Mohave County miner., 1910-03-05
Mines of the County

William and Frank O'Dea have struck a nice showing of ore in the deep level on the Harrison mine, at Todd Basin. Assays from the new ore runs about three ounces gold to the ton. The vein shows a good streak of ore throughout it's entire length.
 J. E. Brown has discovered a fine showing of gold in one of his mining claims, about four miles south of the Truxton Canyon Indian school. He is prosecuting work on the property and has taken out considerable rich ore. The Cottonwood district has many showings of rich copper-gold ore aud with the judicious expenditure of a little money the mines could be readily brought into the shipping class.
 The Bimetal people are having the machinery for the new plant on that property built at an eastern machine house and as soon as it is in shape shipments will be coming right along. The work of preparing the ground for the new plant will be under way as soon as the plans are received. The new plant is to be forty stamps and will have all the modern improvements that science can devise.
 The shaft on the Big Bethel mine, at Todd Basin, has reached a depth of POO feet, from which depth drifts are being run off to the hanging and foot walls. The belief is general that when the Silver mine is cut by the drift big body of rich ore will be found. The veins are among the larg est in that section and carry good values in the outcrop. The property is being handled by the Needles NJ. & S. company, and is in charge of an ex- cellent management.
 William O'Dea returned Thursday last from a trip to Needles and Tecopa. At Tecopa the railroad has been fin i he'd from the main line to the mines
 
 regularly to the Needles shelter. A contract for 150 tons of low grade ore daily has been entered into between the smelter people and the Tecopa company. It is said that the ore will average about nine dollars to the ton, the values being in lead and silver, and will probably net the company two dollars and fifty cents per ton over mining, freight and treatment.
 w. D. McCright was up from his home in Signal this week looking after matter connected with the deal on the McCracken and Signal mines. He is of the opinion that the deal will go through all right and that the people having charge of the financing of the deal are working hard to get matters shaped up all right. Workers are at Vivian tearing up the old track of the Mohave & Milltown railroad and will take the ties and rails to Havaland. whence the McCracken railroad will be run of to the McCracken mines and on to connection with the Swansea railroad.
 It is claimed by those who know that H. N. Tracy, while here last week. looked into the further enlarging of the big power plant, it being found that the present plant is too small. The fact that the Tom Reed and Gold Road companies take all the power that the plant can generate is the main reason for the enlargement. Ma chinery is now being built for the new unit that is to be placed in an annex to the big power plant building, and before many months it is to be on the ground. With another unit this plant will be able to furnish power to sev- eral of the outside parties that are now ready to contract for power.
 Neil R. Dickman, one of the most widely known mining men in the business, arrived from Chicago last week and last Saturday went out to the Alpha mine, of which property he made an examination. He was ac- companied by w. A. Mcguire, the owner of the property, Frank Mahoney and Anson Smith. Mr. Dickman ap- peared to think we'll of the property and was much taken with the large ore bodies exposed in the workings of the mine. The party returned to Kingman Monday evening and Messrs. Dickman and Mcguire went to Needles. | where they met with Dr. L. D. | Godshall for the purpose of learning