Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-01-24
(Nohayc county Miner

The Richardson brothers have b,
gun the work Of sinking the shaft o
The Winnfrcd group Of mines. in tn
Secret Pass section.
j. j. Connolly. owner Of a splcndi,
booking mining property in Bob Tai
Basin, near Todd Basin, has been NJ
work on his mines the past year and
has succeeded in getting them in
good shape 10 produce.
j. :. Withers IL having the work
done on his mining property in the
secret Pass section and reports hav.
ing found some excellent ore in the
soutcrop Of the vein.
The o, & g.. Development company
es fast getting things in shape nj the
mines near Wallapai Springs The
new truck has been kept rather busy
hhe past several days hauling out ma
aerial and supplies for the camp. II
as expected that the connection he.
hwcen the shaft and drift will soon
pe completed. which will give them
good air. as well as proving Up fifty
ar sixty feet of ground, between the
bottom Of the shaft and the drift
below.
At the MuiIin sullivan mines
west of Gold Road. Superintendent
'Summerill has a force of men M work
Fhe main shaft ON the property hav
ing reached a depth of 5000 feet. The
report is current in Oatman that biy
ore has been encountered in the mine
and that the drifts on the deepest
level are now being run in this new
sore body.
The boundary Cone Mining com !
pany Is drifting on the 500 level and
~ said TO have n splendid showing Of
ore. The shaft was driven into tho
older andcsite with gratifying results.
The company has been working n
force OF men on the mines the past
eighteen months and have done som.
III the best mining in the district,
having their mine opened very thor.
'ughiy to the 500. Superintendent
Nassar has shown great faith In tho
mine and has kept steadily at tbel
work in hand ever since the first
work was inaugurated. The mine IL,
close to the Tom Roed
Every old abandoned mining claim :
m the San Francisco district Is being
located and new work on many OF n
them ~ showing up splendid bodies of b
ore. There are more men NJ work N, a
me mines in the district than ever r
before in it's history and throughout I
he many camps there is a strong o
indercurrent of excitement. Indica. p
ions are that the greatest gold coun. p
ny on the continent will be opened VI
this distr let With cheap power Ia
ae many low grade ore bodies NAV p'
. made to pay largely, and enable Il
rospectors to open up the inviting oil
mall veins of tho district. III
Frank l.. Hunt visited hi. Io~. re
n"aP OF mines this week, returning Us
thursday. The mines are now under h'
ption to r. T. Powell, who has A be
'rcc of men drifting from the 200 wi
vel each way on the big vein. He tn
'ys that the drifts are in excellent gr
illing ore, the values being general WI
'roughout the vein. Tho main work sli
icing done on the Nugget vein, R'
nero the best showing Of mineral PIT
- been developed. II Is probable no
at another lift Of 100 feet will soon un
sunk on the property and the vein thu
plotted by drifts and raises. chi
w. O. Sharp, president, and Fred. the
rex Lyon, vice president, A. p. An. pal
rson' field engineer. Of the United tbs
ates Smelling, Refining and Mining tai
mpany, visited all the properties OF at
corporation in this county this II
"h with local manager ID. Il. Muir, Sci
the Needles Mining & Smelling ont
The company ~ the pnrcnt
the Needles Mining Smelling no
hPahy ana the Gold Road Mines
npany, and tho officers are looking
" the holdings. II is understood v
. the big corporations are well sat. old
ed with their holdings in this yea
MY and especially the Gold Road pla,
los, which are just now TO receive wit
ny bettermcnts that will add great. on
to the production. q
his week o. u. Stanton came in In 4
n the Orc Plata mine and went inf
"a to Needles TO look after the seys
ping OF carload OF concentrates. wiss
the mill. He reports that the taek
e ~ looking fine and that shin. n
IS OF rich ore will be sent out, d
Forcing the production Of concen. bell,
rs from the lower grades. the