The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1892-08-11
MONKEY WRENCH.
Reported Sale of the April
Fool for 100000.
The Permanency of the Veins Be-
coming More Evident Every Week
New Shipments of High Grade
Gold Ore.

Gold Ore.
During the FIRST part OF April last we
reported great excitement at the new
camp of Monkey Wrench, about forty.
Eve miles southwest of Phoebe. The
statements made at that time were
thought by many to be greatly exaggera-
ted, but development and further pros
pecting have proved the new camp to be
richer and better than our most sanguine
snticipations.
An EIstern gentleman named James
Mahana arrived last evening from Monkey
Wrench and departed this morning
for Salt Lake City. He stated while here
that he had made arrangements where's
by he will become possessor OF the April
Fool and several adjoining claims. The
gentleman was reticent as to the details
of the purchase and the consideration,
but the amount is said to be in the neigh.
borhood of S2OO,OoO He goes. to Salt
Lake to perfect monetary arrangements
and will return 10 about two weeks.
The Magnolia mine, situated on Gold
Hill, is turning out to be a veritsble
bonanza. As before reported, the prop.
erty has gone into the hands of Messrs.
J. G. Elmes, James Hutchinson and
John Sevenoaks. The latter party rep
resents some Of the most active and
well-known mining men in San Fran
; cisco. The property is under the man
agement OF Mr.. Eames, with James Giles
, as superintendent. The shaft sunk by
the locators has been enlarged and tim
bered. After sinking it some distance
deeper, level was started to the north
and is now in the rich ore chute found
near the surface. So far neither wall has
been reached, the entire drift being il
ore, but cross-cutting to the east and
Q west will be commenced in a few days
IS and it is expected that the ore body will
e be found to be at least twenty feet thick
t. Recently some prospecting work wa
commenced on the surface about 600 fee
40 southwest of the main workings, on
40 small outcrop of an entirely different
n. vein. At depth of eight feet the veil
II had widened to six feet and sample
taken assayed 20 ozs. in silver and Sc j
gold. 1t is not supposed that the hole
10 in an ore chute, but by drifting into tn
W hill great depth can be attained and
u new ledge opened up which has all tn
10 appearance of being as strong as tn
o. main vein. The recent lot of ore shippe
from the mine went $774.50 in gold an
ut IT'S ozs. in silver. A lot of second
~ class returned $l25.20 in gold per to
p, and IA ozs. in silver. There is at presel
nd nearly one hundred tons of ore on tt
Of dump.
The owners of the April Fool claiI
:. which is about one mile south of the Me
IN nolia, are still sinking their main shal
:, the bottom OF which is all in high gra
no ore. The last shipment of 6rst.class o
:. from this shaft returned the owners,
III before reported, Ola ozs. gold, or $42S
and 40 ozs. silver per ton; the second eli
returning 265 ozs. silver and 10 ozs. go
the They are now working on the surfs
lay about 200 feet south of the shaft,
een which point they are actually quarry
ave out the ore.
ao' Across the gulch from the April Fo
use on an entirely different vein on the Jun
OF claim, recent assays went 265 ozs. sill
and $3.50 in gold, Little work has b.
, at done on the Jumbo, but energy and tt
vsd will add it to the list OF bopanzas
ine Monkey Wrench
The The tunnel being driven from the sou
n To eastern side of Gold Hill by Mr.. Jai
of . Hutchinson is now liz $50 feet and
into already cut the veins which are para
now to the Magnolia, and each of which sh'
about three feet Of $50 ore. The tur
will be continued entirely through
,S'e hill, and it is expected that several n
a VI veins will be cut which show on the
'k'' face. Drifting will then be common
lug on the various veins.
ii'ou Small strikes, which would be con
Jul cred important il it were not for
run fsDulously rich ore being found, in
snef above mentioned properties are const
" being made and reported.