Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-29

it over the mine had been idle for more than twenty-five years.
 New Plant For Octave
 A large and modern plant of ma chinery, including a Deisel engine and 5-drill air compressor, is being set up at the old Octave mine in the Con, gress country. Additional machinery
 is enrOute. It includes an oil-hota ton unit and the other equipment re. quired for reducing large tonnage of ore that has been opened during the past three years. About four years ago this old-time producer was ac- quired by group of Boston mining men under bankruptcy proceedings. Since then the main shaft has been deepened and levels established to a mean depth of 1900 feet. Drifts and crosscuts have been run on each level and really enormous tonnage of gold ore been blocked out The de velopment work of the past fifteen months has been especially prolific in the opening of commercial ore.
 Within thirty days a new plant of machinery will be in commission at the Last Chance property in the Wal ker district and development work again be in force. The plant is up- to-date in every unit and included as hoist, air compressor, jack-hammers drill-steel, ore cars, track and other mine essentials. c. B. Hayes, a min ing man of wide experience, is back ing the venture with his personal as- sets and without recourse to outside financial assistance. Crosscutting from the main shaft has exposed a large deposit of pay grade gold ore through which pass bands, or lenses of exceptional value Hayes has ex- pended large sum in carrying out his development plans and is prepar- ed to spend other sums as they are required. It takes faith, stamina. courage and incessant application to develop a pay mine, and Hayes pos sesses these essentials in the super lative. It appears as though he was about to reap the reward due his in- dustry and to that end he has the best wishes of the mining men of the county with him.
 John Harlan, superintendent of the Crook mine. reports steady mining and milling operations and the ship ment of concentrates to Fl Paso at frequent intervals. The Crook tunnel has length of 1900 feet at this time and is now being driven by three shifts of miners. The face of the tun- nel is carrying an excellent grade of gold ore and values are holding well as it is adSencede A large tonnage of pay ore is in sight and the general situation at the property very encour- aging.
 New machinery has been installed at the Beehive property and develop ment at depth is well under way. The property adjoins the Octave mine on the east and is located On the rich Octave Assure. The mineral content is gold and is increasing in value as development progresses.
 Copper Basin Country
 The usual daily production of so tons of copper ore is being maintain ed at the Commercial mine in Copper Basin and is being regularly forward ed to the Humboldt and Clarkdale smelters. & L. Landon, we'll known in Arizona mining sections as a min ing engineer of ability. recently as- sumed charge of the Commercial as assistant to Major A. J. PickerelI, to whose faith and energy the present satisfactory status of the mine is largely due.
 D. A. Burns, of Oatman, has assum- ed charge of the Mint group in Copper Basin and is shaping the property for extensive mining operations. The are being unwatered and as soon as the work is finished the drift on the 200-foot level will be extended to pick up an ore shoot that gave high gold returns at surface and nominal depth. Burns recently acquired own ership to the Mint group and has the financial resources necessary to thor Oughly develop it.