Mohave County miner., 1909-10-23
Mines of the County

The Union Basin Mining company last week shipped seven cars of ore to the zinc smelters. The mine is mak- ing big output of clean zinc ore, the average of the ore being above 45 per cent. With zinc at 6.25 the mine should continue to pay dividends for years to come.
 James F. Carter, general manager of the Carter Gold Mines company, is a visitor in Kingman from the mines He reports that the property is look ing fine, the openings on the first level showing up great ore body running above thirty dollars to the ton. The work is being carried on with great rapidity.
 The Gold Road mill is in commission and is said to be working like clock work. Dan Bosque, who designed this plant, is one of the best mill men and cyanide experts on the Pacific coast, and in arranging the details adopted every device that makes for economic millwork, making the plant one of the best ever built on the coast.
 A number of mining men went out to the McCracken mine this week looking over the great property. It is probable that the mine will soon be equipped with heavy machinery and that as soon as the railroad is built to the property a large reduction plant will be installed. The mine is one of the greatest in the territory and the new owners will make no mistake in working it on large scale.
 Judge H. F. Best and wife arrived in Kingman last Saturday evening from their home in Savannah, Mo-, and will remain in this county until next spring and maybe take up their permanent abode here. Judge Best is heavily interested in the Treasure Hill mines and is here to prosecute work on them. The mines are looking fine and it is possible that the main shaft will be sunk another hundred feet in the ore body.
 The new tube mill at the Tom Reed mine is expected to go into commission sometime next week, the transformers being on the ground and everything in readiness to connect up. The stamp mill is just arrived and will be hauled out to the mine as soon as possible and as the morter blocks are in place it will take but short time to set the batteries. With the new mill in oper. aton the mine will be turning out big bars of bullion monthly.
 The wagon road to the big Bethel mine, in Todd Basin, has been com pleted and the work of sinking big shaft on the property is now under way. This mine was recently taker over by Dr. l.. D. Godshall and asso citation and it is the intention to sink shaft to depth of several hundred feet at once. An immense ore body outcrops on the property and it is be lieved that one of the biggest bodie. of mineral in the district will be open ed up.
 It is reported in Kingman that Dr l.. D. Godshall has negotiated for the controlling interest in the Gro Plat; mine and that it is probable that as soor as arrangements have been fully per fected the mine will be put on work ing basis. Dr. Godshall has been buy ing up large acreage in the Todd Basin and Stockton Hill sections ant has secured some of the best proper ties in that country. The Gro Plat; mine has been one of the largest pro ducers of gold and silver ore in Todd Basin and it is expected that when tn, water is pumped from the lower level much good ore will be had in the olt levels, while deeper exploration vii bring to light bigger and better or, bodies than those found near the sur face.
 Walter Meyers, one of the owner of the Last Chance mine, at Wallapa Springs, is in Kingman and reports that the mine IS showing up well