El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-26
KINGNAN MEN
FORM C0NPAN
Another Gold Mine in Mo
have to Enter Produc-
ing List Soon.

Kingman. Ariz.. June 26.-With the
organization Of the Lost Basin Mining
company by Kingman men, the early
entrance of another MOhave county
mine into the list OF important gold
producers is assured.
This company has taken over the
old Scanlon property from Dan worth
and William Grant. The ScanlOn con-
sists Of Il claims and is located 46
miles north Of Antares station, on the
Santa Fe
Without delay the first five-stamp
unit Of 10O-stamp mill will be erected
on the ground Enough ore IS ALREADY
in sight to warrant this step. II IS
comparatively low grade for Mohaye
county, averaging 81 a ton IN gold
Though it is fairly free milling, the
cyanide process Of recovery will be
used
The plan is to continue development
work and to add units to the mill as
fast as the ore reserves warrant
Golden Gem Mill to Resume.
Within a few days the Golden Gem
mill will be operation. It has been
thoroughly Overhauled- Much work
is TO be done this summer on the Col
den Gem and adjoining claims
Eastern capitalists have financed the
old Leland and Mitchell property and
it has been announced that work viii
soon be started on a new shaft below
the old workings. There is every eYl-
dence that the mine has a great body
OF EOAu orc LEl AAA AAle- bAAAg q 4ANNAI ANNE
development to block out
A pipe line is being laid to conduct
water to the Williams tungsten claims,
in the Aquarius range, which were re
Gently taken over by. l. l. stevens;
Much machinery is being installed and
a mill is being erected.
A. B. Rogers, Of Aspen. Colo. has
taken over the group owned Dy A
Harrison and A. b McDougall, conugu-
Gus to the Boulevard mine in the Union
have already been
put to work on the property. A
hosting plant is TO be installed and the
work Of exploration rushed as 1ast as
possible. The claims have fine sur
face showing. Some Of the sureaks IN
the veins carry high values in gold
Too Anfiquated for Use.
The AnOzira Mining company has
given up trying to use the old Flores
for profitable operation A new plant
is to be installed for the treatment OF
the Anozira ores. The water supply OF
the Flores mill will be utilized As
soon as the workings can be watered
the work Of exploring the lower levels
of the mines, where there is a fine
gold showing, viii be undertaken
Trucks are hauling the new machin-
er- Of the United Western mine out
to Oatman. The plant consists OF
power hoist. drills, buckets, cables and
other equipment
A large tonnage of lead ore on the
DUN of the GARNER mine, in the Wal
Lanai mountains, is being sacked for
shipment The ore also carries gold
and silver values
A. B. Daniels, Of san Diego. has taken
an option on the Atlantic-Pacific
group. near Thumb Butte. which is
owned by Thomas Hogan and the es-
tate of the late J c. Potts David H.
Collier. a Wel-knOwn engineer. eG-
amined the property for Mr. Daniels
and will be in charge as superineten-
dent A large amount OF work mas
been done under former arrangements
and a fine showing Of gold ore IS ex-
posed.
Reports have reached Kingman that
q fine body Of ore has been opened on
the lower level OF the Pittsburg mine.
where a drift has been run several
hundred feet along the vein
A strike has been made IN the ivan
hoe mine. adjoining the Tom Reed, AT
a depth Of 100 feet Drifts are being
run off in both directions to ascertain
the extent Of the ore.
Pumps have been placed in the main
shaft of the Arizona Southwestern
mine. at Copperville. and the shaft IS
now being unWatered- 1t is TO be sunk
to depth Of 500 feet at once There
are large reserves Of copper lead ore
in the upper levels and the milling
plant is being put in shape to handle
them. With lead selling at seven cents
a pound and copper above 20 cents the
Arizona Southwestern should soon be IN
the dividend class.