Arizona republican., 1897-12-21
MINING IN MOHAVE.

MINING IN MOHAVE.
 Something About the Chloride DIS
 tricE in that County.
 Chloride, Arfz., Dec. 17.-Specla1 correspondence of The Republican J. The ElkhanG in the Chloride district is attracting more attention, perhaps, than amy other proposition in that locality, though good words can be expressed as to the others. Whl it can be truthfully said ihat the Chloride has fine prospects, thay are somewhat hampered over thI6Ee for lack of capital, transppr ak.bn facfli- ties and, I might add water. There are some who think the Chloride dis trict will yet rise to the distinction attained by the White Hills, whose reputation dates from 1892, not so very remote. Without taking up any further Introductory space I Will pro ceed with Ehe Elkhart, adding oLflers in rotation.
 The Security Mining and Develop ment company, which is operating at the Elkhart, is a Scotch concern MT. Theo B. Comstock, former charc-alor of the territorial university, Is the general manager, with headquarters in the StimsOn block, Los Angeles. MT. Robert J. Ferguson, formerly of Tucson, is the local superin.1; ;ndent. In the spring of 1896 the Security company secured the property on a transfer from w. H. Taggart & Co. of Kingman and MT Ferguson took charge in June following He first cleared out the hole at the E:khart, moving the machinery of the Gold Bug over that month, to be operated at the Elkhart. The company holds fifteen claims. They are now down 220 feet and run the drift south towards the Schuylkill property. The north de- velopment extends 300 feet. A Fra ger and Chalmers stamp mill works out 100 to 120 tons daily, thns being finished up a fine set of couceutrat- CTS. The output is restricted for want of water and efforts are being made to secure this in the mfne If the water was in good supply ten to twelve,tnrs of fair grade of couc3n- trates could be shipped daily They are shipping ore in gold silver and lead at profit. The force varies from twenty to forty msn, according to circumstances.
 
 ah eastern corporation, has three shafts down on the Schuylkill south of the Elkhart. This claim is the old est worked in the district, the ore having in the past been sent to Ben- son for treatment The vein running through the Schuylkill is an extension of the Elkhart The shafts are con- nected by drifts. Contracts are be- ing let to a dozen or more msm to do development work. The silver is high grade and lead of light percent age is extracted, this being found with depth.
 B. T. Loy, who reesmhly bought the Merrimac from Joseph Finmegan, Is superintendent of the Tennessee, mime of excellent reputaticn The The Tennesse' is an extension of the Schuylkill, but not owred by the Southwestern conpank. The old shaft is on an incline of 150 feet, connection with which is being made by a per pend.cular shaft which is down eighty feet and to go 100 feet, later to be sunk to depth of 200 feet. The for mer owners took out 800 tons from the old shaft. Twenty ounces in siI- yer and sixty-eighE in gold has been shown. High grades shipptd to Pu- eblO or Denver. Concentrating figs are on the ground and an "up to date" plant is assumed shortly A Los An geles company is interested in the success of the Tennessee. Thirteen men are employed. Eventually the 800 foot depth will be sought for, as there is evidrence of plenty of min eTal below. There is a fine hoist on the new shaft The Tennessee is a daisy, and no mistake.
 On the extension of the Tennessee to the south k1llere are two peapendic- ular openings. The work is light so far Lead on surface, g. good large ledge of six to eight feet being in sight John and Kean St. Charles and a old miner named Dennis ars interested in the extension. Abput five men are at work.
 A. M. McDuffie, one of the best in formed and most reliable men in the county, owns the Rainbow, gold claim three miles northeast of Chlo- ride, on top of the Hualapai range. One hundred thousand dollars had been taken from the mine before Mc- Duffie came into possession. He has three claims, but the Rainbow is the only one on which work is done. He will put m'sn on it soon, after which, in MaTch, he WiM go east to enlist capital.
 I have more of Chloride but will run it in with other stuff, in another letter on mining and wind up with the big affair in White Hills.
 If six letters from Mohave county in the Republican does not please our Mohave county friends and others then they are beyond redemption
 PITTOCK
 l.. Lindsay is up from his mine near the La MeXicana and will now make Nogales his headquarters for d time Mir lindsay has resioned his noSifinm