El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
MINING NEWS
KINGMAN MINES
RISING IN VALUE
Developments in the Copper
Giant Cause Increase;
Rich Ore Nearby.

Kingman, Ariz., Oct. 4.-Recent de-
/ velopments in the Copper Giant mine,
| near blackberry, which is being Oper-
ated under bond by the United Verde
/ company, are so satisfactory that the
/ price of property in that district has
| taken a sudden jump. Several mines
near the Copper Giant have recently
J changed hands
WaIkover Bonded.
Among the mines that have been
! bonded is the Walkover. only a short
| distance from the Copper Giant. Work
/ will be started at once. The ore aver
| ages about $50 q ton in gold.
Contracts are being let for the
| freighting of the Copper Giant ore to
the railroad. For a time it will be
! taken to blackberry, but soon a side
track viii be completed at Tennaca,
/ four miles from the railroad and five
miles nearer the mine. The ore is be-
ing stored in bins at the mines and
| wagons drive on a roadway below,
making it possible to drop the ore into
Rich Ore Mined.
Leasers who are operating in A G.
| Werden's property, near Gold Road, are
500 a ton in gold The The leases asi5" are re-
opening the mine in many places that
that were not reached in the course Of
development work.
1IimefaI to Drill.
Preparations are being made to drill
q large portion Of the ground south
of Kingman owned by the Mimetal
put down far below the suphide zone
in order to prove the territory thor
oughly. This drilling is to be done by
eastern capitalists who have an option
months.
W. E. Frost, Walter Myers and Harry
Mehaffy continue to open excellent ore
in their property at the head Of Coin
Wash, near Wallapai Springs. A drift
has been run in some distance on the
vein, which is gradually widening, and
Faa r0FE ,1s,-1. se
showing. This ore carries SIS a ton in
gold,, silver and lead.
Kingman Starts Drifting.
The Kingman Mining and Milling
company has discontinued the work of
drilling at Mineral Park and is now
driving along the fault plane on one
Of the large veins in the ridge south
of the town Much good copper ore
has been opened in this drift and indi-
cations are that further work will open
a large body.
Sells Jupiter Interest.
Walter NJ. Harrison has sold his in
tereSt in the Jupiter mine, at Secret
Pass, to Los Angeles investors. Will
liam Mich, who made the deal, is now
negotiating for the interest held by
Mrs. J. D. Jordan. The mine is being
operated in a small way.
Several other claims in that district
are retained by Mr. Harrison and he
will work on several this winter. He
IS to put in hoist and sink it to
depth of 200 feet.
At a mortgage sale of the ORC Plata
mine the property was bid in for $685.
600 by the local firm of Gaddis & Perry.
This will settle all the outstanding in
debtedness and open the way for a
resumption of operations. The Orc
Plata is one OF the Oldest producers
of Mohave county. It's shaft is only
ESQ feet in depth, but 100000 has been
taken out.
Has New Hosting Plant.
The new hosting plant of the Ari-
iona Southwestern Copper company, at
Copperville. has been placed in COM
mission and sinking below the former
level is under way AS far as II has
been opened the ore body is a large
one.
To Increase Shipments.
Within a short time the daily ship
ments of the Tennessee mine, at Chic
ride, will be increas ed from $50 to 800
tons, according to superintendent y. J.
Churchill. This will be made possible /
by the completion Of a Level through
the ore body on the goo foot level and
the opening of several new slopes