The Coolidge examiner., 1930-10-10
PLACER MINING |

Placer mining operations on the
San Francisco river below Clifton
are to be conducted on a commers
: cial scale for the first time in the
history of the district. The opera
tions to be commenced in the near
future.
In fact the company interested in
the project has received machinery
this week for the purpose of hand
ling the placer deposits along the
river, which have been known to
exist for many years. but which
have been worked in a small scale
with more or less profit in the years
gone by.
The Howard Kenyon Dredging
company, of Houston, Texas, is the
company which has become inter
ested in the possibilities of the gold
deposits in the placer ground along
the river below the town of Clifton.
1t has brought into the district d
55-foot boom one-yard capacity drag
line outfit. The big machine is
operated with gasoline and has
capacity for handling 1900 tons of
gravel daily.
The dredging company has re-
Gently acquired a large acreage of
placer ground, extending from about
four miles below Clifton to the
mouth of the San Francisco river
The company will have millions of
yards of gravel deposits along the
river to handle, and should the de-
posits yield but 25 cents to the
yard. it is readily seen the posi-
bilities of the venture.
The Howard Kenyon Dredging
company is a closed corporation,
operating dredges in various dis
tricts in the south and west, prin-
cipally in Louisiana and Texas, and
has but recently completed opera
tions in the Jacarilla mountains Of
New Mexico. The company has
also operated on a large scale in
Old Mexico.
The entry of the dredging COM
pany into this district follows an
investigation made Of the placer
deposits some years ago, and Off
Gals of the concern are of the be-
lief that the local venture will be a
profitable one. However, should 1t
prove to the contrary. none will
lose through the venture but the
stockholders of the concern, four
in number.
Should the San Francisco river
project be as successful as believed
by many who are familiar with the
placer deposits along the stream,
the dredging company will move in
larger machinery and be prepared
to handle thousands of tons of gra-
vel and sand daily.
Warren J. Kenyon, manager of
the company, which bears the name
of his brother. arrived in the dis
trict early in the week, and has
been busily engaged in making
preparations for the beginning of
operations, which will begin as
soon as the machinery is in place
A camp has been established down
the river, a short distance below
the old Morenci Southern railroad
bridge.
Mr. Kenyon is accompanied by
his wife, and they are making their
headquarters at Await court
Placer operations on the San
Francisco river have been carried
on in an intermitting manner for
many years, in fact almost ever
since mining was begun in the dis
trict. None of the operations in the
past, however, have been conducted
on great scale, being the results
of individual efforts to a large ex-
tent.
The advent of a company into
this district which has had expe-
rience in placer mining and is
equipped to operate in business
like manner, is one of the most
important happenings in the min
ing history Of the district That
success will crown the efforts of
the new entrants into this field is
predicted by many.-Copper Era.