Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1906-04-21

! Martin SmlUn, JOnn hOnlef, FRANCIS
Klett, Lafayette Maynard, William
McGeary and d. w. Lockwo
J The first location made was named
the Wheeler lode and nineteen names
were on the original notice.
The boundaries of Maynard district,
which have never been disturbed,
were given as follows: Beginning at
point due north from the Lyons
ledge: thence due east seven miles:
thence due south twenty miles: thence
due west fourteen miles: thence due
north twenty miles: thence due east to
the place of beginning. This takes in
the section of country fifteen miles
south of the American Flag mine and
five miles north of that property, run
ming almost to Kingman on the west
and into the valley of the Big Sandy
on the east, making an immense ex-
tent of country, gridironed with veins
of the precious and other minerals.
The greatest extent of naturalization
has been along the eastern and north
ern slope of the range and in the years
gone by the mines of that section sup
ported large number of people. Ow-
ing to its isolation and the dread of
the Indians it attracted only the brav-
est of the hardy pioneers, but those
who went in there were beautifully
rewarded for their hardihOod by the
wealth that poured from the mines
into their Golfers.
The Wallapai mountain range is
situated near the center of the county
and its peaks rise to a height of $500
feet above the level of the sea.
Throughout the entire range there are
great veins of mineral bearing ore.
In fact, the greatest veins of the coun-
ty are found in its vast stretches of
rockribbed slopes.
Among the early mines to make a
record was the American Flag. This
mine was discovered in 1874 by VIM.
Shoulders, who worked it for short
time and then sold it to John Penber-
thy, William Richards, John CORN
and Joe Prisk for 25,OOOS. These men
went to work Systematically and de-
veloped the property to a depth of
about $50 feet by series of adit drifts.
the longest of the openings being 900
feet. 40O,0O0S worth of ore was sold
from the mine, only the grades run
ming better than zoos to the ton being
shipped. The ore is an antimonial
silver, carrying some gold. 1t also
carries a percentage of zinc, but not
enough to earn penalty at the smell
ter. The lower drift cut a body of
ore, where it intersected the vein,
that gave an average value of l,OOOS
to the ton. From q tons of mixed ore
from this level, shipped to Swansea,
Wales, a net return of II, 5OOS was re-
ceived. The main vein in the location
runs from one foot to four feet in
width of solid ore. Along the main
workings, on the lowest level, there
are hundreds of tons of ore that will
run from 80 to 125 ounces silver and
about IS gold to the ton. This ore is
blocked out and can be readily ex-
tracted. In the lower drift more than |
100 tons of ore from a cave of the big |
vein fills the opening. This ore aver |
ages about 45S to the ton in gold and |
silver and has only to be trammed to
the dump. The mine is well situated |
Tor economical working, being in a |
well watered section and Just below |
.he heavy fringe of timber. y good |
road can be built to the mine from |
5he main wagon road into the district
1t a small expense. At the present
line trail leads away from the wag-
IN road on the summit of the divide
% the mine, a distance of two miles.
This mine is now owned by John Pen
Derthy, H. H. Watkins, Mrs. Ellen
2risk and w. H. Taggart Mercantile
company.
About midway between the Enter
Prise group and the American Flag
nine, on the eastern slope of the
mountain and near the head of Wheel
er wash, are the properties owned by
he Great Eastern Mining Company.
The principal claim of the group is
he Great Eastern, formerly known as
he Wheeler mine, from it having
been discovered and exploited by
United States Geologist, Lieut.. Geo.
VI. Wheeler, in the early '7Os. Along
/ northwest and southeast contact, be-
.ween porphyry and granite, are a SER
es of large veins which are highly