Mohave County miner., 1908-07-18
Mines of the County

Work is progressing on the First Chance and Last Chance mining claims, near Wallapai Springs, owned by Gaddis, Frost x Co. The mines show splendid bodies of ore of a high shipping grade. Work of enlarging and remodeling the shaft of the Gem mine at Cerbat is progressing rapidly. A number of carloads of timbers and lumber have been received at the mine and are be- ing framed up and gotten in place as fast as workmen can get the ground cut out.
 A number of men have gone to White Hills this week with expecta- tion of getting leases on the old silver gold mines of the White Hills. con- pany. Those conversant with the ground believe that big money can be made from the old mines and are will ing to take chance.
 Frank Dudek came up from Yucca this morning to look after business af- fairs. MT. Dudek is interested in the Arizona-Internation mining con- pany, and also in the recently discov- cred hubnerite mines, east of Yucca. He and Mir. Sperl have been at work on the mines the past two months and have opened up some fine tungsten ores.
 George M. Bowers, representing a wealthy Chicago company, this week entered into a contract With John Kay, of Mineral Park, to run a tunnel 400 feet on the Blue Lode mine, at Layne Springs. The vein shows good values in gold and silver on the out crop and should it prove up well with the new work will have have more ex- tensive work mapped out.
 Mike Burke and John McDerwin have taken contract to do the annual assessment work on the Great Eastern group of mines in Wallapai mountain and this week in company of the own- CT, Charles Metcalfe, have gone to the mines to begin operations. The Great Eastern group is one of the best among the big things of the Wallapai mountain section.
 l.. Hoffman, general manager of the Arizona Southwestern Copper con- pany, visited the property in Crow Canyon this week. He reports that the shaft has reached depth of 270 feet, but that great flow of water has been struck impeding progress to considerable extent. At the 300 level crosscut of the vein is to be made and larger pump put in to handle the water.
 c. H. Burlock, owner of the Moss back mines, in the Silver Creek sec- tion of San Francisco district, was in Kingman few days this week. He visited the mines last week in com pany of an engineer, who made an ex- animation of the property. Owing to the presence of water on the 100 level it was impossible to get below that station, but the engineer appeared to be well pleased with the property and may conclude to unwater 1t and con- tnue the examination to the 200 level.
 Jay w. Cleeland, one of the owners of the Minnesota Connor mines, came in from Philadelphia last evening and departed to Chloride. He is accom-. panied by a gentleman who may be. come interested in the property. The Minnesota-Connor properties are all right, although badly managed by lessees and operators during the past six years. A shaft to depth of 1000 feet will surely bring big results, and we hope Mr. Cleeland will make ar. engagements for the work.
 A gentleman coming in from To. Angeles few days ago reports that vhe French and American sharehold CTS of the Gold Road M. & E. com pany had settled their differences and had joined hands for the exploitation of the great Gold Road mines on { large scale. A big mill is to be in stalled and the mines on the lode opened up to depth of a thousand feet. It was also understood that the