Arizona republican., 1906-12-26

a small way. Near this property thC
 Cerbat Mountain Mining company
 owned by St. Louis people, is preparing
 to erect a large milling plant North of the Cerbat two miles is the orc | Plata mine where a milling plant Is
 soon to be installed and placed fin reg
 ular commission in the reduction and | treatment of ores from the mine. The
 mine Is credited with the production of | $500O 900 above the 2S0-fOot level, and then the big moderate grade bodies of
 ore were left in the stopes and levels untouched. In the vicinity of Stockton Hill is the c. O. D. mine. which Is being operated with great success b.
 the C. O. D. Mining company. The mine is equipped with a good hoistinG plant and a concentrating mill The company is composed of Kingman and
 San Francisco people. The mine pro- duced 1000, 900 ounces of silver, besides
 gold and lead. above the 300-foot level,
 between which and the surface are
 large bodies of good milling ore. An other mining district in Mohave county
 fast coming into prominence is Union
 T
 worked by California and local people.
 The San Diego Gold Mining company is operating the Roadside group of gold claims with marked success. The Extension Gold Mining company, made up of Arizona and Washington people, is making several good mines in the same district. West of that camp the Boulevard Mining company is oper- ating the Sheeptrail group of mines and running a twenty-stamp mill on the ores with good success. The property was formerly owned by the New Comstock Mining company of San Francisco.
 Northeast of Kingman is the high and rugged range of the Wallapai mountains. In this range some of the richest ores of Mohave county are found. The mines are but fifteen miles from town and are reached by a good but expensive wagon road over the summit of Mohave Pass. Many of the mines are among the big pine timber with which the mountain is well GOV cred. At the north end of Big Wal lapai peak is the Enterprise group of mines. equipped with a steam hoisting
 
 defined, carrying silver. lead and cop per. At the south end of the peak is the San Francisco mine, equipped with a mill concentrator and cyanide plant. The mine has a gasoline hoist and has been opened to a depth of 600 feet. Power drills are used in the property. which carries gold and lead values. The Samoan mine. at Chloride. which makes regular monthly shipments. is on a big paying basis. The Tennessee mine Is under lease to local and Los Angeles people. Work is going on on the 600 foot level and the mill and concentra- tor are to be started up early in the new year. On this same lead, half mile to the north, the Elkhart mine Is under a fine system of work. This mine is equipped with a 100ton mill. which is in operation.
 The great mine of the county. how ever. is the Gold Road. situated twenty five miles west of Kingman in San Francisco district. which. during four years past, has produced s1.500.0 and is now yielding gold bullion at the rate of SS0.OO0 a month. The output will be increased to S1.0O0.000 a year as soon as electric power from the King man plant can be installed. The shaft has just reached the S00-foot station. on the sixth level the main ore chute has been opened for a length of 750 feet and is ten feet wide, and save for about sixty feet. the ore body is high grade. The mine is owned by syndicate of French banks, and is proving wonderfully profitable. One dividend of 25 cents has been paid. and another of like amount has been declared. This is five per cent on the of S1,5OO.OOO. Ore is be- 1 ing crushed at the rate of 125 tons a | day. and with electric power will crush I 200 tons a day with the same plant. | The ore yields readily to amalgama- i ton and cyaniding. and the saving is 92k per cent of the assay values. Electric power from Kingman will cut i the power bill in half. as there are now fifteen gasoline engines in use. The | mine Is proving better with depth, | both as to values and the extent of the | ore body. There are many good prop critics in the San Francisco district but the great and most urgent need for their development is cheap power and more water. Both can be provided, and it is expected that very great in crease in mining activity will ensue during the new year.
 West of Gold Roads areN the Pasa- dena and Hilty camps. owned and op- erated by local and Los Angeles people. The Hilty mines are equipped with a steam hoist and a ten-stamp mill. but the mine is closed at present on ac- count of the scarcity of water. The company is still operating its hines on the same vein. the length of .wo claims away, with most excellent results.
 West of this place Col. Thomas Ewing is putting in a big pipe line rom the Colorado river to supply water to the Victor and Virgin mine