Mohave County miner., 1912-03-16
Mines of the County

Orc Plata mine, where he will make number of underground surveys.
 Ernest A. Haggott, manager of the Neglected mines, passed through Kingman last week on his way to Goldroad, where he is looking after his company's interests.
 Tom Brobant and Manuel Ruiz have gone to the Chemehuevis mountains, where they will do considerable de- velopment work the next few months. They have a group of excellent look ing mining claims, the ore running we'll in gold and lead.
 J. J. Connolly. who is the owner of a group of mining claims in the Bob Tail basin. near the Golconda mine. is in town. Mr. Connolly is getting things in shape to operate his mines this year and expects to do a large amount of work on them.
 The aerial tram that is to connect the Rainbow mine, at Chloride, with the big bins at the base of the noun tain, is now nearly completed. The towers are all in only awaiting the intermediate carrying towers to enable the management to put it in commis. sion.
 J. W. Cornelius, who has been min ing in this county many years past, departed few days ago to South America. Jack believes that South America offers great opportunities to the young man and will try to make his fortune in that country.
 have bonded their Lazy Boy group of claims, near Vivian, to F. T. Powell. Mr. Powell is operating the proper ties in connection with his bond on the Iowa group. It is said that both groups are showing up splendid ore.
 O. Longacre, one of the we'll known mining engineers of the Prescott country, has been looking over the mining sections of Mohave county this i week. He is much impressed with the outlook of mining throughout the county and may be able to got some- thing good for his own account.
 The contractors on the Brighter Days mine, at Chloride, have twelve | feet more ground to break to complete their contract. The shaft is now at a depth of ? o feet and it is probable that it will be carried to much great CT depth. The Brighter Days is one of the Lucky Boy group of mines and carries good ore values.
 Herbert Salinger, representing the big zinc smelters. Beer, Sondheimer x Co.,, of New York and Germany, was Kingman visitor this week and went out to the Golconda. The ores of the Golconda mine are being ship ped to this company at the works in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The firm is also in the market for many other metals.
 Thos, McNeely, of Mineral Park, was in Kingman late last week on min. ing business. MT. McNeely is the ow ner of promising mining property in Mineral Park and has been at work on the mines the past year. At present he has charge of the tur- quoise mines of the Carteret Tur- quoise company, one of the big New York concerns that have been mining the blue gem in this county the past six or eight years.
 Joseph Krauss is doing assessment , work on his Esperanza group of mines, 1 in the Tom Reed section, and reports that the properties are showing up { splendidly. Mir. Krauss is one of the hardest workers in the district and t has been putting in all his spare time opening up his mining claims. It is to such men as Mr. Krauss that min- ing in this county owes it's present po- ( sition and it is to be hoped that each t and every one of them will be well re- ( warded for their good work !
 Ed. Swope and D. H. Burhart came >, in from Salt Springs few days ago, having completed the assessment work on the Luthy group of mines at . that place. They have been at work V on the properties since last December