Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-12-30
APPROACHING ORE BODY AREAS
 IN THE KATHERINE GOLD DISTRICT
By William P. De Wolf.

new Katherine Gold district, in Union Pass, shafts, which are designed for at depth, are entering the areas where ore bodies of value and dimensions will in all probability soon be found. This is particularly so at the Adams property, where the shaft is nearing a depth of 200 feet, and will reach that objective early next month; the Treasure Vault, where the ore body crosscut on the 5O-foot level will soon be entered at depth of 100 feet, and the Katherine Rand, where the geological conditions favor the presence of an ore body in or near the shaft at a depth of 100 feet.
 Nearby the Treasure Vault, on the California group of 6 claims, double compartment shaft has been started with the object of developing the large and we'll mineralized Pyramid vein and the equally valuable vein which has been opened on the 200- foot level at the bonanza Katherine mine, and which is believed to extend into California territory. This group was purchased about weeks ago by the Aladdin Divide Mining Company, and is considered to be one of the best locations in the vicinity of the Kath- crime mine. The property is being fi- nanced in San Francisco and the east, and the efforts of the management to that end are said to be meeting with success. From m;IeiG!oglcal standpoint the property IS one of the most favorably located in the district, as it adjoins, and is believed to carry the rich ore bodies opened in the big mine, from which the Katherine dis trict received it's name. c. N. Miller, of San Francisco, who dominates Aladdin Divide affairs, is an old-time mining man, whose experience dates from the early days of Cripple Creek. Miller believes the holdings of the Aladdin Divide will develop bonanza ore, and his opinion is shared by many other mining men who are con- versant with the Katherine district, and the location of the California group. D
 Development at depth is planned for the Noontime group, owned by the Katherine Victor people, soon af- ter New Years. The property is be- ing financed in the East, by Wm. c. Fastnow & Company. The Fastnow firm is interested quite extensively in mining enterprises at Katherine, and is preparing to finance a number;
 of other properties there, early in 1922. The Noontime group is located about 5000 feet fro mthe Gold Chain mine, where 100000 tons of ore are in sight above depth of 100 feet. The Gold Chain is the second mine in i'm portance in the Katherine district, and during the year 1921 has been devel-, oped from a prospect into a million dollar proposition The proximity of the Noontine group to the Gold Chain, adds largely to the prospective value of the latter, and makes it one of the
 MAS, desirable holdings in the north end of the camp,
 The protracted controversy over the ownership and management of the Katherine Mohawk property having been settled, that property is, 1t IS announced, to be immediately devel- oped on a scale commensurate with it's prospective value. It is located Tn the heart of the district, in proximity to the Treasure Vault, and bonanza Katherine mine, and is now being if nanced at Pacific coast points. Frank T. Torpey, manager of the property, brings to its development a wealth of mining experience gained in the bonanza camps of Nevada. It is planned to start double-compart- ment shaft some time next month and to sink it to a depth of at least 200 feet before attempting any lateral de- velopment.
 Nearby the Katherine Mohawk shaft is at once to be started on the Katherine Sunbeam property, one of a number in the Katherine district owned by w. A. Smith and associates. Smith recently returned from San Francisco where he arranged the fi- nancing and states that work will be under way within few days. Smith is also in charge of the Katherine Rand property, located nearby the Katherine Sunbeam, and is sinking a shaft thereon with splendid prospects for results in the way of pay ore.
 Following the visit to the camp this week of Charles Sutro, managing di- rector of the Katherine mine, plans were made to set up and operate an engine to take the place temporarily of the 225 h. p. engine which was about 10 days ago. The cause of the accident is now being in vestigated by the firm that built it, As the wrecked machinery was in course of a try-out at the time of the accident, and had not been turned
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