Mohave County miner., 1909-02-20
Mines of the County

Is well known New York mining promoter and is here to take over some properties in the Goldflat sec tion. A shaft is to be sunk on one Ot the mines to a depth of more than 30C feet and the ground thoroughly eX- plotted. Mir. GrannI,s expects to make Kingman his headquarters.
 Dr. w. $. Phillips, of Chicago, who is said to be interested in a big smelt- ing concern in Mexico, was here the past week and is reported to have made arrangements to build twenty stamp mill at Goldhat. He looked over the mines of the district with Messrs. Buchanan and Chittendon and appeared to be very well pleased with what he saw. He departed Monday last to Mexico and will return to this section within sixty days.
 Practically all of the first 300 tons of freight for the Colorado River Dredg- ing company has been hauled from Chloride to the river. It is expected that fully 300 tons more of lumber and machinery is still in route and will be hauled to the company's camp as soon as received at Chloride. The company now has force of men at work on the big dredger and expect to have it in commission before the high water ar rives. The dredger is to be one of the largest ever built for river work.
 M. A. Moore was in from the Dixie Queen mines last Tuesday, returning to the property Thursday. He reports that at depth of B feet a crossc.t was run to the vein and at this point some very rich ore was cut. An hours horning from a streak in the vein gave ten dollars, which shows the ore to exceed the widest expectations of the owners of the mines. The vein shows good width and the values throughout to be high. Work is be- ing rushed on the shaft and depth will undoubtedly prove the property to be one of the richest in the Weaver dis trict.
 O. F. Kuencer, general manager of the Golden Gem mine, was in King man few days ago. He reports that the mine is now being opened on the 300 level and that the showing of ore is better at that depth than in any other part of the property. All the drifts are in solid ore. Raises are be- ing run and crosscuts will be made to the other veins, besides levels are being driven along the vein. The mill is to be started up as soon as the water problem has been solved, which Ore is being piled up on the dumps and in the bins and when the mill is started up there will be enough on hand to keep the stamps working the balance of the year, without encroach- ing on the reserves.
 w. B. Ridenour, the discoverer of the famous old Blackberry mine, is in Kingman from his home in Hack berry. MT. Ridenour recently acquir- ed the interests in the Blackberry and Blackberry south mines and is now getting patent on them. The mines are to be taken over by wealthy New York company and it is to arrange the details of the transfer that he is now at the county seat. The mines in the years gone by were among the richest properties in the territory, but the fall in the price of silver and the ex- pensive method of working the ore caused the close down of the property. It is expected that the new owners of the mines will sink a new working shaft and drain off the water from the old workings and investigate the ore body at lower depth.
 Work is to be started up on the Gold Road Red Top mines next Monday. The work will consist of a cross coun- try drift that will tap the main vein in the property at depth of l50 feet. This work is to be done to show up the great width of the vein and arrive at some idea of the best part of the vein in which to sink the shaft that is to be driven to a depth of several hun dred feet below the level of the drift. It is thought that this work can be  completed within three months. Re gently J. D. Jordan, the well known Kingman mining engineer, made al examination of the property and ex. pressed the opinion that it would prov, up in the Gold Road class. The min, iS nn inc crrnnt Gnll Rnad rain nt tk.