Mohave County miner., 1916-08-05
B|G JIM MINE ORE AVERAGES
 S2O PER TON
From Ostman Section Daily Minsr.I

A statement to mining brokers and through them to the public has been issued by H. E. Teter and company, financial agents for the Big Jim Min ing company. It sets forth the amount of development work done and makes the claim that all ore developed on the two levels of the mine will aver age S2O a ton. It, in part, follows:
 'Here are the exact facts about the large body of ore that has been de- veloped in the Big Jim mine, facts that give the stock value that should appeal alike to the most conservative investor and to the man who wishes speculative possibilities.
 'On the 4OO-foot level total of 12O feet of drifting has been done along the vein. On the 4S5-foot level a total of TO feet of drifting has been done. The crosscuts at these two depths en- tered the vein at points 115 feet apart. With this distance between the cross cuts and with this amount of drifting done, the length of the ore shoot at this time has been proved to be 236 feet long. The crosscuts on the 400 and 4S5-foot levels have shown the vein to be 35 feet or more in width. The average value of all ore in the drifts on both levels is better than S20, according to a complete sampling of these drifts which has just been made.
 These facts mean that there is a showing in the Big Jim mine today which justifies a price of at least S1 per share on the market and this does not take into consideration the enor- nous prospective value of the mine. This showing should appeal strongly to the investor. We believe that it gives absolute security to the man who buys the stock at the present market prices.
 Those who desire speculative pos abilities will find a tremendous ap- peal in the constantly increasing length of the ore shoot. A little arithmetic will show some rather startling results as to what may be expected from further development on the Big Jim mine Easing our figures upon reasonable expectations, we would say that the average width of the vein may be expected to be from 30 to 35 feet. The United Eastern ore shoot is over 800 feet in length and we may expect with assurance that the Big Jim ore shoot will be fully as long. The present showing on the Big Jim and the experience of both the Tom Reed and United East ern iustifies us in believing that the average of all ore will be no less than S15 and possibly more than $2O.
 "With these figures as basis, we find that between the two levels we |. may certainly expect enough ore to give the stock value of twice the price at which it is now selling. This does not take into consideration g single dollars worth of the enormous amount of ore above the 400-foot leve nor the vast production that will come from below the 485-fOot level.
 "A suggestion of the possibilities o- the Big Jim mine below the 485-foor level is found in the fact that the Ton Reed, immediately to the west, is eX tracting ore from depths of HOO anc 1AOO feet. And further, when thu United Eastern recently cut its or' body on it's 665-foot level George W Long, of that company, was quoted in the press as stating that, with thu additional 100 feet in depth which hat been added by the discovery on th' 665-foot level, s5,OOO,OOO had beer added to the value of the mine"