Show FORTUNE IN MAGMA blade tribune florence ariz it has been known for many months that the magma copper company was crosscutting from the foot station in the old queen shaft toward the queen vein at superior and the denizens deni zons hereabouts have been constantly on the qui vive for news of the final result it being confidently believed that when reached the vein would prove to to be exceptionally rich but the magma company does not take the public into its confidence in the matter of exploration results hence did not make known the f fact act that the vein was reached last month and that drifts were started on it both east and west nor did they let it be known that the phenomenally rich ore body found in the and levels of the old queen workings was cut by this crosscut cross cut at a vertical depth of feet below the surface outcrop of the vein thus proving the downward continuity of the queen vein and its brjch contents but it was impossible to keep this wonderful ore strike secret for more than a few weeks as it was necessary to hoist the ore removed in drifting to the surface hence the secret is out this ore body boddis is eight feet wide and still continuous in the breast of both drifts it is richer than the wonderful ore extracted from the and foot levels thus proving that the vein increases in richness as depth is attained on it its combined values in copper and silver will average between to 1000 per ton it is beyond question the most remarkable ore body as aside de from that of the silver king ever uncovered in pinal final county which is famous for exceptional ore bodies the queen vein is an east and west fault fissure crossing the superior contact vein at right angles and was the first vein located in pinal final county it was discovered and located just two days prior to the discovery and location of the famous old silver king which yielded in silver but it was sold to new york capitalists ita lists shortly after its discovery and they sent bookkeepers out to manage and operate it and they of course made a failure of it ita the owners then patented the property and left it lay till two years ago when young fisk of globe got a lease and option on it the magma company took it over last spring they are the first real miners to obtain control of it and that they will make a complete success of it goes without saying this strike insures the future of the superior district and the development there of a great mining camp which will be tributary to florence and casa grande valley |