El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
VEIN SYSTEM IS
BEING WORKED.
Work in Southern End of
Oatman District Will
Test Theories.

Oatman. Ariz., June 24.-The main
activity of the Oatman camp just now
IS confined largely to the southern end.
particularly to that portion known as
the Pioneer vein system This is the
vein system on which a million dollars
in ore was blocked out on the Oatman
Pioneer. This property was recently
sold 10 an eastern syndicate
This vein system runs Inso the Aot-
man Pioneer from the Arizona Tom
Reed The work on the Arizona Tom
Reed is Srll largely prospect WOrk. Dut
some good results have been obtained
The main shaft is now down 100 feet
and five foot ledge Of ore was struck.
averaging about SO. Greater depth
will be sought as on the same ledge IN
the Aotman Pioneer, good values were
not obtained until a greater depth was
reached On the 200 and 40v levels IN
the Aotmau Pioneer, the drifts are be
ing run towards the Arizona Tom Reed
ground with very good results.
Paramount an Active Group.
Another very active group is the
Paramount group which joins The Aot-
man Pioneer on the southeast Just
now the main attention OF the company
is confined to the erection of the sur
face workings on the main shaft which
IS sunk directly on the vein Much
blasting and excavatinE is being done
new hosting engine. 1t IS expected
that the transformers viii De running
IN about so days In the meantime the
ola hoist engine viii be used Two
shifts are now at work on this proper
~. The SHAFT is sunk TO a depth OF
20 feet and is well timbered the en-
tire distance. So soon as work on the
hoist VIII permit manager Arthur
Weber viii sink TO the 500 foot level
and drift in an easterly direction.
This drift viii be watched with in
terest. as il viii prove or disprove
several theories in regard to the fOrma-
ton OF this vein system, as on this
property in the direction the drift IS
a junction Of several well defined and
proven veins. One comes from the
Arizona Tom Reed and the Aotman
Pioneer. and others from a more south
erly direction. The great question is
whether high grade rock VIII be en-
cOuntered IN this junction In some
camps in similar formation. particular
y in the Nevada and California cOun-
Try high grade rock was encountered
There are engineers. however. who as
sert that this viii not hold good in the
Arizona formation.
High Grade Rock Found.
When the camp was started 1t was
boldly asserted that little or no high
grade rock would be found This
theory has been disprOvsn on the
Boundary Cone where high grade rock
was encountered and 500, 900 was ex-
ira cted-
The entire vein system Of TIE south
ern end of the camp is peculiar and in
terestinE- 1t comes from the east into
the Lexington Arizona in one biz ledge
which branches out fanWise into two
big veins. one of which runs into the
Boundary Cone and the other into the
Paramount Both OF these properties
join the Lexington on the west. The
more sOutherly vein again branches out
fan wise or the Paramount. one OF
which runs into the AOIman Pioneer
and the Arizona Tom Reed and other
in a more southerly direction As vet
but little prospect work has been done
on any OF these functions.