The Coconino sun., 1922-03-31
FINE FUTURE FOR
 GOLD MINE OWNED
 BY FLAGSTAFF MEN

The Mohave County Miner, in re- cent interesting special edition, de- voted almost entirely to mining prop critics in and around the Oatman gold section, included a four-column de- scription of the Oatman Amalgamated gold mining properties and prospects. As this company is financed almost entirely by Flagstaff men, this ex- tract from the write-up will be of in- terest to the readers of The Sun:
 "ln the latter part of 1915 the Oat- man Amalgamated Gold Mining com pany was organized by a number of prominent Flagstaff men, and the fol- lowing February ground was broken for the shaft. Since that time the shaft has been carried to a depth of 634 feet, drifts carried out into the mineralized zone and an enormous amount of development work carried on. To date 950 feet of crosscuts have been carried out on the several lev els, the developments from the 300 showing an important vein of commer. cial ore.
 "The property is situated two miles north of the town of Oatman and about the same distance west of the old Gold Road camp, and is on the strike of both the Tom Reed lode and the Gold Road. A survey of the property, taking it from either angle will convince an observer that the strike of these veins would intersect at point close in to the site of the main working shaft of the Amalgamated, and it was sunk at that point because of the desire to intersect the two im- portant veins of the district.
 Today the company is in fine shape financially, it has a splendid outfit of machinery, boarding house, office and storeroom, two room residence and three bunk houses. It has fifteen mines surveyed for patent and a to- tai of 2S claims, with an acreage of 460. The situation of the camp is ideal, being on the high ground to the west of Gold Road, in plain view of the National Old Trails highway, and a good road leading off to the camp. It has a splendid water system, and every other desirable feature that makes for healthy and well ordered living place."
 In his report to the board of di- rectors, issued last June, Dr. Etienne A. Ritter, one of the best known min ing engineers of the Rock Mountain region, has covered the ground with complete knowledge of the conditions.
 Among other things he said:
 T believe firmly that the chances of the Oatman Amalgamated Gold Mining Company are exceptionally good to develop into an important gold mine, with sufficient amount of ex- ploration work carried on the two main veins of the property, up to and past their point of junction with the hardy vein.'
 "The Oatman Amalgamated Gold | Mines company was organized at | Flagstaff some years ago, and it's of- | ficers are among the best citizens of that Skylight City. Sims Ely is presi- dent. T. A. Rickel, vice-president; | Charles Prochnow, secretary and | treasurer; E.. A. Ritter, consulting engineer. The directors are E. T. | McGonigle, K. A. Ritter, Fred Hen sing, T. A. Rickel, Charles Prochnow, Sims Ely and John P. Kerley. (All of these except Messrs. Ely and Rit- ter are Flagstaff and Coconino coun- ty men.) These men have pinned | their faith to the property and have put up their own funds to keep things going. They are now on the road to development that will bring success, we believe. Their mine is in shape to put on campaign of drilling that will soon tell the story of success. E. A. Ritter, who is in charge of opera tions as consulting engineer, is one of the most energetic painstaking en- gineers in the west, his knowledge of mining being second to none, and this property has been his favorite, his,