Mohave County miner., 1917-12-29

Stockton Hill has been the one de pendable camp of the county since it's discovery in the early seventies. For
 years it produced high grade silver
 ore, later the miners exploiting the lead veins of that section and ship ping profitably to the smelters. When the Cupel was discovered its surface ores were found to be the richest of anything found in the county. The
 ores were at first shipped to San
 Francisco and later were milled at
 Mineral Park. When the old Hack
 berry mill was in operation a consid-
 erable tonnage of ore was hauled to
 that place for reduction. The first
 ore taken from the Prince George was
 milled at Blackberry, the values run
 ming above $500 in silver and A per cent lead. The lead was lost in the process of amalgamation. Among
 these early day mines was the Indian
 Boy, now known as the Infallible, of the Banner group. At the same time
 the Black Warrior, the Little Chief,
 Blue Bell, Brown, Miners Hope,
 Moonbeam, Fountain Head, and Grey
 Eagle were being operated and pro- duced very rich ore.
 Only a few of these claims were worked below the water level, the Prince George, Cupel and Banner be- ing the main ore bearing veins operat- ed to a considerable depth. Among these claims ore to the value of many millions of dollars was produced. At the present time nearly all of these veins are the property of the Arizona Butte Mines company, the Cupel being the only important mine that has es- capped the combination.
 Stockton Hill is ribbed with veins of ore, nearly every claim having more than one vein running through it. The trend of the veins is from the south east to the northwest and the rake of the ore bodies is to the northwest. The camp lies high above the valley, ris- ing abruptly in two miles from 4300 feet to more than 5000 feet. The fact that great depth could be obtained by driving a tunnel under this hill and. open up the big veins of ore has made the tdnneling of that mineralized sec tion one of the most inviting ever placed before the people. To carry out this enterprise the Arizona. Butte has begun the driving of a tunnel on the Prince George vein from the foot of the hill with the intention of carry ing it through to the apex of the mountain. Laterals were to be run to cut the country and open and drain the other veins within radius of 2000 to 5000 feet. With the accomplish ment of this project large number of men could De put to work at once on the small and richer veins of the camp, while the large veins could be mined with a view to, milling the ore. The Prince George has been cross cut with diamond drill to, a width of 89 feet, masses of Eow~gfade ore be- ing crossed. In the old works 13 feet of ore was broken. down that gave average of better than $220 to the ton in silver, and today there are great bodies of the same rich ore to be had in the mine, where new development has opened it up. The tunnel would tap this ore bearing section about 600 feet below the collar of the present shaft. The shaft was carried to al depth of ITO feet by the former own CTS of the property, but partly through fault in the vein. On each side of the fault splendid ore was en- countered, but a flow of water stop ped work in that part of the property. The tunnel would drain the mine and make possible the working of the great bodies of low grade ore. No where along the outcrop is there a spot thad will not give results in sil- yer, lead and zinc. The outcrop is inn mense, some places showing fully 100 feet wide. To the west an offshoot of this vein is indicated in the Banner group, while the de la Fountaine is on thI parent vein.
 A crosscut from the tunnel would open the Cupel, one of the great pro ducers of the county, at a depth of about 900 feet. The Cupel vein is large and values have been abnormal ly high. Other veins lie along the course of the proposed tunnel and could be readily cut within a few hun