Mohave County miner., 1918-04-13
REHABILITATING SILVER
 MINES OF YAVAPAI COUNTY

or flourish like the proverbial green bay tree, dependent on whether oil is struck or not. A hotel, several dwell ing houses and a number of business structures are being talked of and it would not be surprising to see a real town some morning where to now only jackrabbits have made their habitat. Cuprite, the other town, which has stuck it's feet in Cunningham Pass with the avowed intention of staying there, gives an excuse for its exist ence, the remarkable showing being made on the Jerome Wenden com pany's property, south of Wenden, in the Harqua Hala range. Only develop ment, it is claimed by those who have examined the property and are in a position to pass judgment, is all that IS needed to make it a real big mine. North of Vendor, and where the sight of the new town is located, the Little Giant, formerly the Vindicator, IS making 1t known that it is entitled to notice. Four carloads of rich gold copper ore have been taken from the drifts and with the installation of a compressor, big things are expected just as soon as the drills begin to pound away. The Cobrita Verde has taken lease on the west end of the Little Giant ground and plans to put down shaft immediately on the same stringer, hoping to be in a position soon to begin shipping high grade.
 The Kay Is Sold
 The interests of the Kay Copper company in Black Canyon have been bought by Messrs. McIver and Long, the discoverers of the famous United Eastern mine of Mohave county, the consideration involved being over $150,000, it is reported. The Kay is an old producer, its ore content being copper and gold, and has long been heavy shipper, by wagon to Glen dale, a distance of over 60 miles, showing that the ore is rich to stand such long haul to railroad. Develop ment includes a shaft of $50 feet and other workings aggregating over 20O0 feet. The projected Prescott-Phoenix short line railroad wilr pass within short distance of the property.
 This deal has also brought another town into existence, named Canon. A plot of 40 acres has been subdivided and put on the market and the lots are finding a ready sale, it being known that Messrs. McIvor and Long intend operating the property on an extensive scale, which will mean not only the employment of large num- Der of men but also the erection with in short time of a big reduction plant.
 Another Copper in Operation
 The Arizona-Virginia Copper eom- pany has purchased 15 claims in the Castle Creek mining district from P. A. Johns of this city. Considerable high grade ore had been mined by previous owners and Mir. Johns con- tinued development, shipping several carloads of this character of product. The new company is controlled by Colorado and California capital and B. c. King, former superintendent of the shelter at Humboldt, is in charge as superintendent. The property has been opened up by three tunnels, ap- proximately 500 feet and there is also a 2OO-foot incline shaft and some sto- ping making total of about 900 feet of work performed. The shelter rec ords and shipping receipts show that the 296 tons of ore produced averaged better than 15 per cent copper and s1.5O in silver, netting S55 ton after deducting all charges.