Mohave County miner., 1904-10-15
Great Iron Mine.

A Great Iron Mine.
 Few people in this country are aware of the fact that the Colorado Fuel and Iron Compa is exploiting one of the greatest iron mines in the southwest, the situation of which Is sixteen miles south of Seligman. The mines were located something over year ago by M. Mcbride and two prospectors. Quite a little work in the shape of potholes was done on the mines and san pies of the ore shipped to various places for test. The average of the tests was nearly 70 per cent iron. Six months ago the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com. pany ook an option on the property, paying 5,OOOS therefor. Since that time shaft 2OJ feet in depth has been sunk and several other shafts were carried to a depth of from 30 to 70 feet. At the present time fifty men are at work and diamond drill is being used to exploit the ore body below the 20 level. The vein is more than 100 feet wide and comprises the extent of a small hill near the north end of the Juniper range of mountains. This vein extends through the country for long distance and shows an unvarying high percentage of iron. The ore also car ries from three to four dollars to the ton in gold. It is understood to be the intention of the company to build a short line of railroad from Seligman to the mines as soon as development on the property will warrant. The ex. ceptional grade of the ore gives the
 mines great value and it is probable
 that a great smelling plant will be erected at the mines. The formation
 is lime aud close by there Is all neces.
 sary materials for fnxing the ores.
 Coke can be d from New Mexico or
 Colorado very cheaply, the company
 being producers of both coal and coke.
 A great plant of this kind in this coun-
 try will be of great benefit aid we hope l for the success of he undertaking.
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 | It is reported that the Keystone
 niue will soon be employing quite a
 force of men and that the main shaft : will be sunk to a depth of at least 600
 feet. The shaft n, " stands at a depth of 4J0 feet and above this level several
 hundred thousand dollars was taken,
 the greater part of which was shipped
 to San Francisco, As, is ,ual through !. the topper belt, off that section, the ore is making largely ain copper and it would be no surprise if great body of copper ore was opened up at depth in this property. .,ue.l .l t,.,
 Col. B. Frank Hall and T. l.. Ayres
 came in from the Golden em mine a
 few days ago and Mr. Hall has gone to
 Los Angeles, where he will confer with ! associates in the Gem deal. Pending q l settlement of differences the mine will } be shu. down, but it is expected that it will be started up again within ten 3 days. It is the intention to begin the 3 sinking of deep shaft jnstas soon a: 3 possible and open the mine to deptf g of several hundred feet below the pres |. ent level. 1t is said that recent work
 on the 400 level opened up a, fine body
 of good grade milling ore.
 @ A nun Der of mine owners of Chlor ,, idle are said to have offered to repair $ the breaks in the Arizona & Utah rail
 road and put it in first class operating o shape, provided they are allowed tt 8 reim burse themselves ont of freigh @ tolls. The Samoan company has two d cars of machinery in the Kingmal
 yards awaiting shipment to ChloIid and several cars of ore at Chlorid q awaiting shipment to the smelters d Other companies are in like condi d tion.
 o It is reported from the Cedar coun IS try that work on the M. l.. Doyle mines 's near the San Francisco, will be starte s up sometime next month. The mine y. are reported to be very rich, carryin is high values in gold. s;