Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-06
UNITED STATES
BUYS TENNESSEE
MINE AT CHLORIDE
PROPERTY IS PRODUCER OF
LEAD ORES
Shipped High Grade Ore Carrying 20
Per Cent Lead-Mine Is Equipped
with Concentration Plant of
100 Tons Capacity

One of the most important mining
deals yet made in the country is the
taking over of the Tennessee mine at
Chloride by the United States Smelt-
ing company, the consideration said to
be in the neighborhood of $3OO,000
The Tennessee is without rival as
lead mine in Arizona, says the Pres
colt Journal-Miner. The ore as 1t
comes from the mine also averages 15
per cent of zinc that will now be util-
lied, while formerly it had to be con-
centrated out to save paying penalties
to smelters. The new company uses
the Huff process for extracting zinc
from other metals which will revolu-
tionize base metal mining in this
county.
The Tennessee has a history of ups
and downs. A. NJ. MacDuffee, owning
the ground, found the ore shoot from
which all the ore has been taken. After
shipping three cars he bonded to Wal
ter Hadley of New Mexico. Kean St.
Charles managed the mine, shipping
large quantities of 20 per cent lead ore
and making the mine pay with lead at
SO. 1t is now $445. The ore and con-
centrates at that time had to be hauled
to Kingman for shipment, while since
a railroad has been built to within two
miles of the mine and now will be con-
has been followed 600 feet into the
ground and every foot should have re-
turned q profit. That ii did not was
not the fault of the mine.
The Tennessee has two shafts 600
and 400, with levels, Slopes, etc. The
vein is a true fissure that has an out
crop of over two miles. The ore body
at one time was twenty feet wide with
an average of five feet. The ore shoot
dips to the north, while little eXplora-
ton has been done to the south. A
drift to the south from the 600 would
be good work, and a 200-foot crosscut
to big parallel vein. On the ground
Is 100-ton concentration mill ready to
run. DR.. l.. D. Godshall has made all
the many transactions for the United
States company, and this is the most
important one in this county. No time
will be lost in getting to work.
In connection with the taking over
of the Tennessee the adjoining claim
on the north, Schuylkill, was also taken
over. This is a very valuable property
and is considered the key to the de-
velopment of the group. 1t has a fine
shaft down $50 feet, and by carrying
it down the Tennessee ore shoot will
be reached on it's dip when a valuable
stope will be opened. The Schuylkill
has a fine ore shoot of it's own that goes
down nearly straight and in easy reach
of the shaft. An attempt was also
made to secure the next claim joining
the Schuylkill on the north, but with
cut success.
They might have better luck with the
claims on the south of the Tennessee,
as the groupings are strong and well
mineralized.
The reopening of these mines will
place Mohave county in the territorial
lead as a lead producer. With MohaVe
county easily leading in gold zinc, lead
and turquoise. with copper and silver
on deck, it looks like we are going
some.
Chloride is the center of the section
that embraces Tennessee, Midnight,
Pinkham, the 1600-foot tunnel into
Sharaum Peak, Redemption Copper
company, Rainbow and a large section
of large mining region that extends
to the Colorado 1t will see prosperity
never dreamed of.