The border vidette., 1927-08-27
MORNING GLORY MINE
Old Property Will be Developed on
Big Scale
Santa Cruz Patagonian)

other machinery preparatory 10
sinking a deep shaft on the Min.
eral Hill ore body to intersect
the Morning Glory vein at a
depth of approximately 600 feet.
The old machinery has been
overhauled and put into first
class working order. The inten
ton of General Manager J. A.
Hamilton of Chattanooga, Tenn, Z,
is to block out an immense ton.
mage of ore in advance of the
erection of a large mill. There
is now blocked out in the Morn
ing Glory mine one of the largest
low, grade ore bodies in this sec
tion of Arizona, which could
keep q mill running for a long
time, but Mr.. Hamilton is work
ing along right lines in determin.
ing to uncover as much ore as
possible before the mill is com
pleted.
When it is remembered that
the Big Jim ore horizon is but
800 feet from the junction of the
Mineral Hill ore body and the
morning Glory vein, it may be
realized what important results
are to be expected in the new
shaft being sunk. Large ton.
mage equipment has been order
ed and the surface plant and
foundations will be completed by
the time the new machinery
arrives here. The equipment on
the way includes q full Diesel
power plant, compressor units
and such auxiliary machinery as
hoists, motors, pumps, drill
sharpening machines and other
things necessary to make a fully
equipped mine.
A road is being built from the
the county highway to the mine
to facilitate hauling of machine
ry and ore. The new road is be.
ing constructed along good
grades on the hillside where
danger from washouts is at a
minimum.
The Morning Glory ground is
located in the center Of what is,
proba bly,, the most highly miner.
allied area of Santa Cruz county
The Big Jim. Derrick. Patagonia.
Amigo, Hardshell, Black Eagle,
Hermosa, Trench, American,
Hermosa, Mowry. Blue Nose Ex
tension, Morning Glory, and
others, are all within small
area, and all but three Of them
have produced much high grade
lore in the past. Some of them
are now producing substantial
tonnages of good grade shipping
ores.
This property is expected tc
take its place as one of the large
producers of this district now
that financing has been complet
ed and the proper equipmen,
having been purchased and or
it's way to the mine. Those ia
miliar with the Morning Glory
property, its past record and
future possibilities, are predict
ing a great future for it. With
the introduction Of selective
fotation, the ore bodies now de
veloped in the mine can be handl
ed with profit.
The deposit in the Morning
Glory was discovered late in the
sos by David Neal, who, with
A. S. Henderson (still in Patago
nia), soon took out considerable
silver ore, which he roasted al
Mowry or leached. On reaching
the sulphide zone, which ther
seemed to contain mostly pyrite
he abandoned the mine.
About 1895 the property was
relocated by Richard Farrell ano
wife, of Harshaw, from whom i
was acquired In l9Oo by the late
G. B. Wilson Of Patagonia. The
mines production in 1907 i:
given as $53, 81 from copper
sulphide ore which yielded 81,
486 pounds Of copper and 378t
ounces of silver.
The mine is developed BY
thousands of feet of tunnels
shafts, wines and upraises, ant
thorough sampling by competen
mining engineers disclose ~th'
fact that with modern methodl
of ore treatment and metal sepa
ration the Morning Glory can b.
made a very protita BILE mine.
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