Mohave County miner., 1891-08-08
The MoHAvE MINER.
OFFICIAL PAPER or THE COUNTY.
AIMING IN M0HAvs c0UsTy.


Fred Dawson has gone 10 Mineral Park
TO work on the Hoipestake mine
A carload OF eGolconda ore Was run
through the sampler Wednesday.
Smell and Brown are working on the
Antelope aHd have a nice streak OF ore in
sight
John Barry has a carload OF ore piled
upes the depot awaiting shipment to the
smelter.
j. W. Mum is taking out great deal
Of high grade silver rock from his claim
in Music Mountain.
We understand that a contract has
been let to sink the main shait of the
Disiaf mine one hundred feet deeper.
The contractors are hard at worx o.,
the Homestake mine near the Ps1k, and
the shaft 10 being driven downward very
fast.
The MINER Acknowledges the receipt Of
large number OF specimens for the
Mohave county exhibit at the Albaquer.
que fair.
The main shaft Of the Ark mine han
been widened out and timbered up in
good shape and sinking from the bottom,
commenced.
Peter Csffrey had carload OF ore from,
the Alpha mine run through the sampler
this week which net,ed him nice little
sum in cash
McDuffee, Waggoner and Hanna have
struck large streak OF high grade gsleua
ore in the old Silver Hill claim and are
working il for all IL is worth.
j. III. Campbell, superintendent Of the
Flores mine, is In toxn The lumber for
the mill has arrived and will be hauled
ont as soon as possible.
The crosscns in the Cnpel mine IL still
in barren ground, but the main ledge, it |
Is expected, will be tapped in few days.
On the old Tiger ledge quite little ore is
being taken oct all the time.
4. Il. Thompson has two carloads OF 4
ore ready for shipment at the Empire.
The ore Is very rich and will net him
several thousand dollars over all cost OF
extraction and smelling charges.
Carter and Miller have been running a |
, drift from the l4O-foot level OF the Cres- |
cent mine. near blackberry. The water
in the mine has been a source OF much |
annoyance, but they now have il under
control.
Tom Shaugnessy, who has been work
ing for some time past on the Berkely
mine, will soon commence work on
claim, located some time ago by himself,
near the Cienega ranch OF III. Bowman,
in Cedar district.
Henry Sehaeffer has three men a. work
on his gold claim, the Southern Pride,
10 Gold Basin. He will bald two aras-
tras and work his ore in them for some
time or until he can erect good mill on
the property.
w. III. Sherman is in town frou. the
Golconda mine in Union Basin. Win
says that himself and brother have been
doing well ON their lease on the mine
and expect to ship several hundred tons
OF ore in the next few months.
Three carloads OF ore and concentrates
were received at the sampler this week
from the Southwestern mining company,
El Dorado Canyon. The concentrates
were very clean, showing but little gauge
and were said to have been high grade
+. ed Dawson made a location near FL
Dorado Canyon last week and from his
account OF the claim il wonId seem that
he had found something pretty good
Hope he has found regular bonanza, as
he is deserving Of smile or two from
Dame Fortune.
Tom Mcmahon and James Penberthy
have taken lease on the American Flag
mine in Wallapai mountain. The Flag
is one of the best mines in the county
and has been great producer. The boys
have nice streak OF ore 10 start in on
and are pretty certain OF taking out a
good stake.
Six men went ont from blackberry
Tuesday 70 work for the Music mountain