Mohave County miner., 1889-04-06
MINING NeTEs.

Two carloads Of ore from the Copper
World were shipped from Yucca TO Pres
colt this week.
The keystone mine, Il il said, will soon
begin active work. Twenty-Five miners
have been engaged TO work as soon as
everything is ready. II this be true it
viii be glad tidings to the citizens Of
Mineral Park.
From Stockton Hill comes the following
item. A strike was made in the Silver
King, Stockton Hill. this week, OF from
nine to eighteen inches Of ore that will
20 $50 ounces. N. G. Amer, the owner, ID
sinking a shaft and is working three
shifts. There is a good deal Of water to
contend with, and whim is used for
hosting the ore and water. The ore is
mixed with mud and water and the labor
Of sorting Il for shipment is considefsbie.
Fisher & Co. on the Muldoon have
twenty inches Of good ore In sight, and
are hard at work sinking q shaft. Thomp
son 4 Co. are running tunnel and hsye
plenty of good ore in sight. II capital
will come to our aid this camp is bound
to come out, as there 10 plenty Of good
ore here.
Since our last report the Sampling
Works have worked the following lots .of
ore Burke Bros, from Tx. L., small
lot r. L. Smith, IL TONS high grade lead
ore; M. d. Howell, 2 carloads g. o. d.
mine, car-lAd high grade ore; JOHN
Mackenzie, 2 carloads from Prince
George, fair grade Of ore; A, M. Nc.
Duffie, small lot from Connor mine;
J. B. Sandoval, 2small lots; Gray & Gil.
bert, 0 ton lead ore; Ed Gilbert, small
lot; G. o. D., 1 carload; B. Collins, from
Fenner, small lot; John Mulligan, q tor
OF high grade ore, from extension New
London; George Miller, Weaver District
small lot Of high grade ore; Amesicar
Flag, six tons Of pretty good ore; Johr
Cofer, nearly ton from the Dean mine
Silrsr. 921a; lead, 3.65.
In December last Mr.. Fred 4. Murra,
obtained working bond on the Copper
World, twelve miles south Of Yucca, ant
the work Of prospecting the rrupsrty wa
begun under the supervision Of Mr.. Il
c. Church, and a great deal of work ha
been done in running levels, sinkinl
wines, and like work. All the .worl
done has been in ore, and on the nppe
level and winze Largo bodie$6 q ore hzv
been uncovered. All the work done M
been with the view Of finding the exten
and richness Of the ore. The ores .sr
carbonate and suIphide, and ana ,2s ne
cent copper. The ore taken 1odt n s
workings is now being shipped to Cope
Basin near Prescott, 10 be used In mai
ting other ores at the furnace there. Tn
Copper World is now the property
Messrs. Phelps, Dodge. 4 Go. OF Ne
York City, who own large copper inte'
ests in this Territory, and the transie
was made through Mr.. Murray. Th
Antler, another mine Of the same charat
ter about two miles distant has also bee
purchased by them, and should thes
mines develop as indications now prom
, , Use, smelter will be erectedat some col
: venisnt point to the mines. We are gis
a 4
to note the investment Of this great col
per concern in this county, and IT VI
probably lead to the development !
+ other copper mines here. The shipme'
. of ore to Prescott IL new experiment
smelling men, and it may lead TO resul
vi that will prove Of great benefit TO U
d mining interests Of the Territory, and
le Mr.. Fred L. Murray belongs the credit
le having shipped the first copper ore fro
10 Mohaye county 70 Prescott.