Mohave County miner., 1913-12-20
Mines of the County


 section, was a Kingman visitor this week.
 H. F.. Woods, who has been looking after the development of the Lexing- ton and other mines in the Oatman country, has gone to Los Angeles to spend the holidays.
 Tom Gray is dong the annual assess ment work on the old Moon beam mine for the Stockton Hill mining company. This is one of the old properties that years ago produced some of the richest ore taken from that section.
 Better ore is being found in the mines under development by the King. man Copper M. X M. company, at Mineral Park, so we are informed by miners coming from that camp. The ore is of an excellent milling grade. some of it being rich enough to pay for shipment to the shelter.
 w. B. Ridenour, owner of valuable mining property at Hackberry and in the Grand Canyon. is visiting in King man, Mr. Ridenour is the discoverer of the old Hack berry mine and operat ed that property for a number of years in the long ago. afterward dlspOsing of it to San Francisco company In the whirligig of time he became again pos sessed of the property and has bonded it to the Dudley, Dockery company. 4 shaft is now being sunk on the prop. erty, which will tap the vein at per. pendicuar depth of $50 feet.
 Work on the Arabian mines. at Myers Well, is progressing as rapidly as possible and the management is well pleased with the result of sam nples taken recently from the property. Four shafts are being sunk along the big dike and the impression is con, being found. In the small veins run ming through the dike very rich gold ore has been found, but the company
 
 holding option on the group is looking for large low grade property. The outcrop of the big dike would indicate that there was more than pOssl blity of opening great body of milling ore ia the property. The mines are well situated for economic work, and should a big tonnage of milling ore be opened up the river may prove the solution of the water problem for the plant.
 James Uncapher, $. A. Tyler and w J. Tarr came over from Mineral Park few days ago to give evidence in the contest case of Santa Fe Railway com pany against James Uncapher. This contest covered the application for patent to the East lthica mining clam It was alleged that the lands were non mineral. No proof was introduced by the railway company. This is prob ably the last contest that will be sel up against appicantions for patent whore conflict exists with grant lands as the government will soon classify lands in this county embraced in the grant to the Santa Fe and the railroad company will be allowed all non mineral lands contained in the grant the mineral lands remaining open fol exploration.
 Anson H. Smith, Philip Smith ant Jake Stricker went to the Copper Can yon mines last Tuesday morning il Jesse Tarr's car, making the distance by way of Yucca in five hours. A Deluge Wash J. F. Miller was fount developing one of the most promisin! copper properties in the county. 4 shaft is being sunk on the claim ant great ore is being opened up. Whil the ore shows sulphldes and oxides to gether the general appearance of tn ores is for the opening of great boo of sulphide. The vein at this point i about 30 feet in width. Mr. Miller ha also driven the crosscut on the Whal vein. in Copper Canyon, into the coun try rock, but copper still shows in tn rock. In about three feet of talcy mas kidneys of rich copper oxide are founc A drift is now being driven along thi part of the vein with expectation c opening body of shipping ore. larra amount Of work has been man