Arizona republican., 1917-08-12

' the past week. The strike was made
 at the exact point estimated by En- gineer c. H. Palmer, Jr., and Superin- l tendent c. A. McCollom as the prob able location of the ore body. It is almost exactly under the old 1O0-foot | smart sunk on the vein about ten years ago, which opened up some good ore. 1 The drift has been advanced along side the vein in solid ground to avoid 1 timbering, with occasional drillings made into the vein to ascertain it's | character. At a point 340 feet from 1 the present working shaft it was found that the vein contained quartz i and silicified andesite, which showed l the presence of values
 A cross-c cut was run through the vein for about ten feet of alternate fquartz and andesite all carrying en- l couraging values. As the appearance indicated the beginning of an ore de- posit, the drift was extended inside the vein and this is now being ad- vanced in very good looking vein mat ter. The discovery is regarded as a most important one, considering the fact that a depth of only 400 feet has been attained. If considerable body of ore containing fair values can be opened up on this level. it is the gen. elal opinion that greater depth will disclose much higher grade ore
 It is notable fact that the drift on the 475-foot level of the Telluride passed directly over the ore body found on the 535-foot level. On the upper level, only nominal values were | found.
 The Telluride shaft is rapidly ap- preaching the 600-foo level and at about this point it is anticipated that the vein will be encountered when if is possible that drift will be started towards the ore body opened up at the 535foot level
 i At the Adams winze is being sunk on the ore body recently opened up and 1t is all in good ore, thus proving | the downward persistence of the shoot 1 It IS the belief that only the ton or 1 pinnacle was encountered in the drift ana that depth will discilse a very i imnortant ore deposit
 l Mill production is being maintained
 by the new Tom Reed plant at an
 average of better than 250 tons daily As the stope is extended upwards from l the 400 foot level, an increase in val
 ues is noted which should make the
 total production for July the largest
 turned out during the past year. Two ! additional motor trucks are being put into service to bring the ore down 1 rom the Aztec so that at least one halt of the daily mill output will be 1 supplied by ore from these workings
 The report of General Superintend-
 ent J. A. Burgess of the United East
 ern for the first six months opera
 tons, shows that a total of 31.565 tons
 were treated, having d gross value of
 $793,497 or $21.12 per ton.
 The net profits for this period
 amounted to $491,130 or an average of i about $S2,00O monthly. Costs have re- 1 gently been advanced on account of hlgher wages and the general upward
 trend of all supplies and materials. but l "lth the total mill capacity increased to 200 tons daily. the latter part of the
 year should show larger profits than
 he first half
 Developments on the 665 foot level continue to open up new ore. as the
 drift has been advanced for a total o1
 over $50 feet with the face still in ore. This level now shows a consider ably greater body of ore than wa, found on any of the upper levels.
 At the Gold Road. the ore body re- | gently opened up in the Line Road l tunnel section is being further ex-
 plored and ore blocked out. Raises
 are being extended from both the 1OO- foot level and the Line road tunne,
 'evel to thoroughly prospect the veir
 ID to the surface.
 Manager A. G. Keating of the new
 Beg Jim Consolidated reports that the | new plant of the Blue Bird is now as-
 sembled ready for the work of sinFins the shaft to the 500-foot level
 At the Alcyone in the boundary one
 section. the working plant is being in-
 stalled and the work of siking to tn,
 500-foot level will be commenced yer, l