El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-06
SALOME SEES AN
OLD TINE RUSH
Tank Pass Country, Harcu-
var Range, Alive With
Locators Of Mines.

SaIome. Ariz.. Sept. e.-An old fash
toned rush. reminiscent of The days OF
80. is on i'm the Tank pass country,
directly north OF Salome in the liar
cuvar range Fractions Of claims
around the Cobrita mine where eight
feet Of black sulphide ore averaging
from % to 30 per cent copper has just
been made. are at premium. over 100
claims have been located within the
last ten days.
Ground All Taken Up.
Much OF the ground around the Co 10
brita has been held for years by min
ers who believed that the great quartz
and iron outcrops OF the Tank pass re-
Sion were cappings for copper ores
\ great deal II il remained open how
ever. till the CObrlta strike proved the
belief well founded Now there is
scarcely a foot OF ground on the big
dil1es and lodges OF Tank pass that
remains open. Wherever any work has
been done. copper stain and carbonate
Of the surface
Cobrita opens Copper Veins
The Cobrita strike was made Pa feet
from the portal Of a tunnel being run
in the Seattle ledge. Three feet of
solid Sulphides was opened there The
following day an eight foot vein was
crosscut at the bottom Of 80 foot
Wine sunk 100 feet in from the por-
tai Of the same tunnel Streaks and
lunches of solid chalcopyrite. bornite
and glance are disseminated through
the vein.
Find Copper in Chunks
In the tunnel the ore has been eX-
posed for a distance of 30 feet or more.
II is IS inches wide and averages 30
per cent copper The ore at the bot
tom Of the Wine averages 30 per cent
and il is possible to select great chunks
that are almost solid copper. In many
ways the ore resem bles that of the
United Verde Extension. at Jerome, hut
u is a more glossy. shiny black The
belief is general throughout this re-
gion that the Cobrita strike Is the most
phenomenal ore body of the Extension
was entered.
VIII Begin Drifting.
Drifting is 10 be started both ways
from the Wine and the tunnel viii he
continued. An engine and blower are
now being installed in the tunnel and
when they are in operation Two shifts
VIII be worked The COhrita company
Is planning to install a hoist and COM
pressor and sink a vertical shaft on
the main ledge just below the tunnel
dump. in order 10 open the ore below
the tunnel and Wine levels
CObrita Surprises Its Manager.
In May of this year the Cobrita was
taken over as a prospect by VI. l. Hsz-
zard. Of Whittier, Cal. and W !. Greg.
of san DlmaS. in the same state. They
became interested IN the property
through Dick Wick Hall. who has Iii
rected operations for them Encour-
aged BY his success with the Cobrita.
HaH is now planning 10 start work on
the Daisy May and Big Black BONANZA
groups. only a few hundred feet away.
Hall admits that he is as much aston
ished as anyone AT the Cobrita strike
'ecause ne never expected TO find high
grade at such shallow depths
Ore Ideal For Smelling
Two carloads Of Il per cent copper
ore were shipped from The Cobrita be-
fore the strike was made. Now further
shipments Will be made as rapidly as
possible The black suiphide has
enough iron and calcite 10 make IL an
IDEAL smelling ore.
Ari1ofa To Resume Doctor Jones.
one Of the immediate results Of the
Cobrita strike is that the Arizota com
pany. OF South Dakota. is arranging To
resume work on its patented claims.
which lie on both sides of the Cobrita
One of these claims is the Doctor Jones
According to local tradition. a certain