Mohave County AZ Archives History - Businesses .....Hualapai Mining District 1881
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HUALAPAI,  MOHAVE COUNTY.

  This district is situated in the central part of the county, embracing within
its limits a large portion of the Cerbat Range, which contains innumerable
ledges of gold, silver, and lead, some of which have yielded very high-grade
ore. This section was prospected as early as 1857, but the Indians were then so
hostile as to prevent mining operations from being carried on to any great
extent. Some years later, when the savages had been partially subdued,
prospecting was resumed, resulting in the discovery of very rich ledges of gold
and silver. Many locations were then made, and several mills for the reduction
of ore erected. Among the prominent mines discovered and worked at that time may
be mentioned the American Flag, New York, Mocking Bird, Fontenoy, and Metallic
Accident, which yielded ore assaying from $100 to $500 per ton. Up to this time
there have been about 2,800 locations made in the district; but the section
being so isolated from the rest of the world has greatly retarded mining
operations, and at present but little work is going on. With the advent of the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, which is now fast approaching, this section will
no doubt rival many others in the Territory in the production of gold and
silver. The climate is exceedingly pleasant and healthful, and sufficient wood
and water can be obtained for mining purposes.


Additional Comments:

Extracted from:

ARIZONA BUSINESS DIRECTORY AND GAZETTEER;
CONTAINING THE
Names and Post-Office Addresses of all Merchants, Manufacturers and Professional
Men in the Territory of Arizona;

TERRITORIAL, COUNTY, CITY AND TOWN OFFICERS.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE DIFFERENT MINING DISTRICTS AND THE NAMES OF MINING
SUPERINTENDENTS.

ALSO, A GAZETTEER OF THE COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS,
Giving a full exhibit of their Mineral, Agricultural and Manufacturing Resources.

WITH AN APPENDIX,

CONTAINING THE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF WHOLESALE MERCHANTS AND MANUFACTURERS IN
THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.

W. C. DISTURNELL,
COMPILER AND PUBLISHER,
534 California Street, San Francisco, Cal.
BACON & COMPANY, PRINTERS.
l88l.


Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881,
By W. C. DISTURNELL,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C.


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