El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-03
GRANDCANY0N To.
BEPLACERFIELD.
Eastern Syndicate to Seek
Placer Gold in Lower
Reaches of Canyon.

Kingman. Ariz. Nov. 9-Whether the
Z bars OF the colorado river. in the low
enough placer gold TO make profitable
their exploitation on big scale, Will
! be determined if a deal now pending
with an eastern syndicate is consCm-
I mated This syndicate is negotiating
for some 1000 acres Of placer ground
owned by d. P Mitchell, P c. Nc
Donald. NJ !. Walsh. J. A. Murphy, l.
p. MOrel. J. L. Parker, Thomas Hogan,
c. s. Barney, James HallswOrth- l. w
Barker, D. P Wright and Del Sherer-
Nuggets Above River Fed
Attention -as attracted TO this part
Of the Colorado as a placer field when
sandy" Harris and William HOFFMAN.
two prospectors, last summer Iound
huge gold nuggets in loose sand ana
gravel above the bed Of the river Some
of their gold was washed out Of sand
IS feet above the present bed
It is believed that the ground owned
by the Oatman lOcators carries from
$50, 900. 900 to $4,000 600 worth Of gold
in nuggets and fine dust. Dirt from
the surface pans from so cents to 81
a yard The bars are from 30 70 40
feet IN depth, with no large boulders,
cement gravel or clay seams Bed
rock has been reached in only a rev
places For years il was commonly
supposed that the gold near bedrock
was too fine 10 make placering profit
able. This theory was exploded by
Hoffman and Harris.
May Begin Drilling.
II the eastern syndicate takes over
the ground owned by the Oauman ciJl-
Zens. from S25,0O0 to $4,000 viii be
spent in thoroughly drilling all the
claims
ore that is more than so per cent
copper has been encountered in the
property Of the Leviathan Mines com
pany. which has attracted wide atten-
tion because Of its big molybdenum de
post An adit drift was driven IN -9o
feet. where . crOsscut was started me
first round Of shots broke into the
copper ore. This ore, has been opened
north and south Of this point but noIn-
ing quite so rich has ever been found
in the Leviathan. Indications are that
there is an unbroken shoot Of r1ch
copper ore, 400 feet long and so feet
wide
GoIconda to sink Main shaft
The Colconda Extension Mining com
pany has let p contract Tor sinking ~
main shaft an additional l2O feet. which
will put il down TO the 400-foot level
In a drift from the 2S0-fOOt level the
company is sinking a stump 70 take
care Of water seepinE IN from ABOVE
that point. and a station pump is be-
ing installed. In this drift a body Of
ore running above $50 a ton was en-
countered but no effort has been made
to develop It. a drift will be run
under il from the 900
High grade lead concentrates are be-
ing turned out by the mill at the Cupel
mine. near Stockton hill, which Is
operating on ores from the De La Fon-
tame and Shooting star.
A compressor and machine drills are
being installed in the De La Fontaine.
where unexpected hard ore has been
opened
Preparations are being made 10 in
stal a hoist, compress and other ma
chinery al the property OF the Arizona
Tellurium Mines company in the north
end OF the Waliapai mountains and l6
miles east Of Kingman-. ore taken
from holes recently drilled into the
vein carried S19. S47 and s267 ton
in gold and silver. Apparently the
ore Of milling grade averages 10 feet
in width. and values Increase as depth
is attained.
Strike High Grade Telluride
John Houlihan and several other
Goldfield miners hold under lease a
property Just north OF the Arizona Tel
lurium. At a depth OF % feet they re
Gently broke into high grade tellu-
ride.
The Arizona TeIurium company is
building an auto road from Kingman
into this district WheE the road is
completed. ore, supplies and machinery
will be transported by auto truck
The United States Smelling company
has taken an option on the Antelope
and Democrat claims in the Wallapais,
owned by NJ. II. Murphy and ". f.
DUNLAP Work done by the owners
has exposed a splendid showing Of fine
ore