Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1906-04-28

concentration. Everything is in favor
of this method of working the ores, as
the mine affords plenty of water, the
surrounding hills being covered with
heavy pine timber, and the mineral
contents of the ore separating under
the simplest treatment. The company
has driven a tunnel on one of the
veins, showing a continuous ore shoot
for l35 feet. A second drift has been
started at another level, which will
tap the veins at a depth of $50 feet,
atforGIng drainage as well as depth.
This tunnel is now 80 feet under COW
er. The formation is most favorable
for the occurrence of permanent ore
bodies and reliable continuity of veins.
These mines are sixteen miles from
Kingman, connected with a road
which was constructed by the county
and the people of Kingman some years
ago. 1t is said that considerable work
will be done on the mines during the
present year. Charles Metcalfe of
Kingman, is manager of the company
and one of the principal stockholders.
In the section of country surround
ing the American Flag are many val
liable mines, but at present there is
not one in operation. The properties
have been held for years by men who
have not the means to develop them
and as all the rich surface ores have
been worked out they must go down
into the water to get the ore in future
and not having the means to put on
machinery to get results the proper
ties will have to be taken over by cap
ital for future development. Among
these properties are Antelope, Mis-
sissippi, Mariposa, Democrat, IXL,
Overland, Summit and many others.
These veins are all large and are well
situated for economical work. A for
est of timber lies above the mines
suitable for all purposes of mining.
and there is vast quantity of small
pines for fuel purposes. To handle the
ores of that section a mill of large ca
pacity will have to be put in and a
separation of zinc and lead made on
the ground. The dump of the Ante
lope and American Flag have thou
sands of tons of ore suitable for sep
aration and which will make a pro-
duct running several hundred dollars
to the ton. Water in abundance can
be had in the mines and the gulches
are now running large quantities of
water. The country is ideal for min
ing, being covered with a heavy
growth of poplar, pine, mahogany and
other timber, and the temperature
never getting too low for comfort. n
good road can be had from Kingman
to the mines, with the expenditure of
few hundred dollars. and ores can
be hauled in from any of the mines of
the camp for at least four dollars per
ton.
On the north end of the range, about
six miles from the American Flag,
is the mines of the Enterprise Mining,
Reduction and Improvement Compa-
ny, consisting of eighteen claims. a
shaft has been sunk on one of the
mines to a depth of 200 feet and drifts
have been run on the 100 level $40
feet. The shaft is filled with water to
the first level, but at the present time
a raise is being made in the west drift
and in the east drift station is being
cut out preparatory to sinking Wine.
The drift shows vein more than %
feet in width, well mineralized and in
places carrying good values in gold,
silver, lead and copper. The vein will
undoubtedly become a great producer
of copper with depth, as the ore is
gradually increasing in the red metal.
The mine is equipped with a steam
hosting plant capable of sinking to a
depth of 1000 feet. Throughout the
drifts on the 100 level the ore bodies
show up big and strong and indicate
the presence of a great body of copper
ore at depth. Owing to the presence
of water in the shaft below the 100
level the writer was unable to make
an examination of the 200 level of the
mine, where good ore is reported. The
other claims of the group show big
outcrops and to the west of the main
shaft there is 4 massive outcrop of
gossan and lead carbonate, that would
indicate big body of ore at that point.
On the other mines of the group some
work has been done and the showing
of lead ore is excellent. The camp is
established in one of the pleasantest