Phoenix weekly herald. [volume] (Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Territory) 1896-1899, 1898-10-13
MOHAvE MATTERS.
News Notes From our Kingman Elk
changes.


Sheriff Potts has a mining location
near Finger Butte, near Union Pass
that ought to prove a bonanza The
ledge is about fifteen feet wide and
the ore averages nearly an ounce il
gold to the ton.
o. d. Clark has sold his interest il
the Orc Plata lease TO Will and Greedy
Clark and Jack Poland, his old part
ners, and will depart this evening
with his family and father and mother
to Kansas. where he will visit fol
some months with friends and rela-
-tives. He and his wife will visit the
Omaha exposition before they return
10 Kingman.
The preliminary examination of DR.
W. ]. Murphy and his wife on a
charge of assault to murder was held
before justice of the peace in King
man Monday last and resulted in the
holding of the couple to await the
action of the grand jury, with bail
fixed at $500. As yet no bail has been
given.
Sid Woodland, the young Rough
Rider, who returned last Friday even
ing from Montauk Point. New York.
was taken very i'll Monday last and
was unable TO participate in the ball
given in honor of the returned Rough
Riders by Western Lodge. knights of
Pythias. He was tenderly cared for
by DR. Ealy and his good friends in
Kingman and is now getting along all
righth.
Five men are at work on the Ma
guire mine, four miles south of King
man making a thorough test of the
porperty H J. Delamer holds the
property under bond.
The Temple Bar Consolidated Min
ing Company's hydraulic plant on the
Colorado river will probably be ready
10 start up by the first of November.
The plant is the most complete of its
kind in the United States.
Fra1k L. Barnes arrived from Colo
out to the Colorado river near Temple
Bar to look after his mining interests.
He was accompanied by his sister and
broth er-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Rose.
A. \. Dougherty arrived from Los
Angeles a few days ago, accompanied
by \. S. Degolier, a well known min
ing operator. They Went out and
made a pretty thorough examination
of the Barry mines. The gentlemen
departed for Los Angeles Thursday
afternoon. We viii be glad when they
start operations on the big properties
rs employment VIII be given to humid
can mining property be found that Will
equal in size and value the mines now
owned by John Barry.
(A1ineral Wealthy
Fred Drawn and Fred Coolidge have
located on the ancient Queen Tur-
quoise mine situated on the Colorado
river. The above parties, while pros
pecting two years ago, discovered that
it was good rty-consequently
their visit to the scene.
Word comes from Mineral Park that
the Lone Star mine is opening into
bonanza. They have a good showing
of rich shipping ore and Il large body
of concentrating ore developed. This
would be good property for men of
capital TO take hold of.
BY Collins shipped this week to the
sampler from Blackfoot mine, 343
sacks of ore that will average in gold
silver and copper per ton over $3.50.
The BIackfoot is as good as a bank.
The ore chute has never pinched too
small to pay since it was first struck
over four years ago.
AT Chloride. the banner camp. grad
ing has commenced for their 50-ton
which is expected to be
in opera ton in 400 days. The work
of extracting ore at the mine will not
stop for an instant. The concentrate |
ing ore will be piled up until the mill
is finished and the shipping ore sent to
the smelter. They are now shipping
at the rate of from 60 to 70 tons of ore !
per week TO the Pueblo smelter. They |
loaded eleven wagons with ore in one |
day last week and every day 40 TO 80 !
tons is added to the milling pile which |
now contains many thousand TONS |
The big end of the pay chute is down |
all along the 2OO-foot level
superintendent Hilty has the steam !
hoist on the AIerrimlc at work sinking /
the main shaft in high grade ore. This !
produces ore of the same |
character as the Nighthawk, ruby sill !
yer and silver glance.