The Parker post., 1917-05-12
MINES GOING
AFTER DEPTH
SEVERAL PARKER PROPERTIES
ARE GAINING DEPTH AS FAST
AS POSSIBLE-BRIEF MINING
NEWS OF THE WEEK

An era of deep mining haa been
inaugurated in the Parker district,
practically. every property being en-
gagged at the present time in sink
ing their working shafts to consid-
cradle depth. These workings are
destined to go below water level,
where bodies of sulphide ore are con-
fidently believed to exist.
The only shaft in the district that
has reached water level is that Of
the Copper Basin mine, where, at a
depth of 800 feet large body of
sulphide ore is being developed
Both prosecuting and drifting on
the ore body is in progress at this
level of the Copper Basin Thurs
day the crosscut was in about 20
feet, and there was no indication
that the limit of the ore body was in
sight. Two carloads of lumber are
expected to arrive here this week for
the Copper Basin mine. A pump has
been ordered to handle the water,
the pipe having already arrived.
Rapid progress is being made in
deepening the Eagles Nest snaft at
the Empire mine, a depth Of approx
10 feet having been attain
ed up to Thursday night. The con-
tractors sinking this shaft are max
ing about four feet per day. At
the 200-foot level crosscut will! be
run to the rich Eagles Nest vein,
distance Of about 70 feet. On the
1OO-foot level stopping is in progress.
Shipments from this level average
from IL to IA per cent copper, and
about Sc in gold.
The new 60-h. p. hoist is being
installed this week at the Carnation
shaft Of the Empire. This equip
ment is taking the PLACE Of a smaller
one. Drifting on the big Carna-
tion vein of the 3OO-foot level con-
tinues to develop greater ore re-
serves as the work progresses.
About ten tons per dav are being
shipped from the Empire at the pres
ent time. The management is con-
it's efforts upon develop
ment, instead of shipments. at the
present time.
Next week the Arizona -McGinnis
Copper company will Join the list OF
shippers The new aerial tramway
j. about completed, an the ore bins
II the loot of the mountain are C.
ceiving their finishing touches. Two
tr'.ks arrived from Sd Diego this
" k to haul the ore II IN. this prop
erty aud will be put in commission
early next week. A large quantity
Of high-grade now awaits transpor-
tation to Parker.
Two shifts are employed! in sink
ing the working shaft at tne Arizona
McGinni,. which is nearing the 1O0-
foot level. A tunnel is also being
driven to crosscut the big veins
showing on the surface of this
estate.
Besides carrying on extensive de-
velOpment work in the Commodore
and Dudley tunnels, the Billy Mack
company is building a
model camp. The old camp is to be
abandoned, as the new location Sc
lected is more convenient to the new
work recently inaugurated by the
company. Excellent progress is be-
ing made in driving the tunnels and
it is said the showing already en-
has exceeded the expecta-
tions of the management. Col VIM.
Henry Dove, secretary of the COM
pany, is expected to arrive in Par
ker within the next few days from
Chicago.
The Mammon Gold & Copper COM
pany is another property that is con-
every effort toward gain
ing depth. The shaft has attained
a depth Of $50 feet, and it is the aim
Of the management to sink the work
ing shaft to the 500-foot level. The
upper tunnel levels have exposed
large quantities of commercial COP
per ore, and 1t is expected that the
sulphides will be encountered at
water level, which should be reach
at depth of 400 feet.
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