El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-30
UNITED EASTERN
WORK IS PUSHED.
Old and New Shafts Both
are Being Sent Down Rap
idly; To install Mill.

Kingman. Ariz.. Dec. 30.-General
manager C. W. Long. Of the United
Eastern Mining company continues to
give his entire attention to sinking
operations at the famous mine in the
Oatman section of the san Francisco
district The old main or No. ! shaft,
in which work has been resumed re-
Gently below the 565-fOOt level has at
tanned a depth of $50 feet on its way
to the 765-foot point. at which the most
extensive lateral operations thus far
attempted by the management will
he inaueurated with a view to more
fully proving up the vast ore bodies
already blocked out on the upper levels
The new or No 2 hreecompartment
shaft is nearing the 30foOt point Dur
ing the last week miners have been
engaged in timbering the new shaft
and putting il in shape for the install
alton of the big mechanical equipment
ordered for il This shaft will be sent
down to at least the 600-foOt point and,
when finished. IL will be used for hoist
ing ore for the proposed mill which is
to have an initial capacity Of 200 tons
per day.
The Lazy Boy shaft now measures
so feet in depth. A 30 horsepower
gasoline hoist for it has been ordered
and is now in transit. having been
shipped from the manufacturers in De-
troit, Mich, on Dec. II. It is expected
soon thereafter
Water Flow Is Handled.
The Telluride shaft, which is being
sent down from the 400 to the 500
foot point, has reached the 500 foot
mark II will he CONTINUED TO the OBJ
jective depth without interruption and
lateral work started Although the
water flow in the shaft has increased,
the management is easily handling it
with a baler.
General manager Frank T. TOrpey Of
the Goldroad Bonanza, has a force of
miners engaged in stripping the ore
body recently disclosed on the surface
800 feet west Of the main shaft which
has attained a depth OF ~ feet on its
way to the 200 foot point.
The directors OF the company are
considering an application of James
Shea OF Goldneld, New, and associates
for lease Of 400 feet of the ledge, by a
wide of 500 feet. 500 feet east OF the
main shaft. Decision in the matter will
be reached soon
Take over Group Of Mines.
c. A. Jones of Los Angeles and J. T.
Burns Of Colorado Springs. Colo, have
taken over the Floence Hill, La Neta
Verde, Red Point, Drake, Smith and
GrOgan groups and Capote No. claims.
in all approximately 400
acres of ground. Messrs- Jones and
Burns have organized the Oatman
z
the development of the properties upon
an extensive scale. The new company
has been organized for 100000 shares
of the par value of 10 cents per share.
The officers and directors are yet TO
be elected.
The United Northern Mines company.
a privately financed corporation is
proceeding with surface work prelim-
mary to deep operations The manage
ment is at present giving attention to
L. r-1rHN 10 nd
grading for surface structures The
will soon start a by foot
vertical shaft which will be sent down
to a depth Of 500 feet A carload of
including a p horsepower
gasoline hoist, has been ordered and is
expected TO arrive on the ground with
in the next Is days
The east crosscut on the 80 foot
level Of the Oatman Gold Mining and
Milling company property. at point
45 feet from the shaft
the vein in a faulted area
which shows q cOnglOmerate mass OF
quartz, country rock and vain matter
that yields encouraging paintings
Drifts north and south have been
started to determine the extent Of the
faulted area With a depth OF 500 feet
as the objective point sinking VIII
soon be resumed at the $50 foot point
in the shaft which is equipped with
a 80 horsepower gasoline hoist ana a ,
5uU CUBIC IQCL compressor
From the face Of a drift tunnel meas
uring at present 120 feet in length on
a spur of the Oatman Gold or KOkOmo
vein. the Oatman Extension Mining
will soon start a raise to the
surface, a vertical distance Of ap-
ton, the raise will become the COM
pany's main shaft. through which op-
erations to a depth of 500 feet will be
prosecuted
Preparing to Begin Work
The management Of the Oatman Cres-
cent Mining company is preparing to
operations upon its prop
to an official estimate, work performed
in the property by previous owners
consisting of surface operations, drifts
at a depth Of ia feet on the vein, ad-
vanced from 412 foot crosscut tun-
mel, and other workings, has made
available 100000 worth Of ore Of an
average value of S6.13 per ton
Ten Foot Vein Disclosed
It is officially announced that the
north crosscut on the $50 foot level Of
the Carter has disclosed a 10 foot vein
which gives average assays of $50 per
ton One sample taken gave a return
of $50 per ton It is stated that sink
ing viii be Immediately resumed with
the 500 foot level as the objective
point
Plan Mining Town.
The efforts of z. G. Straub and assO-
ciates, who have laid out a townsite
in Union Pass, u miles north Of Oat-
man, in the San Francisco district and
"A miles west Of Kingman, in bringing
that section to the attention Of the
mining world. have already begun to
bear fruit. Plans are under way for
the immediate establishment Of a groe-
cry store, hotel, assay and surveying
office. a restaurant and a general mer-
chandise store in the future to meet
the demands of the increasing number
Of fortune seekers locating il the camp.
The Tyro. Frisco. Arabian, Thumb
Buttes Morning Star, Roadside, Cath
crime, Sheep Trails. Pyramid, Expan-
sion. London. Blue Jay, Gold Link and
Bonanza mines are all well equipped
with machinery and prosecuting syste-
matte development work, employing ap-
proximately $50 miners Assessment
work also is progressing on the Ben
Harrison. Portland. Lucky Boy, Card
ner Little Matte Joe Dandy. Ana
conda. Gem, Main Trunk, Seven Thirty,
BABY Ruth. Bird, Rainbow, Gardner Tx
tension. Apache. Boulevard, Black die.
Queen Anne Candy Kid. Prize. Win