Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-01-09
OUTLOOK ROSY
FOR MINING IN
ARIZONA FIELD

The year 1927 starts with a most en-
couraging outlook for the mining in
dustry in Mohave county. This ap-
plies to the complex ore mines with
their great deposits of lead zinc, sill
| yer and gold ores as we'll as the gold
mines of the River range, extending
from the Katherine section on the
north to the Oatman district to the
south In the Oatman district the re-
entrance of the Tom Reed Gold Min
ing company into the field with large
development program and the driving
of the Gold Roads line road tunnel
have stimulated interest The western
| Apex will reach it's objective the latter
part of February with its crosscut
from the $50 foot level of the United
Eastern No. shaft The Sunnyside
will soon be prosecuting to the vicin-
ity of an ore body on the 500 foot level.
The Oatman United winze will soon
reach the $50 foot level, where a
crosscut will be run to the vein. Sew
eral other companies are starting de-
velopment
At Gold Roads, the line road tunnel,
extending toward the Red Top ground,
has encountered an ore shoot which it
is expected will make a large ore
body as the drift continues. Jack
Shank is also tuning up the mill at
Gold Roads preparatory to starting in
another week. The San Francisco
gold is back in the Oatman camp, hav-
ing taken over the Times group and
development is proceeding on the King
Midas.
h; 9th ariv a
gold mine is putting through 240 tons
of ore daily and further development
is being carried on with a shaft which
will be driven to the 500 foot level
to get into ore opened by diamond
drills. The Katherine Extension is
sinking shaft to the 450 foot level.
This shaft which is close to it's OBJ
jective has been in mill grade ore for
140 feet The Treasure Vault is now
prosecuting from the ESQ foot level to
the ore body encountered in the shaft
just completed to the ESQ foot level.
The Katherine East End is starting
work on their shaft which will be run
to the 800 foot level from where a
crosscut will be run toward the vicin-
ity of the rich cross vein recently dis
covered in the Katherine.
Other sections of Mohave county are
likewise active. At White Hills the
big three compartment shaft is now
past the SO-foot mark. At about 125
feet this shaft is expected to cut the
first ore shoot.
At the Tennessee development work
on their large known ore body con-
tinues. The Arizona Lead Mines COM
pany operating this property will have
their shares called on the Boston curb
the latter part of this month.
At Mineral Park the Arizona Metals,
which is being listed on the San Fran
cisco exchange, has equipped their
property for an extensive development
campaign at depth on the ore body all
ready opened on the 175 foot level.
The shaft will be carried to the 400
foot level, lateral work to. be started
when the shaft has reached the 800
foot level.
Development is being carried on at
the Comstock Silver and Bevis Divide
properties with very encouraging re-
suits These properties each have
large estate with great amount of
ore already opened in each. Ore ship
ments which were held up for a time
on account of the condition of the
roads have now been resumed. The
stockton Hill Mining company with a
property close to these two is prepar-
ing for a development program. ~
Is At the Emerald Isle, r. w. Wood and
f. E. Campbell are drifting on high
grade copper ore shoot that averages
around 20 per cent This ore shoot has
already been opened for distance of
.12O feet on the 100 foot level of the
property.
With numerous other properties
working and starting to work here
everything points toward the fact that
AIohave county is coming into it's own
with great production period ahead
of it.