Mohave County miner., 1893-09-30
THE SENATOR MINE.
One Of the Grea, Bonansas Of Gold Basin.

This week the editor OF the MINER
visited the Senator and President gold
mines ior the purpose Of making per-
sonal examination. The mines are lo-
Gated about eight miles northeast ofWhite
Hills, near the summit OF the Cerbat range
of mountains. The Senator, which We
will describe first, runs along the back
bone of ridge running north from the
main range. This ridge runs out about
three or four hundred feet and then
slopes off into low rolling lands sloping
away toward the valley. The highest
poin, OF this ridge is just above the point
where it suddenly slopes away to the
north and on this point is shown the
immense out crop Of the mine fully sew
enty feet in width. In company Of the
superintendent. Mr.. Theo Craig, We as
cended the hill TO examine the property,
and were more than astonished with its
massive proport ons. A tunnel hiss been
run through the ridge. from east TO west,
thirty feet bel)w the apex and at the
adit on the west side the whole side OF
the ledge is laid bare and it is sight
worth seeing. Hardly piece OF rock
can be taken from the ledge that will
not show gold TO the naked eye, and
some rare specimens can be obtained.
A large dump has been made on this
side Of the hill and two large ore bins or
chutes for loading the big ore wagons,
have been built A track has oeen laid
throuye the tunnel aud on the east side il
has been carried around to the south
where cut has deem made for about
twenty ieet into the hill. At this place
the richest ore in the mine has been
opened out Tire rich streak at this point
is nine feet in width and will nillsl2S per
ton. Taking twenty feet at the same
point the average was iound to be neariv
one hundred dollars per ton. Covering
the hill on three side is immense masses
Of quartz weighing from five to one hun
dred ton. Mr.. Craig informed me that
the ore 10 these boulders was Just as rich
"a any found in the mine, and we must
confess that this il so, f,r on breaking
few chunks from one we found very nice
specimens offree gold. We found the
chutes full OF good ore much of showing
free gold The ridge We judged to be
about three hun Ired feet in length TO
where il sloped away to the level ground
below and the outcrop for that distance
is massive. Two tunnels have been
started toward the ledge from the bot
tom OF the washes on the east and west
side Of the ridge, but 50 far have not.
reached ore One OF the tunnels is with
in about fifteen feet Of the ledge, while
the other is somswhit farther away.
There is no reason that these tunnels
should nov be driven TO ore, as there is
enough that can be qutrried from the
summit to last ten-stamp nill for sew
ersl years. From personal observation
We think that every pound OF ore on the
Senator ground can be proftably milled
and that there are thousands OF tons that
will not mill less than sixty dollars. The
cost OF milling, and hauling, should not
exceed five dollars per ton and We are
certain that that figure will not be ex-
ceeded by the present management
Everything about the mine shows the
good management and Judgement Of
Mr.. Craig The openings in the ledge
have all been made with :, view to the
cheap and economical extraction of ore.
As il nov looks three or four men can
keep twenty stamps pounding away on
dividend paying ore.
On the ridge west OF the Senator and
PARALLEL Herewith, is the President
This mine shows ITS great size bv the
great boulders that have broken away
and rolled d,wn the mountain side GOV.
ering it with an almost solid blanket oi
quartz. This ledge is reported to be low
grade, too low to haul y y distance by
mule team. Little development has
been done. but where the cross cuts have
been run into the hill quartz Of an aver
age grade has been found. The ledge
has width unknown, and we under
stand little work will be done on the
property for some time to come.
Below the mines, on the fat good
boarding house and office has been
erected; also stable and corral and q
small bunk-bouse for accommodation o
few men. Water for household and