Mohave County miner., 1891-11-21
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Thomas Burch has obtained lease on
the Prince George from NJ. D. Howell
and is prosecuting work on that prop
srty.
NJ. Hooker, q Colorado mining mar
who has been looking at prominent prop
critics In this county for some time past
left for his home the fore part Of the
week.
1t is reported that DorT, Seymour snt
waggoner have good showing Of lead
ore on the Golden Rule mine, 81
Chloride.
Tom McMahan. who has lease on the
dumps Of the Prince George mine, says
he Is making twenty dollars per day ou,
Of the jiggings.
Tomas Burch has packed out one car
load Of ore from the Hope nine to the
wagon road near T. b. Ships ranch on
the Sandy and was in town this week
looking after team to haul 1t TO Hack
berry.
A large ore wagon for the Southwestern
mining company at FL Dorado Canyon
is at the depot awaiting TRANSFORMATION to
that place. II is one OF the finest wagons
Of the kind we have ever seen and has .
carrying capacity Of about ten tons.
Tommy s,inson and BY. Collins have
fine showing o. ore in .heir new strike
on the Charlotte mine, near the Little
Bov. The ore is copper.glaDce, and
besides being verv rich in silver, run ten
or twelve ounces in gold per ton.
Steve Smith has made new strike on
the Samoa mine, near Sherum's Peak.
II Is a high grade chloride ore and the
streak 10 over twelve inches in width.
Steve has done great deal OF work on
this claim, and his many friends will b.
glad TO hear Of his good lnck.
Charlie Sherman has man at work
on his new discovery, the Bleak Moor,
situated 4 mile east Of the Rainbow. II
Is large vein showing large quantities
Of high grade s,lver-glance and snlphides.
This 10 section ofihe mineral bel. which
will bear close prospecting. Several i'm.
portant discoveries have been made In
that vicinity 10 the past few months.
a number Of miners came IN from the
mines of Weaver district last Saturday.
From their statements the country for
miles around is ons mass Of ore running
from ten dollars 10 five hundred dollars
per ton. There are now about sixty men
at work In the camp and more are going
In there daily. The two mills will be In
working order by the first Of January.
The Rainbow 10 being steadily devel.
oped. ten men being employed. The up.
per tunnel - being driven into the noun.
tain and two drifts run from the bottom
of fifty.foot winze in the lower tunnel.
All the works show plenty oi good ore,
enough being taken out In development
70 pay all expenses. Five hundred sacks
of ore were packed down to the landing
At the Rather landing last week, and
three hundred sacks still remain on the
dump awaiting shipment. McDuffee 4
Hanna feel much elated over the fine
showing made by the mine.
Some wonderfully rich ore is being en-.
eountered in the bottom OF the main
shaft OF the Distsf mine at Chloride. A
thirty pound chunk of solid native silver
vas recently extracted and forwarded 10
Denver, Col, as specimen, and solid
chunks Of native silver a. large a. ones
dst are being taken out almos. daily with
the ore. The specimens closely resemble
the rich rock taken from the Rural mine,
several years ago by the late T. J. Chris.
tie. Chas. Sherman, the former owner,
has received the first payment from the
Denver milling and mining company out
ID the royalty, and We understand that
The amount Of the first payment was
10000.
W. II. Hardy ia boring for water st
Yucca this week struck substance at a
depth Of sixty ieet which 10 reported by
competent judges 70 be coal of the finest
quality. Ii will float on water, but when
isnited gives forth bright fame similar
TO the light OF kerosene lamp. The ex
tent Of the coal bed is ss yet unknown,
but immediate steps will be taken to