Mohave County miner., 1912-07-13
Mines of the County

So' AA"i StCdNC, ol ICoCOuV, uoo been looking at mining property in the lower end of Gold Basin the past ten days, returning to Ringman the early part of the week.
 Leasers on the dumps of the Banner mine, at Stockton Hill, are said to be getting out some excellent ore. Ship- ments from that property have netted the men big wages the past two months.
 Peter Caffery has been at work some time past driving crOsscut to his vein at Layne Springs and expects soon to cut through the walls. The vein is about twenty feet wide and on the sur- face carries nice values in gold, silver and lead.
 w. H. Hall IS operating the old Mocking Bird property. in Weaver district and expects soon to have a mill in operation. The mine has been opened to considerable extent and more than SO,OOOS worth of ore is now in sight he ore has value of from l5$ to sos to the ton.
 M. N. Honeywell, of Cerbat, has been at work for some time past on a miping property east of the Cerbat. from which he has been getting good results in gold, silver and copper. The veins in the location are large and well defined, and appear to be among the best prospects in that section.
 A. w. Forbes, of Tucson, represent ing the United Zinc and Chemical company, of Kansas City, was a visi- tor to Kingman this week, coming in from Nevada, where he had been for two months examining the zinc mines of that state. He will return to this county next month and expects to put in some time looking over the mines. He is looking for zinc ore and may be able to get some good contracts if the rates are right.
 T. E. O'Brien, the we'll known min- ing man. returned home Wednesday evening from an extended trip through the mines of the county. He is of the impression that the county offers the best opportunity of any mining section of the United States for the invest ment of capital, and he is using his best endeavor to interest capital in some of the numerous promising mln- ing prospects. In the good work he is deserving of the support of all the people.
 s. s. Jones, of the Tom Reed, and D. R. Muir, of the Gold Road, were be- fore the board of equalization this week. The matter of the taxation of mines was being considered and the board was acting in conjunction with the tax commission of the state in the consideration of the taxing of mines. Just what the action of the Tax com- mission will be has not yet been deter- mined, but it is probable that the tax on the mines will be figured on their producing basis, as well as other phys ical features.
 Charles Parisia was over from Chlo- ride yesterday attending to business matters. He reports that he and his partner Mcdonald have been getting excellent gold ore from their property at that place, but have encountered some difficulty In amalgamating in an arastra. It is probable that the gold has been foured by too much grind- ing or that the construction of the bed of the arastra is faulty. The chance for fouling of quicksilver in an arastra is remote. as there is no likelihood of greasy matter getting into the charge, but if the bed of the arastra is not pro- vided with the proper riffiing there is reason for the flouring of the quick.
 Today the Goldroad bullion messenger brought in a 2o,OOOs bar from that property, the cleanup of the week. This IS the regular thing from that property and it has been so regular that it has failed to excite comment. The average bullion shipment from the property is now close to lOO,OOOs, but this is to be doubled within the next