Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-31
TENNESSEE CONTROLS
WATER IN LOWER LEVELS
Other Properties About Kingman
Enjoy Several Strikes


Tennessee mine the Needles Mining and
Smelling company has the water under
control at the 200 level, but owing to
the heavy caves found in the shaft
and drifts are unable to carry on ex-
plorations from that point Two drifts
have been run to tap the old shaft from
the vicinity of the 200 level. but one of
these was abandoned and the work of
breaking through was done by the up-
per level. When the break was made
in some unaccouhtable manner cave
occurred between the two levels, the
lower one being filled with a great deal
of muck.
This will be cleared and timbered up,
and explorations continued through it,
while the new shaft will be sunk to the
400 level, from which point another
drift will be run off to the old shaft
to tap the big body of water. 1t is
thought that the shaft from the 400 to
the 600 level will be found intact, and
that work can be done through it. The
400 level is expected to be reached
within sixty days. and then the mine
will be put in shape to begin the ship
ping of ore to the smelter and concen-
traitor at Needles.
MARKS OLD SHAFT
At Stockton Hills drifts are being
run off in two directions from the drift
at the 300 level to tap the veins of the
Prince George and Banner. The shaft
was sunk at an intersection, or close
to the two veins, and it is thought that
they will be cut almost any day. When
these veins have been entered drifts
will be run along them in search for
an ore shoot on the south end of the
Banner property.
The Needles Mining and Smelling
company is doing a large amount of
work on these properties and at the old
shaft ON the Banner is getting great
| ore.
This shaft has been sunk to depth
of 300 feet and is still in heavy lead
| ore. At the Bryan water has been
| encountered in such volume that work
had to be suspended for the present
on the shaft, but on the neighboring
property, the Silver Logan, work is
still being carried on. The same cor
poration is crosscutting the vein of
| the old Summit property at the 300
| level.
The shaft has been sunk on the vein,
but the ore is so wide that crosscuts
| have to be run fifteen or twenty feet
| to reach the wall. A fine body of ore
came in the shaft below the 200 level,
but dipped out within short distance
toward the hanging wall, and 1t is the
purpose of the company to cut and ex-
plore this body at this level.
Austin H. Smith of the Wallapai
King Mining company is in Klngman
from the company's property at Todd
Basin, and reports that the shaft has
reached depth of 110 feet, where
big body of nice-looking ore has been
encountered. The shaft will be con-
tinued to the 200 level as fast as possi-
| BILE. 1t is the general belief that when
| the ore is cut below the water level
| big and rich body Of sulphide ore will
be found. The ores throughout the OK
idized zone have been found very rich
in gold and silver, but show evidences
of teaching. The company is in good
financial condition, and is able to drive
the shaft to great depth.
Work Is progressing on the new
working shaft of the Ruth company,
| which has been located about 400 feet
west of the old shaft. It is expected
that this shaft will reach the ore body
opened up in the west drift at the 100
level and penetrate the ore body to
depth Of several hundred feet. The ore
at that point is said to be quite rich,
averaging high in gold.
RUNS IN THOUSANDS
ASSAYS taken from the breast ran up
| in the thousands, but the general aver
age ie said to be about $50. A milling
| plant is to be erected at the mine, the
company having purchased the old mill
of the Arizona Pyramid Gold Mines
company and will remove it from Pyr-
amid to the vicinity of Silver Creek.
The mill is equipped with plates, van
ners and cyaniding devices, and should
be able to handle the ores of the Ruth
successfully.
Work is now under way in the shaft
| Of the London mine, near old Meyers
| Well in the Union Pass section. The
main shaft has reached a depth of 100
! feet, and it is the intention of the own
ers, Richardson brothers. to sink 1T
several hundred feet below the present
| level. The ore body shows a good
! grade of value and should it continue
! to a greater depth the property will
be one of the best in that part of the
country.
The work of getting the mill of the
| Gold Crown mines together is we'll un-
der way, and If no serious difficulties
intervene the plant will be in commits
sion by at least the first of December
The company is putting in complete
gold saving plant, which is expected
to do great work in the matter of the
recovery of gold. The ores from the
mine are reputed to be exceptionally
rich and the big bars of gold that Will
be sent out each month will materially
swell the output of this county.