Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-01-24
MINES OF MOHAVE
COUNTRY ACTIVE
Energetic Developments Under Way In
ArizOna'S Premier Gold Pro-
ducing Division

contract driving drift from the 90
. level of the Beethoven mine, return
. ed from Los Angeles Thursday In.
and has gone out to the mines. wher
he and brother will continue III
work The drift In this mine IL be
ing run with the object of cutting IN
vein at that level In the level aboy,
the vein has value Of about as,
gold and shows an excellent ore body
The Calumet & Arizona companv
the big Bisbee copper company. /,
said to be taking options on all th,
properties in the Silver Creek section
OF San Francisco district, paving cash
Tor the small mining properties and
agreements TO purchase the big vein,
The company is one Of the largest
copper producers in the world and has
great treasury back Of its opera.
tions. Following the usual departure
OF the big copper concerns this com.
pany is diversifying it's mining Opera.
tions and will take n flyer il gold
mining IL Is said that the compsny
is to secure its power from dam AZ
Bulls Head, the development of that
project to be inaugurated mt once.
The company is also taking over the
water in the Silver Creek section and
preparing the way for milling rs well
ms mining. SO far they have taken
over all the big properties and are
said to have their eye out for more.
The advent of this company in the
county will be welcomed by all our
people.
John Boyle, Jr. reports the 400
level OF the Golconda mine is being
opened and that the outlook for big
ore In that part Of the mine is ex. |
ceiient. He Is now shipping rich ore
from the mine and the mill is turning
out IN excellent grade Of concentrate.
Thirty tons Of ore and concentrates
are now being shipped TO the smelter
daily. At all points where work Ia
being carried on in the property the
're body is rich and big The long
nnnel from Prosperity ground has been
iriyen into the Golconda ground and
: draining off the water nicely. By
letting the ground drained the work
n the drifts and shaft on the Goi.
onda can be continued uninter.
uptedly.
James J.. Carter aud Ed. schott. |
'iiler are still working their Bonanza !
Glow the Tom Reed mill, where the |
'epage waters from the tailings pits I
IN onto their ground and evaporate I
he crust that forms from the evan. =
rating waters Is skinned Off and {
led up, later being sacked and shin. g
"a to the smelter. Last week they $
tipped the first csrload OF these tail.
gs, the estimated value being 1900
" ton. 80 far they have been unable
effect saving Of the gold by the
a methods used by Mr.. Carter below ]
q Gold Road mill but are getting
suits from the smelter. II IL thu
"al mechanical loss At the mill that
IS so far given these gentlemeu a
mania In their tsilings pits, the
tiers sesping through tho pits OF
. Tom Reed and flowing Into the
ound owned by them, where the
TER evaportes and leaves 4 cake Of
mes and auro.cysnides. The Tom
cd company has damned up the
. below the mill and while there i,
so much that gets away II still Is q. .s
able to prevent a leakage through ~
sands, the loss being entirely me. ~
'nical Mr.. Carter, on whose lands ~.
taiiings have been carried the w
u year or more, made the discovery w
. the crust that formed over the A.
'ings carried big values In gold and ne
once proceeded to pile them I'M. ia
understood that he and Mr.. STU
'ottmiller have made a nice thing we
OF the pits. wa