The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-03-29
SUCCESSFUL COEJR O'ALENE MINING
man HAS BONANZA MINE IN ARIZONA
CHARLES MkINNis RETURNS FROM SOUTH
oPERATloNs-MlNE GOLD, SILVER
COPPER

1fldTlcS iNtuAhSN 'N'NF t'N'%
of the week from Chloride, Arizona
where he had been for the past tw'
weeks inspecting operations on thu
Jemson mine, of which he is the con
trolling owner He gives most in
terestng account of mining in tha
section of Arizona, and particularly
of the property he owns and which is
rapidly approaching the profit earnire
stage. The Jemison mine is situate
about five miles southeast OF Chloride
and fifteen miles north of Kingman
Chloride is situated in the north
western part,.of the state, on the Al"
Gibson, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad,
in climate that is in striking cor
trast with that of the Occur dAlenes,
and vet it is not situated in the burn
ing sands with no signs of vegetation
save the lonely cactus, such as we
invariably associate with Arizona. Til"
: climate is in fact almost ideal, and
Mr.. McKinns says that while We a"c
daily submerged with new snow and
seeking safety from snowslides, the
speople of Chloride are baskng in tire
sunshine and enjoying the good oli
summer time"
An Old Camp Restored.
While Chloride is now the Mecca
for big mining men who are being at
tracted there from all parts of the
west, it is not new camp. 1t is
an old camp that has within the last
year proved it's ability to come back"
There are no less than 60 active mines
situated along range of mountains
southeast of the town, most of them
making ore shipments, some of which
are credited with quite extensive pro-
duction many years ago. Last May,
not quite year ago. the town of
Chloride had less than 500 people;
today it has $500. In May the biggest
mail that was dumped off the train
at Chloride was contained in three
sacks; today an average of 20 sacks
are required to supply the mail mat
ter that is daily delivered there. There
are two newspapers published. in
Chloride. One of them exhibited by
Mr.. McKinns issued last December
gave list of ore shipments from 40
mines, and many more have been
added since that date. Mr.. McKinnis
also exhibited a large photograph of
the town, showing the location of the
mines on the slope of the mountain
range in the background.
The Jemison Mine.
How much the Jemison mine pro-
duced under it's former ownership
years ago is not definitely known, but
Mr.. McKinns says he has seen the
smelter returns for ore shipments
which netted $4,000, the values run
ming from to II ounces in gold, 5
per cent copper and As ounces in. sill
Yer. The property is opened by four
tunnels, and the development work
now being done is showing most graf
flying results The vein ranges in
width from 2k to 16 feet and carries
gold, silver copper and lead. One
streak of ore has been encountered
which varies from inches to IL
inches thick which carries from 2
to 80 ounces in gold. The ore is being
sacked for shipment, but up to this
time no more Is being removed than
is necessary in the course of develop
ment.
Another pay streak or ore shoot has
been opened for a distance of 800 feet, |
which is from Is inches to feet in
thickness. The ore Is being sorted and
the shipping product will average Is
per cent copper, 35 ounces in silver
and $12 in gold Streaks of galena
are also encountered which average
65 per cent lead, half an ounce in gold !
and high values in silver. No stopping !
is being done, the only ore, taken out
being that removed in extending the
drift on the vein.
Installing Machinery.
The splendid results accomplished
in the development of the Jemison
have justified the installation of ex-
pensive machinery to explore the prop |
erty at depth. A compressor and hoist |
have been ordered apd will soon be
on the ground, and Mr.. McKipnis gives /
It as his opinion that when the shaft !
from the lower tunnel, which will be !
started as soon as the equipment is
in position, is down 100 feet, the ore |
then made available for mining will! |
be sufficient to place the property in
position to earn a profit.
Former Coeur d'AIener in Charge.
Local readers OF The Miner will be I
interested in knowing that George |
Kays, who for several years was chief |
engineer at the Morning mine undtr I
the regime of Larson & Greenough. /
IL superintendent of the Jemison mine. I
Mr.. Kays is graduate Of the mining
engineering department of the Idaho
university. After leaving this district
he went to Mexico, where he had
charge of large mining operations un
til he was forced to leave on account
of the revolutions that have kept that
country in a state of turmoil during
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