Mohave County miner., 1885-09-20

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yssity mine. which adioiDs this elaim, vii
% doubt result IN considerable work bsinG
aors on this mins Which 10 one of the raany
svnsd By Capt. LAyns.
THE TODD MINE
g asothsr valuable claim In this nsishbos.
hood, ovssd By Hon. A. 2. Davis, whish
has been recently bonded ~ Jndss J. n.
Msrphy, Who win doubtless soon st4st sp
work On II.
THE NIGHT HAWK
4 3 mine which hss become celebrated By
reason Of rich dsvslopmsnts unssrthsd In
he past ten days by Its owner. Geo. Bow.
srs, and the two men in his employ. The
elsiks IN this Minis was made In the fase Of
tbs tunnsl, whieh 10 in about iG0 fest, and
in which re were shown streak of horn
silver sre from four to eighteen inches
vide. Mr.. Bowers told ~ that an syesags
sample taken across tbs ore streak In lie
vidsst part, eighteen inches, ssasysd TOO
ounces in silver 10 the Ton. nS. Bowers has
shout Ave tons OF this elass Of ore sseksd
fos shipment, and Is patiently awaiting bic
turn Tor the pack train 10 como asound.
From prsssut spvsssshoss there ID no doubt
that Mr. Bowers has one Of the bsst paytas
properties In ths county. and that he hss
oely 70 eommsnos stoping - take oat .
s,nSll fostuns.
THE CONFIDENCE
ss 9 good looking lead prosSsst near LAyns
spsiag upon which, We found NJ. Bowers
and one Of his men exporinenting. The
orc 10 good looking load carbonate shov.
ing sops esisns spseks. Mr.. Bovsn does
not believe in specimen Assays, and was
tAking out few sacks 10 80 what the ore
would average, which be viii ship With the
ore from ths Night Hsvk mine. This Is an
example which might b. proAtabIy fsliowed
By insny other miners. "A
THE RIP VAN WINHLE
is another good claim adjoining the Might
havk, and on which vs found Msssrs. nam-
pie aud Jscieson pusting In both time and
muscle With good results, !; seven inches of
ore showing horn silvss al through It, b
worth snything. The prsssnt dsvsiop-
msnts consist Of . tspnsi about &fty fest
IopR which taps the isdgs, and frsm the
end Of which two drifts have bssn run On
the ledge, ons Of which b In Afty feet and
the other sixteen. II 10 at shs end Of the
hfty foot drift that the good ore 10 nov
coming In. We shall expect large ship
snents and good results from this claim In
The near future. Proceeding down the hill
70 the Lsvne Spring ws wsre soon sajoyins
She hospitality of Nessrs. Cole and OaAFsy.
and aftor dinner were e~oortsd threegh
their mine,
THE ALPHA.
on which they havs bssn working steadily
for the paEt three ysara This mine 10 30
well known as one Of the bsst ore produ-
Gers In the Wallspai district that an sx.
tended description Of IL would b tsdioss.
and oat Of place in the present artisls. Saf.
fcs IL to say that MsssYs. Cola and CaArsy
have Just finished eleaniaR oct the so-foot
isvsI preparatory to stoping. and that large
shipments may be expected from nov on.
The work Of stoping commenced lass Tbsss-
day. A carload Of ore has bssn shipped
from this mine IN the past ten days.
There are many other claims being work
I'd Ia the nsishborhood Of Todd Basin and
Lsyne Spring but lack Of time prevented
our visiting them, and ws made oar way to
Stockton Hill, where vs we're cordially re-
esived and hospstabiy entertained by our
old friend, John X. Mseksnzie. A dssorip-
e
that vicinity will appear In cur ne1t Issue.