Mohave County miner., 1908-10-31

is resting up a few days in Kingman. George M. Bowers is in town from Mineral Park. Mr. Bowers is the owner of valuable mining property in the Layne Springs section, which is liable to soon be stocked and placed on the market.
 People coming in from the Tom Reed section of San Francisco district report that James Carter has one of the richest mines in that part of the district. The ore is getting better with every foot of development. G. w. Sewers returned to his mines in the Wright Creek section the first of the week. He reports that the mines of that section appear to have been overlooked by prospectors, but that for the amount of work done there is no better showing of ore in the county.
 James Bone, owner of the Summit mine, formerly the Cincinnati, is in Kingman. Mr. Bone is driving a tun- nel to cut the big vein of the Summit and it is now in considerable dis tance. The Summit is one of the big veins of the county and will make mine with proper development.
 Walter c. Fellows, superintendent of the Victor Gold Mining company, was Kingman visitor last Sunday evening on his way to the mines. He reports that the big mill is being run one shift daily and turning out nice bar of bullion monthly. The upper levels of the mine are in good ore, which it is expected to encounter on the 800 level.
 T. R. Garnier has gone to Los An geles to attend to some important min ing business. When he left here he | was very much elated over splendid | showing of lead ore. in the St. Louis mine, at Cerbat, of which property he is general manager. The mine is showing up big body of rich lead silver ore and the chances for the opening up of big lead property were never 50 good.
 l.. Hoffman, superintendent of the | Arizona Southwestern Copper con- pany, went down to the mines few | days ago and reports that work on the main drift on the Nein,, which is being run into the mountain, is progressing. A number of crosscuts have been made | on the vein the past two months with | gratifying results. As soon as the big pump is gotten in place work on the main shaft will be- resumed and con- tinued to the 800 level.
 Mrs. w. A. Mensch came in from the Enterprise mine yesterday to look | after business affairs in town. She | recently arranged for the purchase of ! the Enterprise property, which was sold under execution, and should it not be redeemed by the old company she will become the absolute owner, after which the mine will be worked on large scale. Mrs. Mensch is one of the best business women in the coun- try and is sure to make success of her venture in mining.
 Several carloads of materials and machinery have been received by the Arizona Gold Mines company, at the Bi-Metal mines, three or four miles south of Kingman. The railroad com pany has completed its spur track to the millsite of the company and the foundation of the mill is about con- plete. Work is being rushed on the plant and it will be but short time until stamps are dropping. People in this part of the county await develop ments at this mine with much interest. It will be the first low grade mine in the territory to be equipped and worked systematically and intelligent ly, the managers of the property hav- lnS ndu idrSe eApeIleHce III the WOrk- ing of this grade of ore.
 Mr. White, of the Baldwin locomo- tive works, is said to have made an offer of one and one-half million dol lars for the Tom Reed company, but the offer was refused this week. Mir, White has been looking over the mines of San Francisco district and a aftar an examination of tha Too, De-,