Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-17

<tSCeItdlIHlenC or tnelr ore values Will
 do much to make known the potential ity of the vein structure farther to the east where so far only surface in
 dications have been available. The
 proving of that section of the camp
 will be worth while to the whole dis
 trict, as it will indicate the ore-bear-
 ing area to be more extensive than
 had heretofore been thought probable,
 and will be in line with the best
 thought of mining engineers in gen eral. While many of the engineers
 have been opposed to the theory of the
 rhyolites bearing values, the diamond
 drills of the Oatman United has dem-
 onstrated that not only are the rhy-
 olites fruitful of ore deposition, but the dike material, where silicified,
 have in themselves ore bearing quail
 ties. If this proves up in other sec
 tions a new era for mining in the dis
 trict will be opened. The mineralized dike passing through Oatman United
 ground, passes into the territory of
 the Oatman Gold and then into the property of the Combination, and to-
 gether with other dikes of the same
 general character pass far to the east
 under the big escarpment of the
 mountain. The qualifications of these
 great dikes is the important asset of the property, when taken with the
 large vein outcrops that show within
 the confines of the locations. Values
 have been found in these veins and
 there is reason to believe that they will become more potential at depth.
 At one time the whole section of
 country lying west of the apex of the
 Blue Ridge range stood at height
 of 6,OO0 feet above sea level, being a
 part of the Great Colorado plateau,
 and erosion carried off the softer ma
 terial, bearing the hard rock and ex- posing the intricate vein system of that region. The Colorado plateau reached from the plains to the Pacific coast, the whole country far to the north and into Mexico being deep in sedimentaries. It is this overburden that has gone to the sea, carrying with it the soft rock matter that took part in the general plan of erosion. Then came the tearing and rending of the harder rocks, as they adjusted themselves to new alignments, not having the soft filling to brace them up in place, and this condition is still going on, although at a possibly slow CT pace. In this work of getting down to an irriducible minimum the whole country has been denuded and is showing it's naked rocks with it's ifs Surjng and scanning, it's plugs of rhy- olite and it's capping of basalt. and the wonderful flows of andesite, rem nants of the volcanic action of nll- ] lions of years ago. It is this conGi- tion, a development and evolution
 through which the earth's surface is processing, that is making possible the
 development of the great ore bo'lies that have been brought to light through this great period of "min- ing". Situated in the area that waS subject in a way to this erosive ac- tion, although not obtaining it's full mede,is ,ne Combination. It is lined up with the big things of the camp, for better or for worse, but having e"ery potential feature embraced by the producers IS of rich ore in that great area.
 The financing of the mines has been accomplished through the efforts of the three men who have pinned their faith on it since the first pick was stuck in the ground. The property is now being shaped up for the campaign of development that will surely tell the story. The shaft has been cleared of debris and the drifts put in shape for the entry of the drills, and within
 few days the work of sending the diamond drills into the surrounding vein structure will be under way. These men believe that they have one nf lo # fLa xo,,,