Bisbee daily review., 1916-04-09
Southwest Extension of sos Crosscut Encounters Five Feet of An Excellent Grade of Milling Ore.
WORK STOPPED WHILE
 INSTALLING HOIST
Successful Goldheld Men Pro- mote Mohawk Central Min ing Company and. Take Over Acreage in Oatman.
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 EINGMA\, Arizona. April S.-AftSr being extended approximately 350 feet and in the last few weeks exposing numerous stringers of quartz. varying | in width from a few inches 10 several feet and carrying encouraging values. the southwest crosscut on the 505-foOt level of the United Western al Oatman has disclosed what is believed 10 be- the main vein or the property. The crosscut has penetrated it a distance of five feet. revealing that width of milling grade ore Work in the cross cut has been suspended pendins the installation of larger hoisiins equip ment. which has been ordered and will be installed. il is thought. within the next ten days
 Mining men who won tame and for tune a decade ago through their oper- atiOns in Goldfeld. Nevada have be- come the sponsors for one of the lat- est corporations tO enter the Oatman field. naVely. the Mohawk Central Mining company. It's official person neI follows: President. John A. Has sell who was identified with numer- ous properties in the famous Nevada camp; first vice-president. George W. Long. one of the principal owners Of the United Eastern mine at Oatman. second vice-president. J. ?. LOftus. who was an important factor in the early development of the Sandstrom and other mines of GOldtield: secre- tary-treasurer. NJ. J. Monnette. one of Haa of lease on the Mohawk. which Is still one of the great mines of the same district; directors. he above named. with r. C. Dousherty. The company has taken over S7 1-2 acres of ground in the heart of Oa;man and will sink 2 double compartment shaft tO depth of at least 800 feet.
 The treasury of the Big Jim Gold Mining company has just been enrich ed 10 the extent of S$50. 900 through the sale of 200.O00 shares it's treas ury stock 10 a strong syndicate Of east crn capitalists. whose names have not been made public. The money will be used in the equipment of the property with a Iarger mechanical outfit includ- ing pumps of enormous capacity. and thorough and systematic development work at great depth There is a prob ability that the company will use a portion of the money for the erection of it's own milling plant. when ore bod ies have been sufficiently opened up tO justify it The main shaft on the Big Jim now measures approximately 510 feet in depth. On the iO0-fOOt lev T penetrated an enormous ledse of mill ing ore and immediately following sinking operations in the shaft were re sumed They had proceeded only a. bout 50 feet when the volume of wal CT seeping into the Shafi required the installation of pumping facilities that have since been increased. permitting the continuation Of the bore 70 it's pres ent depth Crosscutting 10 the ledge on the 5o0-foot level has just been started
 Two shifts of miners are being used in the sinking of the main shaft on the Gold Key property. which is nearing a depth of 300 feet The shaft is be- ing retimbered one shift daily prepar- atory to increased operations upon the installation of new mechanical equipment. which has already been 
 Charles F. Knox. of Tonopah. Neva- da. and associates have taken over the Arizona Central property sdiOin- ing on the west the United Eastern and will immediately resume it's de velcpment upon an extensive scale. \ complete mechanical equipmenrt has been ordered and it expected tO arrive in camp in the near future
 Wsllapai District
 Among the many mininr sections of Mohavr county. the old camp of Chloride in the Wallspai district stands second to oatman in the pres ent increasing interest of mining Oper- ators and capitalists and. as result.
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