Mohave County miner., 1902-02-08

Mines of the County
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silver was quoted in the New York
rarket yesterday at 5514; copper l3;
,sad 40.
The mill of the Southwestern Mining
.9mpany at Eldorado Canyon is
rounding away on good ore.
At the Blanchard mires, on Bill
Williams Fork, work is 10 progress and
he mines showing up well in copper
Values.
We understand that the Minneapo-
is people who recently bonded the
cold Basin mines, will soon begin ac-
tive operations on the property.
At the Alexander mine, Union Basin,
drifting is being carried on and good
ore is being sent to the surface. The
ore from the drifts is far better than
that found on the surface.
Mrs. o. +. Knencer and son Walter
arrived last evening from Los Angeles,
where she attended meeting of the
board of directors of the German
American mining company.
Miners who have made an examina.
ton Of the mining claims owned by
Grant Thompson, in the foothills east
of Hardyville, are of the opinion that
they are among the best properties in
the river country.
BY Collins came in from Cerbat a
few days ago and reports that that
camp presents lively appearance.
All the mine owners in that section are
at work on their properties and are
showing up good ore bodies.
Men are at work repairing the tunnel
in the American Flag mine and clean.
ing it out, preparatory to making a
thorough examination of the property.
In the lower tunnel a large cave was
encountered and it is expected that
this cave may show up an ore body of
considerable extent.
At "A depth of one hundred feet a
rich body of ore was struck in the old
Planet mine, this week. Work is being
pushed on both shafts and in the deer
one the ore is coming in solidly and
shows big copper values. Quite a
mum Der of men are employed on the
property. E. II. Webb, superintendent
of the property, is in Kingman after
supplies.
Il. S. Osborne is in Kingman from
his camp on Bill Williams Fork He
is working force of mel on some gold
claims and the veins are all showing
up wonderfully we'll. The ore beside.
carrying gold also carries some values
in copper. On the copper claims il
which he Is interested, the ore at I
depth of one hundred feet Is shown,
better values than on the surface.
Thomas Guthrie and Alonzo Chat
man have located several promising
mining claims in the vicinity OF tn
old Moss mine, in the San Francisc
mining district, and have complete'
their location work. The gentlemen
are still at work on the mines an
claim that they have exceedingly fin
ore In sight. The men are old tim
miners and know good thing whe
they see it.
The Boundary Cone mines are rt
ceiving some of their supplies frot
Needles. We understand that cor
tract has been let by the German
American mining company for haulin
freight from Needles to the mines fo
the sum Of seven dollars pei ton.
ferryage charge of one dollar per 10
is charged. This is very low rat
aud it is stated by teamsters that To
hauling cannot be done at that figur
s. G. Bagg came into Kingman yeI
terday from the Catherine niue OF n
New Comstock mining company. h
reports that ore Is being taken fro'
the mine aud hauled to the mill OF tt
Arizona IL New England Consolidate
mining company, on the bank OF u
Colorado river, one mile distant. III
cost Of extracting and hauling the ol
IN tba mill l. ahoot one dollar Der To