Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-09-01

A Big Ledge 10 Uncovered in North
Star.

Night before last an immense ledge
was struck in the North Star shaft at
a depth Of 1895 feet, and this morning
it had been penetrated for q distance
Of S feet, with no foot wall yet in sight.
The trend. Of the ledge il northwest
and southeast, with a dip of 70 degrees
to the northeast. The hanging wall .s
well defined, and the ledge has every
appearance Of being very large and
strong. The ore bears q strong resem-
blance to the surface ore Of the Val
ley View. No assays have yet been
made, but the ore undoubtedly carries
oood milling values. The strike IL hail.
ed with enthusiasm by the people of
TOnOpah, who are extending their con-
gratulations to the plucky managers
Of the North Star, who have shown
Meir faith by sinking more than
1000 feet In the face Of great Obstsa-
eles and against the advice Of the
wiseacres. There is now no doubt that
the North Star is a great mine, and the
developments Of the coming week will
be watched with intense interest.
The developments at the Montana
Tonopah during the past week were
exceedingly satisfactory. The oxidized
ore in the winze on thte 512 level is in
creasing in value. The ore now being
broken down from the upraise from
the winze connecting the AGO with the
SIP level is very fine. averaging $500 a
ton as it comes down the ledge at the
present point of working being fully
feet wide. This ore has heretofore
been mixed with the high grade ore
from other parts of the mine, but here
after it will be sacked separately, and
a carload will soon be shipped, which
it is expected will break the record
in values already held by the Mon
tana-TOnopah All the other workings
are showing up well, and the manage
ment expects to make a very salts
factory report Of the years work at
the annual meeting in Salt Lake on
the 9Th. Yesterday the last wagon load
OF the 1000 sacks for the year was
sent out, and by next Thursday ano-
Their carload of first class ore will be
on the way to Salt Lake, making the
eighth car shipped. OF these 1000
sacks, 835 sacks sampled $213.4O and
the remainder sampled $40 One-ha!f
OF the low grade ore will go to the Kin
kead mill at Virginia City and one-half
to Salt Lake for test runs.
A controlling interest in thte Ray
Extension was this week transferred
to Toledo capitalists, and under the
new management work will be push
ed vigorously. A treasury fund OF $685.
600 has been provided. and new machi-
merry will be installed and sinking com
menced.
There have been some sensational
developments this week in the Pay
master mine At depth of 140 feet
in the shaft ledge Is inches wide has
been opened up which shows assays OF
ounces in gold. 271 ounces in silver
and 25h per cent lead, or total value
Of about $275 per ton. A chunk of this
ore weighing $50 pounds was brough:
in yesterday and is now on exhibition
in the window of the State Bank.
Chas Kielhofer mold Colorado, Mon.
tana and Arizona miner, has purchased
a fourth interest in the Paymaster
property and has been appointed su.
perintendent, to succeed Mr.. Zweifel
Under Mr.. Kielhofer's management it
is proposed to sink to a depth of $50
feet and then drift so feet and run an
uparise to connect with the drift on
the 100 level. Three tons or ore was
sorted from the dump this week that
will run 5000 to the ton, and the Pay.
master is now in an exceedingly pros
porous condition.-Miner.
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