Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-04-14
Oatman Now Most
 Active Mining Camp In The Southwest
(Continued From Page 1) OATMAN GOLD MINING AND
 MILLING CO.

A depth of more than 150 feet has now been reached in the sinking of the three-compartment shaft on the Oatman Gold Mining and Milling Com pany ground. The contractors, M. D. Burris and Frank Johnson, are break ing all Arizona shaft-sinking records on the Oatman Gold job. The shaft which is the largest in the Oatman district, apparently is now going through the hanging wall of the vein which it is intended to cut. The wall stands about S5 degrees, dipping to the northeast. The wall rock is crushed andesite filled with stringers of quartz carrying a great amount of sulphide. Next to Oatman United work on Oatman Gold is followed with the greatest interest in Oatman. BLACK RANGE
 George A. Heating, manager of the Black Range property is back in Oat- man. Upon his return he found the diamond drill down 162 feet and into quartz stringers. The second drill has arrived from Kingman and will be set up this week. A point near a three-compartment shaft, sunk to a vertical depth of 50 feet several years ago, will probably be selected as the second drill site. Pieces of quartz knocked at random from the Black Range outcrop invariably show free gold. Assays of grab samples return values as high as several thousand of dollars to the ton.
 TOM REED-RED CLOUD CLAIM Drilling recommended on the Red Cloud on April 10, Monday. Work on the Red Cloud had been delayed for more than three weeks owing to a drill which was lost in the hole. The drill bit has been recovered and the putting in of string of castings on some caved holes also has been com pleted. Drilling is going on from the 725-foot level. The peculiar green quartz with the ribbon structure has been found in the Red Cloud.
 TOM REED-AZTEC CLAIM
 Revived interest in Aztec has been caused by the report that good block of ore has been opened up.. A faulted block has been encountered which it is believed will develop good values. The raise continues for sixty feet.
 OATMAN UNITED
 Harvey Hammond, superintendent of Oatman United, is rushing work on that property and good progress is being made under his direction. The drilling of a 960-foot air hole to the 600 foot level is under way. A drill which was being used on the 600 foot level is putting in the air hole.
 NELLIE
 H. E. Woods and H. Ray Woods an nounce that diamond drilling on this property in the Black Range district will commence within fortnight.
 GOLD DUST
 Diamond drilling is in progress on the 500 foot level. w. H. Wise in tends to thoroughly prove up this property from which more than $25O,- 900 already has been taken out. Be fore summer work will be going on all three of the Wise properties-Gold Dust, Orion and Gold Key.
 UNITED WESTERN
 w. K. Ridenour is preparing to drill on this property. Herman c. Zulch, mining engineer, is making section maps for the diamond drill.
 OATMAN COMBINATION
 Diamond drilling has started on Oatman Combination under the direc- tion of Judge R. L. Johns and James Dower.
 TELLURIDE
 Telluride also plans to drill in a new sector of their property. Her man c. Zulch is making complete sec tion maps for the campaign.
 ARGO
 Repairing shaft. To diamond drill to 600 foot level.
 DERRICK