Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-01-23
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Ftvsy Letter Received Prom q thriving
Arizona Town.

Ftvsy Letter Received From q thriving
Arizona Town.
special Correspondence,
Kingman, Arizona, Jan. s~2.-Activity
In mining 10 still on the increase In Mo.
have county. Chloride is Jet the center
OF large operations, but other localities
promise TO equal or exceed that lively
camp before the end Of 1900. Stockton
Hill, the larges. producer OF high grade
ores south OF White Hills. is steadily
coming 10 the front, while the wallspai
mountains, east Of Kingman, q camp
that has actually been abandoned for the
past ten years, Is expected 10 be active
again this spring. The American Flag,
one OF the earliest discoveries In the
county, and a mine which has q record
Of half q million dollars, is situated here.
II is the boast Of one OF the owners that
with one sho. he brough, down t2o,o 900
In this mine.
The Alpha mine. an old property sit
uated near the famous Nighthawk, Is at
traeting considerable attention a. q cop
per mine. Foster 8. Dennis. formerly q
resident Of Albuquerque, is an owner 10
this claim. Many years ago considerable
development was done, consisting OF Q
shaft 200 feet deep and . tunnel 400 feet
long. and ~ It was not rich enough In
gold and silyor 10 pay, the mine was left
undisturbed, only the annual assessment
work being done. Last year some assays
for copper was made and Il was found
that q vast body OF copper ore, running
fairly we'll In gold aud silver. had been
exposed by the former development. The
property is now being worked In a sys-
temstic manner.
Speaking OF copper reminds US that
Mohave county holds probably the high.
est grade copper mine yet discovered.
Judge W. W. Dunbar, q prominent at
torney, aud T.. J. Grant, superintendent
OF the Mollie Gibson mine, lately took q
trip through the country lying north OF
the Colorado river. In this county. They
stopped and examined the old Adams
mine. q property which was patented
eighteen years ago. and were astonished
at its richness. The ore being hauled
from the mine TO the railroad In Utah,
l40 miles distant, was 10 per cent. COP
per. while ore which went so per cent.
was left on the dump. The work OF three
men was realizing the lucky owner who
had held on to his mine all these years.
o hundred dollars q day.
Much regret Ia expressed at the mis-
fortune which has befallen Miss Katie
Sherman, one OF the county's fairest
daughters. After q spirited contest, last
month, she was elected 10 represent Mo.
have county a. q maid OF honor at the
Phoenix carnival. While away she con-
tracted ind imation OF the eyes and i'm.
mediately on her return was taken TO
Los Angeles for treatment. but the at
tending physician has pronounced the
sight completely gone from one eye, and
only by the utmost care will she be able
to save the other.
Last Saturdaj a special train took out
TO Chloride a number OF Kingman's lead.
Ing society people, who participated In a
cake walk for the e~dificstion OF Chloride's
good people. There was a full house and
q brilliant time.
The society Of Elks in Kingmsn. which
Is a prosperous organization. is making
strenuous efforts to put up a building
which will answe for an opera house and
also for lodge rooms. Enough money
has been secured to insure the starting
Of the building.
Mine n generally In the county
are rejoicing that there is prospects OF a
smelter being erected at Needles. II
would be somewhat better for them II the
works came to Kingman, but the citizens
OF this place have moved too slow and 30
they rejoice that freight and sampling
rates will be cut down, ever II the plant
is In California.