Mohave County miner., 1889-01-26
MINING NOTES.

1 Work in Todd Basin IL progressing on
both the Oro Plata and Prosperity mines,
and shipments win soon be resumed.
Eugene Rogers came In from Chloride
on Tuesday with the last Of lot OF As or
so tons Of ore, which was worked at the
sampler this week. The greater part of
this ore was taken from the Schoolkill,
while five or six tons came from the Al
tata.
Reports from the Nighthawk say there
has been struck body OF ore exceeding
in both size and richness all previous ore
bodies, which means the ore will 20 up
in the hundreds, as heretofore. This
strike is in the main tunnel, and was
encountered by the contractors few days
ago. The ore bodies encountered in the
Nighthawk have been mostly very high
grade, and as the face Of the tunnel, which
is run on the ledge, taps the vein at q
depth OF about 300 feet, there are posi-
tiliiies OF large body Of ore.
The owners Of the Tintic gold mine,
one mile south Of Chloride, are preparing
to resume work on that property. The
lumber for house has been put on the
ground, and as soon as IT can be erected
work will begin on the mine. There is
strong, well defined ledge, from three to
four and one-half feet wide, the average
assay Of which is 4-i0 ounces gold and
8 ounces silver per ton. There was three
ear loads OF ore taken from the shaft
while sinking it a depth Of 65 feet, one of
which worked 7-lO ounces. This mine
is owned by George Mendes, Jose Cam
vas and A. Z. & +. w. Rogers.
The body OF ore recently struck in the |
Green Linnet, Union Basin, continues to
grow in width, while nothing is known as
to its length, as the lessees, Joe Upsher
and Tom Roberts, will continue to sink |
and get under as much OF it as possible. |
The owners Of the claim, Ben Maynard
and Billy Davis, are now running drifts
at the 100-foot level in the old shaft at
the south end Of the claim, distant 200 |
feet from Messrs. Upsher & Roberts,
while third party is working between
them with every indication OF success |
The character OF the ore now being en-
countered is sulphurets, some of which |
carries as high as III ounces gold per ton,
and silver varying from $50 to 600 ounces
per ton. Altogether the outlook for this
mine Is promising.
We have interviewed Judge Blakely in
regard to the newly discovered mines at
Harqua Hala, and he says: II can say |
nothing from actual observation as we
did not get nearer than twenty-five miles,
being prevented from crossing either the
Sandy or Big Williams Fork by the high |
water and quicksand Of those rivers. We,
however, saw several mining men who
had returned before the heavy storms |
had made the rivers unfordable. The |
most reliable information is to the effect |
that claim, marvelously rich on the
surface, had been discovered by Sullivan |
and Co. thatit gave promise Of being very
valuable. Large nuggets Of pure gold and
specimens OF gold quartz valued in the
aggregate at several thousand dollars, |
we're picked up by the lucky finders, on
the surface in a few hours, and that the
country rock and earth near the vein at |
the discovery shaft was rich in gold, and |
rich specimens still being found. shaft
had been sunk at this point on the vein |
to the depth of about six feet and the ore
for that depth was rich. No sufficient |
exploration had been made to determine |
whether the rich ore was permanent or
mere surface deposit. One other claim,
on the same vein, at one point showed
valuable gold-bearing quartz on the sur
face. This constitutes all that is known
at the time my informants left the district. |
OF course, it win take time and labor to |
determine even approximately the value
Of the claim or claims. There is no grass
for stock within five miles of the new
strike, and no hotels, stores or restaurants |
as yet established. People are rushing
for the new mines from all over the coast, |
many Of them without. means. There is
likely to be much suffering and crime If |
the rush continues"