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:'"Joaca t ion:
The pr0gerty is located in Charcoal Canyon, Section
17 End 18, T. ~2 N. ~. 18 w. S. ~. M.,fllapai Mining District,
~··~ohtve County, 1.rizona. It lies bbout ~O miles from /'.ingma.n,
Lrizom'. , ..::eventeen 'TIiles of whi.ch !:C, 8.l1 i:noroveo.
.... hip-'hvVl:;Y
_ tJ bet\rfeen
th~t nl[ce End Chloride while the l~bt t 0 miles Lild &. half is
over ~ hErd dirt road, it is but 3-1/2 miles tn Cerb~t sldin~
on the Chloride Branch of the sante Fe R.~.
J?ro~erty:
History:
~he hist~ry af the c01llitry in ~hich this prooerty
lies, is well ~no~n. The ~ines in the Cerb't HEnge h~ve E
productton of o\"er ,,;40,000,0 ..)0., in gOld, silver le8<l, bnd
zinc, some of the largest producers being the Tennessee ~ith b
production of ~17,OOO.OOO~, the Golconda ~8,000.000.J The C.O.D.,
~3.000,OOO.t the Banner ~2,000,000., tho Golden Gem ~500,OOO.,
the 63 Uine ~500,000., End severLl others with smt ller productions
thbt [re now 0evelcping. Most of the mines in th~ district
have been \!orke~ from time to time as the price of lead fluctm,ted,
mos t of the let d h[ vi ng be" 11 m} nen d ur ing the N~,r 'when let. d went
to ten cents, then in i920 it ~ent do~n io 4 cents, ~ad the ~rice
?f lobor t,[ld m[itA~i(i \VLtS so hi9:h,th1:'t r:;?st ?f t~em her, to shut ~& 0
Gown. Lnotl1er t.c.lng th t he", helc. t,~e lastrlct ~Y.l':\0_ s the cC'·mplex
ores, w~jch .~t tht:t time ~he smelters couldn't ser)er! te, but now
with the selective flo[t~tion process they CEn seperate the le~d
from the zinc, ~a inete-d of penalizing you for one o~ the other
they pay you for both of the prc~ucts. At no place in the
Di8trict (and I h[ VB eXbmined seve:Cbl Qf:trlem) ~ftlj n88-~e"---'- - - -
~~F]C"t)ti'!U!li"otJiJem~.. they ~,simr)ly stoor:e~l "u ECCOllnt
~"--:...._ot' the orG ocingt1u compl_e.x/~'}~;;£-- ~ . ~
~ Geology: (~. ~;;:::::::L~.
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~he Cerb_t 31nge is composed of Grbnite, gneiSS, bnd
schist Lad is of ore-Clmbri~n ori~in, ~nd h:ve o~en cut di~gon-
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Thi sis a 8ub stantiall~T correct outline of the :proj ect and one
l/1hic1'1 in my estimation justifies a thoroughly sam.pling. This I
invite ancl. l"elcome at any time.
J. E. Mitchell-owner
P.O. Box 11:1
Essex, Calif.
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Sincerel;y (I
cc to
Per q McCabe.
- Arthur fi. Hawki •••
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Keep tb'~ enclosed map for me aR it 18 the la<"> t one I haTe.
H. V. 8J~ENKIROS,
DIRECTORS
"llESIDENT I. H. ~10BRRLY
HOMER ROBERTS, flOMER ROBERTS
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SECRETARY &. TREASURER
PERCY MCCABE.
QUICK-ACTION MINING CO. H. BI~ENKIRON
PERCY MCCABE
O. H. BELEW
CONSULTING ENGINEER A KINGMAN, ARIZONA AUGUST DAMMERMAN
GENERAl. MANAGER
SHIPPER
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Lot. NO. ___________ Class _______
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ConsIgned TJn1t€c
to ______ ~:~\J{.-- -:~e£
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11/8 11/11 U;i f. lb~00 10luGO 41 '14U lO9~20
. s.
J. st~uifo=
AMPLING CHECKED BY _________________ ,_ _ _ _ TOTAL NET WEIGHT _ _ _ _ _ _ _
109920_ _ _ _ _ LBS.
Windy &: Clmv0:T 3.~ i~17
WEATHER -------- MOISTURE PER CENT_-;;;-_ _ _ _ __
l06/~O,3
REMARKS: TOTAL NET DRY WEIGHT
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TONS
53.2015
ASSAYING
ASSAY PER TON 01"' 2.000 POUNO-e
OZS. OZS. % % % % %
SAMPLED BY GOLD SILVER LEAO COPPER INSOLUBLE IRON ZINC
Sul.
ASSAY BY United £tates 0.02 31.9 ~~.8 C.4C 22.• 6 11. ~ !~one ·1-.• 6
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Offioer f'
,<: Co .• 0.03 31.9f 36.4 O.l( 22,.4 ll.e i!one 4.1
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ump1:::e union 0.25
SETT\:..EMENT ASS A Y 0.25
REMARKS:
r. DJ.ENKIRON. DIREL""TORS
PRESIDENT
I. "'. MOBERLY
HOMER ROBERTS. HOMER IlOOER'l'S
SECRETARY &. TREASURER
PERCY MCCABE.
QUICK-ACTION MINING CO. H. V. BI4ENKIRON
PERCY MCCABE
O. H. BELBW
CONSULTING JIINGINEER &.
KINGMAN, ARIZONA AUGUST DAMMEHMAN
GENERAL MANAGER
u. I. C. Bateman
3015 A Whe.ler Aye.,
Berkel.y. fal.
My dear Ik.:-
I hay. your letter ot the 2.d in a •••er t. m1 ••
ot the ~7th of" J'ebruary rega.rd1ng the Idaho )lll,•• 117 a.gleet 1. '
alTlng you the inf'orlnatiIJn you ask tor "as due to the thought
that you uUltht have made the tr1» hf~re tar eXt\m1nat1on on the
etr.agth of my re('omm.ndation. HoweTer I w1l list below the
intor1ll8tion yow desire. You will bear in mind that the worklql
are •• t entirely acc.881ble and some ot the following lntormat1oR
11 a. matter of' record. obtaiud '(1'011.1 rel1"ble sour_.
You will call to mi.ad, Mr. John Boyle. who made a tor-
tu •• out of" the GoleoJllde. KiD. 1f l.1la you were interested hereh Thil
1Ir. Boyl. had a lease "ad bOM on the Idaho Mine and trie Va.nderbilt
at the tlme the ore WAe struek at the GoleORd... H. gave up !tie lea.e.
on the Idaho and Vanderbilt to take OTer the Golconda, with which you
are familiv. This was t.he la!'tt,;ork dOMe on thf" Idaho .nd up to .that
ti.e it had a pro<lu~tion record of "ollle .90,000.00 to ita ..e,Ut from
or •• enfountere4 in the 8inking o~ th8 110 foot ahatt ~.d !'5 teet ot
lateral work on the 100 toot leyel .. All tar 9.f:'! 1. mn determine, DO ore.
baTe beea etoped rrom th~ mine.
I. making oy examination I .~9 able to reaen a depth
ot about 90 teet in this ahatt with the aid o~ a rope. The ehatt 1.
cavee! below th'lt point to the 100 toot level. Thi. portion 01" :he
shatt wl11 hc'l.ve to be cleaned out and rf!ltlmberee!, alld. the ehatt from
this point to th~ BUl't"ace can be put in working eondi tlon at very
li ttle expells ••
In 8&l1lpll.g the vein expo.Sri ill the ebaft tro.
the 8urf'~ce to the ':lepth lae',ltionecl aboT., I finrl lin average w1d th
ot approximately tour teet ot ora. which, at the prf!e~nt prlce of
met31e'lf111 average a. little better t~. t!lO.OO per ton in GOld.
S11 vel' and Zinc. the rnaJa. values in Gold.
lnt-hill 'Yein oa the Ha.nging-wall' i8 a lenti culfU'
1 •••• of' or. 12 inches wide, ~ery per.1steat, whien &BP~S OTer .70.00
per '.11.This lAne. tan ue mined independent ot the total ore boq
by tele stripping method and the balance of." the ye1n miRed and seai
to the CURtO. Mill about one mile distant.
The CODcentratea resultant trom the concentration
ot the balance of the ore body should be Tery profitable and rea.dily
marketable, as there i8 a good demand for Zinc st the present t1••
and the pr1 ee is on t;he upp;rade. These concentra.t ••• hould average
about 50% Zlnc .wi th a high Goli and 811 ver coatent.
The prope~ty cons 1st. ot two patented elaia., the
Idaho and the Brok(~n Hille ( see map enclosed ) a.nd all taxe. are
paid to dl'\te. The pr1 ctt and terms are vel'"! reasonable a.nd ve as
tollows:-
t ~&.OOO.OO Total purchase price o~ thp. property whien
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PERCY McCABE
MINES AND MINING
KINGMAN, ARIZONA
Idaho 1Ii.ine.
I. M. MOBERLY
HOMER ROBERTS, HOMER ROBBRTII
SECRETARy .... TREASURER
PBRCy MCCABE,
QUICK-ACTION MINING CO. H. v, BI.ENli.IB.ON
PERCY McCABE
CONSULTING ENGINEER '" O. H. HELBW
GENERAL MANAOJ:R
KINGMAN. ARIZONA AUGUlifT DAMMRRMAH
creat . i •• ral \elt i ••• ie. t~e ,eld e1ai ••• re l ••• t ...
Y.u are aeouaiatei .it. t •• ter.s .f . , opt! ••
a.1 taat it is tae l.weat pr1e~, aa•••• t r ••• ra\l. te..
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eTer quoted. I will bdd t~:<..t ia my 40 y,vra of .xper1 ••••
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