The Arizona copper camp., 1916-06-09
DEVELOPMENT
GOES FORWARD
At TROY MINE
Cane Springs Group Taken Over and
New Company Formed to De-
veIop Gold Property

TROY, Ariz., June S.-Development
work is going forward steadily and
with satisfactory results at the old
Troy mine, sometimes known as the
Troy Manhattan. The force now en-
ployed is shortly to be increased and
it is probable that operations will be
The Rather shaft near the east end
of the property, which adjoins the
Pinal Development company's group,
has been sunk to 160 feet and cross
cut is being driven southwark to catch
the main ore body, which dips in that
direction. This ore body lies in lime
and was extensively stopped in 1907
from the adit level which strikes the
shaft at 11O feet A drift is also to
be started westward to cut under an
ore body which is penetrated for
depth of so feet by a winze from the
old workings.
This work is all in the way of de-
velopment and for the sole purpose of
proving that the ore continues down
ward. If the showing that is ex-
pected is opened, working shaft will
be sunk at point some distance
south
Eventually however, the main Troy
workings will be on the west end of
the group. The Buckeye shaft, in
that area, is down 500 feet and a
to tap the Climax fault, 1000 feet
distant, which has an excellent cop
per showing on the surface. The
Alice shaft is down 400 feet and
passes through so feet of four per
cent sulphide ore, too low in grade
tc be handled profitably at the time
it was opened. This ore will be
developed through what is known as
the Pratt tunnel
New York and Boston people are
behind the Troy Arizona Copper COM
pany, which now holds the Troy mine,
and the stock is listed on the Boston
curb John Calvin, chairman of the
New York City board of water COM
missioners, Is president, and H. c.
Rogers, vice-president of the Eddy
Valve company, is managing director
Charles H. Barney, well known
capitalist Of Boston a heavy stock
holder. r. G. Mead is the superin-
tendent on the ground in charge of
operations.
Cane Springs Group
Barney, Mead and others identified
with the Troy Arizona have closed
a deal for the Cane Springs group of
gold claims, two miles south of Troy.
and are organizing the Gila Gold Min
!. ing and Milling company to under
take its development. The owners
are Charles A. Miller and John
Nissen, who have agreed to take stock
in the, new company for their in
terests.
Eleven claims are included in the
Cane Springs group. These cover a
: gold vein four to six feet wide which
cuts through the country from east
to west. All this vein carries some
gold on the surface and many speci-
mems of high-grade have been taken
from shallow workings. The principal
working is a 120-foot tunnel with
6O-foot winze Miller and Nissen
treated fairly large tonnage of 5000
ore from this winze in an arastra on
the ground. Mr. Mead is convinced
that only a limited amount of work is
necessary to block out enough ore
to warrant a mill.
The location of the Can Springs
mine is very advantageous as it is less
than four miles from Erman siding. on
the Phoenix and Eastern railroad.
A creek which carries an ample water
supply for mining and milling crosses
the property.
Arrangements are being made to
list the stock of the Gila Gold Min
ing and Milling company on the
Boston curb. The connections of its
hackers makes this an easy matter.