Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-28
MOHAWK PRODUCER AT GOLD
FIELD ACTIVE
Management Arrange to Register High
Records-List OF the Principal
Mining Properties In the
District


record established by Hayes s-Monnette,
Truett and Francis Mohawk leases on
the Mohawk. The lessees have COM
menced the work of hoisting ore in
earnest. There Is enough ore blocked
out now to guarantee production of
from 160 to 200 tons daily, and that
little amount will be enough to convince
the public that the Mohawk section is
still in evidence.
The famous Mohawk, now opened by
the Goldheld Consolidated Mines COM
pany, is being put in shape for a big
production Of high grade ore for years
to come. Although the wonderful
mineral wealth was proven by the
lessees, the Mohawk owners were not
idle as they were also shipping their
$4,000 to 100000 of ore each day. Under
the management of ]. w. Finch con-
nections have been made with all the
underground workings of the different
leases that have expired. In speaking
of the Mohawk, Mr.. Finch said: I'VE
are working large force of miners and
adding to the number daily. 1t will
take us some time to begin regular
shipments. OF course we could start
tomorrow, but 1t would not be to the
advantage of the company. There is
no danger that the value of the gold
will depreciate and there Is strong
probability that we may be able to have
1t extracted at a much lower rate than
at present. l do not fear the water
problem here. We are installing an
electric pump which will take care of
all the water in the mine"
The Nevada Goldfield reduction plant
of Goldfield has been running through
it's mill for the past week an average
of about seventy-five tons per day of
medium grade ore from the dumps of
the Mohawk leesses whose time has aX-
pired. During the past week there was
received from the Mohawk, Jumbo and
Red Top mines 164S tons, of which the
average value is better than $100 to the
ton. The other shipments received were
$50 tons from the Hayes Monnette and
105 tons from the Combination.
Borax Smith Nibblinq
There is rumor to the effect that the
controlling interest of stock of the
Kewanas Mining company is liable 70
change hands any day. 1t is stated
that the ground is wanted by the Nixon
Wingfield people, and also that BoraX
Smith and associates are in the field for
the same property. The company owns
fifty acres of mineralized ground in the
best proven up part of the district be-
ing close to the Mohawk, Jumbo, Red
Top and Velvet mines. The price that
has been offered for the stock, and
which was refused, was So share, or
S2,000,000 for the fifty acres. This looks
like a skyhigh price when it is taken
into consideration that the property has
never shipped pound Of ore but those
who have made the offer, as well as
those who have refused 1t, are pretty
we'll posted as to the value of the
ground. The principal stockholders of
the company are John O'Keefe, w. J.
Douglas, Louis Schloss, William Simms,
H. II. Clark, H. +. Dandberg and Fl.
Klingenger.
The Nevada Copper Mining and
Smelling company will undoubtedly
commence work upon the erection of a
smelter within the next ninety days
which will cost in the neighborhood of
$780, 900. This plant will be erected in
Goldfeld and will handle all copper and
silicious ores. Col. o. p. Posey, who
has erected three or four smelters and
is one of the principal stockholders in
the Nevada Copper Mining and Smeit-
ing company, stated that the company
had all the money that was necessary
to carry through the project. The
smelter will have a capacity of from
300 to 500 tons daily.
How GoIdfied Grows
The report of the Goldfield postoffice
for the year ending December 81, 1906,
shows better than any figures possible
the vast amount of prosperity that has
been such factor in Goldfield's phen
omenal growth. For the six months
ending December 81, 1905, there were
640O registered letters, and for the six
months ending December 81, 1906, there
We're 20,927, showing the enormous in
crease of 1887 registered letters in a
single year.
The Jumbo Leasing and Development
company is now in ore that can he
mined at a profit. The large galloWs
frame has been completed for some
time, but owing to the delay in transit
of some of the parts of the large gaso-
line hoist 1t will be a few days before
1t Is In operation. Until that time,
however, the whim will be used. All
of the work is under the personal su-
pervision of Charles H. Richards, one
of Goldfield's cleverest mining men,
who discovered the rich ore bodies on
the famous Red Top mine Of Goldfield.
Mr.. Richards states that from the in
dications of the ore at the 200-foot point
ore as rich, If not richer, than the Red
Top will be encountered on the Jumbo
Leasing property. No ore will be ex-
tracted until the 40-foot level ls
reached, at which point upraises will
be made on the intersection of the three
ledges that are opened up on the ad
Joining leases. IIe OBJECT III TeacnlnS
the 400-foot level and running upraises
is that it will greatly lessen the cost of
extraction.
News of the Camps
The East Comstock Wonder Mining
company has a large force of men at
work sorting the ore on the different
dumps The company is now making
arrangements with the mill at Silver
City for the treatment of its ores. The
work of timbering up the different
shafts and tunnels is going ahead rapid
ly and a winze will be sunk on the
ledge encountered in the main tunnel.
This is all pay ore, and considerable of
1t is piled up to be sent to the MILL The
heavy fall of snow and inclemency OF
the weather interfered with the ship
ments last week, but fair weather is
again prevailing and good tonnage will
undoubtedly be sent out in the next few
days.
The mill of the Ida Queen at Pigeon
Springs is about completed. The ten
stamps, four belt concentrators, two
wilheys, 9O-horse power steam boiler