Mohave County miner., 1891-10-03
The MOHAvE MINER.
&jGiSe IN SoHAvE COUNTY.

New London south extension and taking
ont some nice lead ore.
William HUT has gone back to the
Needles mountains to commence oper-
ations on his claims in that locality.
Joe Labaree and AL Eaton are digging
out rich horn silver ore in large quAnti-
ties from the Eli mine, near Chloride.
W.B Campbell still keeps pegain9
away on his gold mine in the Twins
gulch and succeeds in taking out good,
big wages every month.
John Barry was in town this week
after supplies. He intends to shortly
begin extensive operations on number
OF his valuable mining properties.
Frank Hamilton and DIR. Smith are
working on the Mississippi mine in Wal
lapai mountain, and Judging by the ap-
pearance OF their ore pill they are doing
well.
This is the season OF the year when
our miners should commence to do their
annual assessment work, as further neg
lect may lose to them valuable mining
property.
Deputy United States Mineral Surveyor
Kuencer has gone over TO Chloride 10
make survey Of the Distsf and Willis
mines, an application for patent having
already been made.
James and Thomas Mulligan have
completed the assessment work on their
claims south Of Cerbat and returned to
Union Basin, where they have many val
liable mining claims.
G. NJ. Woodward and John Blakely
have found pretty good prospect near
Deer Springs. Surface prospects run
eleven ounces silver, thirty dollars gold
and thFty-seven per cent lead.
Teatar and Samuels have leased the
Davis claim on Sberum's Peak and have
commenced work thereon. The mine
has produced considerable ore during the
past year, and OF a very high grade.
Work will soon he again started up on
the old '63 mine, near Stockton Hill
Tolls and mining implement have already
arrived from San Francisco. and pre-
sumably superintendent will follow in
a few days.
The mines in the Wallapai range OF
mountains are turning out great deal OF
ore. In the north end OF the range are
many led9es OF low grade ores, which
could be proftably worked were reduc-
ton works erected in that vicinity.
Mr. Garrett has two men at work on
sherum's Peak on property which he has
locatei. He is working three claims on
this mountain and is satisfied that they
are good property. He has jnst had
with good results.
The Edith mine in Weaver district is
locking better and better as the process
OF development progresses. Thousands
OF tons OF ore have been placed on the
dumps and being constantly added to
from the steady output OF the mine. The
new road to the river is completed for
distance Of FIVE miles.
There Ia a strong probability that
number of fine gold properties in Gold
Basin will change hands THE winter. No
better free-milling gold propositions can
he found in the west than in the country
10 the north OF the silver belt in the Ger
bat range. The grade Of the ore is good,
in fact much better than that Of many OF
the dividend paying properties Of the
present day.
Miller and Carter have got their new
aermOtor windmill in working order on
the Crescent mine. The mill has pumyed
out all the water and now keeps il within
few feet Of the bottom Of the main
shaft, thus enabling them to run their
north drift ahead without the trouble Of
hoisting water three or four times a day.
The ore in the drift is showing up we'll
and the boys will experience no trouble
in taking out several thousand dollars in
the next few months.
McDaffee and Hanna have four men
at work on the Rainbow mine, about two
N yy4s