The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-08
(By Ray D. Harris)

posing numerous stringers or quartz,
varying in width from a few inches
to several feet and carrying
aging values, the southwest cross
cut on the sos level of the United
Western at Oatman has disclosed
what is believed to be the main
vein of the property. The cross
cut has penetrated it a distance OF
five feet, exposing that width OF
milling ore. Work in the cross
cut has been suspended pending the
installation of a larger hosting
equipment, which has been ordered
and will be installed, it is thought,
within the next ten days.
Mining men who won fame and
fortune a decade ago through their
operations in Goldfield, New, have
become the sponsors for n of the
latest corporations to enter the
Oatman field, lie. the Mohawk
Central Mining company. Its off
cial personnel follows: President,
John A. Hassell, who was identi-
fled with numerous properties in the
Nevada camp; first vice president,
George w. Long, one of the princi-
pal owners of the United Eastern
mine at Oatman; second vice presl-
dent. ]. P. Lotus, who was an
important factor in the early devel-
opment of the Sandstone and otn-
err mines of G%oldfield; secretary
MnnnQftn one OF
the owners of the Hayes-Monnette
lease on the Mohawk, which is still
one of the great mines OF the
southern Nevada camp; directors,
the above named with F. G. Dough-
erty. The company has taken over
371b acres of ground in the hear
of the new camp and will sink a
double-compartment shaft to a
depth of at least 500 feet.
The treasury of the Big Jim Gold
Mining company has just beer en-
riched to the extent of $35O,O0O,
through the sale of 100000 shares
OF it's treasury stock to a strong
syndicate of eastern capitalists,
whose names have not been made
public. The money will be used for
the equipment of the property with
q larger mechanical outfit, includ-
ing pumps of enormous capacity,
and it's thorough and systematic
development to great depth.
There is a probability that the
company will use a part of the fund
r the erection of it's own milling
liant, when orebodies have been
opened up sufficiently to justify it.
The main shaft on the Big Jim now
measures approximately $40 feet
in depth. On the 4O0-foot level, d
southwest cross-cut some time ago
penetrated an enormous ledge OF
milling ore an Immediately follow
ing sinking operations in the shaft
were resumed. They had proceeded
only about so feet when the volume
OF water seeping into the shaft
required the installation of pumping
facilities which have since been
increased, permitting the continue
ton of the bore to it's present
depth. ~Crosscutting to 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 800
feet. The shaft is being retimbered
one shift each day preparatory to
increased operations upon the in
stallation of a new mechanical equip
ment,, which has already been or
dered.
Charles f. Knox of Tonopah and
associates have taken over the
Ariozna Central property, adjoining
on the west the United Eastern and
will Immediately resume its devel-
opment upon an extensive scale.
A complete mechanical equipment
has beer ordered and is expected to
arrive in camp in the near future.
Wallapai District
Among the many mining sections
OF Mohave county, the old camp OF
Chloride in the Wallapai district
stands second TO OaLman III inc
present increasing interest of min
ing operators and capitalists and
as a result, there is greater ac-
tivity in that region than for more
than 20 years. The Tennessee mine
OF the Needles Mining & Milling
company, a subsidiary of the Unit
co states Smelling, Refining %
Milling company. is largely respcn-
sihle for the attention that Chloride
is receiving.
For several months the monthly
gross production of the mine has
lowered around the $S5O,000 mark.
III new body of zinc-lead-silver
opened up in the mine is re-
La sxnlnSa4ian