El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-27
IN
MINE FIELDS
OVER ARIZONA

] Prescott. Ariz. Nov 27-From the
] BuzZard mine OF the Dos Oris com
I pany, in Jersey Lily district, ore is
I being taken that samples 60 percent
I lead and zoo ounces silver. Develop
/ meut at depth IS expected to soon tap
a rich silver shoot that was mined 40
I years ago.
Big Bug Copper has stopped opera
lions, though its main workings are
in ore Of high grade Additional cap
ital is being sought
War Eagle and Gladiator mines, n
] the Crown King section, have been
Morriss by the Philadelphia Mining
company upon a 25 percent royalty
basis The Philadelphia company Is
represented by George p. Harrington.
It has expended $500,000i mainly in
running and equipping a 5000 foot
tunnel, drilling on the Nelson vein.
From this tunnel a 600 foot crosscut
viii tap the War Eagle vein at a per-
pendtcular depth Of 1880 feet. below
point where has been demonstrated
ne existence OF an ore body OF large
Giroux Consolidated is to sink
1000 foot working shaft a short dis
tance from its present development
SHAFT and VIII start its first drift on
the 150 level L. P. Il GlrouE is in
charge Of the mine
Exploration Work.
district, west OF Hillside. is being ex-
plOred with three churu drills OUT
lining the character and extent Of a
large porphECy deposit carrying fair
values in copper
Arizona King has closed operations. ]
IN the Bradshaw mountains smaller
mines are closing for the winter. save
for those on which DEVELOPMENT work
remains TO be done
Aid compressor. equipment has been
q 81
progress is being made toward a big
dyke now less than 100 feet distant
from the tunnel face. I'm which Dor
mite and chalcopyrlte appear. Opera ]
IONS nave been started again in a I
900 foot t1nnel 5000 feet distant from Z
the main tunnel.
New Reduction Plant.
Verde Inspiration IS installing a ]
cyanide reduction mill and his com Z
pleted new SHAFT and pumping equip
ment and number OF camp office and I
residential buildings. The company j
has nine claims. developed TO 400 feet I
Of depth
Venture Bin has been sold under
foreclosure Of mortgage Of $4,000.
Along the northern edge OF Yuma
county, south OF Bill Williams fork.
lie large deposits Of carbonate and
oxide copper ores OF relatively low
grade TOO lean for smelling and i'm
possible OF concentration. One such
deposit is owned by The Arizona stan
laru copper company, Los Angeles
corporation represented by z. J. Car
-lgans formerly Of the Clara Consoii-
lateq az Swansea For this property
ias been purchased a Teaching plant
~ lz9 tons daily capacity, with a rel
lively large power equipment Car
gan states that the ore available Is
nll-lons Of tons in quantity, sampling
not less than Q percent copper and
lDoTa that TO percent
Mama Imurnwemnmfm
Magma Is reported 10 have under
way preparations for large improve
nents, including q smelling plant. on !
which a contract for steel erection has
ieen awarded The narrow gage con-
lectlon with the Arizona Eastern rail-
Dad IS to be made standard gaze. TO
VOID the expense OF freight transfer
q Magma Junction Option has been
aAsn on ~ mining claims now held
y George wilson and others OF Globe,
with The Old Dominion
Ianks and there IS TO be DEVELOPMENT
y drilling. There IS local report that
lagma also is negotiating for the
property OF the United MAGMA and
companies.
All mining operations have been
uspended by the ella Copper SuIphIdel
ompauy, which Tor years has been
FINISHING daily about go tons Of
oncentrating ore 70 the Hayden smell
To Keep Production Down.
AeW Cornelia, Til further notice
al keep ITS copper production below
100000 pounds a month. This Is a
eductlon- Of product by 25 percent ,
nd has been accompanied by a SINH
3r reduction In number Of men en-
Logged ,
A new asbestos field Is TO be devei- +.
ped IN Pleasant valley, on the head :
'aJers OF Cherry creek. The quality 1
( the product is reported as good as I
hat now being eniuued from Globe {
rom mines near the lower valley OF &
berry creek
Acorn flour contains is TO 25 per- Z
ent OF nut oil Of great nutritive
alue-