Mohave County miner., 1888-01-14

m, and those calling at other hours must
bring q giant powder cartridge for a
knocker. The Altats has one OF the best
cabins in the county and Johnny don't
propose to wallow out in the snow; and
until there 10 a thaw it's q "sround-hog
case"
Sample and Jsmison are building .
good, comfortable house at Layne Springs,
and ere this they wish they had COM
menced sooner. Mr.. Sample has with
drawn from the teaching business at the
Juno, which will be continued when fair
weather comes around by Messrs. Thomp-
son and shrope. Mr. Sample has vaIu
able property at Layne Springs which he
is anxious to idevelope.
New Years eve L spent in Cerbat, and
from the amount Of claim jumping one
would imagine that nsjghborhood az rich
as the diamohd fields. There were law.
yers, assayers, carpenters, saloon-ksepers.
miners, mine owners and superinten
dents--all on the leap. Their hesdquar-
ters was at Boulargervill, tFrenchy's
saloon where the time and toddys was
compared up, to 10 80 p. m., when each
slipped out and took serpentine route
to tho property he had in view, in order
to mislead the other, and many Of them
met on the same claim. High up on the
cliff hack Of the town old Bill Reywood
had 10000 candle power bonfire burn
ing on the dump Of the Wrecker, warning
all parties that property Was represented,
and occasionally rolling huge boulder
down the mountain side, warning them It
was especially dangerous 70 come up.
While at Cerbat ! gathered some infor.
nation concerning the Flores Company,
which may be Of interest to our miners.
as they all are sn1iously watching this
mine, as its success means much to the
camp. Mr.. John H. Campbell. Mining
Engineer and Chemist, No. 63l Vine st.,
Philadelphia, came here last summer and
examined and reported upon this mine.
Upon his report the mine was purchased
and the company set to work with an in
sufficient capital to complete all that Was
undertaken by the Superintendent. l
make the following abstract from Mr..
Campbell's report, showing how he found
the money had been absorbed: MIL,
30x57; boiler house, lsx2S; boarding
house, 40x20; kitchen, 12xl2; Offices,
1.-TWO storys,) 20xls; assay Office, 10xl2;
stable, 20x20; two 1000 and one 800 gal.
lon tanks; trackage, 517 feet; well, 81
feet; rock breaker, (grizzlies,) 2; ore
bins, 2; Kendall mills, 2; 20 horse power
boiler; 16 horse power engine; blacksmith
shop. with complete set OF tools; shaft, 81
feet tunnel, 3l6 feet; new tunnel, 60 feet;
dam across Flores gulch; 5-stamp battery,
e Frue yanners to he included; a COM
plete outfit OF mining and milling appar.
atus. The above cost more than the
Philadelphisns figured on. The prices
for lumber and labor here do not compare
with those there; hence shortspe not
reckoned. Mr.. Campbell was sent back
here to help them out, and this 10 the
manner in which he proposes doing IL:
He finds that to run those secret concen-
traitors il will take the combined water Of
the Keystone, Cupel and Christie mines,
and the chances Of obtaining that amount
do not justify the expense; therefore, no
has adopted the good, old.fashionsd cop
per plate system. These he has put In
atove the -concentrators, which he will
NO. disturb. Mr.. Campbell finds no very
serions fault with them, except he thinks
they arc too remote from the Colorado
River. All the sluicss are made and sre
In place, but they have been unable to
uss tho plates they had on hand. owing
TO their ill-shspe, and just 50 soon 40 the
new pumps and plstss arrive . mill
whistle will once more be heard reverb
Grating among the peaks Of Cerbst. The
expenses Of the mine are separated from