Mohave County miner., 1912-11-23
Mines of the County

lease on the Little Chef mine, at Stockton Hill, is in Kingman. MT. Richards will work the Chief during the winter months, operating from the deep tunnel that cuts the vein far be- low the old works. The Little Chief has been a good producer of high grade silver ore.
 J. E. Rose, who has been at the head of a mining company that is ex- plotting the mines close in to the Tom Reed, passed through Kingman Thurs day last on his way to the mines. He is quite enthusiastic over the outlook for the opening up of big producer and is making every effort to keep development going as rapidly as pos sible.
 Judge w. G. Blakely and P. B. Roberts have gone to the Chemehuevis mountains, where the former gentle man is looking after the annual as- sessment work on mining property. The mines have been opened to some extent and the ores have proved to be very rich in gold. MT. Blakely ex- poets to arrange for the financing of the mines and will actively develop the properties. A small mill was erected on the mines last year and rnnl yocn1tS nht oiraI +, hn ,l ling of the ore.
 F.. M. Kurie, who at one time was in charge of the Minnesota Connor mines, at Chloride, is recent arrival from Philadelphia and will look after some mine examinations for eastern clients. Mir. Kurie is enthusiastic over the mining outlook of Arizona and believes the coming year means great things for all parts of the State. Mohave county is great field for the mining investor and he expects to take up something on this trip that will be of interest to his people.
 Mark Musgrove, Eli Hilty and James A. Roberts leave thls morning for the Colorado river, where they will make an examination into the site selected for the big dam that is to be used in the creation of power to raise water onto many thousands of acres of land in the Wallapai valley and to work large deposits of placer that exist along the river below the mouth of the Grand Canyon. They will be gone several days and wlll sample consider able of the gravel beds above the Ice- berg Canyon.
 R. N. Dickman, one of the best known engineers in the United States, has gone to the Frisco mines, at Union Pass, where he will be engaged some time planning new mill for that great property and casting up the amount of ore in sight. Mr. Dickman has been engaged many years in the iron ore fields of the United States for the largest corporations and knows more about the development and pro. duction of iron and steel than any man in the business. On his report on the Frisco mines will be based estimates for future mill capacity. James A. Roberts, one of the directors of the company, accompanied Mr. Dickman to the mines Monday last.
 J. w. Cornelius arrived a few days ago from Mexico, where he has been engaged in mining the past year. He and w. P. Carr are interested in the American Metals Mines company, own. ing property in the Deluge Wash sec. tion, about three miles from Cedar which is about to operate the mines. The two men are to put several men to work the mines and intend to sink the main shaft on the larger vein to a depth of l5O to POO feet. The property is being financed in the east and suffic. tent funds are now available for the work. Tine veins are large and carry values in gold, silver, copper and lead
 Chris Voght, who has mpleted the annual work on his mining properties in the Wallapai mountains, departed to his ranch on the north side of the Colorado river, in the Virgin range. He reports having opened up grea, bodies of low grade cooper cold ore fir