Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-16
It is Expected that Within Ten or Fifteen Days Announce ment of Progress will be Made of Consolidation.
TOM REED PROSECUTES
 ORE FIND ON 1175
Ore Find in Big Jim 400 Level South Cross Cut is the parti- cularly Bright Star of the Big Camp at Present.
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 KINGMAN. Ariz.. Jan. 15.-It is high ly probable that within the next ten or fifteen days an official announcement will be made as to the progress being made in the negotiations under way looking to the merging of the Tom Reed Gold Mines and the United East ern Mining companies at Oatman. No information is obtainable at this time as to the exact form the negotiations will take and it remains to be seen whether the result will be consilida- tion or the purchase by one of the others holdings. At both properties the usual progress Of work is being carried cut. The new body of ore re- gently revealed on the 1175-foot level of the main shaft of tho Tom Reed Is responding in excellent fashion to the exploratory work being prosecuted. As soon as transformers are received and installed, which will be within the next ten days. electricity will replace gaso- line as motive power at the Black Ea- gle shaft of the property. the high power line having been completed re- gently. A 75-horsepower double-drum electric hoist will be installed in the place of the present 70 horsepower gasoline single drum outfit and imme- diately following the shaft will be con tinusd down from the 400 to the 6O0- foot point.
 The Big Jim continues the bright particular star ir the Armament of Oatman in consequence of the recent disclosure of the vein by the south crosscut or the 400-foot level Devel- opment work performed since the dis covery has proven the vein to measure 46 feet between walls. Although the management has not announced de- tails as to average values for the en- tire width. it is safe to say that about half the vein. at that point of intersee- tion. constitutes an excellent grade of milling ore while the remainder car ries varying values. It is officially stated that drifts will not be extended in the ore body until the shaft is con tinued down to the 6O0-foot point and laterals run to the vein at that depth as we'll as on the 5O0-foot level. Sink ing below the 4OO-foot level will begin at once The officials of the company are highly pleased with the showing on the 400-foot level and are confident that the future holds much in store for the Big Jim. The find has been the means of greatly stimulating the in- terests of the mining public in the en- tire Oatpan section.
 The main shaft on the Ivanhoe. which is being sunk from the 200 to the 5O0foot level has passed the s40- foot point The Nancy Lee or No. ? shaft recently started. now measures about 25 feet in depth. In the bottom there is an 1S-inch vein. picked sam- ples from which show free gold. In the sinking of the new shaft thus far about 20 tons of ore has been sorted from the material hoisted and placed on the dump. A sample from this dump recently gave an assay of $l60 per ton. As soon as 10 or 20 more tons of ore Is sorted and added to the pile a shipment will be made.
 The Merry Widow main vertical shalt has reached the S0-foot point on its way to the s00-foot level The bot tom is returning assays of from $S to & per ton. The company recently placed in position on the shaft a 40- foot gsllows frame and installed 2s- horsepower gasoline hoist. The equip ment is being improved at present by the installation of 1z0 cubic foot compressor which will operate two iackhammer drills.
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