Mohave County miner., 1898-07-02

there are probably more veins of ore than csu
 be found in any other locality on this coBti'
 nent, and they all carry ore of more or less
 value. The Cupel hss probably produced the greatest amount of ore Like Hundreds of oth-
 CT mines in the county it has been practically abandoned by the owners owing to the low
 price of silver. This mine has produced fully 500. .0OoS above depth of $50 feet. Good ore is known to be in the bottom Of the main shsft. but large volume of water that must be han died makes 1t expensive to work at this time. The 'ss has shaft 100 feet deep. The surface ores have beea worked out by means of open drifts and over 5oo.0oos have gone into the pockets of owners and iessers from Its ores. The ore was always rich. running as high as 3000 ounces silver to the ton. The Moonbeam, Star spsngled Banner, fnfsllible, Dictionery. Tiger, Tigress, Blue Belle, Prince George aud other claims in and about the Hill have been great producers of rich ore from the grass roots. No claim outside of the Cupel has s shaft deeper than 100 feet
 Cerbat 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 Cerbat and Eureka are the big veins of the camp and they are very rich. Thousands of dollars have been taken from the mines and as yes they are apparently un. touched. The Vanderbilt. Flores. St. Louis, Flagstaff. Fontenoy. Twins. New London, Champion. Columbus. Robert Emmet, Esmer. aida and many veins carrying gold. silver and lead are situated in tn camp. Chloriders have worked many of the claims with varying success. At Todd Basin, a few miles north. there are many ledges of pay ore. The oro Plata now Is the big producer. The Blackfoot 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 tasin to the nortn of Todd Is situated the SIghthawk and other rich properties. Mineral Park basin was noted for years for its production of rich gold and silver ores. The Keystone, Lone Star, Metallic Accident, queen Bee Rural and Buckeye, were all great producers and ought to be producing ore today In quantity. Many ot 1er 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 Tho Connor aud Min nesots have been the heaviest producers of the precious metals. These two mines are by far the best properties in thA whole section of  near the Connor. At Chloride proper is the Empire, schenectady. schuylkill, Elkhsrt. Tennessee, Independence. Illinois. Merdmac, surlight, Tuckshoe, Juno and others too nu. nero to mention.
 The White Hills was discovered in 1872 and since that time produced in gold and silver many millions of dollars. The claims re all held by the Waite Hills Milling and Mining Company. The company since acquiring the property has expended over half a million dollars in developing water and oIeaing up the mines. They have tsn stamp mtll near the c. A. R mine aud forty stamp mill near the occident. owing to a scarcity of water they are running but twenty of the forty stamps. Across the valley from the White Hills. in the Black Canyon range, are many city of water work has not been carried on ex- tensiyely. New finds 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 great results. In Gold and Lost Basins, east of White Hills, are many big veins of gold bearing quartz that some day will prove valuable properties.
 Music Mountain has many 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 and sil yer and t is said that fine body of ore Is stlll in the bottom of the main shaft of the Hack berry.
 Tn the south part of the county the mines of McCracken Hill were at one time considered from the mines and there Is yet world of ore fin sight Many other smaller, though rich, veins are found in the neighborhood of these big deposits. On Burro Greek. Aubrey. Cedar. Maynard, Union Pa $, Chemehuevis, 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 thous ,nds 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- duce 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 delishtful-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 W hieh cattle wax fat without cost to the owners
 The school facilities of Mohave county are the best in the United States. Whenever eight or more children can be congregated together there will be found good common school = In f.trIra artinlna ildi ..idLIal rts Al ho