Mohave County miner., 1899-10-07
Big Sale Consummated.


a number of important mining trans
actions were pending, the facts of
which could not be published at that
time, and that so soon as they were
consummated the public would be ad-
vised, was made and the statement has
been proved true by the final transfer
of the famous Cecil and Climax mines,
owned by the Dimmick brothers, of
Pinos Altos, to prominent capitalists
from Indiana and Illinois, the sale and
transfer having been perfected since
| our last issue.
A little more than nine years ago the
Dimmick brothers, who were engaged
in ranching and cattle business few
miles from Pinos Altos, discovered the
above mentioned mines, in an acci-
dental way, while engaged in their
usual business. Upon thorough ex-
animation the mine proved to be the
greatest deposit of almost pure silver
that has been discovered in the west,
not excepting the celebrated Mollie
Gibson. In 1897, the Dimmick broth
ers had Il specimen taken from their
mines on exhibition at the Worlds
fair at Chicago, and those persons in
terested in mines who saw this speci-
men could hardly believe their own
eyes. The discoverer of the mine did
not desire to sell it, but preferred to
mine it in small way, themselves,
which they have done since the dis
covery of the property. But recently
they decided to endeayor to place the
property, and bonded it for 250,O00S.
The party here who had charge of the
sale sent a piece about six by eight by
six inches east, which when melted
produced over As 3 in silver. This
specimen was taken from near the sur
face of the mine but development work
to depth of 200 feet vertically shows
a continuous body of ore to the bottom
of the shaft of almost the same rich
ness. Capital at once became inter
ested and the negotiations resulted in
the sale of the property for the above
amount was Immediately commended
by the recent purchasers. Prominent
mining experts of Colorado we're sent
to examine and report on the property
the mines proving to be even better
than represented. Not over two
months has been consumed in the
whole transaction.
The price paid for the property is
considered exceedingly reasonable and
the purchasers are certainly fortunate
to get the property at so reasonable a
figure. Immediate development and
working will he commenced by the
new owners. Drifts have already been
run at the 100 foot and 200 foot levels,
showing the ore body to continue lat
orally as far as opened and to be of
the same fine character and richness.
While working these mines on small
scale the Dimmick brothers melted a
great deal of the ore, with a small
amount of lead, in cupelling furnace
and the lead being volatilized the sill
yer was taken out in planchas which
were $50 and 800 fine. This gives an
idea of the great richness of the mine,
when it is also considered that an i'm
mense body of such ore is already in
sight and all indications are that the
deposits excel in magnitude any here
tofore discovered. The new purchas-
ers will operate the mines on large
scale, the lumber for all necessary
buildings and the machinery for the
mines having already been ordered and
work will begin within the next few
weeks. There is no doubt that these
mines, as development and work pro,
crosses, will meet the most sanguine
expectations of the owners, and will
prove to be about the biggest mining
proposition in the southwest.-S Silver
City Independent.