Mohave County miner., 1894-06-30
The Gold Bug Mine.


continuously from the date Of its loca.
tion, producing many thousands of dol
lars from iis ores. After passing into the
hands Of the Gold Bug Company many
improvements have been made In and
around the mine. A hoist OF the latest
improved pattern has been running for
the past year on the property and bunk
houses, reading rooms, offices and board.
ing house have been erected, making II
one Of the cosiest little camps on the
coast. The main vein has been opened
up by two shafts to a depth Of Two hun.
dred and fifty and one hundred and
twenty feet. The hoist is erected on
shaft No and the same cable is used
in hosting from shaft No. 3 on another
vein.
A crosscut at the 70-level of No. 2 shaft
opened up strong vein oil very free
milling ore, an average sample OF which
ran $40. The place from which the sam
pie was taken Was fully five feet IN
width. Drifts have been run fifty feet
on this vein and it is fully M strong 10
the face as where first cut by the cross
cut.
From shaft No. 3 has come the richest
ore OF the camp Twenty ions recently
shipped to Denver Melted "a 800, and
seventeen tons OF the lower grade gave
cleanup of $3.50 at Browns mill on the
Colorado river. The ore milied on the
Colorado was crushed IN a Huntington
mill and runs over plates. The small
percentage of iron pyrites was saved on
concentrators. By this method the
precious metals in the ore can he saved
up to at least ninety i've per cent.
There being no water in any OF the
workings, the camp Is supplied by 500
most Of the time. An Atmospheric
Condenser, des' ,h-d by w. +. Crosby,
and built by ine Trenton Iron works Of
New jersey, saye- 80 per cent Of the
" 4ter from the exhaust steam, which is
a great economy, both IN the expense
ior water, and fuel. The condensation
OF the steam, so purifes the water, that
all scale is prevented from forming in
the boiler, an advantage which all steam
users in this "hard water" country will
be not slow to appreciate, since even a
slight coating Of the nonconducting lime
salts, greatly adds to the fuel bill. This
condenser ~ the first Of it's kind ever
introduced, and MIR. Crosby has origi-
mated valuable and money saving im-
provement, which is designed 10 become
al essential part Of ese,y steam plant
in this desert land Not the least Of its
good points is that it heats the feed
water without any consumption Of avail
able heat. A thorough system OF venti-
lation IS possible in connection with the
condenser, which every mine Of any ex-
tent should have in this hot country.
The mine is being thoroughly develop.
cu ocioic a niiii viii Oc efecieu Oh TIE
Colorado river some ten miles away
In every opening good grade of milling
ore is shown, some of il running away
up in the hundreds and the greater por.
tion giving an average value Of from 500
to $50 per ton. President w. +. Crosby
Of Colorado Springs, accompanied by
+. + Olcoit, Of New York, recently Wis
lied the property. Mr.. Ocott is one o
the leading mining engineers OF ths
United States. After making a thorough
examination of the property, they ex
pressed themselves AZ we'll pleased will
the system OF development carried on b,
Supt. Amsden. Mr.. Olcott considered
the nine one OF the best properties h,
has visited for some years.
} There are many other good claims il
the vicinity Of the Gold Bug and as sool
as q mill Of large capacity is put on tn
river near Murphy's tine output Of gol,
will be far greater than any other dis
} tricE in Arizona.
The camp has three lady residents an,
d. bids fair to have many more before tn
! year is out. Mesdames c. l.. Amsden
w. l.. Adams and j. G. Meyn are tn
names OF the ladies.
. A petition has been sent to the de
psrtment for the establishment Of
{ postoffice in the camp and the prayer O
the petition will probably be snswere,
, in short time.
3 We predict for Gold Bug bright fu
ture.