Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-16
MINE MERGER AT 0AT-
 MAN PROBABLE SOON
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Company, which owns two full claims adjoining the Esperanza on the east and the Cone on the west, is making preparations to inaugurate develop ment work in the near future. A cross cut tunnel will be run to catch vein which on the surface shows an aver age width of 10 feet and assays around sl0 per ton. The proposed tunnel will give a vertical depth of 260 feet on the vein at the point of intersection.
 The Hi Henry main vertical shaft, which the company plans to sink to the 4O0-foot point, is now down 50 feet in vein which, on the surface, is 10 feet wide and yields assays of s5 per ton A 25 horsepower gasoline hoist and 260 cubic foot compressor have been ordered and are expected to ar rive on the ground within the next 30 days. A 42-foot gallows frame is at present being erected on the shaft.
 The Oatman Southern Mining Com peny. operating the Curry and Alexan- uct Sloup Oi II OidiiuS, hdS 6oihcu O depth of 40 feet in an incline prospect shaft in the footwall section of it's vein. The entire bottom of the shaft pans well and picked samples show free gold. It is the plan of the man. agement to begin at an early date the sinking of a main vertical working shaft to explore the. ground in a thor ough and comprehensive manner at a depth of at least 800 feet.
 The Lexington three-compartment shaft now measures 50 feet in depth. It is to be sent down to the 6O0-foot point. The present 10 horsepower gasoline hoist will soon be replaced by a 75 horsepower double-drum electric outfit
 The 60-foot point has been reached in the proposed 500-foot two-compart. nent shaft on the Nellie. 32-horse- power gasoline hoist is in transit to >the property and a large compressor and a 50-horsepower gasoline engine 10 drive it have been ordered. The management has completed the cree ton of numerous buildings and is at present giving some attention to road building.
 The north crosscut on the 250-foot isiel Of the Carterris out more than 20 feet and has thus far penetrated he main ledge a distance of seven feet, for which assays averaging $S.60 per ton have been obtained. Some of he returns lan as high as S32.40. On she 150-foot level the ledge is F feet wide but at tie point of intersection carries only small values. Sinking in he shaft has been resumed below the 250-foot level with a dept hof 800 feet as the objective point
 WaIlapai District.
 James Murry of Butte, Mont, and c, S. Holmes of Salt Lake City, Utah recently obtained a lease and bond from Kean and John St. Charles upon their Midnight group of 6 claims in the Wallapai district. two miles south oi Chloride, and several days ago they put force of miners to work crosscut ting north and south on the 200-foOi level of an incline shaft ip veir which shows a width of 70 feet on the surface. More than 2,OOO feet of de velopment work has been performed on the various levels of the property which has an excellent showing.
 Cottonwood District.
 The management of the United Verde Copper Company. which is con relied by Former United States Sena tor w. A. Clarke of Montana. is al present concentrating its efforts at its Copper Giant mine, located in the Cot onwood district, miles east of the own of Blackberry. in sinking the main incline shaft from the $50 to the l00-foot level. The bore now meas ires more than 600 feet in depth. Pri IT to the temporary suspension of shiI ments the middle of last November the Copper Giant sent to the United Verde smelter at Clarksdale 250 tons of ore weekly for five conservative months. This ore was extracted iron stopes above the 400 and 550-foot lev als. On the latter level the ore bod, has width of 20 feet and average: per cent copper and s10 in gold anC | silver per ton. As soon as the shaf las reached the 900-foot level ship nents will be resumed.
 J. M. Mcleod of Los Angeles and as
 ;ociates are making splendid progress and obtaining excellent results in tho development of the Walkover propert.
 lne mile east of the Copper Giant which they have been operating since last August under a lease and bon' ] ITO mthe owners, J. ID. Loper, w. Car 1ey and J. w. Connors, all of Hack berry. The operators recently com l Dleted the construction of a .3O-ton dai V capacity mill on the property ant | will soon be placed in commission The shaft has just been continued flown from the S5 to the 130-foot level | and at the latter depth crosscut eas | f the vein will soon be started. Al