Mohave County miner., 1911-08-19
Nevada-Arizona Mines Company

Last Wednesday we had the pleasure of meeting J. R. s. Nichols and wife, of St. Louis, who were guests at the Brunswick. Mir. Nichols had just re- turned from a visit to the mines of the Nevada-Arizona Mines company, at Music Mountain, where he made a thorough examination of the property. He found geological conditions at the mines favorable and also found excep- tionally good veins running through the properties of the company. MT. Nichols, who has probably been one of the most successful mining engineers in the business, was much impressed with conditions in the county and es- pecially the gold sections. Of the Music Mountain section he took into favorable consideration the great fault that ex- tends from the Peacock range to far north of the Grand Canyon of the Colo rado, and the fact that the ore bearing veins were in contact with this great fault.
 We have been acquainted with the Music Mountain properties ever since their discovery and have always held them in high regard. For years they were worked by tributers and many nice little stakes were taken from this group of claims. Since passing into the hands of the present owners the mines have been opened in many new places and large bodies of ore exposed. The company is now about to erect a milling plant and mill the ores now opened in the stopes and on the mine dumps. Recent samples from these ores show values ranging from los to nearly 300s tJ the ton in gold. Some of the ores also sho high values in silver as we'll. The main shaft of the group has reached a depth of POO feet and drifts are now being run off on the vein at that level, contract covering the work having been let. Others of the properties have heen opened by superficial shafts and long tunnel has been driven into the vein deep under the hill. AL, very point rich milling values have been found. Water for camp aud mill use can be brought in from a spring high above the mines and from Clay Springs. he camp is ideally situated, about 2 miles north of Blackberry and about 30 miles from Kingman.
 To the east of the camp, over the mountain nine miles, is Muttewittike canyon, where a thousand or more horsepower of electricity could readily be generated by water power. There Is an excellent fall in the canyon and by carrying the water some distance a full thousand feet of pressure could be obtained. The spring runs about 600 inches of water in ordinary season, while it always runs more than one hundred inches of water, even in the dryest season of the year. Could this spring be harnessed it would give power sufficient for all purposes at small cost.
 The men at the head of the company have had many years experience in mining and are sure to make a success of the undertaking. H. L. Stewart, one of the directors, is in Kingman looking after the interests of the con- pany. Mr. Stewart was one of the trio of leasers on the Mohawk mine, one of the most successful leases of that famous damp. In company of his part ners he came to this county over two years ago and became interested in the | mines of Music Mountain, upon which | they have spent many thousands of | dollars and taking them over from the original owners.