Mohave County miner., 1900-03-24
General Mining News


smelters on Friday, and $50 men we're
thrown out of employment the same
day. Almost as many men were laid
off the next day, and a few hands have
been retained to protect the mine.
When the works will be reopened is
not known. Scarcity of coke, brought
on, it is said, by the operations of the
coke trust, caused the shutdown.
Five carloads of lumber and one of
machinery for the Empire Mining con-
pauy's new mill on Groom creek have
arrived. The grading for the founda-
tion of the mill has been completed
and the work of construction will be
commenced at once. The mill will be
ten stamps, each stamp weighing 1000
pounds. Power for twenty stamps and
mill capacity for ten additional stamps
will be provided. The plant will also
be equipped with cyanide tanks. DR..
Hendryx expects to have it in opera
ton by June l.-Journal- Miner.
An exchange says that in 1896 a min.
ing party of thirty men started from
Chicago for the Northwest territory of
Canada, lured thither by tales of q
region where the quartz assayed 80
ounces of gold to the ton. This Ell
Dorado proved to be a myth, and after
narrowing experiences of starvation,
sickness and disillusionment, the sur
vivors are said to he trying to beat
their way back to the happy shores
of Lake Michigan, where the worst that
can happen to one is to be where he
can exc out living In winter time by
the healthful and soothing occupation
of shoveling snow, which is enough
arctic experience for any reasonable
individual.
One of the most important strikes
ever made in this district was made
last Saturday in the Shannon copper
mine when regular mountain of sui
phide of copper ore, which assays as.
tOnishingly, was struck. Tuesday even.
ing the miners had penetrated the body
to depth of thirty feet aud the end
was not in sight. This discovery will
doubtless lead to the early construc
ton of plant for the treatment of the
ore from the Shannon mine and will
be worth millions to this camp. The
fact of the strike was wired MIR. Shan.
non at Deming, while he and Mrs
Shannon we're on their way to Clifton
from Silver City.--Clifton Era.
The Zonia copper company, of this
county. whose properties are tributary
to Kirkland station, on the s. F. P. 4
P, railroad, Is figuring on putting in q
l00,OO0s teaching plant to work the
ores Of their niue. These ores are
taken from an immense deposit oi
body Of low grade copper ore, which
ore body ia said to be 100 feet wide al
its narrowe,t point. There il ovel
1000 tons of ore in sight which carrie,
six per cent copper and small pei
centsge Of gold. This ore, it is claimed
is too low grade to smelt, but can bt
treated profitably il handled on u large
scale by teaching process. In this con
nection it is stated that copper or,
which carries only two per cent copper
is successfully aud pr0fitahly t. eated
nj Clftnn l. Nipat
William F.. KelsO has returned from
the King of Arizona mine, whore h
has been in charge of some OF the work
for three month. past, being compelled
to return home to recuperate from al
attack Of pneumonia. Speaking of thu
KING Of Arizona mine, Mr.. kelso pro
nounced it one OF the greatest proper
ties in Arizona. He says that about
one hundred men are employed anc
the mine j. turning out over 300 0S {
mouth. Some of the ore is very higf
Grade, though the bulk OF il is low
grade, but with the method of working
now, ,.roIlS and cyanide process, full,
J5 per cent. Of the valne is secured
The trouble over the supply of water
Mr.. Kelso believes, will all be satisfac
'ory settled in a short time and thu
King will grow until it will be tb'
greatest gold producer in the territory
The supply of ore is practically IN
limited. the vein being more like biz
dyke Of gold bearing rock than an or
diDary vein. and every ton of II carries
efficient to make its working profit
able under the rolls and cyanide pr"