Arizona republican., 1917-09-16
By Thomas McCauIey

CHLORIDE, Ariz., Sept. 15.-With silver close to the dollar mark, the merger of the Rico and c. o. D. prop critics last week easily takes first place in the mining features of recent years in this end of Mohave county. The C. o. D. has been idle practically for nine years, the reasons being the inability of anyone to heretofore secure fitting terms on which the famous old pro- ducer could be operated. The silver market proved the moving factor in de- clding the several factions in control, with the result that it now is in con- trol of the Rico Consolidated Mining company, headed by Robert w. Wilde, the electric power magnate of K'- man, Arizona Hk
 The old klngman samplers nave l~- ords of having purchased close to a million dollars worth of ore from leas- CTS operating on the c. O. D. The ore has been marvellously rich, even with silver at half its present price. It is stated by the old timers that there are still many places where miners can be put to work on high grade ore and that there remains an abundance of milling ore Tn the old stopes above the 3O0- foot level Aside from this the estate Is practically virgin ground, with the exception of drifts not mo~n han 2nn feet either way from the Shaf&
 The old mill is ue.na ., ed .... VIII be In operation within thirty days.
 The past month has been a period of important ore discoveries in the mines of this district The New Mohawk. operating the Puzzle and Moose prop ertles, IS opening up high grade ore Tn two shafts. Number 2 shaft. 150 feet deep, with drift 30 feet from the shaft in an easterly direction, has proven nearly five feet of ore Secretary Dodd Of the chamber of commerce sampled the strike shortly after it was made and got returns of $37 per ton across four and one-half feet of the ore.
 Number shaft is also getting into good ore shoot of shipping ore. al- though the shaft which is 60 feet deep. cannot be said to prove much at this time.
 The Diana, which began crosscut- ting from the bottom of the new shaft. 200 feet down, entered the vein thir- teen feet from the shaft. The ore shoot was found in perfect place. four to six feet wide and said to have an average grade of $20 a ton. The shoot has been drifted on 35 feet.
 This vein, which is not regarded as the most important on Diana ground. shows up so encouragingly that the principal vein, known as the North vein. is expected to show rather sensa- uonal performance when entered at this level. Crosscutting for it will commence about the first of October.
 The New Tennessee, after proving four feet of ore in the North drift. 24O- foot level, resumed sinking September lst. There will be no cessation of this work until the 500-foot level is reached.
 The Tuckahoe shaft has reached q depth of 250 feet. The company made the final payment to the former owners last week.
 Three feet of splendid ore has been opened in the south drift, 175-foot level of the Schenectady. This company is going to install electrically driven hoisting and pumping machinery.
 The Schuylkill is opening up very 1ood ore on the SO0-foot level
 The Bullion Hill, owned by Jesse Knight of Utah, has it's shaft down feet. Prosecuting will commence at the 300
 lhe Rattlesnake has nearly two cars loaes of shipping ore in the bins and continues extraction from the Iov-..v. leve
 A flnd of rich silver ore in the old weaver mine, twenty-five miles north or here IS reported by E. E. Moore, a resident Of the New Weaver mining district MT. Moore states that leasers on thls property have opened up sev- eral feet of shipping ore on the 150- foot level.