Mohave County miner., 1898-06-11

Spcktou uiit anu Sniofiut were tHc ouiy towns in the coulty north of where K!ngmaa now stands. In and nound stocxtoi Hlll there are probably m,re veias of ore thsn caa be fount in aiy other locality on this coau : neut, and they all carry ore of more or less value. The Cupel has probably produced the greatest amou It of ore. like hundreds Of oth- CT mines iu the county 1t has beea practically aba Idoned by the owne-s owing to the low price of silver. This mias has produced fully 1 5o00)0t above depth Of $50 feet Good ore Is known to be in the bottom of the main shsft, but large volums of wat T that mast be haa' dled makes it expensive to work at this time. The '63 has a shaft 100 fee. deep. The surface ores have beea worked out by mesns of open drifts and over 500,0oos have goae iato the pockets of owners sad lessers from It's ores The ore was always rich, running ss high as 30oo ounces silver to the ton. The N ponbeam' Star spangled Bsnnet, Infalliole, Dictionery, Tiger. Tigress, Blue Belle. Prince George and other claims ia and about the Hill have been great producers Of rich ore from the grass roots. No clatm outside of the Cupel has . shaft deeper than 100 feet.
 Cerbst lies over the mountain to the west Of Stockton Hill The character Of ore is entirely different from that of Stockton Hill, gold pre- dominating The Cerbst and Eureka are the big veias of the camp aud they gre very rich Thousands of dollars have been taken from the miaes and as ye. they are apparently un. touched. The Vanderbilt, Flores, St. Louis, Flagstah, Fontenoy, Twins, New London, Champion, Columbus, Robert Emnet. Esmer. aida ald maay veins carrying gold. silver and lead are situated ia tn camp ChlorIders have worked many of the claims with varying l success. At Todi Bssin, few miles north. there are many lodges of pay ore. The Gro Plata now Is the big producer. The Blaekfoot Is also one of the rich producers of the present. In years past the Prosperity. Todd. Little Boy and others produced big ore. h the basin to the norta of Todd Is situated the sighthAwk and other rich properties. Mineral Park basin was noted for years for its production oi rich gold and silver ores. The Keystone, Lone Star. Metallic Aecident Qaeen Bee. Rural and Buckeye, were all great producers aud ought | to be producing ore today in quantity. Maay | ot ,er small veins in this basin have produced thousands of dollars. Chloride. four miles | from the Park. has produced gold. silver and lead in large quantities. The Connor and Min | nesota have been the heaviest producers of the precious metals. These two mines are by far | the best properties in that whole section of country. The Altsts is another good claim near the Connor. At Chloride proper is the Empire, Schenectady, sehuylkill, Elkhsrt, Tennessee, Independence, Illinois, Merdmac, Sur light, Tuckshoe, Juao and others too nu. mero s to meatioa.
 The White Hills was discovered in 1892 and since that time produced in gold and silver maly millions of dollars. The claims re all held by the Waite H Ills Milling ald Mining Com pany. The company since acquiring the property has expended over half s million dollars in deye oping water and opeIing up | the mines. They have ten stamp mill near the c. A. K miae aad forty stamp mill near the 0ccident. owing to scarcity of water they are running but twelty of the forty stamps. Across the valley from the White Hills, in the Black Canyon range. are many ! rich veins of gold and silver. owing to. scar. ] city of water work has not been carried on ex- tensiyely. New fnds have been made in that section lately that promise to revive interest | in that locality to the verge of boom. mill | is being erected on the Colorado river, west Of the mines, which promise great results. In Gold and Lost Basins. east of White Hills, are mauy big veins of gold bearing quartz tbst
  ! Music Mountain has msay good claims upon which chloriders have been at work for years and from which they have taken many thou. sand dollars.
 The Peacock mountain mines 6: Blackberry produced thousands of dollars in go d aad sil. yer and 1t Is said that fne body of ore is still | in the bottom of the main shaft of the Hack berry.
 
 l In the south part of the county the mines of McCracken Hill were at one time considered f the richest in the wor d 3,6oj.0oos were taken | from the mines and there Is yet world of ore in ssht Many other smaller. though rich, veins are found in the neighborhood of these big deposits. On Burro Greek, Aubrey. Cedar, Maynard, Union Pa $, Cheme huevis, rich lodges of the precious metals exist and many of them have produced hundreds of thousands of dollars.
 Eighty miles north of Kingmsn the Temple
 Bar Consolidated Mining Co Is putting in big hydraulic plant to work the rich suriferous gravel banks of the Colorado river.
 Along the Colorado river, near Fort Mohave, and on the Big Sandy are thousands of acres of land suitable for agriculture and horti- culture. Fruits can be raised in abundance
 wherever water for irrigation can be obtained
 Near Kingmsn two small fruit ranches pro- i duce enough fruit to supply the county and 6 large number of towns on the line of the rail. road. At Truxton. ten miles east of Hack berry. several hundred fruit trees are in bearing. Luscious strawberries are also
 raised here.
 The climate Is deIightfui-not too warm in
 summer and not too cold in winter.
 The live stock interests of Mohsve county
 are second to that of mining The valleys and
 hills are covered with nutritious grasses upon | which cattle wax fat without cost to the owners | The school facilities of Mohsye county are