Mohave County miner., 1891-08-01
MINING IN M0EAgE COUNTY.


copper .................... IL 40
Several small lots OF ore were worked
at the sampler this week.
Owing TO the bids being too high no
contracts were let on the Arx mine.
Work on the Cupel 10 being prosecuted
vigorously and some ore is being taken
out. #E 48Ha &
Matt Carr has taken one of the con-
tracts on the Antler mine, near Yucca,
and Dan Steele another.
Frank Holmes, who has been working
in the Cupel mine for some time past, is
now taking 4 much needed rest in King
man.
The MINER is in receipt of some beau.
tiful specimens of copper silver glance
ore from the Diamond Joe mine, for
which We return thanks to Superin,end-
ant Kinney.
Peter Caffrey came down from Layne
Springs Thursday evening. While in
town he will have CARLOAD OF good grade
ore from the Alpha mine run through the
sampler.
Henry Schaefer viii commence work
on his GOLD mine in Gold Basin in short
time. The mine is one OF the best in
that region and will make splendid
milling proposition. ~ BE
a great deal Of high grade ore is being
taken from the Distaff mine at Chloride.
The two drifts are being driven ia on the
vein as fast as possible and good ore en-
countered in each.
The Berkeley mine, Cedar district. has
put up q whip and 10 working Two shifts
The men are cutting ont station and
crosscuttiDg to tap the ledge, which they
expect to strike in a few days.
Tobe Wilkinson viii go to Chloride in
few days TO work on the Rather mine
with Jack O'Brien. There Ia consider
able ore 10 sight and the boys will soon
make a good shipment.
John Jamison will leave i'm few DAYS
for Old Woman's Mountain on a pros
pecting trip. Nr. Jamison has num-
Der OF locations in that district and will
do considerable work on them this fall.
John Barry is making preparations to
have one hundred tons of Sunlight and
Minnesota ore rnn over his humping
table. The ere is the best for coneen.
trating Of any in that section and large |
quantities are now on the dumps await
ing treatment
A contract to sink the main shaft of |
the Homestake mine one hundred feet
deeper has been let TO Dan McGlone and !
Jesse Gilliland BY sinking one hundred
feet more the Denver Company will open
up a fine property and the chances are
enough ore will be taken out in develop
ment to paySor the mine.
D. ii, Campbell, superintendent of the
Flores mining company was in town
Monday and Tuesday. he informed us
that the company have already ordered
all the machinery for their ten stamp
mill and expect it will arrive in King,nan
in few days. III. Lassell accompanied
Supt. Campbell on his return home and
will have charge OF the erection OF the
mill
The MINER Office is having fine case
built in which TO exhibit Mohave coun-
ty'sfiispay OF ores at the Albuquerque
Fair. We would request our miners to
send in their specimens as soon as possi-
Bile, that We may make the exhibit wor-
thy OF this great ore section. For mum.
Der OF years this county has been repre-
sented and by little judicious work we
can make our display far better than any
exhibit ever sent from this place.
On the west side of the Ida and Rhoda
Lewis Peak, near Cerbat, is one of the |
best sites for a tunnel in the Cerbat !
range. Byrunning tunnel about three /
feet at least one thousand feet |
in depth could be obtained and innumer-
able ledges rich in gold opened up. The /
Robert Emmit mine is situated on the 9
summit of the range and could be tapped {
1t great depth. The mine on the sur