Mohave County miner., 1904-01-23

dWdlIluR Tue udg "uOh OuOoPOi liCASh'S
shall make extensive operations feas-
ible.
For some time past rumors have
been coming in of big gold strike on
Apache creek in the Mayfower dis
trict. From W. A. Pitt aud J. P. Bige-
low, who returned from there this week,
the Era is enabled to give the foil W.
ing facts: The discovery was made by
oliver Merrill, Al. Higgins and Messrs.
Gills, Frazier aud another old time
prospector of that section. The lead
will average four feet in width, and can
be traced for ten miles, every foot of
which has been located. The gold
values average 1858 across the entire
lead, though many specimens can be
had which show free gold and are very
rich. All of the rock pans we'll. The
fortunate owners are now taking out
ore, and will make their first shipment
this week. Much excitement prevails
in the district, and prospectors are
fiocking in. The discovery was kept
quiet for some time until the locators
and their friends secured all they
wanted of the lead.-Copper Era.
F. R. McNamee has taken a long
term lease on the Manganese mines
about Ii miles east of Los Vegas and
will do considerable development work
on the property during the next few
months, in fact the work has already
commenced on the Iron King claim.
The opinion of an expert on the prop
erty is that it is the largest body of
manganese in the west, aud carries the
highest percentage of ore with less sui
phur or other refractory substance,
that can be found in any of the west
ern states. A blow out on the surface
80 feet wide can be traced on the sur
face distance of 900 feet. Averages
from the surface give 42 per cent man
ganese, q per cent iron. 1t is the in
tention to sack few car loads and
haul it to Marvel, distance of ~
miles, from which place it will be ship
ped to Chicago for practical test.
Should the test prove satisfactory it
will be hauled to Los Vegas for ship
ment as soon as the railroad reaches
that point, aud shipped. There is a
very large body in sight aud the quan-
tity that can be supplied will be lin
tied only by the demand.-Lode.
The most Important piece of news
in local mining circles at the close of
the old year is that of the sale of the
great Pinos Altos mines to W. P. Dun
ham and associates of Denver and Los
Angeles, the deal having been nego-
tiated by W. B. Brook and DR.. T. H.
Swayne, of this city. The fret pay
ment was made in New York on the
is no doubt large sum for this we'll
known property is considered one of
the largest in the entire state, and is
the largest deposit of silver gold ores.
This is the third large deal that has
been made in the great silver gold belt
of the western part of the state during
the year, the others being the Lluvis
de Orc for 1000 Os gold, and the Do
lores for I,5OO,0OOS gold. These deals
mark a new era for that great section
that is now awaiting capital and enter
prise. Mr.. Durham and his partners
Messrs. Smith and Reid, are practical
mining men and much can soon be ex-
pected from Pinos Altos mines. They
have been producing for years and are
equipped with a 50 stamp mill. The
property will no doubt be modernized
in every wsy.-Chihuahua Enterprise.
Chas. Clark, son of Senator Clark, ar
rived here Sunday night, and took hold
of the Senator's business in Jerome as
general manager. This includes the
management of the United Verde cop
per mines and smelter, the United
Verde & Pacific Railway and the Iron
King mine and smelter. Mr.. Clark an
formed the News that he will remain
permanently in Jerome.-Jerome News,
VIM. S. Crane, of California, Md,
suffered for years from rheumatism