Mohave County miner., 1909-07-03
Mines of the County

sinking below the 90 foot level. Work on the property will be rushed with all speed and big results may be ex- pected.
 Dr. Darlington and others, having a lease on the Gem mine and mill, are working small force of men and get ting good results. The mill is running steadily and the men at work in the mine are keeping it well supplied with ore.
 Bassitt and McCann have group of mines in the section of country near Boundary Cone, upon which good deal of work has been done. The veins show big milling values throughout and are well situated for economic mining.
 Capt. s. E. Rose, and Mir. and Mrs. Ginder went down to Stephens ranch last Saturday morning in the Hutchi- son auto. They returned Saturday night, having made the trip of more than one hundred miles in about eight hours. Capt. Rose went on to Burro Creek, where he examined the Burro mines.
 Philip Wiseman, who at one time was superintendent of the Banner and other mines, at Stockton Hill, and who is now one of the big men of the Ray Copper company, has just sold part of his holdings to Boston people for over 4OO, ,OO0$. He and Robert D. Grant sold 10000 shares at l9S per share, or S36,OO0$
 James Dundon has been showing a Mir. Dooly, of Goldfield, oyer his mines in the Union Basin section this week, and it is understood an arrangement is being made to have considerable work done on the properties. Mr. Dooly is we'll pleased with the country and properties and intends to take lease or bond on some of them.
 Walter O'Brien, millman at the Tom Reed mill, passed through King man Thursday last on his way to Los Angeles, where he will take in the Elks carnival. He reports the winze from the 25O level furnishing the richest ore ever taken from the mine. This winze is down about forty feet and will be connected with the 400 foot shaft by drift.
 James Quinn, John Ryan and Geo. Taylor came in from the Gold Road Red Top mines yesterday and will re- main in town until Monday. They re- port that the tunnel, which is being run to tap the Red Top vein, is now in vein matter and the vein is expected to be cut within the next ten days. The ground now breaks we'll and good progress is being made.
 Ed. Gardner and Charles Goodrich have been at work on a mining claim under the escarpment of the mountain, above the Tom Reed, where they have opened vein that shows, besides a big body of medium grade ore, a small vein of ore running more than 2OOS to the ton in gold. Mr. Gardner has been at work on this claim the past year and has opened it to depth of fifty feet, besides much development along the vein. It is said to be one of the finest showings in that part of the dis trict.
 A new holster went out to the Rat tan mines this week, which will be placed on the Ruth property at once. The drifts are being run off at seventy feet, at which point the best ore show ing is found. A greater depth will be obtained in the property in this drift, as it runs under the high bluff to the north. An average value of the shaft is found to run 27$ in gold, while the value at the bottom of the shaft runs above fifty dollars. The owners of the mines intend to press work with all dispatch. The property is in we'll watered section.
 Work has been suspended on the shaft on the Bi Metal mine by the Arizona Gold Mines Company, owing to heavy gas that forms in the bot tom of the hole and fails to respond to the blower. Men working in the shaft have been overcome by this gas and have to be taken to the surface at once to save their lives. A heavy sue.