El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-01
MINING NEWS
WILL BUILD TWO
PRESCOTT MILLS
Monroe Gold Property Rich
in Copper; Many Prop
critics Improved.

Prescott, Ariz, oct. 1.-Two more
mills will shortly be in operation in
Yavapai county. One will be on the
property of the T. =. and W. H. Hill,
nearly west of Thumb Butte and about
a mile and a half from the Derby. The
other viii be on the MlraDile mine,
which is owned by Lawrence Killer
and Nick WragOvich.
For the last year the Hills have been
developing their claims in small way.
They have developed a body of ore
which, it is believed, justifies a reduc-
ton plant. The vein, which has been
opened up, is one of several that cross
the Alto claim. A tunnel has been
driven that cuts the vein at depth of
about rs feet, and the formation of the
ground is such that the face of the tun-
mel is about 400 feet below the sur
face. 1t is estimated that a level 400
feet in length will have a depth of
700 feet at the breast.
Tunnel Shows Good Ore.
The tunnel has demonstrated the eX-
istence of an excellent shoot of ore,
while surface workings show that the
ore extends across a gulch and runs
up the sides of two mountains Sam
pies taken across 16 inches of ore in
the tunnel give returns of SIC ton,
most of the values being gold. Lead
and silver also occur in the ore, the
former to the extent of about per-
cent in ore taken from near the sur
face.
To Erect Five stamp Mil.
five stamp mill and concentration
is to be erected about half mile from
the mine, at point where there are
two large springs. The haul from the
mine to the mill will be down hill.
Pending the installation of the mill
the work OF extending the drifts viii
continue.
Buy Gold Basis Mine.
Keller and WragOvich have bought
the Gold Basis mill, in the Groom creek
district, which they will move 10 their
Mirabile mine At this property they
have run tunnel in 500 feet and made
a raise to the surface, thereby demon
stIating the existence of a fine Dody
of milling and concentrating ore 1t
is said that the ore Will plate so
ton, and the streak averages two IeeI
in width. The mill has five stamps
and a concentration
Big Copper Body Found.
two foot body of copper sulphlde,
carrying a black oxide of copper mas
been cut into in the face of the goo
foot TUNNEL at the camp of the For
tune Gold Mining company, on Big
Bug creek. This ore carries higher
values in copper than any ever before
opened in the Fortune workings, ana
has the same gold values as the other
ore that has been developed. The tun-
mel is to be driven 500 feet Iartner anu
then sinking will begin 1t Is expected
that when the tunnel is completed the
accumulation of ore will be su1IIclehI
to Justify the installation of mill
From its mouth the tunnel has been
in ore from is inches TO flYe feet IN
width. The ore shoot has been proved
for 500 feet and it is believed that II
stretches across the entire claim
Monroe Claim is Copper Property
John Curran is proving that the old
Monroe claim, near the junction OF
Knapp's gulch and Lynn creek IS
conner mine and not valuable chiefly
for its gold. When the claim was
first worked il produced well IN gold
The gold vein was opened by means OF
tunnels and while the owners knew
that there was copper on the claim they
gave it no consideration. Under the
new management a large BODY OF cop
Der ore has been developed There IS
a dixie paralleling the Monroe gold
vein, and Mr. Curran has cross cut tne
dixie for so feet on the 500 Ioot lever.
The cross cut is still in ore that car
ries much copper oxide, pyrlte ana
some bornite. Two car loads OF ms
mineral have been shipped TO sIIlel
ter and the returns were so sausldc-