Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-03-03
Drillers Speeding Up
 To Open More Mines
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To Open More Mines
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 tract with Walter Quinn to diamond drill their ground from the 50O-foot level. The Gold Dust is one of the best equipped mines and has a big ore body opened on and above the 300 level, which is expected to be picked up by the drills on and below the 800. It is estimated that there are 10000 tons of $15 ore in sight above the 300.
 The headframe on the Oatman Gold has been erected and the plant of heavy machinery is being installed for sinking the three-compartment shaft to the point where it is believed cer- tain they will find the extension of the Oatman United's great ore zone. Manager Pugh promises to push work with all possible speed.
 The raise from the 500 level of the Telluride has holed through to the 400, insuring good air in the stope. Though the. Tom Reed will not be ready for day or two to start mill ing a minimum of 25 tons daily from the Telluride, the latter has a reserve of 600 tons on the dump in addition to that in the bin. It will mill from $30. to $40 per ton. The ore shoot on the 300 is opened up for 15O feet in length and averages three feet wide. It is, opened for a length of 300 feet on the 400 level, but less work was done on the third level, where it was opened for only 70 feet The ore there is of the same grade ana the vein runs to five feet in width.
 While waiting for the mill to get ready to treat it's ores, the United American has been timbering it's stope. It will have to mix it's high grade with much lower grade in order to bring the ore down to a $50 or $60 product--something few mines have to do.
 The Tom Reed has opened up for 90 feet new ore body above the 500 level of the Aztec which averages $15 a ton. The company has also started to diamond drill the Red Cloud from the 725-foot level, and this is looked upon as one of the most i'm portant pieces of work going on in the district. The peculiar green waxy quartz, with the ribbon structure, that has, always indicated values in Tom Reed ore, has been found in the Red Cloud and the management is very hopeful of finding a commercial body of it with the drills.
 A deal on the Black Range, about to be concluded, is expected to start things humming in the southern part of camp. This is one of the most pop- ular properties with the miners and other properties near by are almost so. The Nellie, Lucky Boy and Lexington, all of which are con- trolled by H. E. Woods and his cousin, Il. Ray Woods, are among the most promising ,and diamond drilling on these will begin soon. They are we'll equipped and much development has been done with encouraging results.
 The ground formerly owned by the Little Jim has been bought by Chas. F. Fugh and Elmer J. Chute, the pur- chase involving $5O,00O, including stock. The new owners have not an. nounced plans but there are many in camp who would like to string a bet 'n that ground, The Green Quartzz property, adjoining the Nellie, has been bought by Jack Hoover, who will a company. Other deals of which particulars are not at hand nave been made and still others are bending.
 The contract has been let for dia- nond drilling the San Francisco. which is under supervision of some 'f the best mining talent in the dis :: ;rict. It is amply financed and it's progress will be watched with unusual interest. The same can be said of he Big Jim Consolidated, drilling on | which will commence when the boiler s installed. The Merry Widow is town over 200 feet and has already ut some good looking stringers. Drilling will also start shortly on the )atman Amalgamated from the 6OO- oot level. The company has an inn lense estate and prominent Ari- onans are in control.
 Work has been resumed on the Sun ,ial ,and in bottom of 72-foot shaft uartz with values up to $51 per ton as been found. The Gold Cliff Gen. al, which parallels the Tom Reed 'r COCO feet, and of which, Geo. B. cDevitt is manager, has built 5000 'et of new road and will start at ice sinking new shaft. Though the local residents and iners have been drawing money z eadily for a month to send for ma ( inery and supplies for mining de- $ lopment, and to buy mining stocks, e deposits in the local bank have in ( eased over $100,0O0 in thirty days e owing that much outside money is | 'eady coming here for investment in ' |, ,,,ipoc