Mohave County miner., 1900-06-09


her home in Los Angeles.
The Homestake aud Sheeptrail mines
have been advertising for miners this
week.
t. l.. Ayres, owner of the famous
Golden Gem mine, at Cerbat, is ir
kingman.
Mrs. j. Il. Pendegast and daughter
arrived in Kingman yesterday morning
from San Francisco.
A contract to sink l0J feet on the
Silver Age mine will be let next week
by the Chloride Mining and Develop
ment Company.
A. q. Grossman went to Needles yes
terday where he will outfit for an ex-
tended prospecting trip into the noun
tains on the west side of the Colorado
river, in Nevada.
George NJ. Bowers has gone to visit
with his wife in Pasadena George has
earned a vacation, having devoted him
self to his mining interests exclusively
tor the last four months.
Harry McComb, who has been look
ing after the business affairs of his
firm in Albuquerque aud intermediate
points, returned to Kingmau Thursday
last and is reported to be on the sick
list.
Mrs. John Flynn died at her home in
Chloride last "Wednesday night of drop.
sy. Deceased had been ill for several
months and her death was to be ex-
pected at any timo. Her funeral was
held Thursday afternoon.
1t is expected that as soon as the
litigation il terminated the White
Hills Company will Immediately sink
a big prospect shaft on their mining
group in White Hills. The company
recently made important discoveries
in the underground workings of their
claims and.are blocking out great bod
les of ore.
Judge Henry Schaefer was in King
man this week for several days. He
took an expert to Chloride last week
to examine property owned by him
self and Stephen Smith and the
chances are sale will be made at
once. The mine is one of the old prop
critics of the big lead camp and is con-
sidered very valuable
A winze is being sunk in the old
works of the Orc Plata to connect with
the north drift from the 2SO-level. As
soon as this connection is made the
main shaft will be sunk to depth of
400 feet. If the ore body continues
to the 400 new two compartment
shaft will be sunk on the south end of
the lode which will be used as the
main working shaft.
Stephen Smith, one of the oldest res
ldents of Mineral Park, is in the Sis
ters hospital in Los Angeles so ill that
his recovery is doubtful. Mr. Smith
was the discoverer of the Ithica mine,
at Mineral Park, over which there was
years of litigation. The mine was won
derfully rich aud produced great
amount of milling ore from surface
rock. He sold the Samoan mine few
years ago for handsome sum.
A shat. ten feet in depth on the new
strike in San Francisco mining dis
trict, recently made by Henry Lovin
and Jose Jeris, shows handsome
streak of the richest kind of gold-bear
ing quartz. The pay streak gives a
value of 4S ounces in gold with a small
amount of silver, while the whole vein
carries good value. Several men are
now at work on the mine and the shaft
is being sunk down as fast as possible
Thursday evening Thomas Tyrrell
and Mrs. H. j. Bowman we're married,
Judge Logan performing the ceremony.
The contracting parties have resided in
Mohave county number of years and
are we'll known to the people of this
part Of the county. Mr.. Tyrrell has
mined in the Wallapai mountains for
the last ten years and owns many val
liable mining properties, while Mrs.
Tyrrell Is the owner of the Cienega
ranch. Their many friends wish them
all manner of good luck.
We publish elsewhere an article from
the Western Miner and Financier re.
garding the contemplated sale of the
Tennessee mine at Chloride to the