The herald., 1894-03-04
ABOUT HOLES IN THE GROUND,
A Revival in Mining in the
Needles Region.
Big Returns Reported from the
COcopah Placer Diggings.
Desert Prospeotors-Rivsrui Inter
estB-Notes About Various Arizona
Mines-Rich Gold from the
Territory.

Needles Eye: The rich strike made by
Patrick Dwyre and James Walker, 20
miles west Of Fenner, has aroused con-
siderable interest in Needles. Last week
Judge West, Pat Flynn and others from
this point went to the scene and laid out
Q townsite, giving ii the appropriate title
Of Goldstone. On Monday F. O. Robie,
Ben Harshberger and William Hutt left
for the field. They are seeking mineral
locations. The strike is unouestionably
a phenomenal one. The ore from one OF
the claims runs $1018 In gold and $13 in
silver to the ton. The ledges run from
few inches to two feet in width. and are
rich in free gold. Mr.. Dwyre has made
five trips to the place before, but has
always been unable to find the ledge, as
it was covered with dirt. The place is
28 miles west of Fenner, IL miles south
west of Providence and about 30 miles
south of Vanderbilt.
On last Saturday good strike was
made by Charles Lingo and ]. L. Sulli-
van, 10 miles south Of town. They
brought In some very rich pieces Of
foat, ana on Monday returned to the
scene. They are confident they have
struck it rich.
A very rich strike is reported from the
desert country about 20 miles northwest
of Indio, on the Southern Pacific. and
shout seven miles west Of Tingman's
two.stamp mill. The ledge is said to be
three feet wide, and crops out 1400 feet.
lamples taken from cuts across the
edge 20 $500 per ton. The gold is very
coarse in the quartz, single piece be-
ing worth 81. Ten tons of groupings
were taken over to Tingman's mill and
yielded $1,000. Messrs. Lang & Son.
cattlemen in that region, are the FORUM
ate finders, and have gone to Los An
geles to get tools to bore for water. Old
miners think this is whore the Indians
got the gold they used to chow travellers
at Oaliente, and in search OF which
Tom Cover lost his life.
One OF the best investments in Mo-
have county today is the improvement
of the immense water power in Mutto-
witti-kee cafion by means OF power
full turbine wheel and dvnamos, where
by electric power can be generated for
driving machinery and pumping water
Basin and Music mountain. BY piping
the water from two springs distance OF
IL milen 1000 inches of water can be
obtained with head OF 800 feet, giving
sufficient power to drive all the mills
and hoisting plants in Mohavs county.
In the three districts named there are
millions OF tons of gold ore that will
pay q good profit II worked on the
ground, but which will barely pay to
ship or haul 20 miles or more to a mill.
-[Kingman Miner.
An important sale OF mining property
was made in Vanderbilt last week, says
: the Shaft. Pat Dwyre sold his claim on
which the townsite was located to E. +.
Hall, George Nav and Leroy o. Yount,
the purchase price being $4,000. The
claim is undeveloped, but it shows ex-
cel,ent indications of being rich claim,
besides having upon it townsite on
whicn a number of business houses are
located. Messrs. Nay, Hall & Yount are
to be congratulated upon securing this
property.
A gasoline hosting engine is to be put
in at the Keystone mine to operate in
the new winze, juet sunk to q depth of
200 feet to good body OF ore. About
six tons of good milling ore are being
taken from the Keystone daily, and %
men are at work in the mine.
The Morongo King Gold company has
already part of its 10-stamp mill ON the
ground. O. W. Allen, the president,
says they expect to have the clamps
dropping in q month. The company
has two shafts sunk to a depth OF 230
feet each, about 800 feet apart. A drift
from the bottom of one OF the shafts has
been run 33 feet on the ledge, with 27
feet of ore that gives q working test of
over $40 per ton. Their first-claes ores
show a test of $93 per ton. The ore
will probably be miiled and mined for
$3.50 per ton.