THE M A G A Z I N E - Desert Magazine of the Southwest

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Salt Lake City, Utah .. .
From Grand county comes the story of a
miner who had an oil and gas prospecting
permit for 2,560 acres of public land in the
Harley Dome region. He sank a well and
encountered gas of exceptional value. But
he couldn't sell it or give it away—because
it carried a high content of helium, and his
prospecting permit reserved to the government
all rights to any helium that might be
found.
Goldfield, Nevada . . .
Tests are now being made over 15,000
acres of placer ground and lake bottom lands
in the Rawhide district, Mineral county,
preparatory to extensive operations if satisfactory
values are found. The Gabbs Valley
company has been erecting a 400-yard plant
for gold recovery. The concrete and Steel
Pipe company of Los Angeles has sunk 90
test holes in search for indium, a rare metal
said to be worth $400 a pound.
Hawthorne, Nevada . . .
First shipment to leave the famous Lucky
Boy mine in 12 years, a 31-ton car of silver
ore was shipped to a Salt Lake smelter recently.
The Lucky Boy formerly was well
known as the producer of fabulously rich
ore in a bromide formation. Two groups
now have leases on the property and while
the present ore is being taken from the upper
levels, it is planned later to go below
the 900-foot level where high grade ore is
known to be located.
Tucson, Arizona • . .
Arizona is highest among the states in the
production of copper, and the United States
leads the world, according to the report of
the U. S. Bureau of Mines. More than
35,000 men are employed normally in the
production of copper. Montana ranks next
to Arizona in total output.
Winnemucca, Nevada . . .
A first dividend of $75,000 was paid to
stockholders of the Getchell Mine, Inc.,
September 21. The 600-ton mill installed at
the property 43 miles east of here is one of
the most modern in the state. It has been in
operation only since February but is now at
full capacity. George Wingfield is president
and Noble H. Getchell manager.
Las Vegas, Nevada . . .
A monthly gold output of $100,000 is reported
from the Chiquita mines, largest producer
in the Goodsprings district of Clark
county. According to James Maxfield, manager,
the company mill is handling 75 tons
of ore daily. It is planned to double this
capacity. Operators in the district are trying
to arrange to bring Boulder dam power into
the area.
Picacho, California . . .
Preparatory to large scale operations at
the old Picacho workings along the Colorado
river 25 miles north of Yuma, a 500ton
mill is being moved from Tonopah, Nevada,
to a site near the mine. Announcement
of the Picacho program was made by Felix
D. Mayhew, veteran mining man who has
been active as a prospector and operator in
Arizona for many years.
Battle Mountain, Nevada . . .
Manager E. L. Ralston of the Chemical
?nd Pigment company of Oakland reports
that his concern has mined 8,300 tons of
barium from its tax claims at Argenta this
season. Bulk of the shipments went to Los
Angeles. Barium is used as pigment for
paint and for oil well drilling.
Las Vegas, Nevada . . .
The forming of Lake Mead has made
possible a saving of $10.00 a ton in the
transportation of mineral-bearing ore from
regions which formerly were almost inaccessible,
according to mining engineers.
Prospectors are now combing the area bordering
the lake shore pnd at least one company
is planning to install barges on the
lake for transportation of mineral from
claims now being developed.
Flagstaff, Arizona . . .
As a result of favorable geological reports,
the United States government has
withdrawn 10 sections of land in northwestern
Arizona for naval oil reserve purposes.
The structure is said to be similar
to that found in the Virgin City area in
Utah.
Austin, Nevada . . •
Reporting rich values in ore recently taken
from the Berlin mine 50 miles southeast of
here, William L. and W. M. Foster and
R. Clemens recently exhibited samples
streaked with free gold. The ore was taken
from a 30-inch ouartz ledge near the surface,
they reported.
Tonopah, Nevada . . .
Assay reports showing gold values of
$2,854.85 a ton were received early in September
by Joe Clifford at a new strike on
the Verdi property. The samples were taken
from a 10-inch vein at a depth of 12 feet.
The assay also showed $19.85 in silver.
'Three Turkey' House
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where the dwellings are located is too
well hidden and the walls below are too
precipitous to make the houses accessible
to the ordinary pot hunter.
Archaeologists equipped with facilities
for scaling the walls will have visited
Tatazih bekin before this story appears in
print—and what they find there will be
preserved for the benefit of all American
citizens who with the Navajo Indians are
its rightful owners.
Whether or not Tatazih bekin yields a
wealth of loot, the scientific men will
have an exceptional opportunity to study
the architecture of the ancient builders
down to the finest details for these cliff
dwellings appear to be as intact as when
their prehistoric owners abandoned their
hard won homes and departed on their
last mysterious journey to an unknown
land.
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