Mohave County miner., 1915-02-27
Local Mining News

Mining men are now looking to this county for zinc properties and it is probable that many new mines will be brought in within the next six months. Production at the present time would be worth considerable to mining property, as the market would be able to absorb large quantities of the metal.
 A report is current that the Minne- sota-C Connor mine, at Chloride, is soon to resume work. This property is really worthy of deep mining, as it was one of the best properties in the county, at one time. When the writer did his first mill work in this county he ran 2 through the stamps at Cerbat many 2 tons of ore from the Connor that gave battery samples of ZOOS to the ton.
 While the ore was base, it was a splendid smelting ore. It is to be hoped that the owners will sink the shaft on the property to a depth of several hundred feet below the present level.
 George B. Ayers came in from Gold road Thursday last with big bar of bullion from the Goldroad mill, the re- suit of the past weeks run, The bar weighed 17,OOO$, somewhat less than the usual weekly output, but large enough to make it an interesting pocket piece for most people. The Goldroad mine is one of the big proper ties of the state and it will be produc- ing when many of the other concerns have been forgotten. The vein in this property is an immense affair and it shows big shoots of rich ore for a length of nearly mile.
 Jack Maddux this week brought to Kingman samples of rock from an inn mense deposit that carries percentage of nitrates, as well as many alkals. It is his purpose to have the rock analysed and if the rock proves to be as valuable as the tests indicate he will make some effort to create market for it. There is an immense deposit of this rock, in fact the greatest deposit of nitrate rock in the world. While it is far from railroad, it will be possible to handle it on such large scale that the feature of transportation may bring the rail- road to it. There are other things in that section of the country that might bring large tonnage to the railroad and at the same time build up pas senger business.
 Harry Blackwell was was in King man on business, few days ago, from his home at Chloride. He reports that he has been at work on his mining prop erty the past several months and has opened splendid body of ore. Some months ago MT. Blackwell showed us some of his ore that appeared to be rich in lead and other metals. He has opened big body of the ore and will soon be in shape to make shipments to the shelter. The property lies to the south of the old Payroll, one of the big
  lead mines of the camp. He is able to get tunnel into the vein at that point to cut a considerable depth. The for nation is good and what is better still the vein is big and the ore body could not be improved on.
 A report is current in Kingman that the famous old White Hills mines are to be revived. The mines are owned by the Moffatt estate and T. R. Root. |. Root has been trying for long time to interest capital in that enterprise, and it is possible that he has succeeded. Just now silver is looking up in the markets of the world and the owners of silver properties are getting them in shape to produce in the expectation that something will be done for the white metal by all the countries affect ed by the big war. England has al ways stood dog in the manager on the silver question, but the vast debt that is being piled up by the war will surely make her look on the double standard with a great deal more favor. Even if the standard was made 20 to one or OO ba ci1uar