Arizona republican., 1904-01-03
MoHAvE COUNTY MINES.
New Year Promises Great Activity in
Mineral Development.

New Year Promises Great Activity in
Mineral Development.
The following items of mining news
are from the Mohave Co. Miner:
The Quartette mining company last
week shipped a forty thousand dollar
bar of bullion to the mint, this being
the first shipment of bullion since the
closing down of the property several
months ago by reason of the strike.
The mine is now being run by a small
er force of men, but this force is said
to be adequate to keep the mill run
ming although no new ground is be-
ing broken or reserve added to. The
,Searchlight is one of the big mines of
Nevada and is destined to become the
peer of anything in the Tonopah coun-
try.
The Leland forty-stamp mill is to be
started up this week for a trial run.
Steam was gotten up last Saturday
and the machinery moved and found
to be in fine shape. Forty or fifty
tons of ore are being hauled daily
from the mine to the mill and as soon
as the new locomotives are received
one hundred and fifty to two hundred
tons will be transferred to the big
bins at the mill. The ore is said to
be of an exceptionally good grade and
yields a high percentage of its values
on plates. The concentrators twill be
used later on, when the ores become
baser.
We understand that the Standard
Gold Mining company has opened up
a fine body of gold ore in it's mining
claim at Lookout mountain, Cheme-
huevis mining district. The ore is of
such value that it will pay the large
haulage expense from the mine to the
smelter and leave a good margin of
profit. Work on the property will be
continued and if the ore body contin-
ues down to a depth of several hun
dred feet it is probable that water will
be developed and a mill installed.
Messrs. Nielsen and Jonas have
charge of the property for the COM
pary.
1t is said that on the first of January
the Elkhart mine. under its new man
agement, will be started up. The main
shaft will be sunk to a depth of at
least LOCO feet and the mine thorough
ly prospected above that level. Many
people who know the mine predict that
it will be one of the best payers in
this part of the territory when prop
erly handled.
j. w. Gerritt returned Wednesday
from visit to the Dempsy-O'Dea
camp and reports that the middle
shaft on the property has reached a
depth of seventy feet and shows ten
feet of high grade ore. This is the
third shaft on the property that is
showing big body of high grade ore.
The owners are working away like
beavers and it is their expectation
that they will have it worked up to
the million dollar mark in a few
months. Mr.. Gerritt made several To-
cations in the neighbcrhood and be-
lieves that he has excellent PROPOSE
tions.
George @. Adams, who represents
Denver people, has taken an option on
the ]. F. 7. mines, in the Stockton
Hill country, from Miss Lena Tast, H.
w. Kemper and A. H. Smith. and
Wednesday last sent out a force of
men to begin operat tons on the prop
outcrops of copper ore in the south
west.
The mines of the Cottonwood dis
trict are creating considerable excite
ment in Yavapai and Coconino coun-
ties, where many of the locators re-
side. Several of the mines are produc-
ing rich grade ore, while many of
others %
milling grade ore
Five hundred cords of wood are be-
ing RATED down the river from Cot
tonwood Island and upriver points for
the New Comstock mining company.
which is to resume operations after
the first of the year. The
twenty-stamp mill is being put in
readiness to commence operations to
handle thirty or forty tons of ore per
day, the cyanide tanks not geing ade-
quate to handle a greater output. AS
soon as the cyanide capacity is added
to the mill it will be run to it's full
capacity.
James Uncapher. the well-known
Mineral Park mining man. was in
Kingman several days this week. Mr.
Uncapher has been operating several
of his mining claims in the Mineral
Park country for some time past with
complete success.
w. B. Ridenous, one of the oldest
residents of Mohave county, was down
from his home at blackberry last Sat
urday. Mr.. Ridenous was the discov-
erer of the blackberry mine and is
owner of the, richest copper mine in
the Grand Canyon. He is just as en-