Mohave County miner., 1908-05-16
Mines of the County

Al. James and partner are applying for patent to a group of claims in the Vivian section.
 c. F. Bonnet has applied for patent to group of mining claims in the Vivian section of San Francisco dis trict. The properties are said to be among the best in that country.
 We understand that the leasers on the Towne mine are making big wages. Ore has been found in all the openings, which can be assorted to a high shipping grade.
 Many improvements have been made in and around the Tom Reed mines. The mill has been pounding away on good ore and recently shipment of bullion was made to the company's office in Pasadena. Miners that have worked in the property say it is one of the best in the San Francisco district.
 William Blackwell and R. c. Wal ker have located group of mines in the Pine Nut country, of Nevada, which they expect to sell for large amount of money. The gentlemen left here about two months ago and have been prospecting through Nevada. Their many friends in this county will be pleased to learn of their good for tune.
 F. E. Buchanan, who has been in Los Angeles looking after his mining business, returned to Gold Flat a few days ago. He says Gold Flat stocks are booming and that some of the big enterprises will soon be under way. The water system for the mines and town of Gold Flat have been financed and work will soon be begun to bring the water in from Walnut Creek. The line will be about nine miles in length and will carry nearly half a million gallons of water daily.
 Gaddis & Perry Company, w. E. Frost and Harry Mehaffy are getting things in shape for commencement of work on the Last Chance and First Chance mines, near Wallapai Springs. A drift is to be run to strike the vein at depth of about two hundred feet and which will unwater the property. This drift is now within a short dis tance of the vein. The property is one of the best in that section of the Wallapai mountains, showing a big, clean body of lead ore in the shaft, the average of which is more than 40$ in all the metals.
 J. w. Johnson came up from Bill Williams Fork Thursday and departed the same day to Prescott, where he will look after mining business. He reports work progressing on all the properties along the creek and be- lieves a railroad will soon be run in there from the main line of the Ari- zona X California railroad. The Min eral Hill mine, on which he has been doing large amount of work, is look ing fine, showing big bodies of copper and iron, just the thing needed by the big smelters for Aux. Besides iron and copper the ores carry values in gold and silver.
 T. J. Purdy, general manager of the Yucca Cyanide Mining x Milling Con- pany was in Kingman last Monday. He reports that the ten stamp mill at the mine is running night and day on ore running about thirty dollars to the ton. The whole drift on the 600 level is in ore and crosscut shows the width of the ore body at that point to be eight feet. Eighteen inches of this ore will run over 1908 to the ton. A raise is to be carried to the surface and main working shaft is to be con- pleted as soon as possible. The mine is showing up such phenominal ore throughout that the directors believe the time is come to put the property in thorough shape for deep work. All low grade ore is to be milled and con- centrated, the tails to be stacked and cyanided in the near future. A big auto truck is being built for use be- tween the mines and Yucca, which will be used for all haulage if found to fill the bill. In the lower workings of ln ,,,i,, h,t