Mohave County miner., 1909-11-20


 William Bayly, jr., passed through Kingman early this week on thelr way to the Gold Road mine, in which prop erty they are heavily interested.
 H. N. Tracy, of the Tracy Engineer iag company, is in Kingman looking after affairs of his company. It is pcs, sible that within a short time another unit will be added to the big power plant at this place giving it over 1000 horse power capacity. The present plant is now at its full capacity, the Tom Reed people taking practically all power over and above that used by the people of Kingman and the Gold Road company. Before another year rolls around a Kingman plant will have to be sending out fully 10000 horsepower over it's lines to meet the demands of the mines.
 w. A. Mcguire, who recently toGk an option on the Al pha and Omega mines, in Layne Springs basin, is here from Chicago to get the title to the property strengthened out. One of the interests in the mine is being probated and through some error an effort is being made to have the confirmation of sale of mining property, recently made, held up. There is no attempt to prevent the sale of the Alpha but it is held up with the other properties. It is thought that the entanglement will be straighted out next week. Mr. Mcguire intends to begin active de- velopment on the property, which is considered one of the best mines in the county.
 w. K. Frazier, an old friend of Dr. J. R. Whiteside, is here from Dead wood, $. D. Mr. Frazier has been looking over the mines in and around Cerbat the past few weeks, and espec- ially the Golden Gem. He came over from the camp last Monday in com pany of J. w. Morgan, who had been piloting him around the mining field. MT. Frazier came here with the inten- tion of taking over some property in the Cerbat section and it is probable that the Gem will meet with his ap- proval By purchasing the Gem and the veins surrounding it splendid group of gold bearing veins could be readily opened up. The surrounding mines are the Vanderbilt, Flores, Col umbus, Broken Hills and Idaho. All of these veins could be reached readily by deep shaft, the entire group lying within few hundred feet of each oth- CT, having been located under the old law and the small fractions being car ried down from under the old to the new law without change of boundaries. In and around the Gem is net work of mineral bearing veins that could be cut great depth from main work ing shaft and the ores mined cheaply.
 Last month the Golconda mine pro- duced and shipped to the shelter eight hundred tons of high grade zinc ore. After deducting shipping and smelling charges there was returned to the Union Basin company almost 2O,000$, 9,00OS of which was net. When it is understood that this pro- duct is taken almost wholly from developments the results will be a surprise to mining people. The mine has been in operation only about eighteen months and during that time has shipped more than l00,000S worth of ore from shafts and drifts. No other mine, gold, silver or copper. can show such a record. With new stopes opened and better hoistiny equipment the property ought to be good for from 40,000S to 6O,OOO$ monthly. Every month there is ad- ded to the dumps thousands of dollars worth of ore that will be dressed up by the new mill and put in shape to ship to the smelters. This lower grade ore carries values in gold. silver, lead and zinc. The stock of this company is now quoted in the market at l.50$ per share, the par