Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-04-06
General Whining Rews.

specimen of copper ore weighing $50 /
pounds from the Harrisburg group
belonging to Jack O'Neal, w. Wood /
and Wiley f. Jones, situated in the
Black Rock mining district about Il |
miles from the railroad. The ore is a
fine specimen, full of pyrites and oxide
Of copper 1t was taken ont of the
shaft at depth of 81 feet, the body at
this point showing 319 feet wide
Guardian.
Reports from Kelvin are to the eff
feet that the Ray copper properties are
in statu quo, the Tucson and PheniX
papers to the contrary, and notwith-
standing the fact that this camp is the
base of imagination for the most pre-
sumptious prevaricator in the world
Joe Mulhatton who has but recently
been liberated from the insane asylum
and is again engaged in his pernicious
occupation of misleading the public,
the Ray mines are doubtless meritor-
ious properties and would be produc-
ing copper were they in the hands of
others than stock iobbing individuals.
Globe Times.
Wm. Vaughan and Geo. 0. Ford, who
are associated together in mining in
these districts have opened up some of
the richest property ever reported
from this section. Their mines are ad
Joining the Houlihan & Bowers proper.
ties on which there are different shafts
OF 100 feet aud over in which are cop
per aud gold lodges which show assays
from l0s to 50)S values. On the claims
OF Vaughan Il Ford they show rock lit
orally full of free gold, and the lodges
having the inest of porphyry and slate
wall, with width of four feet between
the solid ore. All indications point to
this district soon coming to the front
as wealth producer.-Jerome News.
A strange find is reported in the Rim
con mountains by Al Lawrence. lie is
we'll known locally and all his friends
hope that his strike is as rich as re,
ported. When Mr.. Lawrence was in.
terviewed be said he had made his find
in the evening before. He had camped
for the night and was gathering fire
wood when trying to loosen the roots
of a dead mesquite tree something
glistened among the dry and tangled
roots. He Immediately dug down and
found an old prospecting outfit par
TALLY decayed but containing tomato
can full of various coins, also tive
heavy gold chains and some faded out
papers. There is an old pistol, a CUR
barrel. and several other things o.
great interest.-Star.
According to reports from Rands
burg it has been decided by parties in
terested in the Randsburg railroad ant
the reduction works at the latter place
to erect sampling works at Johannes
burg, which adjoins the mining CAM
at Randsburg. Work is to be com
menced upon the construction of th
building at once The object of tn
construction of these works at Johan
nesburg is TO sample ores from tn
Rand and adjoining districts, and Of
contracts being made, to ship the or
to the reduction works at Barstow. |
is stated that low rate for milling am
portation has been made, AM
there are good reasons for believin
that the construction of these samI
ling works will encourage the develop
ment of large quantities of medium
grade ore, which cannot be profitabl
treated otherwise.
NJ. G. Sharpneck recently filed on
hundred and sixty four placer loci
tions with County Recorder Huber
supposed to cover deposits of platlr
um. This week A. A. Coupland file
one hundred and twenty four locatio
notices which are also said to cove
platinum deposits. The notices en-
braces one hundred and sixty acre
each. The platinum deposits are sal
TO exist on each side of the entir
length OF Cataract canyon. The loci
tions are made by representatives
eastern parties, cover approximately
quarter Of million acres of land.
these locations are really platinum d.
posits, the supply of this mineral IL
the world will ere long come from q
conino county. The price is likely