Mohave County miner., 1910-08-13
Mines of the County

R. J. Ferguson, of the Redemption Copper Company is in Kingman attend ing to business matters connected with that corporation.
 Lester Jackson, one of the well known mining engineers of the terri tory, went over to the Thumb Butte country Wednesday last, in company of Eli Hilty, to look at mining prop erty.
 Mai. w. A. Mensch has put a force of men to work on the Enterprise mine and intends to do large amount of development preparatory to putting in a milling plant. The mine shows big ore bodies that can be concentrated in to valuable shipping product. Water in abundance can be had in the prop erty and good roads lead to the rail road, whence shipments of the concen- trates can be made to the smelters.
 John c. Lane, deputy sheriff at Ger bat. brought a prisoner, from that place last Thursday evening on misde- meanor charge. He reports that he is at work on one of the old mines west of the Flores and that he is opening up a good body of milling ore. Drifting is being carried on toward the old and richer part of the vein and he expects to get into body of high grade ore almost any day.
 The concrete work on the foundation for the new cross compound engine that is to form the new unit of the big power plant, is now well under way. It is expected that the machinery will be on the ground shortly and within sixty days the new engine will be in commission. The plant is to be one Of the largest in the territory when all contemplated improvements are made. Power will be supplied to all the districts contiguous to Kingman, which will greatly reduce the present cost of developing power at the mines.
 Burt Lunceford was over from the Tom Reed mill Wednesday with about Z0,000S in bullion, the result of the last cleanup of the mill and cyanide tanks. He reports the mill doing splendid work and that the new plant will soon be in operation, when still better re- suits will be had. President Grimes is at the mine and is we'll pleased with the existing conditions in the property. 4 dividend rill probably be paid stockholders about tenth of next month and thereafter regular dividends will be forthcoming. The ore bodies re- gently opened are said to be very rich and extensive.
 The assembling of the machinery at the Gold Crown mine is well under way, a number of large teams hauling tIe machinery from the station at Union. A pipe line is being put in to carry the water from the big spring above Union Pass to the mine, a dis lance of two miles. This line has been laid to the top of the mountain through the main Union Pass divide the water being carried along by gravity, the the head being about 45 feet above the highest point. From the summit of the mountain the fall to the mine will be about one thousand feet. This will give a great pressure at the outlet and at the same time furnish enough water for the new mill. At the mine a few men are getting the stopes ready to furnish the necessary production of ore for the mill. General manager E. H. Barton has gone to Los Angeles to look after some business matters but is expected to return within the next few days.
 It is reported that the Needles Min ing & Smelling company has cut the Tennesse vein at depth of 200 feet and that old works will be unwatered to that depth at once. Below the POO level in the old shaft the shaft is said to be in perfect condition to the 600. or rather is believed to be in good con- dition, and the old shaft can be used instead of driving the new shaft Gown to that depth. By draining the mine through the new shaft to the POO it will be possible to catch up the ground from the POO Uo the surface in the old shaft and work the mine through that opening. As soon as the mine is un- watered the company will be able to commence the work of exploitation and shipment of ore. It is said that on the 600 level there is a fine body of