Mohave County miner., 1910-06-18
Mines of the County


 claims and prospect for mineral.
 All along the line the Needles Min ing S Smelling company is rushing work on its mines. The properties cover large part of the mining sec tion of the Cerbat range, extending from Chloride to Layne Springs, Todd Basin, Cerbat and Stockton Hill. Sev- eral of the properties are showing up big bodies of good grade of smelling ore.
 G. D. Atlee and wife, of Mineral Park, were in Kingman a few days ago, Mr. Atlee going from here to Los Angeles, where he will purchase a holster for the IXL mine, which was recently taken over by the Arizona Turquoise company. Mrs. Atlee returned to Mineral Park to look after affairs during MT. Atlee's absence.
 Everything is being put in shape for the development of the Gold Cross mines. A wagon road will soon be completed to the properties and the new hoisting machinery hauled in there. The mines show some of the richest gold ore ever taken from a mine in Arizona, while there are good bodies of milling ore. The company is composed of San Diego men.
 H. M Bowen has gone to Los An geles and it is probable that while in the city he will organize a mining company to operate the mining claims, known as the Bellelower group, now under operation by himself and associ- ates. The mines are looking good and with the expenditure of more money in development they will soon be in the producing class.
 Peter F. White came in from the Gold Crown mines, Union Pass, few days ago. He reports that the mines show an immense tonnage of ore of high milling value. The vein has been cut at considerable depth and drifts run off to afford ground for esti- mate of the ore Tn sight. A milling plant is soon to be placed on the prop erty and the mine put on a pay basis at once.
 The water was pumped from the Ruth mine this week and the property sampled by corps of engineers. Eli Hilty was in charge of the work. hold ing an option on the property. The Ruth is one of the best looking prop critics in the section of San Francisco district contiguous to the old Moss mine, having good bodies of rich gold ore opened up. With more extensive development it is probable that the mine will become one of the big gold producers of the district.
 Harry LeClair, who has been clear ing up a large acreage near the Me Cracken mine for the purpose of dry farming, is in Kingman. He reports that the country in and around the McCracken IS feeling the effects of the activity Tn mining near Swansea and that this fall promises to be one of the most prosperous in the history Of that section. At Swansea the shelter is in full blast and doing good worK on the ores from the Signal and other mines. Many of the mines along Bill Williams Fork have been tied up and operations will be commenced as soon as the weather becomes favorable for the in stallation of machinery.
 The associates of $. R. Porter in the Keystone group of mines, at Mineral Park, visited the property this week and were much pleased with the show ing on the l50 level of the property. They reported that a round of holes in the drift broke down fifty tons of very rich ore, samples of which they carry with them to Los Angeles. Specimens of this ore, exhibited in town Thurs day night, were masses of native sil- yer. It is the intention of Mir. Porter to haul ore from the dumps to the rail- road at once, a contract to the Graham brothers having already been let. Later stopes will be opened in the mine and the ores stopped and shipped to the shelter. The drifts on the l5O level are still being run in big ore. The ore body through which the west drift is passing is five feet wide and the value is said to be 700 ounces sil- yer and several ounces gold to the ton. Lying alongside of this ore is a great body of lower grade ore, but