Mohave County miner., 1912-06-08
Mines of the County

l. J. Turuy, or the ucca MlnlnS company, has gone to Los Angeles where he will look after business con- nected with his mining operations.
 The Arizona, California x Nevada Telephone company has just complet- ed line to tbe Frisco mines. This will be found of great convenience to the people along the line, as we'll as to the people of Kingmap. The line passes west of Kngman, by way of Union Pass and to the camp of the Frisco Mines company, distance of about twenty-four miles.
 With copper at better than l7 cents the state of Arizona should be among the most prosperous of the mining states of the Union. Mohave county has only one copper mine shipping, but there are many other properties that could soon be put in the produc- ing column. Spelter is also high, the price from 6.90 to cents. Silver is still holding its own at 50 cents, but the general impression is that it will go to 75 cents before the end of the year. Lead is still low in price and market is dull. With the metals bringing top notch prices there is TO reason why Arizona should not be the most prosperous of all the states
 H. k. Blerce, of Denver, who is op- erating mining properties at Mineral Park, Is in Kingman. The mines un- der development at the Park are un- der option from Thomas McNeely, a drift being driven into the mountain several hundred feet to develop the vein. The property is copper bearing and the belief exists that it will prove up one of the good things of that camp. The writer has always enter- tained the impression that the tur- quoise mines of Mineral Park were only the cappng of great copper deposit that some day would make that section famous from the red metal standpoint.
 The completion of the Clark branch railroad to St. Thomas has brought a great celebration to that place, the entire counties of Clark and Lincoln turning out to rejoice with the people of the Muddy valley. The completion of the line gives the mines of northern Mohave county close railroad con- munication with the outside world and makes possible the shipment of lower grade ores from the Grand Gulch and other mines of the Grand Gulch sec tion. These mines have shipped only the ores that ran above forty per cent copper, but the high price of the red metal and the short haul to the rail road will allow of the shipment of thousands of tons of dump ores that run nearly twenty per cent in copper. The new road will also open up the great crystal salt fields of the Muddy and Virgin valleys, as we'll as the mica mines of thls county in the north.
 A. w. Bratlund, general manager of the Hercules Mining company, arrived from the north part of California a few days ago and went out to the Her. cules mines yesterday afternoon. Mir. Bratlund during his absence visited the High Grade camp, now being eA- plotted as one of the richest camps ever found. He says that there are many small stringers that have some excellent ore in them. but that the ground is covered with float rock, and that it will take some time to trace out the veins. On one of the claims there has been found some good ore but the public is religiously prevented from going into the mines, and little is really known of the ore values. Outside of the small rich stringers he was unable to get anything in the pan nings he made and was informed by others that they likewlse were unable to get anything that savored of rich ore. While many people are rushing in there as many are making their way out Although nothing outside of two mines have so far shown rich ore it is possible with all the prospec- tors going in there many good things may be found. It is the onininn of