El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-18
To SINK MAIN
WORKING SHAT 7
Nellie Mining Co., at King
man, Plans Extensive ,
Development.

hlnBLnan- Ariz-, Nov. 1S.-The Nellie
Mining company. which is already en-
ploying a force of ten miners, will soon
begin sinking a 5OO-foot main working
shaft. ~ by s feet in the clear. \
contract covering the work was re-
Gently let by president F. NJ Woods,
VINO IS making an extended visit to
the camp from his home in Colorado
springs. Colo The company is at pres
enI building an auto road to the prop
erty ana viii Immediately construct a
boarding and bunk houses and provide
other buildings and machinery neces-
sary for the thorough development Of
the ground
The Lexington Arizona Mines COM
pany has completed surveys for its pro-
posed 6OO-fOot three-cOmpartm ent
smart as well as for q mill site, located
1850 feet east Of the town OF Oldtrails,
a short distance south Of Oatman. A
contract for the shaft work will be
awarded In the near future
The October cleanup Of the Tom
Reed company yielded bullion valued
at approximately 100000. The bars
were shipped from kinsman Wednes-
day TO the T. S. mint at san Francisco.
To Begin Shaft Operations.
The Gilt Edge Mining company is
making preparations for the early in
auguration OF shaft operations Sew
eral miners are at present grading the
surface for a shaft house and other
buildings. The proposed shaft viii be
sunk at the junction Of two blk veins
and sent to a depth Of zoo feet. at
which point lateral work Will be
started
While awaiting the receipt Of three
drill air compressor and two machine
drills. the Carter Mining and Milling
company Is pushing work as fast as
possible with hand steel in the sink
ing OF its main working Shaft The
bore is row down $50 feet and it viii
be sent TO depth Of 500 feet Four
feet OF ore assaying 81 per ton has
been disclosed in a Wine 20 feet deep
below the southeast drift on the $50
foot level Il
At the GoIdroad Capote property. sit ,
uated TO the west Of the Gold ore at
Goldroad. grading is in progress as a
preliminary to the sinking Of a work .
ing shaft to the 50O-fOOt point Ma {
chinery has been ordered and should ]
soon arrive on the ground 4
To install Gasoline Hoist.
A vertical two-compartment work
ing shaft has been started on the
Goldroad Bonanza Although it will 4
be sent down to the 200-fOot point 4
without q stop, it is expected that the 1
shaft will cut the vein between the I
loo and 150-foot points The company
VIII soon install 25 horsepower gasO-
line hoist Milling ore has been ex-
posed in two 40-foot prospect shafts
already sunk
4 III mana EAAANAAL u the NaOA4 gre 2
GoldrOad is concentrating its energies
On drifting operations on the 5O0-fOot
level Thirteen feet Of ore assaying
$40 per ton is exposed in the face OF
the east drift This includes g two I
loot streak Of 500 ore The west drift
IS advancing through nine feet Of 500 .
1re.
Douglas Man Buys MuIIfgan Mine.
Properties in the Cerbat range of
mountains, Immediately to the north Of
= Ct -Hr--
favor OF mining meR, in consequence
0f the splendid production in the past
and at present Of numerous mines, I
notably the Golconda and Golconda Ex-
tension. As for a long time past. the
Tolconda IS working 265 men and is
monthly about S250.O0O in
IRE carrying gold. silver and zinc. The
property OF John Mulligan of Kingman. I
which is surrounded on three sides
y the GOlcOnda mine estate. has lust ]
'een acquired by c. b Bell ef Doug
as Ariz-. and associates, who viii i'm
nediateiy begin operations. The Null |
iEan property is composed of the Sill
-er and Big Bethel claims and the ex-
ension Of the vein from which the !
iOlconda is making its big production. |
asses through il With a production |
T 100000, to its credit in past years
he Golconda Extension mine which I
S at present being extensively Oper-
led by the Golconda Extension Min ]
ng company. bids fair 70 become a I
ival OF its famous neighbor. the Col
onda-
The TyrO mine. situated % miles (
rest Of kingman in the Union Pass }
ountry promises to develop into one
I the great producers OF 9Iohave coun-
y The main ledge on this property
as a varying width Of from % to $50
eet and Outcrops upon the company's
oldings for distance OF 1000 feet At
he point ct which the main working
haft, already down $50 feet is being
ent down. the vein is so feet wide.
sampling for that width
hows average values of 1857 per ton,
Il gold
Organized and financed by some of
be most substantial business men Of
IOhave county, the Tyro Mines COM
any management has mapped out an
Utensive campaign Of development
-Ork- The shaft will be continued /
own to the 500-foot point with lat
rails every hundred feet.