Mohave County miner., 1913-12-27
Mines of the County


 able mining property in the Browns vlle country, was Kingman visitor this week He reports that mining is looking up in that section and that the possibilities of big things happening there any day is very bright.
 H. l.. Stewart is home again, having spent Christmas at the Music mountain camp of the Nevada Arizona Mines company. He reports that the mines are showing up well with the develop ment now being carried on and that it will be but short time until the milling plant can be put in commission. P McCardell, the well known min eral surveyor, has just returned from the Union Pass section, where he sur veyed a group of twenty-two claims for the Arabian Con. Mines company. an adjunct of the Mines Company of America, one of the largest gold and silver mining corporations in the United States.
 l.. A. Cookery has been sampling the c, o. D. mine with view to hand ling the large bodies of zinc-lead ores that remain in the mine. If he neets with success it is possible that proper equipment will be installed to handle the output. The mine also has large bodies of lead-silver ore that is easily concentrated into marketable product. Peter Gallery came down from Layne Springs Wednesday last to partake of Christmas cheer, and reports that he has opened inc body of ore in the property on which he has bee at work the past six months. The ore body is heavy lead, carrying some copper, and believed to be rich in gold and silver. He has driven a tunnel in on the ore, which has been gradually widening from the point of intersection.
 E. B. Richmond, field manager of the Mines Company of America, who has been looking after business for the company in the Union Pass section, has gone to his home in Tucson for the holidays. He will return about the first of the month to make exami- nations of mining property and to line up the work on the Arabian mines. He is well pleased with the condition of mining in thls county and believes there are some big things tc oe picked up here.
 George F. Felt, of Denver, Colorado representing the American Ore Sep aratlng company. was Kingman visi tor this week, coming here 10 look over the possibilities of getting some of the ore from the district to hand ( by his process. He went to Los Angel es to spend the holidays, but will re turn early in January ard make 6 more extended investigation. He vii find Mohave county field that has been overlooked by the zinc interests and will undoubtedly be able to secure some big contracts if his process vii make a better separation than tht processes now in use.
 Harry Brown, superintendent of th' Arabian Con. Mines company, was Kingman visitor this week, coming il from the mines to look after importan business. He reports that the com pany has built comfortable quarter for the men and that the camp is nov one of the most uptodate places in tha range. Work on four shafts along th big dke have been commenced ant will be pushed to the limit. Afte sinking has reached 100 feet on al shafts big prospecting shaft will b sunk to great depth. It is the lnten tion of the operating company to giv the mines thorough tryout befor putting on heavy machinery. So fla exceptionally good ore has been foun in the property and should it prove u as well at depth it will be one of tn big mines of the state.
 While Mohave county may show
 falling off in the production of zinc fo the year 1913 It is sure to show larg gains in the production of gold, silve and copper. The Gold Road, Tot Reed, Frisco, Tennessee. and Cyclopi will show big gains over that of la: year. It is certain that the Tom Rec