El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-26
WILL ELECTR|FY
DUNDEE-ARIZONA
Supt. Hubbard Buying Hoist
and Compressor to Aid
in Crosscutting.

Jerome, AriZ, July 26-Heavier ma
chinery is 70 be installed at the Dun
dec, Ariz, mine within two OF three
weeks Supt. James A. Hubbard is now
in Prescott for the purpose of ordering
a new compressor, hoist and other
equipment II is understood that when
the new machinery is installed cleo
-lricity instead of gasoline will be used
ror motive power.
The present gasoline hoist and small
compressor are capable Of sinking the
shaft several hundred feet deeper. but
have not power and air capacity suf-
ficient 10 do any drifting or cross
cutting while sinking is going on
sinking From 500 Level
The cutting of "A station at the 500
foot point in the shaft has just been
completed and sinking through blue
lime. badly shattered, IS once more IN
progress. A drift IS being run west
ward by hand on the rich carbonate ore
opened by the shaft at 60 feet. The
face Of the drift IS now . feet away
from the shaft and Is all IN ore Plans
TO construct = 500 foot tramway from
The adit tunnel mouth TO the ore bin are
practically complete A blower with
pipe reaching 20 the bottom OF the
shaft. was installed last week
Grand island ReOrGnniEes.
Reorganization Of the Grand Island
Mining company has been effected 10y a.
syndicate of jerome business men and
DEVELOPMENT Of one OF the most promiS-
ine- prospects in the district, adjoining
the Copper Chief and shea on tie south
Kill soon be under way The local
business men have purchased all the
outstanding stock. contributed 20 per
cent Of their holdings to the treasury,
and pooled the remainder James NJ
Layman. who was largely instrumental
in the REORGANIZATION, has gone 10 New
York to close a deal
Thirteen unpatented claims are in
Guided in the Grand Island group. out
groupings much the same as those Of
the Copper Chief, but said TO be even
richer in copper and gold. appear at
numerous points en- the surface
shaft Is Down 200 Feet
The principal working Is a shaft 200
feet deep. At - feet this shaft cuts
through one Of the lodges that out
crops Assays running as high as $3.50
IN gold and silver were taken from the
vein at this point, where 1t IS three
1eet wide.
Grand Island stockholders are watch
ing with interest the developments at
the Shea, where 4 churn drill IS IN
-speration and a shaft is being sunk
Indications In the bottom OF the shaft. Z
which is down 10 feet. are very favor /
able
Cuts Yellow suIphIde StrinEer.
4 striuger of yellow sulphide, three 4
at the jerome Portland. At a depth Of /
81 feet. a few days ago. one inch Of /
the stringer is almost solid copper. The /
shaft is being sunk by hand pending
the installation of machinery now on 4
the ground
Three Shifts in Tunnel.
Three shifts are working in the 400
foot tunnel al the Venture Hill since A. /
blower was installed 10 suck out the
powder smoke This tunnel is TO be Z
driven to iutersect q promising out
crop
silent Regarding New Strikes.
Rumors OF strikes AT the Three Ned
ais and Pittsburg jerome mines are
causing much interest i'm Jerome The
officers of those companies. who have
never before withheld any Information
from the public. have suddenly closed {
Up like clans
The story that something important ,
had been struck al the Three Medals
became current when several Spanish :
miners employed there came into Je- |
rome and invested their savings in (
Three Medals stock. They refused TO
talk.
Rich Copper Ore Uncovered
NOrkmen reaching jerome from the
Pittsburg Jerome say that rich copper
ore has been struck in the shaft which {
IS down over 500 feet The mana ge-
ment refuses TO make any statement.
The Desert Is Listed.
At meeting of the shareholders Of
the Desert Mining and Development