Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1919-05-24

DiS hcS oSSAA cAVSASN AASAAv sAA~ ~N~S inal galena to sulphates and carbon ates and the value scattered by erosion.
 There stiil remaln large croppings of quartz in which the primary gal ena is found in the center of the rock,
 The striking characteristic of the entire lode for two miles is the great quartz vein which extends along the dike and in the dike for nearly the entire length of the property.
 The dike is practically midway be- tween the side lines. A great body of commercial ore ought to be found in this area.
 NO. 2 SHAFT.
 This shaft on the Copper Lode Claim is 1900 feet west from No. 1 shaft and is sunk in the characteris- tic ron-stained quartz of the lode and a cross-cut run 10 feet south, also in quartz. Neither wall was cut and except as to patches of galena in some of the rock taken out no ore was found.
 A good deal of water came into this shaft at 45 feet. Between No. 1 and No. ? shafts there are four shallow shafts and large open cut, all in ore of low grade, the same being al- most completely oxidized but still as- saying in silver and lead.
 No. shaft is in the Anthony Lode Claim 800 feet west from No. 3 shaft. It is all in leached quartz and dike rock. No ore was found here. A long trench on the sameI claim proves the course of the dike on this ground.
 No. 5 shaft is on the Lead Lode, Claim about 5000 feet west from No. 1 shaft. It is all in quartz which shows patches of galena in the in- terior.,
 There is heavy oxidation and much iron here. The shaft was started on an incline to follow the dip of the hanging wall which is about 70 deg. in all the workings.
 THE. TUNNEL
 This cross-cut tunnel is 4,200 feet west from No. 1 shaft and is driven nearly 300 feet. The dike and min eral bearing zone is 90 feet wide in this ground.
 The tunnel is driven through it to the granite hanging wall. Two veins carrying heavy lead and zinc ore have been discovered in this tun- nel and the conditions are very signi- ficient of the existence of a large body of ore.
 At the hanging wall the ore carries gold, silver, lead, copper and zinc and is the usual heavy sulphide.
 The ore in the dike back from the hanging wall is chiefly heavy galena.
 These two veins average 10 inches and 6 inches in width and both were found at their apex near the floor of the tunnel.
 The lead ore in the dike occurs next to vein of iron pyrites fully feet wide which always carries a little copper and gold.
 The cropping of this iron at sur face is gossan which averages $4.00 per ton in gold in an old shaft sunk in same.
 The assays on all ore taken from this property were made in the labor atory on the ground by MT. John Lynch, an assayer and chemist for over 30 years, who formerly conduct ed ore sampling works at Kingman.
 Surveys have been made and the To- cation for shaft selected which is to develop the ore bodies here at great depth. It is planned to install an electric hoist on the surface after upraising the 14O feet from the floor of the tunnel.
 The tunnel to be used as a pump level and station pump installed. Not much water has been encountered to date. The shaft to be carried down on an incline of about 70 degrees fol- lowing the dip of the vein.
 The tunnel also insures pure air and a safety exit.
 The ground in the vicinity of the tunnel is practically another mine.
 The original owners of this tunnel many years ago owing to the difficult ty of trail and road building because of immense granite boulders covering the surface were compelled to carry tools and mining timbers on their backs for a distance of over a mile.
 No. shaft is on the Silver Lode Claim one mile from No. 1 shaft.
 It is down about 70 feet and con- siderable water comes into it. It was sunk on the hanging wall contact; heavy galena ore crops at surface. This is an old shaft and a quantity of silver-lead-zinc sulphide ore was talk en out here. It also carries some gold and copper. The ore is found in ir- regular punches in the shaft and is of grade that could be shipped to smell ters at a profit.
 The shaft occupies the edge of the gulch which runs through the proper fxy frn,,o %ko al Ao