Mohave County miner., 1917-07-21

which can be economically handled i! more than 2OO,OOO,OOO cubic yards.
 The bars lie immediately on the Colorado river and high gold values have been secured at the waters edge For about five or six weeks during high water, these low bars are covered with water, and at that time of tho year the first benches can be success fully worked. While these benches carry from Il cents to IS cents to the yard they are not as high grade as the low bars.
 Every day in the year, with the ex. ception of the few weeks indicated active work can be prosecuted, which makes this an ideal dredging prop. erty.
 There are no large boulders, no ce' ment gravel or clay, or any other re bellious element; just loose sand anC gravel to be handled.
 It has been known for many years that these bars contain an enormous amount of gold, but no systematic ef- fort has heretofore been made to re- cover the gold contents in the deposit
 From time to time a number of prospectors have made good wages in banning the dirt, working it through dry washers, or old-fashioned rockers but not to exceed 35 or 40 per cent of the gold was recovered by these primitive and ineffective processes However, it is fact that these miners actually recovered from $2.50 to S3.0C per day to the man, which indicates a value of exceeding $500 to the yard of dirt. And by present scientific methods by which all the gold can be saved, the bars should yield enormous returns in gold values.
 The Colorado river drains an enorm- ous territory exceeding several thous- and square miles in extent, and it is a well-Bnown fact that during high water each year a new supply of gold is deposited, which insures the recov- cry of commercial gold values year af- ter year indefinitely.
 Many high class experts have sam pied the property of the Grand Can yon Gold company and their estimates conservatively place the total yardage at exceeding 2OO,OOO,OOO cubic yards, which at 40 cents net per cubic yard as claimed by Professor Hassan makes the net value of the proposition at SSO,OOO,OOO.
 These examinations have demon strated the fact that low bars carry an average value gold content of from 35 to 40 cents, the lowest value, to more than $500 to the cubic yard, be- ing the highest value so far disclosed at the surface, and the concensus of opinion of experts and practical placer gold miners agree in the fact, for the history of placer mining makes it a fact, that very much higher gold val ues will be found on bed rock. So far, the lowest values found on the benches indicate values from II cents to 15 cents, and the highest values to 20 and even 25 cents to the cubic yard.
 Judge M. W. Musgrove has been the active spirit in this great enterprise for several years, and it is to his en- ergy and tenacity Of purpose that the present extensive operations are in debted. In fact, he has been the sole executive head in the advancement and successful termination of this gigantic enterprise which means a great deal to the mining industry of northwest ern Arizona, and opens up a new and unexploited field.
 The Grand Canyon Gold company has recently been reorganized by Judge Musgrove and a number of strong Pittsburg people have been placed on the directorate.
 The new president is W. A. Cole, a prominent Pittsburg banker, and w. P. Johnson, a very favorably-nown business man, is the new treasurer. Walter Greaves is also on the director ate and is well known as a careful and conservative man. John Johnson, O AAEAA-NAcAo6 DOoAAACoo AAAeAAA8 10 OAAC VI the directors. These people took large blocks of shares in the Grand Canyon Gold company and are all active men and will aggressively prosecute the comprehensive operations now contem- plated. Since Judge Musgrove left the east he has been advised by the board of directors that they have taken up the early installation of a dredge of large capacity, which will mean re- markable returns to shareholders.
 However, certain preliminary work will be done right away and to this end D. V. Snowgoose and E. L. Doty, two experienced placer gold miners, are now in the field, and they have completed arrangements for pumping plant and pipe line with which to be- gin work. These men have been iden- tifed with some of the big placer