The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1897-11-17
MINING NEWS.

Saturday, in company with J. F. Cros-
10y, a DlspArcH reporter paid a visit to
the Royal mine, the property of DR.. +.
A. Jackman. We found more develop
ment work done on the Royal than We
expected and have concluded that Dir.
Jackman is a ''stayer" and deserving of
good luck. The main tunnel runs into
the hill 120 feet. At the breast of the
tunnel is a crosscut OF so feet. At about
so feet in the tunnel is a drift to the
east of 20 feet. At about 50 feet in the
tunnel is a shaft about 20 feet in depth
from the floor of the tunnel and about
100 feet in depth from the surface OF the
hill. Down in the ravine is a prospect
tunnel running 80 feet into the hill and
on the same ledge up on the side of the
Hill is a 20-foot cut, and thence to the
southwest boundary of the claim are cuts
and prospect holes here and there, the
total work on the mine being something
over 300 feet in tunnels and shafts, ore
being exposed in nearly all OF the work
ings.
The cause of our visit was the fact that
DIR. Jackman has lately been bringing
from the Royal specimen pieces of both
quartz and porphyry showing free gold
that is coarse. This ore has been com
from the floor of the tunnel, about So
feet from the face and 100 feet from the
surface of the hill. The drift to the east
shows low grade ore for 20 feet and
while it is not milling ore possibly by
asserting, enough milling ore could be
obtained to pay expenses until depth is
attained if there were a mill zeal the
mine or t Wadsworth.
In the shaft the pay vein now being
explored wat about 8 inches wide when
it was tapped in the east side of the tun-
mel and in sinking 20 feet it widened to
8 feet and il all milling ore. From Is
inches to 2 feet of this 5 feet is brown
quartz with considerable white crystal.
The shaft has produced about 800
pounds of specimen rock, every piece OF
which shows free gold, aud with this
specimen rock the ore above mentioned.
Ore is now being taken out daily and DR..
Jackman says he will continue the work
during the winter ii the weather will
permit. 1t is certainly enthusing to dig
will continue to produce ore. The ledge
has been exposed the whole length of
the claim and by the shaft we consider
w lOO locC III uopIu.
The Royal is in Tiger Canyon, in the
same mining district as Olinghouse and
about ~ or 2 miles north OF Olinghouse.
It is more than a prospect and in the
hands of men OF means it would today
be a promising mine and a steady bull
lion producer. The owner is working to
the best of his ability and doubtless his
pluck will in time be rewarded.
The Royal ledge can be traced through
the Extra List claim owned by Short
Bros, Thee. Wetmore and VIM. Painter.
The ledge is strong and wide and as soon
as we have milling facilities, parties
owning claims through which it uni
will be encouraged to dig ore. A little
beyond the Extra List is the Robert
Fitzsimmons, q claim that some day
with a little exploration will produce
ore. 1t is owned by W. d. Linton.
Next north of the Royal on the same
ledge, about 100 feet from the Royal
''fnd" is the Bronco owned by w. T.
Golding, Jos. Casteel and N. A. Hum
mel. On the Bronco the ledge is strong
and wide and an so foot tunnel has been
run alongside the ledge. At 100 feet a
crosscut will be made and the ledge ex-
ylaraJ