Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-11-11
A MINERAL EMPIRE Contributed by H. S. Stowe.

The County of Mohave, destined at some future day to be the most pro- life producer of valuable metals (acre for acre) in the whole of the United States, basks quietly in the brilliant Arizona sun and her citizens go about their daily tasks, biding the time when her mountains will be teeming with life and activity and her products will be found in all parts of the world.
 From the humble frying pan to the platinum and gold ring upon milady's finger, all can, and will, be brought forth from natures limitless store house lying beneath the very feet of the peoples of Mohave County.
 Mining-that clean, honorable man. making industry-has carried on, in a desultory manner in Mohave County for many years. Millions of dollars worth of hidden wealth has been ex- tracted from just beneath the outer crust and no man can deny that this is as but pin-prick upon the surface and that natures matchless laboratory is preparing and refining for us each moment, more and more of her treasure.
 Just now is being witnessed an era of development, which bids fair to bring to Mohave County recognition of her potential possibilities. An era of legitimate, intelligently directed eff fort, made by men who know the game and pay it for honest gain.
 Far too much for expression in a brief article crowds itself into mind, so that but mere reference can be made to some of the major points of importance.
 The Cerbat range of mountains ly- ing north and east of Kingman have record production of many millions, much of which was produced from shallow workings by small companies and individual operators, the excep- tions being the Tennessee, Go,conda and several other mines which were worked to depth and produced mil lions, for their owners. This range of mountains from the town of Chloride to Stockton Hill, some miles north east, is one of the greatest mineral ized areas ever found and man with vision will some day appear upon the scene and a great tunnel or bore will pierce these mighty giants at their feet, draining, developing and trans porting the ore bodies known to be there ,and whose value is' beyond the ability of man to compute.
 The great Wallapais, across the valley, rear their proud heads above the surrounding country and their mighty neighbors. Dean Peak, it is officially stated, stands 8,250 feet above sea level. Timber and water abound in this section. Comparative ly little real mining { IS ever been done here; however results have met all reasonabl expectations and at this time the Dean mine is not only act ive'y operating, milling their ores at handsome profit, but are opening up enormous bodies of commercial ore and proving their existence at depth by exploration work which is produc- ing the most gratifying results.
 Tc, one standing upon the. crest of the River range, to the west as he looks down upon scene which no brush can portray, comes the thought that here before him lies a most unique, unusual bit of old Mother Earth. That here must be a some thing different-a repository replete with whaetver it may be, and as man has here proven the existence of gold. it is easily possible for the alert mind