Mohave County miner., 1909-03-13
Mines of the County

claim, near blackberry, from W. K.
Ridenour. The purchase price was
not stated. Mr.. Howard has also
taken a bond on the famous old Hack
berry mine. from w. B. Ridenour,
and will soon have work going on at
the property.
John Barry, Sr., is preparing to
start up the Towne mine, at Chloride.
This property is said to be one of the
best of the big mines of that section
and for many years has been an inter
militant producer. Mr.. Barry has all
necessary machinery on the property
and intends to do large amount of
work this year.
F. H. Crafts, of Chloride, who re-
Gently bonded his mining properties to
Chicago people, was a Kingman visit
or this week. Mr.. Crafts has possibly
done more development work on his
mines during the past three years than
is done by one individual in a decade
But at the same time he was getting
results, the ores carrying good values
in gold, silver and lead.
L. B. Austin, of Kansas City, is in
Kingman and will go out to the o. K.
mines, in Gold Basin, in a few days
Mr.. Austin and associates own the o.
K. mines and mill, but of late years
have done little development on the
properties. Last year the mines were
patented, and now it is the intention
of the company to look them over and
arrange for active development. Mr.
Austin will remain at the mines three
or four weeks and make a thorough
study of the conditions.
John Boyle, Jr., has taken an option
on the Tub mine, from T. L. Ayers.
This property adjoins the Golconda
mine on the west and shows large bod
les of a complex ore. Considerable
work has been done on the mine in the
days gone by, but the shaft caved and
practically all the work was lost. A
new shaft will now have TO be sunk
into the big ore bodies, where ore of a
shipping grade is expected to be had.
With proper treatment the surface
ores could be put in Shipable shape
and it is probable that treating plant
will be put in.
Charles Stiles and George Rice, of
Philadelphia, and William Jones, of
Medford, n. j., shareholders in the
Golden Gem mine, passed through here
Tuesday last on their way to Cerbat TO
attend the annual meeting of the
Golden Star mining company. The
company was largely represented at
the meeting, as matters of importance
came before it. 1t is understood that
a large appropriation of money was
made to carry on the work mapped out
by the directors. The mill will be
started up at once, the bins and slopes
carrying an overload of broken ore,
which must be disposed of before fur
Their stopping can be done. Work is
being prosecuted on the lower levels
and it is expected to get better flow
of water by the prosecuting of the
dykes running with the big vein. The
directors were well pleased with the
property and are of the opinion that
they have one of the best gold mines
in the county.
The irt big shipments of material
for the big mill and other buildings
for the Gold Road NJ. & E. company,
are beginning to arrive daily. 1t is
said that more than two thousand tons
of freight will be received here to for
ward to Goldroad within the next
sixty days. Much of this will be ma
chinery for mill and mines, consisting
of forty stamps, filter presses, regrind-
ing machines, motors, and other nee
essary mill machinery, besides cleo
trio holsters, station pumps, electric
conveyances and automatic devices for
sending the ores 10 the mill from the
mines, etc. The entire plant of ma
chinery will be operated by electric
power, transmitted from the big plant
at Kingman. Already many of the
smaller motors have been sent to the
camp, but the large machines are ex-
pected here within the next month.
Last week big compressor was haul
ed out for use on the Billy Bryan
mine, of the group. The company is
to make every possible use of electric
power in the automatic handling of
ore from the Slopes to the bullion pot.