Mohave County miner., 1909-01-23
Mines of the County

ElgnUN-IOuf OH lOCdllOH DOIlCeS were received from the north part of the county this week. The first of the year witnessed the relocation of all the oil lands in the oil district along the Virgin river, both in Utah and Mohave county.
 E. B. VanDeman came in from the Mccall mines, in the Weaver mining district, several days ago. It is under stood that the mines are soon to be operated on a reasonable scale and that should they prove up all right a milling plant will be put in.
 Emerson Gee accompanied J. D. Jor dan to Union Pass last Tuesday, re- turning to Kingman Thursday night. Mir. Gee is a well known mining man, having at one time resided in Mohave county. He is now operating from Los Angeles, although he spent sev- eral years in the northwest, where he made his headquarters in Spokane.
 O. D. NJ. Gaddis, Alfred Morgan and Fred Bonnet went down to the mines at Boulder Springs Thursday last and looked over the mines of the Nor gan Consolidated and other companies opeI ating in that section. G. w.. Brown is working force of men on a group of claims and is said to be open ing up a fine body of ore. Mr. Gaddis believes that the mines are sure to prove up wonderfully in gold in the near future.
 Mrs. E. B. Smith, of Hermosa Beach, California, came in from that place last Saturday and has been look ing over her mining interests in this county. She is a part owner in the Golconda and Alpha mines, in Walla- pal distr ct. The Golconda mine is under bond to the Union Basin Min ing company and is showing up won derful bodies of ore. Mrs. Smith ex- poets to realize good sum of money from her Mohave county investments.
 T. E. McClelland returned Wednes- day evening from Denver, where he looked after professional and mining business. He reports the mining peo- pie of Denver very much interested in mining in this part of Arizona, and believes this year will see many of the old Cripple Creek men looking into the mining possibilities of Mohave county. Mir. McClelland gave an in- terview to the Denver Republican which was widely read and will un- doubtedly do much good for Mohave county.
 G. NJ. Goheen and John Labaree, of Seattle, large shareholders in the Ex- pansion Gold mining company, have returned to their homes after a month spent in examining the mining prop critics of the company in the Union Pass section. Both gentlemen are highly pleased with the bright pros poets of the company and will help in pushing matters to a successful issue. A big milling plant for the properties is one of the big things that the gen tlemen have in view and which Gen. eral Manager c. J. Hutchison will push along with all possible dispatch
 A train load of material for the big dredging plant that is to be installed on the Colorado river below Eldorado Canyon passed over the Western Rail- way of Arizona Tuesday last. This is but the first installment of the great plant that is to make a test of the gravel banks and bed of the Colorado river throughout the lower end of Black and Bulls Head canyons, where it is said rich values have been found in both fine and coarse gold. w. E. Bramhall, general manager of the company, is looking after the work of sembling the machinery and big boats that are to carry the dredging machines.
 c. J. Lantry, w. G. Swart and Or. L. D. GOdshall came in from the Needles last night and departed to Stockton Hill this morning by way of Cerbat. Mir. Swart is we'll known authority on lead and zinc deposits and is at the head of his profession in the matter of metals extraction. He will examine the properties of the Stockton Hill Mining company and that of the Arizona Mexican Mining X Smelling company. He will report on the mines to the company and will de- wise methods of working the ores. The company is the owner of some of the