Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-18
GEORGE WASHINGTON
MINE IN HIGH GRADE
Strike at Mineral Park Is C0nSid-
cred the Best Yet Made
on the Property
KEYSTONE ENTERS NEW ORE
ProspeCtorS Returning from Pea
cock Mountain on the Colo
rado Report UnfavorabIy
KEYSTONE ENTERS NEW ORE

KINGMAN, May 17.-Superintendent
Peck of the Los Angeles Gem company,
who has bond and lease on the
George Washington mine at Mineral
Park, reports the encounterlng or
two-foot vein of ore in the DRIFT that
is now being driven into the mountain
on the vein.
THE ore was first encountered in an
uprise that was intended to reach a
level above to provide the deeper work
ing with air Since then the DRIFT has
been driven into the new ore BODY
fifteen feet. and samples taken from
two feet show values of 30 per cent
copper and nearly 5000 gold and silver
to the ton. 80. -.
Mr.. peck is to drive the drift into
the mountain and block out the ore as
fast as possible. Many tons OF TINS
rich ore are now on the dump or the
mine, and 1t Is probable that SNIP
ments to the smelter Will be maue.
The ore is solid metal the entire w1dtn
of the vein and is said to be the pest
strike made in the Mineral fark soN
ton in years.
The mine is situated about due west
of the old Henkle house, below tne
water tunnel, and has been WORKED
internationally the past twenty years
While some good ore was taken from
an old shaft on the property, TINS Is
the 1rSL SLTlk6 OIL HilpOl tdhSS s""'N "e-0
ever made on 1t.
KEYSTONE IN HIGH GRADE
Some rich ore is coming in the deep
shaft on the keystone mine at Minerai
park, where S. r. Porter is working a
large force of men. The ore shows
more copper than usual, and the
chances are that this mine will even
tually become large producer OF the
red metal.
The mine has always been regarded
as one of the richest properties in the
Mineral Park basin, but In the early
DAYS 1t was found to be one or tne
most refractory ores to handle by the
chlorination process, and much or the
lower grade of ore went into the dumps,
the high grade having to be shipped
to San Francisco thence to swansea,
Wales, for treatment. Under the pres
ent conditions the ore Is desirable
one for smelter treatment, and prac-
tically all the base metals contained
are paid for by the smelter.
j. C. Potts and L. Kimberley nave
lust returned from prospecting trip
to the Peacock mountains, conhning
their search to the southwest section
of the range. They found number
of large veins, but were unable to find
ANYTHING of value. They believe that
a more careful prospecting of the re-
gion may bring to light veins CT good
ore. The entire section looks attrac-
tive and mineralized veins have been
found on each side of the locality.
The shaft on the oneida mine at
Lorena Flat has reached depth OF
100 feet.
MINING TIdBERS RECEIVED
Five or six cars of mining timbers
were received in Kingman last week
for forwarding to the mining camps
went to Chloride.
The Needles Mining and Smelling
company expects to blow in the smelt-
er at Needles in July and also to have
the concentration in operation shortly
after that date. The two plants are
expected to cost in the neighborhood
of 81, 900 and will handle large
tonnage of ore. Custom ore Is now
coming in and all offered is being pur-
chased.
M. Scanlan, owner of valuable min
ing property in the Lost Basin section,
has been doing work on some of the
claims and reports having good
showing of gold and copper ore. The
mines are close to the Colorado river,
and sooner or later power from that
stream will be developed, bringing
cheap power for the operation of these
and other mines in that section.
About fifteen men are at work on a
mining property on Mohave side of Bill
williams Fork, opposite Swansea,
where they are opening up a copper
property The mines are near the old
Van Lew properties. and the showing
is said to be favorable. All along the
creek are prospectors and miners
working on promising veins, and the
indications are that within the next
six months many of these properties
will be producing.