Arizona republican., 1918-06-03
The Mayer District R.r l., NY DAA

MAYER, Ariz., June 1.-The taking over of the control of the Kay mine by George K. Long and associates, of United Eastern fame, will mean much for the future development of the loder section of the Black Canyon mining district. While the exact terms under which the deal was con- summated are not known to the pub lie, sufficient capital has been ar ranged for by the new interests to sink the main shaft from the $50 to the 500-foot level where extensive de- velopment work is to be done and later on, to go on with the shaft to the 1000-foot level. About one mile north of the main shaft, the vein has been opened again by shaft 1855 feet deep which shows a strong continua- tion of the ore bodies Numerous openings have been made at other outcrops on the property which have jroven it to be of exceptional prom ise. New equipment has been in stalled at the main shaft and new timbers have been put in to the shaft bottom. The test carload of ore sent by the new management to the Hum boldt Smelter, averaged 1862 per cent copper. At the bottom of the 350-foot shaft, the main vein is about 30 feet wide with a general average of 10 per cent copper across the face. The new management plans to com mence shipping ore regularly from the mine soon, the nearest shipping point being Turkey which is P miles north. The poor transportation fa- oilities is the only thing against the district but it is but a question of a | short time when railroad will con meet Turkey with some point on the main line near Phoenix. It is un- derstood that the Long interests sat isfied themselves thoroughly on the matter of railroad construction to the Kay mine before the deal for the property have plans for an ore reduc- tion plant of their own in the vicinity of the mine, which would be part custom mill for there are a number o1 partly developed properties surround | ing the Kay mine that are in a con- dition to produce extensively as soor as the question of transportation anC ore reduction are settled.
 | George w. Long is the principa mover in this news undertaking 1T Black Canyon. It is known that ht has unlimited financial backing. His success in the development of the | United Eastern mine at Oatman has brought him to the front as one o the foremost mining men of the state He states that he travelet more than 30,000 miles in quest O another mine that might be developed into another winner, before he found the Kay mine. With the Kay min' as a nucleus, he expects to build on' of the strongest mine organization! in the west.
 There are a number of eXcellen copper properties in the southern DOT ton of Black Canyon on all sides O the Kay mine. The Palo Verde owned by E. H. Wilson of Glendal' and associates, of Phoenix, is al
 ready a shipper of high grade cop per, gold ard silver. The owner: sent 100 tons recently to the smelter some of which averaged better thar IS per cent copper Il ounces silvel and $22 in gold. Other propertie! that are ready to produce are the | Orizaba, Senia Raey, Minnie Lee, Le land, National Amalgamated, Harris Bar and others. The mineralized bel extends about ten miles south of th' Kay mine across and beyond Nev river.
 l The opening up of the Kay min,