Show ARIZONA wilcox range news A sensational strike of native copper was made a little below the hundred foot level of the new three compartment air shaft last week on the property of the mascot copper company the strike is considered of unusual significance as it proves a secondary deposition ol 01 0 the mineral on this end of the property kingman miner A M and A H smith who are getting things in shape for the starting up of work on the old mexican mines were in kingman this week on business they have completed a road from the main wagon road to the mine and have everything in shape for the carrying out of plans that mean the employment of many men and large developments on the pr property party in looking over the mine fine ore was found in one of the old shafts and it is probable that this shaft will be cont continued aued to a depth of a hundred or more feet while the main tunnel is being driven in under the works globe silver belt at the warrior mine one of the greatest permanent producers of globe district the sinking of the third churn drill hole is under way this hole is already feet deep and is being put down on the winnie claim west of the second churn drill location and about feet north of the scorpion on claim on which the inspiration copper company is now doing development work in a good grade of sulphide ore on the and foot levels of the mine ore is being scoped for shipment to the el paso smelter at present these shipments amount to from 95 to tons or ore daily and the average copper content is being maintained as usual at about 95 per cent florence blade tribune supt bupt P F S hoyt of the superstition mountain mining company came down to florence tuesday and went on to the smelter wednesday returning thursday we had a brief talk with him while here and learned that the test run of the companas comp anys milling p plant ant was a gratifying success concentrates turned out averaged 12 2 ounces silver and 6 gold per ton and 26 per cent copper and 39 6 10 per cent lead this product results from a concentration of about eight tons of ore into one ton of concentrates in combined values the concentrates are worth about per ton this is exceptionally high grade concentrates and will attract at among mining men kingman miner M A moore general manager of the dixie queen mining company arrived in kingman yesterday with his big auto truck on which he is having some repairs made the trip from chloride was made in less than three hours mr moore has been using the truck to do all the heavy freighting between the mines and chloride and has hauled as high as seven even s tons on the machine the road across across the valley is quite sandy but the machine with its big load of freight negotiates the sand patches without visible trouble A more thorough trying out of the machine will be watched with interest by mining men and ir if it is found to do the business it is probable that more of the machines will be put in |