Mohave County miner., 1912-10-19
Mines of the County


 ley shaft, in lXL Basin, is almost to the shaft. where a hoisting plant IS to be erected.
 Work on the old Leland properties is still proving the mines to be wonder ful bearers of golden treasure. Every foot of new ground opened shows the ore bodies to be bigger and greater
 Tom Gray. who has been doing as- sessment work on mining properties in the Stockton Hill country, reports having opened splendid bodies of ore in the Shooting Star and other veins.
 We understand that work has been resumed on the lXL mine by the IAL Mining company, with c. G. Atlee as manager. This property is good one will be carried to great depth.
 John Boyle, IT,, manager of the Unlon Basin Mining company operat. ing the great Golconda zinc mine, was in Kingman Thursday last on business. He reports that the property never looked so good and that the amount of ore now going to the smeter is great CT than ever.
 It is reported that the Dixie Queen mine, in Weaver district is under bond to California people and that work will soon be under way to develop the ore bodies. The mine is said to have some nice bodies of ore that can be readily developed with the expendi- ture of a small amount of money.
 The Telluride M., M. x D. company, which owns mining property over in the Tom Reed section, is getting in a hoisting plant and other machinery and will soon be working force of men developing the property. Mir. Rose, who is experimenting the prop erty. is in town looking after the for. warding of the machinery.
 This week we saw some of the rich ore found in the recent strike of Jack Sanford high up on the side of the mountain, in IXL Canyon, mornings from which would run we'll into the thousands of dollars. The ore also carries big values in silver, the two metals combining wonderful values. Mir. Sanford is hard at work on the vein and is sure to bring out winner.
 H. M. Honeywell, of Cerbat, this week brought in a great chunk of lead ore that he recently took from the old St. Louis mine, at that place. The piece weighed nearly 300 pounds and is valued at close to l00S to the ton in gold, silver and lead. This ore was taken from the old shaft, and we are informed that there is quite body of the same class of ore in sight.
 The First National Bank of San Diego, has applied for patent to the Mossback and other mining claims in the Silver Creek section, formerly owned by c, H, Burlock. The veins are very large and are said to carry excellent gold values. It is probable that these mines will be developed to the producing stage as soon as patent to the property issues.
 William Nagle, ore buyer for the Jerome shelter of the United Verde, was in Kingman several days this week looking after ore purchases. He believes this to be the coming ore center of the State. As soon as the big shelter of the United Verde is in commission that company will take all the base ores offered by the mines of this county.
 The work of grading out the lower end of Silver Hill, at Chloride, entails considerable heavy rock work and it will be some weeks before that section of the railroad extension is ready for the rails. The road ought to be in commission by the first of December and it is believed that the opening of this section of the Western Railway of Arizona means much to mining in the Chloride section. The road should have been built to the mines in the first instance, but the original promot- CTS believed that they would be able