Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-24
(By William ?. DeWolfl

districts in high favor among min ing men, with dozen properties un- dergoing development in the first mentioned and at least that many es- tates at Oatman being tested at depth by means of diamond drills, Mohave County is the most properous mining section in the Southwest. Add to this the satisfactory results which attend mine development in the two camps, plus mine work elsewhere in the coun- ty, notably in the Dean section and the Cedar District, and Mohave can with justice lay claim to being the best kown and most favorably con sidered innings ection west of the Great Plains.
 Mining engineers and others con- nected with the mining industry, who have recently inspected the ore bod ies of the Katherine and the Oatman districts, and who have heightened their visits to inspect other portions of the county, state that Mohave is one of the best mineralized sections they have ever seen and assert that it is on the eve of unprecedented min ing activity. With the Katherine and Oatman districts as the focusing points the activity will spread, state these men, to the silver areas of the Wallapai and Cerbat ranges and thru out Mohave County in general. They report a growing interest in mining properties here, and state that engi- neers and operators from other sec tions of the country will soon have representatives in the local field.
 Development work in the Katherine and the Gold Chain mines in the Katherine district, and in the United American and the Telluride mines of the Oatman district, is demonstrating very clearly their ore-production po- tentialities and their ore-reduction needs. In each of the properties men, toned the ore bodies are large and we'll defined and carry lenzes of high grade ore of sensational value.
 In the Katherine mine the winze below the 400-foot level has depth of 200 feet, which gives total depth of the mine of 600 feet. On and above the 400-foot level the tonnage blocked out has value of $2,163 ,000; and the lateral work under way on the first and second levels in the winze will ultimately result in the blocking out of an ore tonnage equal in value to that blocked out above the fourth level. The winze is now being sunk an additional 100 feet and with the reaching of the objective a drift will be run to a point directly beneath the main shaft and raise run to connection herewith. This work will be followed by the erection of a milling plant of at least 250 tons daily capacity.
 The development work in the Gold Chain mine is being done with view to the erection of an ore-reduction plant of at least 150 tons daily capac- ity before the close of 1922. The work of completing station at depth of 200 feet in the shaft is about com pleted and will be followed by further sinking to depth of 300 feet. There a level will be established and cross cuts and drifts run along and through the immense Gold Chain vein. This work will, the management believes, open at least $1,500,000 worth of ore, which, added to the million dollars worth of ore in sight on and above the 100-foot level, will give the mine an ore tonnage of a gross value of $2,500.00. Conditions in the workings are very favorable as the ore is high CT in value and the gold enrichment more pronounced with increased depth.
 Twenty-Five tons of ore per day are being shipped from the United Amer ican property to the Tom Reed mill. The ore has an average value of $60 a ton and ranges in value from $40 to $100 ton. It is being mined from the stope on the 70O-foot level where 1-2 foot lenze shows an abundance of gold in the free. The same char acter of ore has been opened on the 500-foot level and on the 850-foot iev- el, thereby demonstrating the down. ward continuation of the ore shoot for nearly 400 feet. The tonnage possi- bilities offered by a stoping area of this size speak for themselves.
 At the Telluride mine the bins are filled to overflowing with ore await ing reduction opportunity at the Tom Reed mill. It has a general average value of $22 gold ton and rms as high as $100 ton. Shipments will soon be made daily at the rate of 25 tons. The property is controlled by J. c. McIver and w. K. Ridenour, both of whom have large stock hold ings in the United Eastern Company. . Development work of the three Dad- ley groups, namely, the Oatman Apex, the Oatman Hilltop and the Katherine Treasure Vault, will be we'll under way by April 1st. At the Katherine Trea- sure Vault property, located in the n:- of <Lo ~ |