Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-04
SHANNON COMPANY IS
 ACTIVELY WORKING AT FINAL COUNTY MINES
Alta and Oklahoma Groups of Mines, Located in the Mineral Hill Section, Re ceivinp "Once Over.

FLORENCE. March B. A recent trip to the old Alta and Oklahoma groups of mining claims located in the Mineral Hill mining district, aighteen miles northeast of Florence disclosed the fact that. while not nuch is being said about these prop nrties, it is very busy camp. These properties were recently sold to the shannon Copper company of Clifton Cor a sum said .to be above S400.000, md development work is now going n under the personal superintendent " of Mir. r Leland. capable mining engineer who has been connected with the Shannon Copper company Cor a number Of years. The mine su- 1erintendent is MT. Patrick C. O'Neil, , mining man of exceptional ability If Butte, Montana, who is accredited with having made the famous Anacon- Ia. Both Nr. Leland and Mir. O'Neii gre very enthusiastic over the i'm nense possibilities of the Alta and Oklahoma groups of highly mineral zed territory, and well they may be, Cor these certainly bear every indica- ion of developing into rich produc- ing mine.
 Eight years ago G. ". Griffey and associates took over the Alta proper and during that time practically Ill the work that has been done on his group was performed under Col. iriffey's direction.
 Since taking over this property the shannon Copper company has made many improvements necessary to car ry on the work conveniently and sys- ematically. Eight new bunk houses ave been erected at the Alta camp, 'ach sufficiently large for four men. tn office building has also been put ID and is connected with the hoist nd works about a mile distant by elephone. An addition has been made to the mess house, etc. At the loist, where shaft is down 190 feet ockers. change-room and bath have cen provided for the men. and other improvements are going steadily ou. ' good road connects tho Alta group -ith the Oklahoma group. and on the vo groups about forty meu are work ng three shifts.
 There are eighty-two claims embed ed in the shannon property. Forty i've in the Alta or Arizona State, wcDty-six in the Griffey 6 Schwartz, Nree in the Alta Central. aud one -nown as the Red Top.
 The general character of the loCali- is schist and diabase with distinct
 'incral lodges running parallel north md asnftr hn ,IF moving rich impregnetion of copper
 nd other minerals such as azurite.
 ornitc. galena. chalcopyrite. copper lance. gold. silver and lead. Aside ~om the Shaft on the Black Copper. vhich is down 190 feet and where the ain work is now being performed. nd numerous smaller shafts and cuts here are two 800 foot tunnels on tho
 roperty both of which are in pay ore pr their entire lengths. From this roperty a great deal of high grade 're has been shipped in times past. nd from the Golden Culver, one of he Alta group. the late Thomas F. Veedin and associates shipped erge quantity of lead and silver ore f high grade. With modern mining methods there is every reason to be 'eve that this group of claims will bc developed into one Of the biggest pro 'ucers in this part of the state.
 On the Oklahoma group. which was ormcrly the property of the Boards. lew machinery has been installed and he company is about ready to open ID ihe old shaft which is down about fred feet distant is se,cnty-foot 'haft down on a copper ledge and at he 50-foot level drift to the north nas been run about 50 feet from which fine samples of copper ore are being taken.