Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-06-01
KINGMAN
the gateway to the
hidden treasures of
the desert
surrounded by great undevel-
oped mineral wealth

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desert and mountain distances, and
vast undeveloped mineral resources.
BIT. perhaps, in all this land of ancient
ruins. mystery and mineral wealth, the
pleasant and prosperous little city of
Kineman, Nesting in the very midst
Of treasure stored mountains and
deserts, is the most favorably situated,
aud has more natural advantages, to
enjoy the prosperity OF vast and rich
developing mineral country than any
spot in Arizona. Kingman, by the ia
yor of the goddess OF fortune, is the
natural center and present metropolis
Of some of the richest aud most ex-
teusive mining regions of America.
Its location Is now the geographical
center of Mohave county, of which it
is the county seat, and the junction of
the Santa ..Fe Pacific with rhe Arizona
and Utah railroad. The climate is nn-
surpassed anywhere else in the world.
The altitude Is $500 feet above sea
level and the days are days of golden
sunshine, with cloudless skies of sap
phre blue, and balmy breezes that
brings the bloom of health, like the
blush the rich south winds gives to
the beauty of the rose and one reali-
zation of an everlasting dream of
springtime, aud the nights, are a
cool, refreshing joy, of calm, peaceful,
starry beauty. The coolest weather in
winter is light frost at night, and the
heat is never oppressive in summer,
because from the southwest and the
vineyards and orange groves Of Cali
fornia, cooling zepher comes every
day through the summer, laden with
the sweet perfumes Of fragrant wild
things, that tenpers into balny indo.
lence Of comfort, the heat that other
wise would be oppressive. The rich
and extensive mining regions tribu.
tary to Kingman, represent in variety,
possibly all the minerals and many of
the gems, and their directions are the
points of the compass, but unquestion-
ably the richest and most promising
Is the rich composite mineral region OF
the Cerbat range, commencing ten
miller north OF Kingman aud reaching
as far as at present defined, from
Stockton Hill on the south to beyond
Chloride on the north. The miEes OF
this region are large, we'll defined and
richly mineralized, carrying gold, sill
yer, lead and copper ores Ia CONNER
cial values. The formation is very
regular and shows no unfavorable dis.
placements and can be properly de-
scribed as metamorphic, belonging tc
the granite series, with the exception
of occasional porphyry hills that rise
olt of he Sacramento valley along the
extreme western borders of The minera
belt, aud it Is In these porphyry up
lifts where the famous turquoise mines
of Arizona are found. The veins cross
the metamorphosed formation at RICH
angles to the cleavage lines Of stratifi
cation and unquestionably can b.
safely called true assures. They out
crop in some instances for miles, anC
are from ten to sixty feet wide with
quartz-porphyry matrix. On or nea
the surface sometimes several parable
high grade streaks Of ore occur in tn,
same vein, but all have marked tend
ency to come together with deptl
aud form one large, rich ore body; ant
ia fact wherever any depth has beef
gained this has been demonstrated t
be the case, the G. o. ID. mine being
very favorable case ut hand, where
large body of high grade ore has beel
opened in the two hundred foot leveI
Frequently rich outcrops of distinct
lively gold or silver ore occur, but mos
frequently the ore Is a composition
made up in part or Ia whole Of gold
silver, lead, copper and zinc. Many o
the rarer metals are also often foun'
associated with the .om position ore.
The pioneer miners of this region di
not recognize or could not take advaI
tage Of the rich gold and promisin
copper values, but only mined an
looked for the fabulously rich silve
ores, but with very satisfactory results
Recently some attention has been giS
en- to the gold and copper features
the district, and IL is being demon
strated that the region is as rich !