Weekly journal-miner., 1910-11-02

with the great OeVelOpmenG pelnS
 made on the property and the won-
 derful activity shown. The new mill
 Is in commission and is turning out
 concentrates by the car load daily.
 The plant was originally intended to
 handle the fines of the dumps
 through jigs, but it was soon dem
 onstrated that there were so many
 fines that could be handled over Will
 fly's that two of these machines
 were put in and are now doing splen- did work. A crusher is now at the
 heading and is putting the heavy
 rock of the dump in shape for hand
 ling over the jigs. The big dumps
 are rated at 30,000 tons of ore of an
 average of better than 9 per cent
 zine, giving a content of 15,000 tons of concentrates. One of the Wilflys
 is reported to be turning out a daily
 product of S16O worth of eoneen- trates, while the other machines are doing nearly as well. When the plant is fully equipped it will be able to handle a big tonnage of ore. The mine shows immense ore
 bodies and before many months its tonnage will be more than doubled.
 The Ruth mine is being developed by the new shaft and report comes from the property that it is looking fine. This property is soon to be equipped with a complete cyanide plant, capable of handling at least fifty tons of ore daily. The ore opened by former work shows high values and the work is being SUD- plemented by the addition of the new shaft that will penetrate the heart of the ore body. The Ruth lies in the rich section, close in to the Old Moss, the property that made the name of San Francisco district world wide by its wonderful product of gold ore. From this Old Moss mine was taken ore that ran more than 5000 to the ton. The Ruth values are well disseminated through the ore and respond readily to cyanide treat ment. The management is rushing work on the property and in con nection with the old works will soon be made.
 Work is now proceeding on the mines recently bonded by Goldfield people of Warner and others, in the Secret Pass section. L. R. Scott, who represents the purchasers, was in Kingman this week closing up the preliminaries for the taking over of the property and will leave today for the mines. His wife arrived from Los Angeles, Thursday evening, last, and will accompany him to the mines. The ore body in the property is said to be immense and even the detritis covering the nillsides runs high in gold. The location of the property makes it accessible by wagons, the road across the mountain running over the claims. It is un- derstood that the people backing the proposition have unlimited means, George Wingfield, the Nevada mill ionaire, being at the head of the syndicate.
 A. F. Holden, president of the United States Mining, Smelling, Re duction and Refining company, of Cleveland, accompanied by his staff, arrived in Kingman early this week, and looked over the holdings of the Needles Mining and Smelling con- pany. A. F. Anderson, field en- gineer; Dr. L. D. Godshall, general manager, and W. NJ. Muer, assistant manager, remained over and looked at the mines now under development, while MT. Holden and Frederick Lyon returned to their homes in Cleveland and Salt Lake City. The gentlemen appeared to be we'll pleased with the outlook at the mines. The company is now reeeiv- ing ore at Needles for the big clean ing plant and has made a nice rate on concentrating classes.
 The concrete work on the big power plant is being rushed with all possible speed and will be finished in few weeks. Many ears of heavy iron rocks have been hauled in from the volcanic hills below town and are being filled into the heavy concrete foundations of the big engine. About twenty-five men are at work on the concrete part of the building and sew eral carpenters are kept busily em-