Mohave County miner., 1912-03-09
Mines of the County

ing have gone to Cerbat. where the,
 will do some work on the old Standb,
 mining clam. In the years gone by
 this claim shipped some very rich leaG
 ore, the values in gold and silver run
 hing about 5o$ per ton.
 The work on the Bellefower mine is
 showing up more favorable ground
 in the crosscut and it is believed that
 the heading is now close to the vein.
 If the same grade of ore is encounter
 ed at this level that shows in the work
 above it is probable that the mine will
 at once begin producing. The value
 of the ore in the 100 level is about sos
 per ton and the showing is said to have
 been good one.
 The mining companies operating east of Kingman are to do considerable
 work on the wagon road leading to
 Wallapai Springs. The board of su-
 pervisors agreed to spend 2OOS on the road if the companies would spend as
 much more. It is purposed to cut down some of the hill grades and make the road more accessible to auto
 trucks. The O. & c. Dev. Co. has spent considerable money removing rocks from the roadway and cutting out the high centers.
 James Bissett. the well known old timer, who recently returned from the south part of the state, has been at the Juno mill, where an addition for the installation of new concentrators is be- ing made. He reports that owing to the shortage of water the mill has been somewhat hampered, but that with greater depth on the mine it is his opinion that a plentiful supply of water will be found The mill so far has been doing good work and the new additions will enable the company to make a cleaner saving of values.
 Much of the timber and machinery for the betterments at the Gold Road mines and mill are going out to Gold road and it is probable that within short time many important features will have been added to the various plants on. the properties. The tram that is to convey the ores from the Billy Bryan shaft will be one of the | most important of the betterments. i With big tram the ore can be sent to the mill at cost of but few cents per ton, while by other method of haul age it would cost about fifty cents per ton. The saving by the new devices will amount to a large sum monthly.
 A. E. Louis, secretary of the Nevada Arizona Mines company, arrived Tn kiDgman last Monday evening, depart ing to his home in Milwaukee the same evening. He had been at Music moun- tain the past three weeks looking after the interests of the company and had let contract to drive 400 feet of drift on the Lucknow vein. He expects to be back in the county soon and when he returns the milling plant will prob- ably be brought along and installed. The company has one of the be st groups of gold mines in the eastern part of the county and it is to be hoped that they will soon be on producing basis.
 , turns from their shipment of ore from the Rico mine to the Needles smelter, that gave excellent results, the aver. age being nearly nine ounces gold and i6 ounces silver, or nearly 3OOS per ton. The ore was assorted from the ore taken in driving the drifts on the vein. the larger part of the material going into the dumps. The value of dunn ore is above 25S per ton in gold and silver, making it splendid milling The vein at the point where the work was done is large, but IS somewhat broken by the crush of the mountain. It is believed that when depth below the break is attained A splendid ore will be found.
 The Alpha is closing up it's ship nent of 800 tons of ore to the Needles , shelter. This ore is being sent out to f he smelter as sample and will be \ ,ested to ascertain the best method \ or the working of the ore at the mine. , It is probable that concentratins T plant will be erected at the mine to f 'lean the ore up and put it in market f lble shape. The present shipment is I