Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-01
MINERAL PARK
BECOMES ACTIVE
SALE OF THREE PROPERTIES
STARTS OPERATIONS
Work Outlined In Old Mohave County
Region VIII Probably Result in
General Revival of Erst-
while Producers

KINGMAN, Ariz., Dec. 31.-The old
camp of Mineral Park. first MohaVe
county seat and for a long time its
foremost mineral producer, is again
coming to the front after many years
of neglect, throughout which tur-
quoise has been its only product.
Three of the best mines have recently
changed hands and the work planned
in these and already begun will prob
ably result in a general revival of
operations throughout the camp. One
of these, the Keystone, from which
neary S500,000 was shipped with a
maximum depth of only $50 feet, had
been practically idle for thirty-fiVe
years up to several months ago. when
S. r. Porter and associates of Los
Angeles took hold. The shaft has been
retimbered and a new steam hoist and
air compressor just purchased, which
will be installed at once.
The keystone ledge, with a width
of fourteen to forty feet, is one of the
biggest in the county, and its ore is
fairly typical of the entire cerbat
range, carrying gold, silver, lead, cop
per and zinc. There are thousands of
tons of ore on the dumps and in the
Slopes already broken. AS matter
of fact, when the mine was last in
active operation it's output was packed
thirty miles to the Colorado river and
from there shipped to San Francisco.
sulphides Stop Work
Naturally such ore was high grade
and represented only the best in the
mine, but there was much ore mined
that will mill at a good profit today
which at the time was either thrown
on the dumps or left in the slopes,
while all operations were suspended
as soon as the sulphides were reached.
The present management will make
no effort to mill any ore for the time
being, but Will devote the coming
year entirely to development.
Nearby the Metallic Accident, an
other great old-time producer, owned
by Tom McNeely and Henry Lovin,
has been bonded by Carl Hand, who
will start work early in January,
while on the neighboring Mexican
mine w. H. Peck has put three shifts
TO work. Mr.. Peck has operated one of
the turquoise mines at Mineral Parl
for a long time and is thoroughly IA
miliar with the district.
Ar the Pinkham mine, midway be.
tween Mineral park and Chloride, the
old shaft had caved in so badly that Il
has been abandoned and a new one
started by Manager Boyle. In Chloride
the most nOldDle SN6nL VI tlle WSOf
was the transfer of the Tennessee anc
Empire mines, owned by Los Angeles
men. to the United States Smeltinf
and Refining company. A ten years
lease with option to buy at any time
was granted A. P. Anderson of Ala
media county, who represented th'
corporation In this as in all its for
mer purchases in this county.
In the San Francisco district salt
made a few days ago of group o.
claims owned by August Just ant
Harry Anderson of Oatman and IL. E
Woods and c. e. Woods of Los An
geles to f. M. Drescher marks the en-
trance into Mohave county of Prescott
mining men. The properties included
are the Sprprise and Great Eastern
with Shute, Little Bessie and Gold Be
ginner which lie about half mil'
south from the Tom Reed mine and arr
among the best prospects in the dis
trict.