Mohave County miner., 1910-07-23
Mines of the County


 c. P. Topliff, a mining engineer of Goldfeld, and H. J. Haynes, of Los Angeles, have been in this county this week looking after mining interests.
 F. L. Rogers, an engineer of New York City. who is interested in Mar ietta Mining company, at Chloride, ar rived in Kingman last night and will go 10 the mines today. It is under stood that the company contemplates large amount of development on the properties this year and Mr. Rogers will map out the work while here.
 The holster of the IXL mine, in IXL Basin, has been hauled out to the property and the work of clearing out the old shaft and unwatering the mine will soon be under way. The mine is being operated under bond by the Ari- zona Turquoise company, now Operat- ing one of the richest turquoise mines in the world at Mineral Park. It is probable that a new corporation will be formed to handle the outside min ing interests within a short time.
 George W. Gibson, of the Wallapai Precious Metals company, departed last Monday evening to his home in Denver. He was well pleased with the mining conditions of his property, the Hillside group, at Stockton Hill. where a double compartment shaft is being sunk. Good ore was encounter ed in this shaft some time ago and re- port from the mines state that the ore body continues to improve. Mir. Gib- son will return to this county within the next thirty days to take active in- terest in the examination of number of properties in the Wallapai district.
 Charles J. Hutchison was in King man this week from the Expansion mines, bringing with him bar of bull lion from a cleanup of twelve tons of ore that had been run through the new mill as a test. The saving was over nine dollars ton and the bullion was clean and nice. Mir. Hutchison is well satisfied with the result of the first run and believes the mines of the Expansion company will become the largest producers in the county. A much larger mill is needed on the property and it is probable that this will be forthcoming.
 William Bennett and John A. Steele recently bonded to J. H. Engler and c. F. Topliff, of Los Angeles, their three copper claims and two mill sites and water rights in the south end of the ChemehueviS mountains. This week s. J. Haynes and associates, of Los Angeles, located ten claims sur rouning the Engler and Topliff prop critics and it is understood that a con- solidation of interests will soon be ef- fected. Work on the group is to be commenced about the first of October, or as soon as weather conditions per init. Assays from the ore run from five per cent copper to fifteen per cent, and also carries values in gold and sil- yer.
 Keau St. Charles visited the Mid night mine, at Chloride, last Tuesday, remaining over until Thursday. He is sinking a winze on the ore body on the loo level and expects to exploit the rich body of ore into new ground. Heretofore the boys have been making a search through the big vein from the 200 level, and while they have cut much ore of a milling grade they have not cut into the rich shipping ore en- countered above. By sinking on the ore body the development of the mine will be eXpe 1iLed. The vein is said to be in the neighborhood of 200 feet wide and in such great mass of vein matter it is advisable to at all times keep on the rich ore shoot.
 At the c. O. D. mine. Thursday morning last, the shift on the POO level broke into the old works. When the drill broke through the water spouted out under such pressure that it knock ed down one of the miners and rolled him over on the floor of the drift, but did not cause any injury. The pumps are handling the water nicely and it will not be long until the old works to the POO level are drained. Splendid ore was found throughout the new ground and the ore in the breast of the east drift give nearly two ounces in gold. The company has car of ore on the way to the shelter that is ex- pected to give better results than the Shinment sent Out a month aUO