Mohave County miner., 1909-12-18
Mines of the County

district are showing activity. Some of te properties are having assess ment work done that will be followed by important developments.
 The San Francisco mine is still bucking water, the flow being unim- nended since the pocket was struck . ne time ago. The mine has rich nody of ore to work on, but the water has been the cause of much trouble in the working of the property.
 J. P. Gideon, undersheriff of this county, is at Goldroad, where he went to get big shipment of auro-cyanides from the big mill for shipment to the shelter. The company make ship ment of it's cyandes about twice a month. the product being valued at from 45,OOOs to 55,0OOS, or from 9O,O00S to 1l0,0O0$ per month.
 The recent strike of ore in the Ruth mine is proving up well. The property is now under option to J. D. Leedy, and it is thought he has put the mat ter up to a syndicate to finance it on a proper basis. The second payment on the purchase price of the mine was made this week and another one will be paid early in January.
 Frank Padllo and Joe Cosgrove came in from the molybdenum mines, in Copper Canyon, Cedar district, a few days ago and report that the as- .sessment work on these properties for the year has been completed. The large vein in this group was drifted on for distance of twenty-two feet and showed up some very rich copper ore. The ore is speckled with nallve copper and streak of solid molybdenite appears in the heading. The other veins in the group also show good values in the metals. The boys are going back to the property to continue work on another group. These mines are among the best looking mining proper ties in Mohave county, the veins being massive and carrying high values throughout. Some of the finest speci mems of moly bdenite ever taken from mine in the United States has been taken from these properties.
 pr L. D. Godshall, Fredrick Lyon and G. H. Holmes, of Salt Lake City, and A. P. Anderson, of Oakland, have been looking over the properties of the United States Smelling & Mining company, in the Stockton Hill section. The company is making a survey of the Summit group of mines, owned by James Bone, with a view to taking them over. The corporation has map ped out one of the most extensive min Mohave county. The work contem- plates deep shafts on the properties and later on deep tunnel to unwater the mines of all that section, and for working purposes. The company now virtually own all available mining properties on Stockton Hill, one of the richest sections of the county.
 The Ora Plata company held a meeting of its stock holders early this month and increased it's capital stock. New officers were elected and much important business transa ,ted. It is understood that the company has been able to put its financial affairs on a good footing and that work on the property would soon be started up. The Ora Plata is one of the best gold and silver properties in the Todd Basin section and will undoubtedly make large producer when put in proper shape. It is opene ed only to a superficial depth (2S0 feet), and above the lowest level fully 500,OO0S in ore was taken. The property was worked by tributers and when large body of water was encountered in the mine the leasers quit, being unable to agree on an equitable distribution of the expense of keeping the mine free of water. The average of the ore ship ped from the mine was very high, some of it running up to 20 ounces gold and nearly 200 ounces silver. With proper management the Ora Plata should be one of the dividend paying mines of the county.