Arizona republican., 1916-12-24

property IS COrnered WltH tne tniteu Eastern mine on the northeast ard is controlled by Frank Keith. Seeley Mudd and associates of the United Eastern.
 Horace V. Winchell. min,ns en- gineer, spent the week examining the Big Jim and 1vanhoe mines, these properties being under tfe same man agement. The Ivanhoe recently cut a promising vein on the 300 level artel passing through a fault and is now drifting in ore on the hanging wal of the big dike.
 At the Big Jim preparations are being made to resume sinking from the 300 level and by the time the pIo- posed 400-ton mill is under construc ton, two or more levels win have been opened below the 500. Superin tendent keating places the tonnage already developed on and above the 300 level at 250,000 of an average value of $l2 to s15. He estimates mine and mill costs at under S5 per ton. It will take two or three months Co complete the mill plans and actua' construction of the mill will not com mence until spring.
 While the exact date on which the United Eastern mill is to start has not been delinite4y decided, l. will 5e some time before Christmas Practically all the construction work has been completed and everything is about in readiness to start the ma chinery The No. two -,ompartmen shaft has been fitted with ore pocK cts on the fourth. fifth and sixth levels, an electric flashliSht sigma system installed and electric lights strung along the cross-cut which con- meets with the vein. This work hav- put in readiness for stoping, shalt sinking has been resumed in No. 7, which is down so feet below the 6S5 level. According to the dip of the vein on the levels above the shaft should cut the hanging wall at about a50 Developed ore between the 30U and 665 levels is estimated at 2O0,00V tons valued at S5.00600 All of this has been opened since March, 1915. The vein is 25 to 30 wide and with the exception of an occasional horse of country rock 7 it is solid ore throughout Some good ore has been encountered in the drifts and cross cuts and the vein on the 400 level
 
 mill will have g capacity of 200 tons and is expected to make an eXtiac- tion of 97 per cent at a cost of less than S2 per ton. Active preparations are being made for the construction of mill at the Gold Ore mine near the Gold Read. For three months the Gold Ore milled it's ore at the Gold hoad mill. l. is said that the average returns of the company were S30 per ton. The money received from this source will be added to by subscIip- ton from several wealthy eastern stockholders and the mill will be built carly in 19l7
 Development work continues on the easterly end of the Tom Reed prop has been opened through the Aztec shaft at a depth of 800 What re- lation tho vein bears to the Big Jirn dimensions and structure it bears strong resemblance, both veins nav ing an average width of 39 feet The Aztec ore shoot is said to average $50 per ton for some distance in one of the drifts. l.. w. Rabb, superin- tendcnt Of the Tom Reed mine, is placing orders for sl new unit to the mill which win increase the capacity from t75 to $50 tons. He expects to have this unit finished and in opera ton in six months.
 The success of the Big Jim. United Eastern. Tom Reed. Gold Ore ana other companies has brought about renewed activity throughout the dis trict and there are how between forty and fifty properties operating besides those doing assessment work.
 The Rattlesnake mine has picked up the ore in a short cross -cut run from the bottom of the new shaft. An average of two feet at that point yields returns of s99.2O per ton. Much copper is showing in the ore.
 The Schenectady has broken into very rich silver ore in the north drift 175 level. Much wire silver and rich specimens arc ohtainable, exciting great interest. as proving old Chlorid- CTS did not go deep enough.
 The Hidden Treasure tunnel ought soon to cut vein. Much water is coming in at face and formation changing.
 Elkhart expected to start up in a few days. Mill is to be reinOdeled and active campaign mine develop nent pursued.
 Tennessee has completed raise from l400 to 1170. making good air or lower levels. Men are being put to work as fast as found. The winze was started on 400 level 13O feet from shaft; much copper is coming in.
 The Copper Age just broke ground for new mill The company is well financed and progressive. Mine de- velopment has exposed large ore re- serves of splendid quality.
 At Inspiration Con. pipe line is being constructed on pontoon bridges, across the tailings dam. It will con meet the mill with the power house and furnish hot water at the mill dur ing tke winter. This is being done because it has been found that the temperature of tho mass passing through the floatation machines has considerable influence on the eff cheney of the machines. The hot water used will be that coming from the condenscrs which serve the steam engines This water when it leaves the condensers ordinarily has q tenn peraturc of about 120 degrees F.. anf under present conditions has to b. pumped up to the cooling pond and | forced through the spray nozzels fol cooling before being returned to thi condensers. Under the new arrange ment part of the cold water from ;ht Riser pumping station will be diverted from it's passage to the mill for US at the power house. instead of mak' ing use of the partially cooled wate' from the cooling ponds. Thus th'