Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1916-07-29
SYNDICATE,
IN LOWER FOOTHILLS,
AN ACTIVE OPERATOR
IFrOm Oatman Section Daily Miner.I

lfrom Oatman SeCtlOn Dally M1ner.l
The property of the Chicago Syndi-
cate is one of the really active spots
of the Oatman district, and there is
small possibility of a shutdown for
any reason whatever for two years
at least. That may be said from its
financial strength.
In a way the property is somewhat
of an isolated group, it having no inn
mediate neighbors-none that are &C
tive. 1t is about three miles south
erly or southwesterly of the Times and
northwesterly of the Pioneer, forming
the apex of a triangle with the others
at the base angles. 1t is in the lower
lying foothills between the Times and
Needles.
There is quite pretentious settle
ment out there of workers in and
about the Syndicate shaft, making it a
little world in itself. This infant city
is connected with Oatman and the
rest of the universe by a new road.
The road has just been finished under
a contract by Fleming and Sitter, and
characteristic of all the doings of the
Syndicate management, the minute
the work was done the contract price
was paid in full and all hands quit
happy and pleased with each other.
The amount of road built was upward
of 1000 feet, approximately two
miles. 1t is reached by going down
through Old Trails and turning to the
right on the Fort Mohave road. At
the point where the road to the Pho
neer, Leland and Arizona-Tom Reed
turns up the gulch to the north, this
road continues on to the west and left.
1t is a fine road and the management
complimented the contractors on that
fact.
The shaft is equipped with a new
plant of machinery that is capable of
striking the richest mine in the world
or of finding there or going to what
ever depth may be necessary to prove
or disprove the existence of richness.
It includes a 25-horsepower hoist and
a 1Ox1O compressor, the hosting en-
CINE being belted to the compressor
and doing the work of both. Thus
there is air for sinking, and with two
shifts a depth of six feet is made
each and every day.
The shaft now is down $50 feet. By
going to a depth of 225 feet it is be-
iieved by Manager C. R. McCollom, a
mining engineer, that the ledge will
be cut in the shaft. It should be so
if the vein retains its dip uniformity,
though at the surface its exact pitch
was left a little in doubt, owing to not
having both walls well opened up.
On the surface it is 16 feet wide
and in length is crops for 100 feet.
At both extensions from the ends of
that segment it is capped with wash.
It's assay values range from $3.50 to
$500 a ton. Being down in the lower
country it is not believed that it will
be necessary to go to such great depth
to get the calcite replacement, and a
lot of time should be saved as well as
several dollars.
Aside from its corporate name this
is known as the Swift property. Lu-
Glen Swift of Chicago is one of the
heaviest owners, and along with him
is J. ]. Mitchell, president of the Hi
nois Trust company. The officials who
reside at Pasadena, are: President, R.
f. Hunter; vice president. David
Blankenhorn: secretary, B. NJ. Wot-
kyns. Mr.. McCollom has able assist
ance in the person of c. H. Sampson,
who is foreman. 1t is not a close cor
poration. though largely owned by
financial heavyweights.