Mohave County miner., 1891-03-21
Whining Notes.

old shaft at the Mexican mine.
J. large bar Of bullion was brought in
from the Empire mill last Saturday. the
result Of few days run on Suffolk ere.
Sinking from the three hundred foot
level Of the Cupel mine is being pushed
rapidly along. The new sinking pump
works to charm.
Mitchell, Hughes and Gilligan arc still
taking out rich ore on the old '63 mine
and will make shipment 10 the sam
pier the first Of the month.
Tom Glover and Tom Smith brought
in carload Of ore from the o d mine
Monday and had 1t run through the Sam
pier. The ore was good grade.
Geo. Dyke, who has been working with
Steve Smith at Chloride for long time
past, came TO town Tuesday and left on
the east-bound passenger for Colorado.
X. T. Samuels has commenced work
on the Black and Tan mine, near Stock
ton Hill. He has a nice showing TO COM
mence on and may strike quite body Of
ore
Tom Woods has o nice streak OF car
Donate ore in his mine on Wallapai
Mountain, upon which he has been work.
ing the past winter. He intends TO ship
a few carloads Of the ore to the sampler
shortly.
Dick Penberthy came in from Wallapai
Mountain Sunday. He and his uncle,
James Penberthy, have been at work for
several months past on the American
Flag mine and will have a carload Of ore
at the sampler in few weeks.
James Twiggs 10 sinking the shaft on
the Suffolk mine in Union Basin very
rapidly and large amount Of ore is com
ing 10 the surface. The ore is OF the av-
erage grade Of about fifty dollars per ton
in gold and silver. Drifting on the mine
will be commenced in few weeks.
Frank Hamilton and the Sherman
brothers are working on the Mississippi
mine in Wallapai mountain, and are tax
ing out rich ore in considerable quantity.
Mr.. Hamilton was in town Saturday after
supplies. He says they will make a
shipment to the sampler about the mid
die of April.
Quite number OF men have gone TO
the new strike in the Pahrumpe Valley,
Nevada. A recent letter from there says
that prospectors are rushing in and that
about twenty claims have already been
staked off. The claim located by Mont
gomery, the discoverer, is said to be the
finest found on the coast,
Mcmahon and Clack will commence
drifting on the Primerosa mine in Todd
Basin next week. They have run the
shaft down in an incredible short time,
although having an immense amount oi
water 10 contend with. In drifting they
will be able TO make better headway az
the water will then be raised with a
pump.
Charles Lynch came down from the G
Cd Monday. He has been at work for
some time past getting the pumps ready,
putting in station and otherwise getting
ready for pumping the mine out, which
feat is greatly to be desired by the whole
community, a. the c o d, while running,
disseminated r great deal OF money in
this section, the loss Of which has been
greatly ielt.
| J. X. Moore was in town Thursday
from Stockton Hill. Mr.. Moore is the
owner Of several properties at the foot
OF the Stockton Hill grade, two Of which
are as good as any to be found within the
territory, but the fact that water 10 found
in the mines at the surface makes II a
hard proposition for poor man TO work
them. We hope 10 see, in the near future,
hois.ing works erected on these prop
critics by q good responsible mining com.
paDy.
Charles Sherman came over from the
Park for the purpose Of purchasing a sup
} ply OF timber TO be used in timbering uE
the main shaft Of the Distaf mine al
Chloride. The mine has been bonded tc
J the Dt.nver Milling and Mining Company
; and ,fr. Sherman has been placed in
: charg, Of the property. As soon as the
! hoist now on the road arrives the shafI
, will 10 sunk to depth Of three or foul
, hundred feet and drifts run each way on
the ledge II is the intention 0f the com
pany 10 opsn the mine up in good shape
and then erect large mill for the reduc'
ton Of the ore.
The reports OF the first discovery of the
, Beryfcgle mine in Death valley, published
: in a number of our exchanges, are untrue
in many particulars. The mine was dis
covered by one man; the Indians did moi
run him off, nor did he die in Los Ange
les. The discovery was made about
: twenty yeaIs ago bv a German named
Henry Breyfogle, while on his way from