Mohave County miner., 1900-05-05
General Mining News

Mexico. says: Prospectors and miners
from here are preparing for rush into
the MescalerO Indian reservation as
soon as it is thrown open for settle
ment. Many rich mineral finds have
been made on the reservation, but the
Indian police have iealously guarded
the domain and driven the white men
off. The reservation is located in the
heart of the White mountains, and con.
tains $4,000 acres.
We have been informed by reliable
authority that Mr.. Burkdall is soon to
arrive from Chicago and begin opera
tons again with the large steam shovel
in the placer fields near Walnut Grove.
This immense piece of machinery,
which, with all its equipments, cost in
the neighborhood of l00000s and which
has been lying idle for some time, will
handle about one ton of dirt per min
ute and with force of from twenty to
fifty men make it possible to handle,
with profit, dirt that goes as low as
ten cents in gold to the cubic yard
Journal. l.Miner.
rich strike is reported to have
taken place within the past few days
in the Shylock mine in Black Hills
district, owned by Henry B. Clifford &
Co. The vein of ore has been cross cut
at depth of about It's feet and body
of ore nearly eight feet across, running
good per cent in copper and silver,
has been encountered. The strike Is
considered by those who have seen the
ore and the amount of it, to be one of
extraordinary value, and will undoubt-
edly develop into veritable bonanza.
The mine Is located only a short dis
tance from the Yaeger canyon mines,
owned by Judge r. f. Sloan and others.
Journal. Miner.
Prospectors will do we'll to note the
fact that there is steady and growing
demand for mica, asbestos and as
phalt, and to look for same. Mica,
even il the plates are small, is needed
in increasing quantities for electrical
ilsulation, the prices ranging from 30
c.nSs to $50: per pound, or higher, ac-
cJtdiug to size it will cut, Grade No.
|, which is quoted at 80 cents a pound,
need only CUT from to 3 inches wide,
aud ~ to inches long. Asbestos as
short as q inch, can be utilized for
weaving, and even shorter than that
is ground up for packing While the
supply of merchantable asphalt can
never exceed the demand, owing to the
many new uses to which it is put
S. f. Mining 4 Engineering Review.
The Coolgardie mining district in
Western Australia is waterless waste
in which mining operations have been
carried on and life supported under
the greatest difficulties because of its
aridity. The government is now con.
structing a system Of reservoirs to
hold 5,5O0,OO0,0O0 gallons of water an
nually, and pipe line 1873 miles long
which will deliver in the district 6,OOO,'
600 gallons daily. An elevation OF
about 1900 has to be overcome between
the main reservoir and the point OF
discharge at the terminal of the pipe
line Eight pumping stations will be
established along the line to lift the
water. The contract for the pipe line
calls for an expenditure of 5,OoO,OooS
and the total cost of the entire works
to the government will be l20O0,Oo0s.
The development of the Black War
rior and all over the Pinto district, and
the consequent traffic between those
points and Globe is astonishing. The
big teaching plant at the Black War
rior is nearly enclosed with corrugated
iron, and is good to look at by the side
of its grim appearance before these
improvements were made. Thousands
of dollars worth of improvements have
been made IN the camp during thu
past sixty days and the end is not il
sight, but we are assured that bullion
viii begin to roll out of the camp IN
short time, which does not mean dis
continuance of improving. Going III
the road from the Black Warrior tt
the Lost Gulch district the first inti
nation one gets of business is when n
encounters stream of yellow taiiing
from the stamp mill three miles above
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