Mohave County miner., 1891-08-01

Tom Mcmahon.
The tunnel on the Hopeful mine ia
Todd Basin ia almost completed. A
good body OF ore has been opened up
and the property will soon change owner
ship.
President Brown, Of the Music Noun
tain mining company, paid Welt to the
company's mines last week. We under
stand that active operations will be com.
menced on both mine and mill ia short
time.
The Todd Basin mill has been running
steadily on good ore from the mines OF
that camp for the pGst month. The mill
Ia now In charge of a first class millman
who Is very successful in the treatment
of this class OF ors.
Hitchcock and Eaton have struck some
good chloride ore on the old Hancock
mine ut Chloride on which they have a
lease. They will commence hosting the
water from the main shaft and as soon
as possible will commence prospect work
from the bottom.
The Diamond Joe mine Is looking bet
ter and better as development progresses.
The ore body is the richest and largest
ever opened up in the county, and as
soon as the mills placed on that prop
erty it will turn out more bullion than
any other mine in Arizona.
J The Standard mining company would
like TO let contract for doing dead
work on their copper properties at Yucca.
The mines for some unaccountabIe reason
have been closed down and the goods in
the store disposed of The mines are
considered splendid copper properties by
competent experts.
Fred Dawson came in last night from
Weaver district with a large lot OF
samples. He says that thousands of tons
of ore ranging in value from $40 to 800
in gold are being piledup on the dumps
OF tile Filth mine. Tue ledge is one OF
the largest In the county. A ten-stamp
mill will soon be put on the mine and
gold bullion turned out in large quaint.
ties.
Collins and Morgan have just had
eight tons OF or. from the Champion
mine worked in the Todd Basin mill and
made a cleanup of one hundred and
ounces in gold and silver bu-
lion, besides about ton of fine concea
trates. A great deal OF this class OF ore
can be taken from the surface workings
OF the Champion. and now that it has
been demonstrated that the ore can be
readily worked, the boys will commence
taking it out and sending it to the mill.
A. NJ. McDuffee, Joe Waggoner and
Harry Hanna have taken working
bond on the old Valley View mine, on
Silver Hill, Chloride. A cave in the
main shaft has disclosed TO view four
DOT vein of ore in the hanging wall. As.
'ays from the new ledge average three
,unces gold per ton and free milling i'm
character. The new discovery can easily
,e worked from the old shaft, ana under
he energetic management OF Messrs.
Hanna and Waggoner will be
made one oi the best paying propertiesin
hat section. s+A
The new conceatrator mill on the G..
}. ID. mine is grand success During
he five years in which the mine has
,een worked thousands OF tons of low
'rade ore has been placed on the dump,
he refuse from the high grade shipping
re. This low grade ore will run about
orty ounces silver per ton, the concen.
rates from which will run over two hun
red ounces. There is no limit to the
re reserve in the mine and will soon be
shipper Of high grade silver ore in ad-
iiion 20 concentrations.
Sample and Jamison have conveyed
y deed the mining property at Layne
prings known as the Rip Van Wrinkle
D George NJ. Bowers. The mine is a
ne piece OF property and covers the low
r tunnel workings OF the Nighthawk
line. Taken together these two mines
'rm the basis OF the best paying enter
rises undertaken in this county. They