El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-11
CHJRN DRILL TO
WORK PLAGERS
Machine VIII Be Used in
Disintergrating Gravel
in Prescott District.

| Prescott Ariz., Feb. IA churn drill
! IS to be established Immediately on the
! Lynx creek placer ground owned by
I o. o. Smith, w. D. Alexander, jr., W.
! 5 Goldswcrthy and associates. It will
] be used in disintegrating the gravel
! Deds IN order that they can be handled
] more eEpeditiOusly.
The dirt is to pass through a big
trummel, where the coarse gravel will
De separated from the former and the
J clay viii be ground. This produces a
product which can be readily cOncen-
trated. ASS avs of this product give
! results of $40 a ton IN gold.
Equipment for Lynx Properties.
Much new equipment is being manu-
| 1actured locally Tor the Lynx creek
pIacers. When the new plant is COM
pIete it will handle at least so cubic
yards day. There will be practically
no loss Of values.
Pete Gillette is developing a recently
discovered property on lower Oak
creek. Samples of ore seen in Prescott
carry high values in gold. He expects
10 erect an araStra soon. The property
Is so miles from a railroad
Ed Block, of Prescott, has closed a
UedI with Humphrey q Sons for taking
over the Vesuvius mine, near Zonia. For
some time Mr.. Block and his associates
nave been operating the Vesuvius and
Iney have just shipped one carload of
ore. Samples of the exposed ore run
prom 500 to $3.50 ton, and it is all
free milling. Three shafts have been
sunk and the shipped ore was from the
deepest which is down 100 feet.
EmpOria Mine to Ship Ore.
shipments from the EmpOria mine to
the Copper Queen smelter at Douglas
will be resumed early in March They
were only suspended because recent
storms placed the road to Prescott in
bad condition. Enough ore is now eX-
posed to keep the property active all
summer The first car shipped netted
S35 a ton.
The new reduction plant Of the Up
Mining company is practically installed
and VIII be started up March l. Mine
work is going ahead vigorously.
BOndhOIders Bio In Property.
At trustees sale the bOndhOlders
of the Arizona Gold Copper company
acquired legal ownership of the hold
ings. 1t has been announced that the
new owners will revive the old camp
and begin development operations with (
IN 90 days A cyanide plant viii soon
be added to the present mill.
r. r. Mcdonald has acquired the old
SocorrO mine in the narqua Hala dis |
trlct and has begun development work !
there. A drift is being run from the /
$50 foot level of the shaft where a
drift was encountered by the former
owners. The old 90 stamp mill has been
rebuilt md will be operated when
enough ore has been developed. The
Socorro was formerly an important
gold producer
Reduction Plant for Fortune Mine.
A w. Davis, manager of the For
tune mine. has gone east to consult |
with stockholders regarding the insta- /
latton of a reduction plant. There is /
q large dump and an 500 foot tunnel J
has determined continuous ore body. Z
Little stopping has been done.
Lee Thomas has begun driving a tun- /
mel lEtO the side of Iron mountain, near |
the SliOozer mine, to cut an immense !
iron CutcrOp which carries gold and /
silver values. A shaft on the surface, /
80 fee IN depth, has opened good val
ues. 1t is believed that copper ore will /
be encountered at depth, as in all other
mines of that district
Rich Ore Exposed in CrOsscOt.
Rich ore has been exposed by c. J. /
Mmbeu and John Purrctt, who are /
driving a crosscut from a tunnel which (
taps the old TuscumDfa ledge They
hope to pick up the main vein soon.
A STeak of ore six inches to four
feet II width, and averaging S25 ton
IN gold has been cut by the Majestic
1901 company IN the Cherry creek dis
The Cumberland Mining company is
to resume drilling on its property at
Hooper which is situated in a zone of
copper bearing -pOrphyry- Cold weather
has retarded development. The Dor
phyry belt is 1000 feet wide. Ore run
nlng as high as so percent copper and .,
carrying $50 a ton in gold has been |
tapped with the drill. Conditions are
much the same as at Miami and Raw !
and every effort is to be made to reach
the sulphide zone
Buster Company to Resume.
It is reported that the Buster com
pany is also TO resume work at HOoper.
While doing assessment work on the |
Timber Streak claim of this company,
Thomas Roach found a new paystreal5
two feet in width and carrying $50 a ]
ton in free gold.
Since the Prescott chamber of com
nerce commenced its campaign to I
boom the mining industry in Yavapaf
county, $50 properties have been listed
With that organization for sale. Each
listing is accompanied by a complete