Weekly journal-miner., 1915-07-14


 moth shoot of ore which has made
 the Gold Road property famous 1T
 mining circles. This shoot has ar
 unbroken length of more than $500
 feet, and at intervals of 12 feet is
 supplied with a pocket, or chute for loading the tram cars. The company operating the Gold Road mine is one of a number of subsidiary companies which are controlled by the United States Smelling, Refining and Min ing Company. The 40-stamp mill at the Gold Road mine treats an aver age of 10000 tons of ore per anum. The property is the oldest producer in the Tom Reed-Gold Road Mining District and is equipped with mine and mill machinery equal in eficien- cy to that in commission at the Tom Reed Mine.
 Colonel Dave Kling of Long Beach, California, who with George Wald- vogel, IT,, of that city, recently pur- chased the Western group of claims from Dunbar, Thornton and Ed munds, has established camp on the acreage and IS preparing to open it at depth. A well mineralized ledge is being tested at nominal depth and is yielding good string of colors to the pan. The prospecting of this ledge will be. followed by the selec- ton of site for main working shaft The ground is located in the north end of the district in the vicinity of the Ivanhoe. King is mining en- gineer whose experience dates back to the early days of Tombstone. He has mined in all sections of the west, was one of the early operators in the Cripple Creek District and is well known in mining circles.
 Plant For Big Jim.
 A 25-horse power Fairbanks Morse hoist has been purchased by the Big Jim Gold Mining Cocpany, together with the necessary addition al machinery, tools, etc, for expedit- ing development work. Pending its arrival the 1S-horse power hoist for mer1y in commission at the United Western shaft will be utilized. An additional shift of miners will be em- ployed as soon as the latter is in place. General Manager Sam Warm bath returned to Los Angeles few days ago after making arrangements for the development of the property at depth.
 He has decided to concentrate min ing effort for the present on the group of claims adjoining the Black Eagle group of the Tom Reed com pany. The mineral showing on this portion of the Big Jim estate is de cidedly favorable to the discovery of pay ore at a comparatively nominal depth and at a comparatively nominal mining cost. The group is traversed by series of lodges that outcrop boldly and give satisfactory assay returns. The belief is general here that these lodges will make into pay ore at water level, or above. At this time the main shaft has depth of 40 feet. The first cross cut will be driven to the ore at the 200-foot point. Below that level the ore will )e croscut at 10O-foot intervals to a 1epth of 500 feet where the entire vein system will be proved and ore De blocked out.
 Mazona Promises Well.
 The streak of free gold ore open d in the shaft of the Mazona com )any at depth of 200 feet Is hold ng its value and is widening as depth 5 gained. Tanning of the vein ma erial yields a good string of colors, some of which are fairly coarse. Su- ,erintendent Taber is deepening the haft as rapidly as is consistent with Efficient mining, and plans to run his irst crosscut at a depth of 100 feet. This cut, however, will be run mora or the purpose of testing the vein md its values than with a view to extensive development work As at | present. outlined the development plans depth of at least 300 eet before entering upon a system tic effort to open and prove the vein. Colorado capital, represented by Iajor Tom Mcclellan of Los An .eles, formerly of Denver, is inter sted in the Mazona. The Southern ,alifornia capital interested in the enture is represented by James ,onlin and H. C. Taber of Los An -eles.
 Plans are being formulated by the fold Cliff Exploration Company to evelop at depth its 30O-acre estate, he greater portion of which adjoins he property of the Tom Reed Com any Stephen E. Barron managing irector. has a force of miners em loyeCF in testing at nominal depth umber of large and well mineralized