| Show southwestern MINING NEWS GATHERED IN LOS ANGELES TOWN by will C higgins los angeles june 10 returning home the first of the month from a visit to the property of the big jim mines inc a party composed of leading los angeles brokers and large stockholders in the company expressed great pleasure over the royal time they chadha had had d and confidence in the ultimate successful outcome in the work being done in the development of the companas comp anys valuable holdings in santa cruz county arizona at tucson the guests of the big jim were welcomed by leading members of the chamber of commerce at patagonia prominent citizens met the party with autos and conveyed it to points of interest in handshaw Hard shaw district and to the big jim mines where a careful inspection was made of surface and underground workings returning to nogales noales no ales a reception was tendered by enthusiastic thusia mining and business men the gramme pro including a barbeque barbecue bar beque attended by rodeo exhibits dinner was served on the mexican side of the border the same evening president A G keating of the big jim mines inc was in charge of the party during the trip gilbert homestake Home stake equips confident that they have a coming bonanza in thle the gilbert homestake Home stake mine at gilbert nevada los angeles mining men and capitalists who recently took over the com banys holdings have already ordered a national sinking plant combining hoist engine and air compressor and wi will 11 begin at once the sinking of a two compartment shaft to depth in order to prospect the underlying erupt ives believed to be andesite and will run laterals literals late rals at every hundred foot level for some time the company has been engaged in running the midas crosscut cross cut tunnel to get under the great showing of gold ore where the wonderful cropping was first discovered the tunnel is now in a distance of over feet and it is believed forty feet more will take it into the same ore at a vertical depth of feet below the surface where the glory hole is still under guard and from which it is stated three shipments have been made assaying per ton in gold castjohn capt Cap tjohn john A hassell is president of the reorganized company M J monnette Monnet tc of goldfield fame and a prominent los angeles banker and capitalist is vice president and F B matthews is secretary and treasurer other directors are lynford maxwell and A C jamison los angeles M carruthers new york and harry C stimler tonopah To kirby thomas noted mining engineer is consulting engineer and ford eaton is mine superintendent overton mill in commission the overton developing milling company of los angeles operating in riverside county near vidal was successful in starting up the first 30 ton capacity unit of its new milling plant the middle of last month and it is reported the plant has been running most satisfactorily every since the working force having been increased to three shifts since the first of june in mill practice combining amalgamation and concentration tra tion a high recovery of values is while it is said a large tonnage of payable ore is exposed in the mine workings and stored on the mine dump the ore having an average value of 36 to the ton mining and milling costs not exceeding 6 a ton the company is a partnership affair composed pally of los angeles people attracted by the great promise offered by the pio proposition position and these interests have equipped the property with reduction works and other surface fa e improvements and furnished all funds necessary for this purpose the operations of the company and the fact that its reduction works are now in successful operation has developed considerable local interest in this enterprise ore in united western A body of ore recently opened up in the property of the united western mining company at oatman arizona is reported to be from eighteen to twenty feet in width W K ridenour president and general manager who was in los angeles recently states that the ore runs from a few dollars to 27 to the ton in its gold content this great showing mr ridenour says was made on the foot level of the property in a crosscut cross cut from the south drift run towards the endline of the united eastern from whose workings and believed to be from the same vein vein about six millions is reported to have been paid in dividends by the united eastern company the ore according to mr ridenour makes on the side of the vein and is being followed on its strike towards the common endline of both companies after a number of years of persistent and untiring effort and after conquering many difficulties mr ridenour believes he has solved the geo lical problems in the united western and that the new strike strike is destined to develop into a bonanza proposition gold dust letter according to a letter addressed to the stockholder of the gold dust mines company and sent out by the directors of the company engineers who recently examined the property of the company located at oatman arizona estimate an available ore supply of tons valued at approximately the letter also announced the reorganization of the board following the resignation of its president dr samuel wilson and ANT H wise secretary treasurer the new members being H A dunn president E S dolan secretary and treasurer and A G keatin keating conditions at the mine the letter says are excel exceptionally tion favorable with several open openings inas b in the property offering excellent opportunities for the development of ore of excellent commercial value the stockholders were also informed that the company had been fortunate in ill securing the services of C D pickering as mine mine manager while arrangements 6 are being perfected for the local treatment of gold dust ores pending the rehabilitation of the companas comp anys own milling plant |
