Mohave County miner., 1885-09-20
OUR MINES.
WHAT OUR MINERS
ARE DOING.
THE PRESENT OUTLOOK IN
NOHAvE MINES.

M0HAVE MINES.
In order 70 give our rssdsrs fall and
correct idsa Of The present dsvslopmsnt os
the mining industry In shis county. Ne
sonmsues this week series OF articles on
our mines. In these articles II will b oar
constant aim TO give nothing bat the sole
unvarnished truth In regard 10 asy Of tbs
mining properties described, and the espi-
tslist. expert, miner and gsnsrsl rssdsS
alike may rely upon any statement rasds -
being absolutely reliable and, ~ nearly -
pssabls correct.
Well knowing the tendency Of the ass 70
sxaaeerstiou. especially In matters pertain.
ing to mining. we have os,sfaliy rsfr~insd
from making asy mention Of ths woudsf.
faliy rich strikes which have bsen made on
several Of our mines during tbs psss two or
three wesks, until we kpsw they could
stand the test Of time, and until vs souid
visit the claims and describe them from
personal observation.
Having spent tbs nrst part u the week In
ths hills vssitiag many Of the mines. and
thorooGhiy exploring thsis many shafts,
ddfts and stopss, ve afs iFrssistibly led 10
ths conclusion that this district 10 On ths
svs of big boom, and that tbs great strikes
described elsewhere are only ths forsrpn-
nsrs Of others stili larger and richer. An
old adass says that the proof Of ths pud
ding u in the eating. and tbs value Of the
ores oxtrsstod can only be detsrmined by
tho returns from the mills and smslters.
From the data in our possession We know
that for the hrst half Of tbs present. asuth
tho Arizona Bampline Works, st Kinsruan,
have paid out not isss than ei5.o00 10 our
minsrs for ors, and that before the end Of
the month We estrmate. from the amount
Of ore alresdy sacked on the dsmps and
awaiting transportation. thoy will b called
on to pay out some t26 600 mora. And this
only represents about ono-half the ore ship
ped from our mihos as many of our ore
pioduosrs ship direct 10 Pueblo, Denver,
Argo and San Francisco. Hence We may
safely count on the product Of our mines
$4,000 and $1,000. When us consider that
this large amount Of money caa hs taken
ont in one month by l50 or 100 chloridsrs.
IL will be readily aesn that the reports Of
the richness Of our mines are not by any
means ovsrdrswn.
We give below reports from number Of
claims, most Of which we have personally
inspected. A IL In impossible for 10 10 Wis
It all the mines even once month, We shsil
have TO rely good deal. In future articles.
on he miners themselves for information,
and trust they will take interest enough In
their own welfare and tho good name Of the
county, to give Us all the information in
their power about their claims, and especi.
ally 10 favor US with copies Of the returns
from their shipments. The publication Of
the returns from the sInslten and sampling
works will attract more attention from cap.
itxlists and mining men than anything We
can write, and an intending purchaser
might he favorabiy impressed with tho 70.
suits of mill run Of ton or twenty tons
while he would pay but Ettls attention 70
hundred specimen assays.
With tbess remarks by way Of prefsos we
will now turn our attention 70 the
MEXICAN MINE.
on which MeAsrs. Prisk and Pou.bsY afs
now working. They have about seven tons
Of ore on tho dump, sack samples from
which run from eC to $40 por ton, and
which In the result OF abont thres weeks
work. They expect to complete tho car
load and SHIP IL early next week, and IL will
probably DO sold 10 tho Rinaman Sampling
Works. This IL good claim, and ono that
has produced considerable money IN the
past two or three years, sith ugh II has
bssn lying idle for rome months past. II
there Is any ore left in the mino, IL 10 a safe
proposition that MessTs. Prisk and Pom.
Der will SOON land IL on the dump.
THE REWARD NINE
IL ono OF the late nsw strikes, and 10 q q.
tension Of the old and we'll. known Moeking
Bird mine. Some FIVE years ago Mr., J. c.
Asburv ,-..s employed 70 do the assessment
work on this claim and st::.lt shaft about
twenty fest deep, In tho bottom Of which hs
struck what he thought vss good ore. Some
few weeks ago vhils cot prospecting hs paid
q visit TO this claim, and finding that ths
old location had run out, located IL, and,
taking Geo. Lockwood In With him. went
to work On Il, and have struok boAy Of
orc which, II IL proves psrmsnent, viii
mako them both rich men. The ere 10
sbout sight inches wide, and recent sans-
pie taken from the bottosS Of tho shaft A.
sayed ss7 ounces In silver. They have auits
pile Of this character Of ore On the dump.
which they will soon ship, and from which
thoy ezpsst handsome rsturns.
THE ONO PLATA NINE
Is ono Of tho oldest and bsst locations in the
Todd Basin, and Ia credited With ha,ing
produced in the ueighborhood Of sloo,oo0
since i,s discovery. II 10 nov owned BY L.
A. ssnderson, Of San Francisco, bet 10 be.
ing worked by Messrs. Msxson and Mar.
piiy under lease. They have been work.
ing sorne thrss vssks, ard arc running in
the lower tunnel, which is nov in about
100 feet. We visited this mine on Tussdsy
Last, and In the face Of the tunnel found
fine streak Of ore which hsd just come in
about eight inches wide. and which showed
every Indication Of opening out still wider. |
Nr, ysxson has about Ave tons Of ore on
the dump, Which yill sample shout % oss.
in silver and ~ o.. gold. He viii not mako
q shipment until hs ha: full carload, ssd
that will - in svo os three weeks sssoiH.: !, !.