Arizona republican., 1909-11-29

Alameda county, Cdlli-, attorney TOT the U. s. Smelling and Refining com pany. The filing with the recorder at Kingman of deed conveying the above property puts an end to the speculation regarding the many pur- chases of Mohave mines recently made by Dr. L. D. Godshall. manager of the Needles smelter While it has been generally understood here that the latter was buying either directly for the r. s. company or for his own with a view of later transferring to the big trust. nothing definite could be learned from Dr. Godshall save that he was representing big capital. The deed. which is signed by w. K. Hartzell. president. H. H. Godshall. secretary, and by stockholders repre- senting more than two-thirds of the stock in the Mexico Arizona company, includes a statement by the secretary showing that of the total capitaliza- tion of s2.500.OO0 divided into 25O,00O shares, there had been issued POS. 725. and that of the latter 190,661 shares are represented in this transfer.
 The property conveyed includes the smelter and real estate in Needles. the Iron Bar group of mining claims near Siam and lime quarry built at Van derbilt, both in San Bernardino county. Calf. and the following mines in the Wallapai district of Mohave county: Infallible. Star Spangled Banner. Alta. Twins. Blue Lode. Twin Gulch, Cham pion, Champion No. 2. Twin Gulch No 2. Arizona No. 1, and the north half of the Winchester This makes the total number of mining claims now owned in this county by Mir Anderson, or to be more exact, the II. s Smelling and Refining company. to thirty.
 In the Chloride district A L. White of Lima. Ohio, and associates. who recently acquired possession, of the Midnight mine, have bonded the ad joining Pinkham' mine. and are now examining the lcontiguous property owned by George Beebe and D. F. Meredith. The Pinkham was acquired from John Boyle. Jr.. manager of the Golconda mine. who has held an option for some time MT. Boyle has had the shaft entirely re-timbered so that the new owners can start work imme diately The Midnight has been un watered and drifting resumed on the 200 foot level. The above mines lie about two miles south of Chloride and have produced many hundred thousand dollars worth of gold. silver and cop per. though the maximum depth reach ed is less than 300 feet.
 Mir. White and his company own a complete electric power plant in Needles. which was formerly used to operate the Victor mine in the Vivian district of this county. and it Is pro- posed ultimately tO move this ma chinery to Chloride should the devel- opment work planned and already started justify such change. Chlo- ride Is centrally located for the opera tion of a large number of mines and well equipped with water and trans portation facilities. With the re- sumption of work in the Tennessee. Samoa, Midnight. Rainbow. Pinkham and Midnight the old camp is more active than it has been for years.
 A small stampede took place at Gold Road several days ago when three feet of $22 ore was cut at a depth of so feet in the May Count mine. bought by A. C. Werden & Company a short time ago. The property lies only short distance north from Gold Road mine. and as soon as the strike be- came known there was a general rush for ground. and the district already we'll covered by locations was again monumented. X tunnel on Jim Mo Connelrs Lily prospect. which ad-. joins the Werden property. is now so feet in ore that assays from $3 to s25 per ton in free milling gold
 At the Bi-Metal mine. where En- gineers Spur and Cox are still con ducting mill tests for John Hays Hammond. there is reported a strike of rich ore assaying as high as $500 per ton. This has Undoubtedly affect ed the milling ore. which is plating ss. instead of s49O the former average value.
 The local power plant. supplying the Gold Road and Tom Reed mines and the town of Kingman. Is running at full capacity. H. N Tracy of Los Angeles. president of the power com pany. who inspected the plant few days ago. stated that another unit would soon be added. making a total Of 2,000 horse power.
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