Mohave County miner., 1891-12-05
Z. J. Edmis.ou has son. TO work in the

james Twigss vas in from the Robsr
Emmis mine Monday and Tuesday.
1 Mr.. Garrett oi Mineral Park was In
town several days this week looking after
the working oi his orc.
Henry Brown, Who has hoen In town
for several days this and last weeks, re-
turned to the Eagle mine In Ainnesats
district Wednesday morning.
We understand that Tyler. Conkey and
Campbell are taking out some fine ore
from their new strike on the summit be-
tween Mineral Park and Canyon Station.
X. M. Jones and Charles wilkins have
500 sacks Of lead ore on the dump Of the
Little Man ,nine, near Cerbst. The orc
10 said to bs the best ever taken from the
| mine.
Tom Burch and Major Hampton have
at last succeeded In getting their carload
Of ore hauled In from the Hope mine
and are now having Il run through the
sam pier.
Frank Hamilton and Or. Smith have
been running tunnel on the Gothamite
mining claim In WAllApAi mountain dur
Ing the past summer. Tho tunnel is now
entering the ore chute. and several small
lunches Of good ore have been cut.
Charles II. Park has carload oi rich
ore on the dump Of the Queen Bee mine
ready for shipment to the sampler. A
soon ~ possible work will be started up
on tho Sabbath Bell and regular ship
nents Of ore will be made from that
property.
The shaft which 10 being sunk on Capt.
Hardy's coal mine has not yet reached
the depth at which be made his first dis
covery. The shaft has reached the for.
nation under which the coal was struck
and it proves to be volcanic ash and not
sandstone, ~ was At first supposed.
1t is expected that representative OF
= wealthy eastern syndicate will he here
in few weeks 70 examine the famous
McCrscken mine at Signal. In the event
Of sale it will become one Of the great
silver producers of the Pacific coast. and
southern Mohave county will boom 40 It
never doomed before.
J. w. Mum, Of Music Mountain, has
opened up body Of silver ore which for
richness and extent surpssses anything
ever found in the district. The new find
was encountered while drifting at the
depth Of one hundred feet, and is taken
out in masses Of nearly solid horn silver.
A test run Of the first ore taken out yield
ed at the rate Of 100 ounces per ton. Mr.
Mum has four men employed, and ex-
poets 70 ship hereafter in car load lots.
Charles Cummings has three men at
work on his Jonathan and Eta mines At
Wsllspai Springs and 10 adding to the
force ~ fast ~ miners can be secured.
He has on the dump nearly carload Of
unusually high grade ole and has . fine
bunch in sight in the mine. Tobe Viii.
kinson and Al Eaton. who have . lease
on . portion Of the ground, have struck
an eighteen inch vein Of fine mineral in
one Of the lower levels. The ore shows
considerable native and brittle silver.
From letter received by Philip Hach,
from Old Woman's mountain. Csl,fornis,
ve learn that William Rump, well.known
in this county, has . contract to run
tunnel for San Francisco company on
claim which they have bonded. The
letter also conveys the information that
the mining claims owned by John X.
Mackenzie and Hon. L. J. Lassell, Of
this place, are among the best properties
in that country. Mr.. Lassell, who is at
the mines, intends to remain all winter
and develop the propertis - much as
possible.
James Twiggs and three other gentle
men are At work on the Robert Emmit
mine, north Of the Flores. They have
opened up large amount Of Stopping
ground and now have on the dump three
or four hundred tons Of free-milling gold
ore Of value Of t35 per ton, all taken out
in the work Of development. The lsdge
averages three feet In width Of solid orc.
The boys have one Of the best gold prop.
critics in this part Of the coanty, and be.
Ing situated on the summit Of the noun.
tain, is In the best possible shape for
economical working.