Mohave County miner., 1911-08-05
Mines of the County

aJ Chloride looking over some ot the big mines of that camp. He Is here looking after sulphide ores that may be shipped to San Francisco for treat ment by new process. His people are also looking for investments in any promising property that he may run across, and he says that the bigger they are the better the investors like it.
 The second payment on the copper claims in the Chemehuevis Mountains purchased from William Bennett and John A. Steel by the Yucca-Arizona Copper Company has just been receiv- ed by Messrs. Bonnet and Steel. MT. Steel reports that this company has done considerable development work and arrangements are now being made to sink a big two and one-half com partment shaft commencing about September first.
 The aerial tram is now delivering ore in the bins at the foot of Stockton Hill and big teams of the Lovin x Withers company is delivering it at Kingman for shipment to the Needles shelter. The value of the ore sent to the Shelters from the Banner mine is said to be quite high and much ore for milling Is being stacked up for shipment to the concentrating plant of the company. This ore carries values in gold, silver, lead and zinc.
 Henry Straw bell, who has been do- ing assessment work on one of Dr. Godshall's claims in Layne Springs Basin, came to Kingman yesterday. MT. Strawbell is the owner of the Mendocino mining claims, below the Nighthawk, that gives promise of be- coming a large producer of copper ore. The vein runs in a due nOrtherly course from the Gro Plata, in Todd Basin, to the Mineral Park section, being one of the prominent features of that country.
 A. E. Danielson, formerly chief clerk Of the Gold Road NJ. & E. con- pany, passed through Kingman last Tuesday on his way to Los Angeles, where he expects 10 go into business. He brought with him from Gold Road two little bars of shpllion,- valued at 55OS each, that are to be presented to William Bayly as remembrances of his ownership in one of the greatest gold mines in Arizona. The bars were made from the last run of the mill un- der the ownership of the Gold Road company.
 Sheriff Walter Brown and Super visor J. A. Potts accompanied general manager D. R. Muir to Goldroad Thursday, returning in the evening and bringing with them bar of bull lion weighing 25,OOOs, the weeks run of the big mill. It is reported that hereafter Wells, Fargo & Co. will put a special messenger on the trains car rying bullion from Goldroad and Tom Reed to the mint, the shipments of bullion now being too great to be un- protected except by the messenger transacting the business of the com- pany locally along the road.
 A. w. Bratland, general ID anager of the Hercules Mining company re- turned last Monday from a months trip along the coast. During his ab- sence the big wind storm that passed over the Silver Creek section, partly wrecked the engine house at the mine and repairs are now almost completed. MT. Bratland expects to install the big pump at the mine at once and begin sinking to depth of several hundred feet. The mine is showing good re- suits from top to bottom of the shaft and the ore body shows much improve ment in size. It is probable that a milling plant will be put on the pro- perty as soon as the developments now under way warrant.
 Earnest A. Haggott, who is getting things in shape at the Dr. George mines, in the Silver Creek section of San Francisco district, is receiving large tonnage of freight, the greater part of which IS lumber and machinery. The big teams are busy hauling the material to the mines and the work men at the mines are busy preparing the camp for active operations. It is expected to sink the main shaft on the mine to depth of at least 300 feet hefore drifting will be dnne- aIthnnnh