Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-04-11
(From Saturdays Da,ly)
(From Kingman MiDcr.)


A report comes to Kingman that an
immensely rich discovery Of placer
ground has been made in the Cedar
basin country, to the north Of Rio
willie. The gravel Ii said TO be quite
extensive and the gold very course.
Many people arc rushing in there and
II IL probable that many will make
fortunes The Cedar basin is on the
east side of the Virgin range, north of
the Colorado river. Last year some
very good veins were discovered and
worked. The ore was found 10 be
gold bearing, tho values lying in oxi.
died iron.
\ number Of the directors Of the
Yucca Cyanide Mining and Milling
Co. are visiting the San Francisco
mine. The property is now in n fine
state of development, and the in'roduc.
ton Of the new machinery insurcs the
economical extraction of the ores.
Of ore, and making regular shipments
TO the smcltcr. The company is now
figuring on the handling Of all ores Mt
the mines. which will save the long
haulngc Of concentrates Tho product
IN heavy iron concentrate, which can
easily he calcincd and the oxidizcd
4.
tion.
Superintendent Spargo, Of the Enter
prise, came in from that property We'd.
ncsday last bringing with him great
specimens Of the ore from the drifts
from the 100 level. The ore IN said to
carry lead values ns high M 90 per
cent, and more gold and silver than il
usually carried in ores Of this chatac.
ter. Mr.. Spnrgo says that the mine
in improving with every foot of work
done, and expects 10 have IL among the
big shippers IN n few months.
Wednesday last aud departed Thursday
To that camp with j. &. Noble, James
Rourkc and e. e. Harris. oil operators
from Independence. Kansas, field
These gentlemen are looking over tho
district, aud have invested some money
in the mines. II IN probable that they
will remain some time.
Hon. Thomas T.. Ludlam, Of Sea
Isle City, New Jersey, arrived in
Kingman Sunday evening, and depart.
ed Thursday To the Mocking Bird
mine, the owning company of which he
IN general manager Superintendent
Jordan accompanied him on the trip.
The Mocking Bird under recent de
vclopmcni, has proven to he one Of the
richest mines opened In the county in
recent years. six feet of ore In the
mine gave average assays Of more than
5000 gold 10 the ton. A force Of mon
have been al work on the mine, and
opening up water the past two months,
with best Of success. Two carloads Of
ore arc 10 bc taken from the mine and
shipped TO the smcltcr Mt once, 10 get
nj the actual average value, and mill.
ing tests are also 10 be made
Arrangements are being made for
the purehasc aud erection of n conccn.
trntion mill On the Vanderbilt mine
by the Ccrbat Mountain Mining com.
pnny, of which John Boyle IL general
manager, The mill will have capa.
city of about twenty-five tons of ore
daily. The ore now being taken from
the lower level will not have to be
treated, IA II - 30 rich that shipments
will be made direct TO the smclter.
The upper levels will have Slopes open
ed and the ores from that part Of the
mine will bc millod. the concentrates
calcincd aud amnlgnmntcd. In this way
big saving will lac made IN freight
charged. Tho mine is proving one of
tho greatest properties In Tho county.
Sam Fields has gone o. stockton
Iiill, whore hr viii look after tho rs
sembiiag Of tho mili IN the Hammer
group of mines for the Arizona .Mexi.
can Mining aad Smelling company.
The mill is 10 have a number Of new
concentrating tables, and viii handle
about forty taos ~ ore daily. At pre-.
sent there are about two thousand tons