Mohave County miner., 1913-01-11

SOlu mines III tue COuulFv, anu IL IS IO be expected that the corporation now mana ging will soon make possible the greater production. The mine is cap- able of turning out double the preser t tonnage and yet keep the reserves well ahead of production. The owning com pany is an auxiliary of the U. s. Smelt- ing. Refining x Mining Company, the Needles Mining X Smelling Company being another of it's auxiliaries.
 Tennessee and Banner Mines.
 The past year did not bring from these mines the production expected, as at the Tennessee the company con- cluded to await the completion of the railroad before making any attempt at shipment. The shaft of the Ten nessee was driven to the 0, but the vein has not been entered from that level. At the 800 great body of ore is said to have been opened by cross, cuts and drifts. and it is from this and the 700 levels that an immense ton- nave of ore -ill be taken. The rail- road has been completed to the mine and the spur run under the bunkers, from which the raw ores will be taken. At the same time thousands of tons of zinc ores in the dumps of the mill and mine will be shipped to the concen- trating plant at Needles for handling
 Only few hundred tons were ship ped from the mine during the year the entire force of miners having been engaged in development. With the coming of the new year comes also the prospects of the greatest shipment of ore in the history of the big lead camp of Chloride.
 The Banner mlne shipped consid- erable tonnage of ore early in the year. the total value in gold. silver and lead running about 20.00OS. This ore went to the Needles shelter.
 From the other mines of the county, such as placers, the Ruth, Cycopic, the Bland mines, Loper x Carney, there was shipped in the neigh borhood of LOG, O,O00S, probably the same as that of last year, when the miscellaneous sources gave up l00,000$. While the production in some quarters has fallen off, it will be noted that the production of the county has increased more than 800, ,0Oe$, the grand total of the pro. duction of all the mines being 2,571,- s1e.e4$.
 Among the mines that may be as sured of a great production this year is the Tennessee, which IS said to have several hundred thousand tons of ore in sight; The Rainbow, which has it's tram completed to the railroad and which is expected to send out it's first car of ore thls week The mine has many thousands of tons blocked out, as well as having bunkers filled to overtlowing with broken ore. The Loper and Carney and Copper Giant mines, in the Cottonwood district, eight miles east of Blackberry. are also ready to ship. The mill of the Ari zona Nevada gold mines company will soon be completed and the shipment of bullion from that property may be expected during the year. The mill of the Arizona Southwestern Copper company is also almost completed and is expected to be sending out concen- trates within the next several months. The Hall mill on the Mocking Bird mine is also in commission and is talk ing out good product of bullion. A mill is being erected on the mines of John Hardin, in Aubrey district, and the report comes to this office that this mill will be in commission some- time next month. The Pioneer Con- soldated mines company, of Oatman, will start up the ten stamp mill on that property soon. as splendid body of ore has been encountered in the drift on the 300 level. It is the in- tention of the Boundary Cone company to erect mill on it's property as soon as the next level has been sunk and drifts carried out under the ore body. The mine has one of the greatest show ings of gold ever seen in the district. At the Mitchell mines s. R. Porter has opened such an ore body that it would not be improbable that the Viv. ian mill would be called into requisi-