El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-08
MILL SITE At
OATMAN GRADED
United Eastern Plant Will
Have Initial Capacity of
200 Tons Daily.

Kingman Ariz.. March S-Notwith-
standing that it is not known when
delivery Of the necessary machinery
will be made, general manager George
w. Long recently put a force Of la
borers to work grading the site for
the proposed mill Of the United Eastern
Mining company at Oatman. The plant
Will have an initial capacity of 200 tons
daily but will be constructed in such
a manner as to permit of its enlarge
ment and at a comparatively small
cost. as the demands of the company
require. The millsite is on the side
of a hill Immediately below the new
or No. three compartment SMART
which is located about 500 feet north
Of the old or No I shaft, through which
all underground operations are prose-
cuted at present. The collar OF the
new shaft is 12J feet above that of the
old. The mechanical equipment for
the new shaft, including a $50 horse
power double drum electric hoist, 500
cubic foot compressor and 100 horse-
power motor to propel the compressor,
has been completely installed and
sinking operations at the so foot point
viii be resumed within the next ten
days with a depth of 500 feet as the
objective point
Pioneer Gold Mines Sold.
The controlling interest Of the Oat-
man Pioneer Gold Mines, incorporated.
have been sold by Allen L. Burrts and
Charles Walden to AIessrs. Keith and
helLns wealthy slOt NldluAaIAuA a . "a
Boston, Mass. F. II. Dawson, who rep
resented the buyers in the transaction.
has been made general manager Of the
company and viii direct the future
development of the property II IS
announced that drifts will be run
north and south on the 400 foot level
and as soon as ore bodies are reached
wines Will be sunk to the 500 Ioot
point in them. Two feet Of ore, assay
ing as high as $66 per ton, was re-
in w n
100 foot level
Adams Is New Onfman Company
The Adams Mining company is one
of the latest corporations TO become
identified with the camp Of Oatman;
II is capitalized for 100000, divided
into 1,000,0 600 shares Of the par value
OF 10 cents each. The officers as thus
far selected are: President, h. n
Newland; secretary treasurer ana gen
eral manager n A. Darcy; directors
the above named with c. H. Palmer
IT,. and NJ. Lines Mr.. Palmer was one
Of the first mining engineers 70 mn ~ ~
a report on the camp OF OalInah- no
company has acquired nine claims, IN
Guiding the ADAMS group Of three
claims, which adjoins the Meme On 'ilo
south.
Cedar valley District.
The growing demand and increaslIs
used in the manufacture OF muhltlons
OF war have greatly stimulated mining
activity in the Cedar Valley district
and, as a result, more .workmen are
being employed and individual clalh
owners are giving greater attenuon 70
their properties in that section than
ever before in the history OF Mohave
county. Among the numerous com
panies actively engaged in develop
ment work is the Edmaier Mining com
pany. which owns il claims and IS
EMPLOYING a force of 20 miners An
east crosscut tunnel, extended ois,
tance of so feet, has cut at a vertical
deDth a SO foot vein feet VIDE that
carries from to 8 percent WolIramite'
and 1 to 3 percent copper, IN addluoh
to small gold and silver values.
THE company is building 20 ton
concentrating mill which will be com
pIeted and placed in commission at an
early date. ,,,,
The Yucca Tungsten Mining company
onerating a group of about 20 claims
five miles northeast Of the Edamier
nropertv, recently placed in operation
a b ton concentrating mill, which for
the present is being run one SHIFT !
daiv. In the mine the company is
working two shifts of miners and |
good tonnage Of ore is being eXtrasted /