Mohave County miner., 1890-12-13
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camp, and, teing a practical man spen
few days here, and will procesd TO In
form your readers OF the situation.
THE MILL.
| supt. James invited your correspond
ent TO look through the new mill, wher,
he found the engine in place and aimos
Everything necessary TO make Q start
completed, and everyone expsct. to hear
the whistle on Monday morning. Dec. is
| The mill will work custom ore, o
which large quantity can be oxtracted
from adjacent mines II they mill 10 To-
the price promised.
| MEXICAN MINE.
Mr.. Chas. Meyers, superintendent oi
the Mexican mine and on which he holds
a lease and bond, piloted me over the
ground. He has stripped the ledge for
one hundred and fifty feet in length.
The ledge runs through high cropping
broncho aud the lowest depth is 38 feet.
Everywhere you can see cavities contain
ing gold full Of the same metal. Mr..
Meyer has done an immense amount oi
work on this mine and is deserving OF
great credit. He went 10 the potion OF
the mine that had never bean worked
and found HE bonanza. There ID no less
than 10000 in sight, which Is already
stripped and ready for knocking down,
then went to the shaft, which | found
to be about 30 feet deep and carries on
an average about "a inches Of high grade
ore, and which will average about $50 OF.
per ton, and il assorted would rei.ch the
thousand notch. Mr.. Meyers is negotiat-
ing for sale and until they decide he
will not take any ore down. Mr.. Meyer
has bought the interest Of his partner,
Joseph Pombsr, at good round figure
and will henceiorth conduct the affairs OF
the Mexican mine himself. The samples
sent you knocked Of the ledge. and il
Charley had not been watching me l
would have pound or two.
TIE nRo Plaza.
A telegram from Geo. n. Conard, San
Francisco, saying be will be here ct the
end Of the present week, causes stir
among the miners, az they know that
means force Of fourteen or sixteen men
will be put 10 work Immediately.
AsorHER MILL.
There never was quartz mill in sue
cesful operation without 9 "Gin MILL"
l.. B. Herndon has located the latter op-
posite the James mills big tank, where
+he can "water his stock" He keeps q
highly concentrated, compound, fluid
extract, triple expansion, non condensing
article Of tsrrautuls preseryer. The boys
have all put up their finger and say they
will call again. Bill don't want 10 skin
mules this winter II he can help IL, and
says he has good supply d soda crack
ers and axle grease upon which bs can
maintain the elixir Of life.
NOTES.
L. F. Yer Mehr Is now working force
on the Little Dodger" an extension Of
the ''Paymaster" and have plenty Of ore
in sight, for the James mill.
Tom Roberts is running q tunnel on
the Hopeful" and soon expects to get
under good body Of high grade orc.
Tom Oliver has men at work doing the
assessment on the "Prim Rosa"
The "Green Linnet,D in charge Of supt.
Benson, is working force driving the
tunnel, which he hopes to soon complete.
The Todd mine is being worked night
and day and Col. A. James proposes not
not TO let "father time" NOW him down
while developing the property.
Poker Thompson and partner have
struck a fine body Of lead ore in the bot.
tom Of the Prosperity main shaft. They
are now trying to make connection at the
fifty foot level and consider they have ten
feet more TO drift.
By the heavy detonations there are
many more at work Of which my limited
time has not allowed me to find, hut as
this is assessment time every one ID anxi-
Gus to hold his own.
Some Of the chloriders say that II old
Boreas would concentrate himself and
blow in their drill holes, their powder
bill would be reduced considerably.
On Christmas day will be served a
fine fat turkey for lunch at Herndon,s
saloon and to which all hungry Chic
riders are invite;t.
Capt Logan owns the extensics,n u tne
Mexican mine and refuses a good price
for It, He still lives under the cotton
wood and enjoys good health. Rover aud
Ben are enjoying good health and expect
to dig up squirrels in the spring.
Tom johnson is getting good ore from
the Rolling Hill mine, and Is very well
pleased with all Developments.
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