Mohave County miner., 1916-09-30

area, and the workings deepened and extended in the sulphide area. Copper made it's appearance with the sulphides in sufficient quantity to warrant the assertion that the prop erty will in the future be quite as noted as a producer of the red metal as in the past it was as a producer of gold. Samples taken for period of twelve days during the latter part of September from the sulphide area along the footwau of the ledge in the south drift on the Sth level, gave re- turs of 8.76per cent copper and from s23 to SS2 gold to the ton.
 During the same period the face of this drift-in the Oxides-gave re- turns of from SIP to SS6 gold per ton, and an average of s24.14 gold per ton across the full face of six feet. This ore body has been drifted in length of 100 feet without a break in pay values. That is, from the crosscut 100 feet distant to the present face of the drift. The crosscut shows 16 feet of pay ore. At a depth of 12 feet in the winze being sunk in the south drift on the Eth level, copper glance has been encountered. The ore sam ples as high as 13.45 per cent copper, S1OO.4O gold and $9.S0 silver to the ton. The drift south on the 8th level is being extended to connection with the deposit opened m rhe winze and to a point directly beneath the Gas tie Garden" stope, from which former operators extracted $2,O00,000 worth of gold ore.
 In early September the Silver Belt mine, a property whose history dates back to the eos, was purchased by the Silver Belt Consolidated company. Upon taking possession the new management started a shaft near the endline of the Arizona property, and at a depth of 40 feet encountered ore carrying high values in silver, lead and zinc. The shaft is to be sunk to a depth of 500 feet where connection will be made with the old workings. The Silver Belt has at intervals been remuneratively worked by leasers and has to it's credit a silver-lead-zinc out put of considerable value.
 Within a few days the Huntington mill recently established by Anderson and Birch at the Arizona property, will be in commission. 1t has an ore capacity of 100 tons per day and is equipped with Wilfey concentrating tables. The Arizona ore carries high values in silver, lead and zinc and the property has been operated at a pro fit ever since Anderson and Birch took it over. The large tonnage on the dump will be the first to go to mill. Thereafter the ore reserves in the mine workings will be drawn upon.
 An oil-fotation plant, to be utilized in conjunction with the Chilian mill hitherto established, is being set up at the First Home property in the Big Bug district. The retimbering of the old shaft has progressed to a depth of 1855 feet and will be completed by the time the reduction plant is in opera tion. Two feet of ore, carrying a high galena content and 40 ounces in silver to the ton, is being mined in the upper levels.
 An additional shift of miners, mak- ing three shifts in all, went on the job this week at the Gold Blossom property. A depth of 50G feet is the objective. The new hoist and com pressor recently installed are aiding materially the work of depth getting. Pay precious metal values prevail across a width of 24 inches of ore on the 240-foot level. Development of this ore body will be followed by the installing of a mill. In fact, negotia- tions are now on for the purchase of the old Ruth mill.
 New bodies of milling grade ore have been opened of late in the old Bannie mine in the Walker district. They are being developed on two levels-to a depth of 160 feet-and carry lenses of shipping ore. The values are gold and copper and appear to be fairly uniform in the vein. De- velopment at greater depth is re- quisite before the true value of the ore bodies is demonstrated.
 A contract for an additional 50 feet of sinking in the Black Diamond shaft has been awarded by J. H. Irwin, San Diego mining man who recently took over the holdings. Upon completion of the contract the shaft will have a depth of 150 feet. Gold values are increasing as the shaft is lowered.
 The first shipment of ore in a num- bo,. of ,,oo,-s fror, Fba old uoroae+aad