Mohave County miner., 1912-02-17
Mines of the County

in the Wallapai district making an in- vestigation of some of the big mining properties.
 The tram from the Rainbow mine to the landing east of Chloride is well un- der way. Twelve men are at work on the towers ana it is probable that with in thirty days the ores will be deliver ed at the b,ns The mine is capable of sending out a large tonnage and it will soon be sending to the smelter a carload daily.
 At the Badger mine, Chloride, the new holster is in place and sinking is now under way on the new shaft. It is also the intention to drive the main adit drift farther into the mountain on the vein The Badger has fine body of ore in sight in the old openings and it will soon be in shape to ship ore steadily to the smeltcr.
 Levi Suthers, who at one time was foreman at the Gold Road mine, ar. rived a few days ago from Kelvin, where he has been in the employment of one of the big copper companies. He says that Mohave county has the greatest attraction for him, the big gold belt offering inducenent to in. vestors far more alluring than the low grade porphyres of the south part of the state.
 Thomas McGraw, superintendent of the Alpha mine, was in Kingman yes terday. He reports that more than 250 tens of ore from the property is now at the Needles smelter and that as soon as the ore has been sampled estimates will be made on milling plant to handle the lower grade ores at the mine. A large tonnage of the milling ore is now in sight and this is being added to daily.
 A large amount of lumber and SUD- plies is being hauled to the Last Chance mines by the O. & c. Company, and the new mill is expected in King man any day. The company has erect ed mill building and everything is in shape to receive the new mill. The plant is to be made entire- ly automatic, the ore being delivered into the bins from the tunnel level of the mine and will go through the mill without further handling.
 T. E O'Brien spent few days the first of the week at the Orc Plata mine. where he found the mill running on a good grade of ore and force of men taking nice milling ore from the lSO level of the mine. o. B. Stanton, manager of the property, is getting things in shape for a season of great activity on the property. A deeper shaft is to be sunk at once, carrying the openings through the ore body to a depth of at least 800 feet. The mine has been one of the best in the county, having shipped many hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of ores to the smelters from superficial openings.
 John Boyle and family, mpaI jed by Miss Lena Fast, were Kingman visitors this week, coming in from the Golconda mine in their auto. At the mine work is going on steadily, the deep shaft being sent toward the 800 level as fast as possible. The mine is showing splendid ore bodies, and the fact that zinc is now soaring toward the seven cent mark gives the property an added value and the ores are earning greater profits. The mine is capable of turning out close to 100 tons daily and it is probable that the output will be increased to take the profits that the market now offers.
 Maj. w. A. Mensch arrived from the east few days ago and conferred with R. P. Wheelock, general manager of the Enterprise M., D. & I. com mpany, regarding the operations of the proper ties. Mr. Wheelock has made many discoveries on the properties since talk ing charge and is of the opinion that the mines have great possibilities. In one of the new shafts nice body of high grade silver ore has been opened and in other places high grade lead silver ore has been cut. It is his in- tention to develop the mines as fast as possible and put them on a producing basis. The properties are about six teen miles east of Kingman and on the north end of the Wallapais.