Mohave County miner., 1891-07-04

ing shaft In down 200 feet, supplied with
good whim, while the Como. is down
$50 feet and has q steam hoist, with a
combination shaft i40 feet which venti-
lates both properties. The Minnesota is
owned by Messrs. Barry and Baldwin,
while the Connor 10 the property Of the
Arizona Northern Mining Co.
THE ALrArA.
Active preparations will commence on
this property this month. The main
shaft is down 1876 feet, the north shaft 80
and the south shaft so feet. The drift
from the main shaft, 75-foot level, has
been run north So feet with ore in thu
face "a feet wide. This drift will be
pushed ahead and another rns from the
bottom of shaft, as there is fine body Of
ore in the bottom, IL having been stopped
above. Ths south drift from the same
level shows eighteen inches Of ore in the
face. A level has already been started
north at the 130-foot level and shows
same grade of ore, which averages 125
ozs silver, 4-l0 gold and ten per cent
copper. Drifting viii be continued on
the upper levels and the shaft will be
sunk 40 feet deeper and levels run from
the bottom. There has been a continu-
Gus body OF ore for $50 ieet in length aud
the old workings have produced some
thing like $4,000. This mine is owned
by Roster & Cross, Mr. Cross having
lately purchased the interest OF Dan
McKinnon.
THE ILLINOIS.
This property Is being worked by Wag-
goner & Conkey and Madden * Young
under lease. The former have been for
some time taking out some very high
grade ore and will make shipment this
week of nearly two carloads averaging
500 ounces per ton. There Is on the
dumps about 1000 tons of low grade free
milling ore which will one day prove a
bonanza, or just as soon as il can be re-
duced near the mine. There is thou
sands of tops OF free milling ore IN this
property which Is easily mined, but will
not stand heavy freights and working
charges. The Illinois Is the property oi
+. +. Thompson.
THE KANAwHA BELLE.
Joe Laoaree has lease on this prop
erty and is taking out good ore aud con.
siderable of it. The last shipment o
frst-class ore worked 5l7 ozs. silver IL
ozs. gold; second-cilss, % ozs. silver
one-half OF. gold. The ledge is about
| four feet in width and looks favorable fol
wide streak OF high grade ore. Robert
Meara is the owner of this mine.
| THE ELKHART.
THE shaft is down about ll0 feet, three
shifts being employed since the water
level was reached. The shaft is in good
ore and the prospects are better as depth
is gained for large and higher grade
body OF ore than the mine has hereto
fore produced. There has been severa
hundred tons shipped this summer, most
of which was mined several years ago.
The property is owned by the Elkhart
Mining Co., Of Denver, Col, Frank Brad.
ley. Supt.
THE DIsfAFF.
Sinking will commence in few days
Drifting continues north and south, and
good ore seems TO be the rule.
YLoAT ROCK.
Joe Labaree has made new discovery
between Chloride and the kanawha
Belle, which he calls the Eli The Ledge
carries silver and gold is about 81 fee
wide and the shaft is about IL feet deep
The first-class ore will average about 30C
ounces per ton.
Amos McDuffee will do some work OF
the Rustler mine, which he owns. The
last shipments from which worked 12l
ozs silver and three ozs. gold per ton
There is streak offree milling ore ffteer
inches in width which will be prospected
as IL will average 30 ozs. silver.
Henry Ewing and Joe Waggoner have
fifteen foot ledge called the Free Trade
The ore is free milling and assorted, run,
22O ozs silver, 20 ozs. gold per ton. II il