Mohave County miner., 1898-06-25

the ui'hes anu cOstiy m6cHihefy nave o De erected to work them. Mineral Park, Cerbat, | Stockton HIll and Chloride were the only towns In the county north of where K!ngman now stands. In and around Stockton Hill there are probably more veins of ore than can be found in any other locality on this conti- | nent, and they all carry ore of more or less value. The Cupel has probably produced the greatest amount of ore. like hundreds of oth. 1 er mines in the county It has been practically abandoned by the owners owing to the low price of silver. This mins has produced fully 5oOooos above depth of $50 feet. Good ore Is known to be in the bottom of the main shsft, but large volume of wat IT that must be han. dled makes It expensive to work at this time. The '63 has shaft 100 feet deep. The surface ores have been worked out by means of open drifts and over 5o),e0Os have gone into the pockets of owaers aud leasers from It's ores. The ore was always rich, running ss high ss 3o10 ounces silver to the toa. The Moonbeam, Star spaDgled Bauner, InfalliDle, Dietionery, Tiger. Tigress, Blue Belle, Prince George and other claims in aud about the Hill have been great producers of rich ore from the grass roots No claim outside of the Cupel has q shaft deeper than loo feet
 Cerbat Hes over the mountain Co the west of Stockton Hill. The character Of ore Is entirely different from that Of Stockton Hill gold pre- dominating. The Cerbat and Eureka are the big veins of the camp aud they are very rich. Thousands of dollars have been taken from Inc mines aud as ye: they are apparently un. touched. The Vanderbilt Flores. St. Louis, Flsgdas. Fontenoy. Twins. New London. Champion. Columbus Robert Emmet. Esmer. atl la a,H aIas oAH u{i a,,Jl lead are situated iu tn s camp. Chloriders have worked mauy of the claims with varying success At Todd Basin, few miles north there are many lodges of pay ere. The Orc Plata now is the big producer Ths Blackfoo, Is also one of the rich producers of the present. In years past the Prosperity. Todd. Little Boy and others produced big ore. In the basin to the nortn of Todd is situated the Nighthawk and other rich properties Mineral Park basin was noted for years for it's production of rich gold and silver ores. The Keystone, Lone Star, Metallic Accident, Queen Bee. Rural aud Buckeye, were all great producers and ought to be producing ore today in quantity. Many ot ler 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 nesots have been the heaviest producers of the precious metals. These two mines are by far the best properties ia that whole section of country. The Altata Is another good claim near the Connor. At Chloride proper is the Empire, schenectady. Schuylkill, Elkhart, Tennessee. Independence, Illlnois. Merdmae, Sur light, Tuckahoe, Julo and others too nu nero to mentioa.
 The White Hills was discovered in 1892 and since that time produced ia gold aud silver many millions of dollars. The claims re all held by the W lite II Ills Milling and Mining Company. The company since acquiring the property has expended over half 6 million dollars in devesoplng water and opening up the mines. They have ten stamp mlll near the c. A. K miae and forty stamp mill near the 0ccideat. owing to scarcity of water they are ruoning but twenty of the forty stamps. Across the valley from the White Hills, in the Black Canyon range, are many rich veins of gold aad silver owing to scar city Of water work has not been carried on ex- teusiyely. New fnds have been made in that section lately that promise to revive interest in that locality to the verge of boom. A mill is being erected on the Colorado river. west Of the mines, which promise grea. results. In bOlU huu Lbst Dhsius, east UT WI htt many big veins of gold bearing quartz that some day will prove valuable properties.
 Music Mountain has maIy 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 &; Blackberry produced thousands of dollars in god aud sil. yer and it is said that fine body of ore is still In the bottom of the main shaft of the Hack berry.
 In the south part of the county the mines of McCracken Hill were at one time considered the richest in the wor 3,60j.001s were taken from the mines and there is yet world of ore In sght. Many other smaller, though rich, veins are found in the neighborhood of these big deposits. On Burro Greek. Aubrey, Cedar. Maynard, Union Pa s, Chemehueyis, rich lodges of the precious metals exist and many of them have produced hundreds of thousands of dollars.
 Eighty miles north of Kingman the Temple Bar Consolidated Mining Co is putting in big hydraulic plant to work the rich auriferous 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 Kingman two small fruit ranches pro- duee enough fruit to supply the county and a 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 delightful-not too warm in summer and not too cold in winter.
 The live stock interests of Mohave county are second to that of mining The valleys and hills are covered with nutritious grasses upon