Mohave County miner., 1888-03-03
MINING NOTES.

dent, who has recently taken . trip over
the hills. that the prospect In ihs nsas
future u very bright. Among the many
he particularly mentions the Old Key.
stone mine st Mineral Park. the 's3. -
now known ~ tho "7s" mine, the Flores,
Vanderbilt. Twins, Champion. Rural,
Stark d Ewins, and Rural Extension,
known AZ tho Josephine, and several
others which have bssn lying idle for
some tims.
fas xEYsfosx xns.
This mine II nov producing some OF
tho richest ore ever taken from the mine
At tbs $50 and 2oDfoos levels. This
claim. II snerysiicaily worked. would keep
the tsn-stsmp mill running constantly on
go ore. II IL. however. leased. and the
lessses are only handling hixh grade ore
--si50 TO $500 ore. This mine has for
msriy produced ~ much frst-elsss ore ~
any mlns in the District, and would again
il worked a. II should bs. Foreign cor.
porsfions, who work only by h,s and
starts, and spend the money that should
DO as@d IN dsvslspin9 the mines upon
iavorites and costly saperiniendents. will
never make q success In mining. We
can count scores Of failures which can
he traced TO the one sole esnss of placing
incompetent men In charge od mining
ventures. Eastern corporations seldom
make Success In mining. bscause they
have 20 maintain cloud oi ignorant
officials, who squanduT the money intend
cd for development. The resnlt, which
every one foresees, Is the closing down Of
the mine and disruption OF the company.
We know of many mines in this county
which would to-day ba eooi-payiny prop
critics II placed under honest and practical
management.
THE "73" Msr.
This mine Is situated near Stockton
HILL and ~as formerly known al the "s3"
mining claim. Formerly IL was one Of
tho best known mines in tho county and
famous ore producer. The orc Was Of
very high grade, ranging from 800 20
VI 200 per ton. aud the frsssst milling
ore In the District. Moro than thirty tons
OF the ere was WORKED at the Mineral
Park Tuill tb It paid over IL 900 per ton,
and large quantities Of still richer ore
we're shipped 20 San Francisco for reduc-
ton. The Inine probably produced over
$3.50. 900 between 1872 and 1873. There
10 no account Of the amount taken from
the mine by iessecs sincs 1878, but 1t was
undoubtedly very large. Last winter. in
November, the property was sold to San
FranrisrH paty ~iso are now exploiting
the mine In 6rst-class style. A shaft has
been sunk On the claim below the old
workings, which we're cavsd and rendered
useless. Mr.. 7. Eagar 10 running a drift,
which il now In over 60 feet from the
Main working shaft. The footwall OF the
ledge has been encountered within the
week, and as this drift will be over 100
seet deeper than any of the old shafts,
and the main ore chute 10 distant only 80
eet from the main shaft, ore is expected
TO he encountered any moment, when
large force OF men will be engaged There
ia no doubt but that the company IL on
the eve Of a great strike in this mine.
which will bring back the lively times OF
'73 and ~.
THE FLORES NINE.
This property, whi''h has lately been In
trouble from an overdose OF "hosses" and
"Superintendenss," is about eing started
up under the management OF Mr. Jno. H.
Campbell. practical mining engineer
The mill we learn will he under the man.
assment Of L. Lassell, E@q than whom
more competent mill man cannot bs found
in the Territory. This time the mins will
get fair show, and We predic. a success
in every respect, ~ there can be no doub,
nut that the mine is all that has been
claimed for it. "Col. ." may be useful in
the army, and may bs a necessity, hut
they are not essential or even necesssr,
to the profitable and economical working
OF q mine. They are I luxury that may
well b. dispensed with In the economy OF
our mines. Messrs. Campbell and Lassell
are taking down the stamps Of the wel,on
mil at the Park and will put them up in
connection with the Flores mschinsry
together with the Frue concsntra.ors,
when all will DO hsmmering away soon on
20 gold ore.
TIE VANDERBILT MINE.
This mine is now leased by James
rwiggs and Mr.. Campbell, and We are
1lad to say that the ore now being taken
from the Vanderbilt 10 the finest lot ever
yet extracted from the mine. Our friends
at Prescott have been shouting until the
echo has rssounded throughout ths Con.
'inent at the richness OF the Howard
mine, etc. Now, what would they say II
we tell them that the ore taken out OF the
Vanderbilt will average $3.50 per ton In
free gold, and not by any means a
"pocket." We are not yelling like mad
at $3.50 per ton In gold. We have lots VI
mines here that will turn out 800 per ton
in gold. The Flores, the Eureka, ths
Vanderbilt, the Orc Plata and the Alpine
will do It. We are modest and can afford