Mohave County miner., 1898-12-24

superficial depth at which water is en-
countered 10 the veins makes develop
ment an imp ,ssibility to the small mine
owner. When the Basin is drained ol
its water the chances are good for the
development Of big ore bodies.
The Cerbat country will some day rank
among the big gold producing regions OF
the world. From the top OF the noun
tain to the vslley gold is fonnd in every
qnsrtz vein and porphyry dyke. The
Cerbat mine is one OF the big veins OF the
camp. II is rich, advantsgeorsly stu
at-d, and its ores can be worked sue.
cessfully by several processes Its
deepest shaft is about one hundred and
forty feet below the surface and the drifts
run on the ledge are not extensive, but
the ore Is there-ereat bodies Of it--nch
in gold. silver and copper.
The Eureka, now the Golden Gem, il
another OF the big properties OF the Ger
bat region. l. is big vein and it's ores
have proven uniformity rich. A shsft
h As been sunk over 200 feet on the ledge
and drifts and crosscu,s several hundred
tset in length have been run of At the
40 level u body OF ore nine feet in width
aud several hundred feet in length was
opened up The value Of this ore ranged
from three to twelve ounces in gold To
the ton, and several hundred tons OF this
ore was marketed. The vein is . big,
strong one, capable Of producing millions
OF dollars in precious metals 10 the next
few years. The Vanderbilt, Flores,
champion, T~ins, New London, st
Louis and the claims owned by w. b
Camp ,ell are among the promising min
ing properties OF Cerbst. The foothills
below the town are er,dironed with email
veins OF gold bearing ore that could in a
sm ,ll way be protitsbly worked. In the
high hills above Cerbst are the Fon-
tenoy, Flagstaff, and several silver bear.
ing lodes that would he producing today
bnr for the continued low price OF silver.
The east side OF the range has many
good veins OF mineral, but strange to re-
late few Of them carry gold In consider.
able quantity, the tufsllible and Star
SpsngIed Banner being the only excep.
tion to the rule. The Old So although
carrying ore running 1000 to 5000 ounces
silver to the ton, shows but n trace Of
gold. This mine has cen opened up to
q depth If several hundred feet by shafts
and tunnels and has produced about
$40 0OOs
The Cupel has been exploited to a
depth Of over three hundred feet and has
been big producer Of rich ores No
walls have ever been found in the mine
and II is thought that when properly de-
veloped it will create a surprise among
he Old miners OF Stockton Hill. In this
o,slity all the veins thai have been
worked have proven rich The Moon
beam, Prince George, ID criopary, Infsi.
libIe, L,ttIe Chief, Star Spanked Ban.
ner and many Others have produced
many millions Of dollars. They are all
IDLE now and the fact that eater is in
.ountered at q depth d forty feet or lees
l. the direct cause. IN this connection
Ne mnst Say that tunnel under Stock.
ton Hill would be the means Of opening
MP hny or sixty of the richest silvef
mines on the Pacific coast AZ the mines
lie near the summit Of the range iun-
mel from the valley below would tap
hem at a great depth aud give mine
owners an opportunity TO work their
pr r,perries at inf ng expense The Wa
or which the inan-i will tap will fe