Weekly journal-miner., 1916-06-21
NE W REGIME IS IN CHARGE IF
 TON REED
BIG JIM COMPANY HAS STARTED TO SINK TO 600 LEVEL TO TAP VEIN SYSTEMS.
(From Los Angeles Mining Bureau)

(From Los Angeles Mining Bureau)
 OATMAN, Arizona, June 16. - The new administration has just taken hold of the Tom Reed Gold Mining Company. Superintendent Raab and Consulting Geologist Nal lery have been spending considerable time making a thorough examination of the property. The Tom Reed owns an immense acreage of undeveloped ground. and it is planned to do con siderable surface exploration of this with a view to developing likely look ing sections at great depth. The ore shoot found on the 565-foot level in the Black Eagle workings of the Tom Reed appears to be very important one. The ore shoot was encountered in drift to tke west of this level, and it is understood that development work thus far shows average values of between SIS and SEQ the entire width of the drift for distance of several hundred feet. The apex of very rich ore shoot appears to have been just cut, but development in this rich ore shoot has not as yet reached a stage where the operators will give out any definite information regard ing its importance.
 The Big Jim Company has started to sink to the 6O0-foot level to tap the downward continuation of its vein systems. Drifting operations on the 400 and 4S5-foot levels continue to put very fine ore in sight. The big cleo tricallydriven compressor of the Big Jim is now operating. and the com pany is no longer dependent upon the Tom Reed Company for compressed air.
 On the 500-foot level of the Ivan hoe the crosscut to the southeast en- countered the quartz porphyry dyke at distance of 322 feet from the shaft. The mineral-bearing vein on this property lies between the quartz porphyry dyke and the andesite on the opposite side of the dyke from the shaft Superintendent Carter esti- mated that the dyke is about 40 to 5O feet in thickness. and that the veins will be encountered as soon as the dyke has been cut through. Much in tcrest attaches to development in the Ivanhoe property. as it occupies a central position on one of the great main vein systems of the district. II the Ivanhoe develops an important ore body, and number of engineers of wide experience have reported fav- orably upon the ground, new section of the camp will have been proven up and mining operations in that zone immensely stimulated.
 In the Lucky Boy property sta ton has just been completed at a depth of $50 feet and an lS-inch stump cut. The rock in which work is being done is showing intense silicihcation and much naturalization.
 The Lucky Sam is drifting on the 200-foot level in vein which was cut by the shaft. and some very good mill grade ore is reported showing Some streaks of nigh grade have been encountered in the Lucky Sam.
 Crosscuts to the north and to the south on the 500-foot level of the Fessenden property are each out about 100 feet. Increasing minerali- zation is reported in the north cross cut. while small stringers of ore arc beginning to show in the vein of the south crosscut The operators be lieve they arc getting very close to their vein to the south of the shaft.
 The Iowa Company has installed a very adequate power plant and IS now engaged in sinking operations. There was an old 300-foot shaft on this property when the Iowa Company purchased it. and this shaft has been retimbcred and strengthened, and sinking has been started at the bot tom Of this old shaft Lateral work will not be started until 500-foOt depth is attained. This is a very promising looking property, and it is reported in Oatman that J. Park Charming and associates tried to sc cure it but were a few hours too late.
 A genuine strike is reported in the Times property in what IS known as the Martin Tunnel This tunnel IS in about 300 feet and taps the vein al about 20 feet. Drifting operations are reported 10 have disclosed feet of ore averaging S2375 with much larger values coming in. It IS stated that the last sample taken across the l face of the drift showed average val ues of S70OO.
 The Gold Orc continues to ship 25 to 30 tons per day to the Gold Road !. mill, and extraction continues to be ! in excess of $20 per ton. This ore Is !. coming from the 530foot level. and ! the operators are starting to sink to 1. 75O feet and block out ore bodies at i greater depth.
 The drift being run in the vein on . inc 35Ofoot level of the Carter con tinues in a full face of ore which Is said to average Sl0 to SIS per ton | The face of the drift is approaching l the point where the downward ex- | tension of a rich ore shoot opened on l thc 2Sn- fnnt level Is cNnected