Mohave County miner., 1901-02-02
Mines of the County

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The mines at Chloride are feeling the
coal famine greatly and work on some
will have to be suspended if fuel does
not soon arrive.
Owen McNeely and William Bohne
are at work on the Paymaster mine
and will soon be making regular ship
ments to the sampler.
l.. Kimmerly has gone to work on a
mining claim in IXL basin, owned by
himself and j. G. Potts. The mine has
good lead ore in it's lower workings.
NJ. f. Wilkinson has gone back to
the mines near Secret Pass and will do
the title work on his locations. "Tobe"
believes that the mines of that coun
try are among the best to be found in
any part of the globe.
We understand that lease has been
taken on the Ark mill and that ore
from the Todd Basin mines will be
worked in it. The mill is fitted up
with bumpers and is capable of hand
ling about thirty tons Of ore daily.
Walter Brown is in from Wallapai
mountain He has been actively en-
gagged in cleaning out the drifts and
wines on the old Mariposa mine and
will soon be taking ont ore. lie is as
sociated with Jack Poland.
The tailings of the old McCracken
mill are to be treated by the cyanide
process. There are several thousand
tons Of these tailings and the proprie.
tors of the cyaniding plant ought to
make nice sum of money out of them.
Charles Metcalfe was over in the
Union Pass range the early part of
this week. He believes that there will
be great mining boom in that coun.
try this year and advises all who can
to get in on it before it is everlastingly
too late.
A. II. Anderson and Greedy Clack
have taken lease on the Scotty mine,
Layne Springs. from Thomas McMa-
hon and have gone out to begin work
on it. The Scotty is an extension of
the Rip Van Wrinkle, and has produced
some very high grade gold ore.
The experts who are sampling the
McCrackeu mine arc still at work and
believe that it is one of the greatest
properties in the county. The ledge is
an immense one and the ore body
runs from wall to wall. With rail
road to the mine and big reduction
plant it will be bonanza.
The Copper Mountain mining com
pany. whose articles of incorporation
were published in the MINER several
months ago, is preparing to go to work
on its property in the Buckskin noun
tains. The company own valuable
copper mines and are to do a grea'
deal of work this winter and spring.
Charles f. Sherman is in Kingmar
with shipment of ore from his Katie
mine. at Mineral Park. He has sev
eral men at work with him on thu
mine and is sinking the wiDze from thu
tunnel level fifty feet deeper. tn,
Katie Is one of the best producers o
high grade ore in the Mineral Parl
basin aud has netted its owner larg
amount of money in the years gone by
J. e. Perry has purchased from Johl
Gallagher a one half interest in th
mining claims recently located by hin
in the Union Pass country. Mr.. Gal
lagher it was who discovered the Won
derfully rich ore that was assayed /
Kingman two weeks ago, the plac
whence il came being still mystery
There is no doubt that the find wa
made, but the discoverer is uncertai
as to the claim from which it wa
taken. as he had samples from all tn
locations. He has gone back to tt
mines and will endeavor to find u
spot where the assays we're taken. M
Perry followed Gallagher to Union pa'
the day following the old gentleman
departure but was unable to loca
him in the mountains.
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