Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-04-27

show whether there is value enough in {
the rock to lead a man to continue
work on his find. The probable yield,
as rule, can be determined as we'll
in this way as by fire assay. The lat
ter is often misleading in gold ores,
unless exceedingly careful sampling is
done. Averaging up a number of as
says is not nearly as satisfactory as
number Of horn or pan was hings, as
far as ascertaining value is concerned.
A prospector, moreover, cannot we'll
be bothered with packing around an
assayer's outfit, as these things are eX
pensive and hard to take care of. OF
course, if a man is settled down in |
some camp, it is we'll to have these APP |
| pliances and to understand how to use |
them. Assayers are to be found !
throughout the mountains, even in
out.of.the .way places, and their charges
are reasonable. In a silver, copper or
lead country few qualitative tests are
easily learned, and, with some expert
ence, good guess may be made of
quantity in the ore, enough at least
for the prospector's purposes. For
blowpipe work considerable skill is re-
quired, and few do assaying with that
i'm Implement. In gold country it is a
waste of time for man going pros
pecting to undertake to learn assaying.
M. q S. Press.
A mining deal of unusual i'm portance
even in this district, where big deals
are common, was closed this week,
whereby the control of the Smart, Pot
ter. Great Western, November and
Mansfield groups pass in the hands of
an English company. In all there are
forty two claims in the various groups,
E all situated in the upper end of the
Greenlee district near the San Fran
| cisco river. Some of the claims, nota-
. BILE those of the Smart group, are well
A opened up and show large bodies Of ore
t ready TO he stopped out, but the group
/ as whole will require a considerable
) expenditure for development purposes
! which has already been arranged for
g by the new company. Nearly all OF
e the claims show large and strongly
!, mineralized veins carrying values in
Q both copper and gold. A considerable
Y cash payment was made on the prop
e erty and deferred payments arranged
e for under development plan, which
will be carried out under the directions
r of Col. L. A. Durham, who has accepted
O the position of general manager for the
@ company. Development work has al
!, ready been commenced and it will be-
{ pushed with vigor. w. A. Farris and
IS g. s. Pitcorin, noted expe t., spent
# some three weeks in making a thor
it ough examination and report on the
n property. The property was grouped
IS and bonded nearly two years ago by G
e f. Whitcher, of Denver, who wal
n as sisted in closing the deal by l.. A
Durham, of Butte Should the devel
,r opment of the property continue a
4 favorablv as on the ground alread!
!, opened up, there can be no question
a but that another and strong compan!
a will soon be making copper in this dis
10 trict.-Copper Era.
ID About six years ago Capt. j. W
r Nicholson became interested in mininI
~ property in the strip and went to worl
IN to organize company to operate tn
IS. mines in which he was interested. Flo
ar more than five years he had had an NJ
ID hill fight for the reason that army OF
I'd ficers and others placed every obstacl
ID in his way possible, but he is not tn
III kind to become easily discouraged, 81
g. he worked on, and now his efforts hav
IS been crowned with success. com
I'd pany of Michigan capitalists has beei
is organized with unlimited capital. Th
at property owned by the company con
IN sists of twelve claims, situated Il mile
~ from San Carlos, with a good wago
d. road leading to them. Last week
It. ledge of ore was uncovered in the Star
IL light mine, measuring 10 feet across II
at containing gold, copper, silver an
es lead. Thirty men have been employee
he and considerable ore shipped. On
MS ten ton shipment netted 40.2OS per tor
vs.. 1t is the intention of the company I
al erect smelling works at the mines an
Mt treat their own ores. There is nothin
ut to prevent this as there is plenty
ar. wood and water there. In the meaI