Hsssayampa river. The
} exact values have not been made public,
but the ore is so rich that it is being
sacked for hauling to the plant, only
a short distance away, instead of be-
ing sent through the chute in the
loose state Over 100 sacks have been
The ore body is large and was en-
cOuntered in one of the tunnels that
is being driven through virgin
ground It's extent has not
been determined. 1nOre details are be-
ing anxiOusly awaited because the
strike is regarded as the most import
ant that has been made in Arizona
since the rich body of ore was struck
in the Commercial mine.
small quantity of gold ore that
can be profitably worked with a NOR
tar and pestle has been struck by
Hawkins a Esser, who are leasing Ben
Silvermans Anita claim in Crook can
yOn- The ore will assay several thou
sand dollars a ton.
Two Australia miners have leased
the old silver mine Of Roach and
MulvenOn, from which much ore was
shipped years ago.
Ore Pans S1OO a Ton.
From one of the claims near Prieta
station, west of Prescott, George Uhl
is taking out ore that pans 500 ton
IN gold The vein is in a big porphyry
dixie and is well defined. Two shafts
have been sunk on the vein, one 20 feet
in depth and the other so feet The
ore streak is from four inches to two
feet in width. Some ore has been shipped
and about so tons remain on the
dump. Assays running as high as 1856
a ton in gold have been returned upon
specimens.
To purchase machinery to increase
the milling plant of the Y. p. Milling
company to so tons a day, Superintend-
ent n. H Getchen has gone to Den
yer. Thirty days have passed since
the present mill was started up and
the results have been highly satisfac-
tory. The 10-stamp mill has been
closed down, but mine work continues.
Sunrise to install Mill.
A reduction plant is to be installed
Immediately at the Sunrise mine, near
Thumb Butte Prescott and Oklahoma
cause of recent developments. A tunnel
has been run, tapping the vein at a
depth of nearly 100 feet The mill is
to be of the Nissen type with two
1t is reported that mill is soon to
be erected to treat the ore from the
PoOrman and Lorena claims in Skull
valley. William u. copper owns the
and it is the leasers who are to erect
the reduction plant
Thomas J. Hickey has a group Of six
claims only two and a half miles from
EreScOII. near the nNeAA VI 1--we
canyon, which are expected to become
producers with little more develop
ment. Superficial workings disclose
ore carving a great deal of copper and
iron pvriteS. much oxidized iron and
soma hornite On one of the claims
are four big veins that intersect. At
the intersection of the veins a 60-foot
shaft discIoses encouraging indica-
lions. Copper sulphides are in evil
dence.
The Jessie mines. in the iChaparal
district. are to be revived IN short
time c. H Blacker OF Cnllllcothe, o.,
one of the leading stockholders has ar
rived to take charge
New Company Enters Field.
Reports from Walnut Grove are that
a new company has entered the cotton
wood field A force of % men is at
work under superintendent ). ). SuIll-
van. 1t is reported that tne Sroup IN
der development carries nlSh goIu val
ues. Much machinery is Solhg INTO
the new camp by way OF WalIlut Grove.
Kcllar & Co. have decided 10 place
a five-stamp mill on the Miralba mine.
There is a large tonnage OF SoOu ore
on the dump and in the Slopes
Satisfactory developments are Delng
made on T. J. Laird's Home KUN mine
in the same district A SHAFT Is oelng
sunk on a cross vein that is believed
to be the mother lode of the system
At the Tom kimbro group, IN the
Copper basin district, a new tunnel is
TO be driven to connect with the main
working shaft 1t viii have length
of 800 feet and give a depth OF 900
feet on the vein The ores are valuable
chiefly for their ores and run high.