Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-01-17
LErnm Mnhave Miner

rorre..ce il causing great deal OF
,rouhlc 10 tho timbermen, the big
square sets being crushed by the
stress Of ground in many places.
19x12 ,imbers are being used, but
even these are crushed by the sagging
ground Along the level much good
ore is opened and it il expected that
as soon az the opened ground is drain
ed off the ground will stand fairly
well
II j.. reported that the milling plant
on The Juno mine at Chloride is near
ing completion. The plant Is designed
10 handle the ores from the property,
the old slopes carrying good values
Many prospcctors have gone into
the Secret Pass section. where some
mighty good looking veins have been
discovered. The prospects are good
for large amount of work in that
section, many Of the known veins car
rying high values in gold and the
veins being tery large. The locality
is one Of the oldest known in the
county. the soldiers Of the First Cal.
ifornia Battalion having prospectcd
the country in the curly COS.
Judge W. g. Blakely has returned
from a trip to his mines in the Cheme.
heuvis mountains. where he is having
the assessment work done on the
Morning star group Of mines. Jack
Simpson. who has been doing the
work. states that an everage sample
from the veins Of the Morning and
Evening star lodes gave returns of
800 and SIS respectively. Three tons
Of average ore milled from the claims
gave results Of better than sis 10
the ton. 4 sufficient quality Of water
has not yet been developed, although
plenty Of water for camp use can be
had.
William Oehs. James Otis, and
James +. Conner, Of Long Beach, who
are interested in the o. & c. Develop
mcnt company, arrived in Kingman
Thursday last bringing with them a
Buick truck for use between King
man and the mines, at Wallapai
Springs. The gentlemen are getting
things in shape for the installation
Of n Gillian mill 20 handle the ore,
from the Last Chance mines. The
mill is 10 be on the ground within
the next sixty days and will be equip
ped with eoncentrators, amalgamator,
and cyanide tanks. The ores carry
good values in gold, silver and lead
the average being about s25 TO III,
ton in the three metals.
The work Of sinking the shaft on
the Ohio mine, near Wallapai Springs
by Emerson Gee and associates, /,
going along nicely. The shaft show,
a splendid grade OF milling or.
throughout, the values being in GOLD
and silver Samples from streaks il
the shaft and in the outerop Of tn,
veing have Yielded as high as 5000
This is the vein discovered by A. l.
MeKesson last year on the Obi,
ground and from which phenomena
assays have been obtained, the golt
values being carried in silvanite be
ing the first discovery Of that ore il
this county.
The shaft on the Mitchell mine hat
reached a depth OF 200 feet, wbenc,
erosscut Of the vein has been made
The ore body at this point is reported
to be fourteen feet wide and carrie,
sfo In gold. The development com
pany, under the management Of s r
Porter, with Joe onetto as superiu
tendent at the mine, has been maxim,
rapid progress since taking over IN,
property and the mine is proving tina,
their confidence has not been mis-
placed. The company is the owner o,
thirty stamp mill and other ma
ehinory, as well as large pumpin,
plant ON Spears Lake. II is under
stood to be the intention Of the peopl,
at the head Of the company TO NOV.
the mill to the mine, where II is rea
sonably to BIO expected that mffieiep
water for milling purposes will h,
developed.
The mines in the Cottonwood Al.
triet, east of blackberry, are 70 h,
operated by quite force Of men N,
coming spring, so we are info,msa
Some of the claims show sn,ena,,
bodies Of gold and copper ore. mucl
OF which is of shippable grade.
At the Needles snelter an olse,,;
hauiage system has been mt IN ;,
handle the Stag pots and az soon q . |,
has been tried ont satisfactorily IN
smslter will be blown in. Thu n,sn
has been nut In .ona t.,