Mohave County miner., 1907-12-14
Mines of the County

said to run about four hundred ounces silver to the ton. John Hughes departed to Chloride Thursday last to look after his inter- ests in that place. He is interested in a number of mines upon which the annual work will be done.
 Frank Culbertson, the well known mining engineer, returned from the east Thursday last, after an absence of several months. He is operating mining property in Utah, in which he has interested a number of wealthy eastern gentlemen, and is making success of the venture.
 A. F. Muter, who recently made clean up of the tailings of the old Gracey mill, near Cottonwood Island, departed to Chloride Thursday last, after a weeks visit Tn Kingman. John Hall, who was also interested in the project, was Kingman visitor and departed to his home at the same
 
 time.
 Leonard Hoffman, general manager of the na-Southwestern Mining company, returned from trip to the mines few days ago and brought with him large sample of ore from the drift now being driven in on one of the veins of the company. The ore is rich in copper, gold and silver. He reports big body of the ore in sight and expects to cut another shoot with in short distance of the shaft. This drift will be run into the mountain and will drain the shaft at the present depth. Ore crops on the vein long distance and it is expected to cut these shoots at considerable depth.
 Sheriff Walter Brown went up to the Stockton Hill country last Tuesday morning to make an examination of a mining claim, in which he is interest ed with George Lockwood. A strike of rich silver ore has been made in the adit drift, specimens of which show up wonderfully we'll in the white metal. The claim is situated between the old SiXty-Three and the Treasure Hill, The vein is about four feet wide, part carrying galena and a small streak carrying the rich silver ore. Several sacks of the ore are on the dump and m ore are being daily taken from the mlne. The ground is soft and easily worked.
 Frank M. Barnes and wife, who have been residing in San Diego sev- eral years past, arrived in Kingman last week Friday and departed the fol lowing day to the Temple Bar, where Mr. Barnes is interested in the opera tions of a placer company. The com- pany has a large acreage of placer ground on the Arizona side of the Colorado river, upon which they are at present placing large machinery with the view of working the ground on a mammoth scale. It is said that the gravel will run about fifty cents to the cubic yard and that it can be ground sluiced. Mr. Barnes was the locator of the property and has held it for many years.
 The survey of the proposed railroad line from Yucca to McCracken has been completed, although it is proba ble that another line will soon be run It is said that the line shows the dis tance to be thirty-eight miles and g grade of less than one per cent can be had. Should the line be run from { point four miles south of Yucca, neal Rock Spur, several big washes can be cut out and lesser grade and distance obtained, and then the main track O the Santa Fe could be used into Yucca There appears to be little doubt of tht building of the road within the year unless the present financial depression should continue. The building of thi. line of road would be of wonderful i'm portance to the south part of the coun ty, as it would bring the mines of Bil Williams Fork in touch with the mail line of the Santa Fe and aid material in the development of the rich proper ties along the creek. It is probable tha should the road be built it will be ex tended to connection with the Ari zona x California railroad, which il being built to a connection with th