Mohave County miner., 1902-05-31
Mines of the County

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f. h. Harrison aud another prospec-
tor, while trying to get through box
canyon on the west side of the Blue
Ridge range, the other day, discovered
big quartz vein. They took some of
the ore to water and horned it out get
ting good results. DR. j, G. Hughes,
of kingman, is interested in the new
find.
Work on the grade for the new smell
ter at Chloride is going on steadily,
although it was reported here this
week that the employees had gone on
strike for better pay The men were
being paid 2.50S per day aud demanded
IS. We believe that 3S is the going
wages of that camp and see no reason
why that amount should not be paid
men working on grade or elsewhere.
On the Sunrise mine, Chemehuevis
mountain, the contractors are still at
work, but will finish up within the next
fifteen days. The tunnel is now in
about 265 feet and the breast is all in
ore of good value, The tunnel is now
about l25 feet below the outcrop of the
vein, bat has not yet reached the main
ore chute toward which it is being
driven 1t will pass under the apex of
the vein at a depth of 40) feet
Maj Robert Barry and j. W. Davis,
operating under the corporate name of
the Franconia Mining Company, are
shipping ten tons of free milling ore
from their claims in the Chemehuevis
mining district to the Barstow mill.
Three ions Of the sulphide ores from
their mines will be shipped to Los An.
geles for treatment by smelling or by
some method that will give the best
result. The gentlemen have been
working force of men on the mines
for some time past and have taken ont
large amouat of ore. The mines are
about fifteen miles south of Franconia
and are quite accessible.
rue south drift on the 800 foot level
of the Schuylkill mine, at Chloride. is
being run in a body of lead zinc ore
five feet in width. Through the ore
considerable ruby silver has made its
appearance, which leads to the belief
that the ore is quite rich. No state
ment has been given out by the com
pany as to the extent or value of the
new ore body, but it has leaked out
that it is something never before en-
countered in the property. On the
800 level a crosscut is being run, bat
no ore has been encountered in it. The
ore body lies toward the Tennessee
ground and il getting better as the
drifts are extended in that direction.
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A mining engineer from San Fran
cisco, arrived at Boundary Cone a few
days ago, and is making survey Of
the Hoyt and Leonard group of claims,
now held under bond by party Of
San Francisco gentlemen. The bond
calls for payment of 81, OOS for the |
properties Some of the claims in the /.
group show up big bodies of ore and (
are said to be as good as any Of the |
mining claims in that country that are
just nov passing for more than l00.0O0s. /
The mines were bonded to Carl f. |
Shader, Of the German American min |
ing company and by him transferred /
TO the San Francisco people. 1t H. be- /
lieved that the bond will be taken up \
at once and that application will be .
made for patent. Arrangements have /
been made to commence work on the .
Gold Coin vein of the group, at once,
and as soon as patent issues the other
claims will be opened up. The people
holding the bond mean business and
have the money to properly develop
the mines.
Wednesday last e. S. Osborn received
a message from Los Angeles stating
that the deal recently negotiated by
him on the Billy Mack group Of mines,
above Parker Indian reservation, had
been closed up. The amount paid for
the mines was 50,0O0S. The claims were
always considered to be the best in
all that region, but their remoteness
made it difficult to get buyer for
them. Now that the mines have been