Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-03-21
(From Saturdays Daily.)
(From kingman Minerl

" 'f'Hbhihh shiH'isf
Thursday seven carloads Of ore were
shipped from Chloride to the Needles
smclter. Tuesday six ears were ship
ped from the camp, the greater part
Of which went TO Humboldt The two
smcl,crs are now getting about 900
tons week from this county.
This week Sheriff Walter Brown
AMI Deputy Sheriff A. +. Harris
brought In bar Of bullion from the
Gold Road mine that weighed l7G
pounds, and was valued Mt s3i 900. Be
sides this bar the company shipped o.
ton Of rich slag from the rctorts. The
shipments Of the company now aver
ngc close 20 100000 monthly.
Thursday last Leonard Hoffman.
superintendent Of the Chloride Gold
Mining company passed through here
on his way 10 Needles. where he is 10
look after the sampling ~ l65 tons Of
ore from the Samoan mine. This ore IL
-uid 10 bc far richer than any ever
taken from that property. and is cx-
pcc'cd 10 net the company thousands of
| dollars. The ore was taken ont of
the drifts on the first and second levels.
little stopping being done. The mine Is
looking well, every opening being in
good orc.
y. u. Jordan, superintendent OF the
Mocking Bird Mining company. was
In Kingman this week. lie reports
that IN doing the work on one of the
outside mines Of the company, In
Weaver district, he encountered nm
eight foot vein of ore from which
samples were taken that gave results
of ten ounces gold to the ton. Sinking
for water Is progressing, and II il cx-
pcctcd that an adequate supply will
soon bc had.
This week Charles T.. sherman, of
Mincrnl Park. received check for
$500 from the Humboldt smeltcr in
payment for two carloads Of low grade
dunn ores from the Distar mine nj
Chloride. Hitherto this ore was con
sidcrcd too low grade to handle, but
tho rcccn, establishment of n new rate
from Chloride to the shelter. and the
| inducomept held out by the smcltcr
people cnuscd Mr.. sherman 10 make
n trial shipment. II il now safe 10
say that many other mine owners
will ship ores that could not bc handled
under the old order of things.
G. u. Pickering, superintendent OF
the Yucca Cyanide NJ. and NJ. com.
psuy, was in Kingman this week. He
reports that the new compressor has
been installed at the San Francisco
mine, and that three drills are now
nj work. The drifts on the 400 and
600 levels are being driven ahead In
rich ore. On the 900 the ore body
shows a width Of about -four feet,
and carried big milling values. In the
old works are thousands Of tons Of
ore that will bc shipped 10 the smelter
without dressing up, the values being
in lead carbonate and gold. The ore
from the deep levels is n sulphide ear
rying some free gold. The gold IL
ahalgnmatcd on plates, while the sui
phidcs nre concentrated. II IL Thought
that an auto road wagon will be put on
TO do the hauling between Yucca and
the mine. A number Of the members
of the company are expected here
} from the east in n few weeks, and IL is
probable that many improvements will
be made after the property has been In
; spectcd.
; Al Stockton lin this week the con.
; tractors driving the drift In the Ban
ner mines opened up breast of ore
, that would do any mans heart good
to look at. The ore body Is three and
one-half feet wide, and is one mass OF
wire and massive native silver. Quit,
: n number 81 tons Of this ore was taken
. out, but owing to the fact that there Il
. no ore house Mt the mine In which 70
f. store the rich product, work was stop
a ped on the drift. About 100 feet from
the breast m upraisc Is being made
= and Slopes opened. As soon rs gen
a cra1 manager T.. d. Godshall arrives
Y from Needles provision will be made
e for the care of the rich ore and driftin,
n will be continued. II IL expecte,