Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-18

the hoist, boiler and other machinery, that was recently purchased from NJ. F. Dicus in Douglas. The machinery was formerly used at the Bisbee Ex- tension property about half way be- tween Bisbee and Tombstone and was nearly new as it was used short time at that property and since then has been thoroughly oyerhauled by M. r Dicus. The machinery was secured by Mir Dicus through a judgment that he has on the property. The addition of the machinery will now give the company sufficient machinery to 50 tO a good depth.
 James Barrett is doing some eXtens sive development work on his claims near Dragon Station and has taken out considerable copper oxides and eX- poets soon 10 make a shipment b the smelters at Fl Paso.
 Sinking still continues on the prop erty of the Middle Pass Mines Com pany ia Middle Pass and as depth is obtained the ledge widens and several tons of lead and zine ore have been taken ont. There are some samples of the ore IJw on exhibit at the office of L. J. overlook and Company which have attracted considerable attention.
 The company is composed of Bisbee parties.
 Samples taken from the Old Copper
 King property in the Dragoon and tested by eastern parties show that there is a large body sf manganese there. The ore will average about forty per cent. A vein about IS inches in width has been opened up and about twenty tons out so far The ore was uncovered in the limestone with a sandstone contact. It is report ed that there are croppings to be found on the mountain near South Pass that wilfl cover about 200 acres. The tests show that the ore is prac-
 tically free from phospOrous. The property at the present time is owned by T. r. Gilbane of New York. He in- tends to do some further development
 york on the property.
 Parties were out recently to make an examination of the gold pToperty of Kendall Brothers located near the Old Stockton ranch, about two miles south of South Pass in the DragOons. There is an excellent showing on the prop erty and some assays show values
 of free gold as high as S75 while oth- CTS do not run as high. The property promises to become one of the few gold producers in Cochise County. If the property were located in the Oat- nan district at the present time it
 could be turned at a good figure. Gleason and courtland.
 The most important news of this
 section for the past week is the re- at Gleason under the direction of Su- perintendent l.. l. Thiers. The pres
 ent owner, Captain J. Il. McKittriclI
 vas here recently and went over the
 property with Mir Thiers and he then
 gave orders to begin operations. A
 force of about twenty men are now at work and shipments have already commenced to the smelters at Doug las. Several of the old dumps are i being shipped. These could not be 1 worked before on account of their low grade but at the present price of cop per they can be handled at a profit. l yl1eI SltDliEAtS OA i'tit OAt " III bN made soon t5 the smelters at Fl Paso. At one time the ore was hauled from ! Gleason to Cochise for shipment to
 the smelter at Silver City, New Mex | ico.
 Throughout the workings of the
 Leadville property at Courtiand. nov nder bond to the Needles Mining and Smelling Company, the work under su-
 rerintendent Fred A. Earls is being | vigorously pushed. The contract for he sinking of the Maid of Sunshine shaft, 120 feet has been let to Tom i Fraser of Tucson, but formerly of Bis pee, and three shifts are now at work. i The compressor has been in operation for several days and is now furnishing lir for the drills. Sampiing of the No. | level of the Maid Of Sunshine shaft has been completed and the samplers are now at work in other parts of the property. At the No. shaft the re
 ,imbering has been completed and the
 york of pumping it out started. As coon as the shaft has been unwatere0 a contract will be let for the driving of a cross cut to the No. l shaft. The ,4eadville Company has recently re- ceiVed from the '. c. Government 0atennts to the Cilverton, Fraction and King Solomon claims Of that group.