Mohave County miner., 1909-09-25
Mines of the County

Kingman several days this week. He reports work at the mine progressing and that the milling plant will soon be in operation.
 Work is progressing rapidly on the Gold Grown mines, at Union Pass, and it is expected that the drift will soon be under the ore body exposed on the surface. Superintendent Parton be- lieves he has an excellent property and intends to push developments all along the line.
 The work of prosecuting to the vein of the Carter mines is under way, the drifts having been run some distance from the shaft before starting the crosscut. The prospect of getting good ore in the vein is good, the en- closing walls being highly mineraliz- ed.
 Engineers are at work on propo- silion to pump the waters of Silver Creek to Oatman and the Pioneer mines, where it will be used for mill ing purposes. It is thought that Sill yer Creek will furnish an unlimited supply of pure water and that it can be opened up and piped over the hills at small expense.
 John F. Jones, superintendent of the White Hills mines, arrived in King man last night from his home in Grass Valley. It is expected that he will soon go out to White Hills and start up work on the mines for Root and Motfatt on large scale. MT. Jones is one of the best of the old time mine managers of the coast.
 E. L. Hews, who is operating the placer on the mining claims of the Gro Lava mining company, writes us that he is using rocker, instead of dry washer, for the extraction of the gold. The gold is coarse and has little base in it. He also states that he has found many good sized stones that he be- lieves to be rubies, and which he has submitted to gem experts in New York for classification. It is quite probable that the stones are garnets, the surrounding rocks being garnet bearing granite.
 H. P. Morse is operating a large 2 up of mines on the south side of Silver Creek, over in San Francisco mining district, many of the claims in which are showing up splendid ore bodies. The mines were formerly owned by man named Angles, who was killed near Seligman a few years ago. Morse also owns group of claims north of the old Hardy proper ty and has done the location work on the properties. These are said to have an excellent showing of ore.
 A. E. Walker, of Burns Ranch, was in Kingman this week exhibiting some h ndsome specimens of chrysopase, cut from stones from his mines west of Chloride. He reports that he has en- tered into contract with a Denver lapidist by the terms of which the stones from his mines are to be cut and marketed. The mines are quite extensive and the variety of coloring is great. The mines were found only recently and the work is superficial. With the work carried to depth it is expected that better grade of stone will be obtained.
 Work is still progressing on the Red Gap mines. The property shows about fifteen feet of ore running close to POS to the ton in gold. At the lower point the vein is somewhat broken, but it is expected that it will be recovered at lower point, where it straightens up and goes down. The ore is much the same character as the Gold Road and carries the gold in a free state. Should the present work disclose the vein at a lower level it will be one of the greatest gold prop critics in the territory.
 John w. Archtender, president of the Colorado River Dredging company, passed through here from Duluth, Minnesota, few days ago, on his way to the dredger camp on the Colorado river, near Eldorado Canyon. H. J.