Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-06-22

Mines of the County
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J. S. Kolar, Fred Stull and Paul Ma.
suire, who went to the Chemehuevis
valley to examine mines, returned to
Eingman Sunday last.
The ore body in the old Idaho mine.
At Cerbat, is increasing In width as
progress is made In development. The
mine is showing up ore that will work
all right in mill,
Laurence Harris, who has lease on
the Mollie Gibson mine at Chloride,
returned Monday from the east where
he has been visiting for month or
more. He looked after important
financial matters while In the east.
John W. Gerritt and William O'Dea
visited the Orc Plata mine this week.
The Orc Plata has been operated un-
der lease for years past and has always
uetted the leasers large sums of money.
At present it ia idle, but it will not
long remain 80.
The Gold Road company are prepar.
ing to install gasoline hoist at the
mines. The shafts are now down to
depth where within Is too slow to &C
complish any thing ani rapid hoist
iOg machine il now necessity. The
nine is looking splsndidly and the ore
Is Of fine milling value.
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The new resident manager Of the
Elkhsrt mine Is working large force
Of men and is getting the lower work
Dgs of the mine in shape to produce
ore in quantity. The mine is showing
bigger aud better ore bodies in the
lower workings than ever and the mill
will soon be turning out concentrates.
Several Stockton Hill mining prop
critics are soon to change hands. The
people who are to take the mines over
are in the east and will be here some
time next month to close the deal.
The Stockton Hill country has more
good mines TO the square mile than
any other section of Arizona.
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Charles Metcalfe has been making
an examination of several mining
claims in the Wallapai mountains Ia
which he is interested this week. He
brought back with him big lot OF
ssm ples, which he will assay. II ia his
to soon begin work on his
mines aud will ship his product to the
Colorado smelters.
G. L. Constant, !. w. Hawkins and
Fred Harter, who have been examining
the copper mine owned by Harter and
in the Big Bend of the Col.
orado river, returned to Kingman
Wednesday last. Mr.. Constant is
pleased with the property aud reports
that II showed the longest continuous
ore body he has seen 10 Arizona.
J. ID. Jordan, who has bond on the
Moore estate property, at the foot of
stockton Hill, Is expecting his partner
In the enterprise this week and expects
to get work on the property under way
within the next week. The mines are
among the best in the Stockton Hill
country and we expect to see them
soon shipping large quantities of ore.
Sam Butler, who Is known to every
old timer 10 Arizona, was in Kingman
this week from his mines on Bill Will
iams Fork. He fitted mp and returned
to the mines Wednesday last. Sam
has had many hard knocks in this Sec
ton of Arizona and his many friends
are pleased with his success in the cop
per mines Of the lower part of the
county.
Frank Perew Ii putting In seven
stamps at his mines near Searchlight
and will soon have them In operation
The mine Is now fornishing sufficient
supply of water for milling purposes
and the ore now being produced Is the
richest Ia that district. The ore is
laced together with wire gold and hand
some specimens are being obtained
Miners who have seen the property