The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-08-05
TELLS THEN OF RICH FINDS
A Nan from Oakland Describes the
District in the EnqAner.

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Editor Enquirer: Since my last letter
matters in connection with the town and
mines have gone forward by leaps and
bounds.
Wonderfully rich deposits ii golden
! ore are being continually unearthed, so
! rich as to almost pass tire bounds of
I crediblity, The center OF greatest in
! terest is on the Jumbo mine, which lies
to the south and east oi the already
/ famousC Combination andJanuary mines.
In various points along the 200 feet of
the Jumbo-a|l being worked by lcasCrs
shoots of ore carrying values running
into the thousands per ton have been
found by the simple process OF trench
ing and blasting iuto the groupings. \
deep shaft had previously been sunk
] under a bond for purchase, and the bond
thrown up. Now comes l~eascrs, extend
the drifts a short distance and exceed
inglv rich ores found,
About four weeks ago Il man named
J Bvrne trenchud across the vein near one
Of the MANY groupings, got fine pam
( nings in the soil, and uncovered Il vein
four feet in width, all high grade ship
| ping ore-that is from S15e per ton up
2 wards. with a shoot Of ore in the center
from > to Is inches wide. asSaying from
s.. 1000 To $40 Gee per ton. | witnessed
+ paintings that Welded 20 per cen of the
material washed without pulverizing.
/ IN this 'casc, held by John Mckane
and George kernick, part owners, and
two others. Il gasoline hoist Is erected.
In a drift from the shaft at Il depth Of
10 feet, the VEN showed Il width OF 10
feet, and carries the same high values a.
il greater depth. On the next lease
north a similar hoist has been erected,
/ and the ORIGINAL shaft is being driftcd
! from, and Il new shaft N the opposite
side OF the vein is being sunk. From
these drifts high yradv ore is being
taken. Next south is the Richard
/ Elliott leaee Of lGe feet. This was an
I abandoned and retahen lease. The new
1 ~lessees broke into the groupings and i'm
4 mediatcly found ore averaging S400 per
+ ton. The gold was visible to the naked
through the shaft sunk by the original
l~easers, and shipping ore is accumulat-
ing. Another 100 feet south Il portion
OF the 2O0-foot lease OF Richard 4 Eli
! oft was by them sublet to Nermilyea &
Bartlett, attorneys OF ToAopah. Exam
nation showed big values in the loose
earth, an assay going as high as $543 per
ton. This loose earth w9s shoveled into
] sacks. and beneath it most Incredible
! values are found. The pans used here
are not the usual miners pan, but little
I irving pans and Tins, such as IRE used
+ bv he1ses res, ) tos inches in diameter
Nto 3 inches in depth From one
/ OF these diminutive pans Mr.. Nermilyea
Yesterday got gold for which he was Of
empty ans in which to store this rich
material, too rich to trust in ordinary
/ sacks. On this lease a shaft has been
put down 30 feet, and Il drift is being cut
to the vein, and at another point where
a vein radiates from the vain cropping,
another shaft is under way. Nermilyea
& Bartlett bought Burns 1-16 interest
in the Mckane and Richard leases at a
cost of 81 900, and consider they bought
it cheap. On the St. Ives, a short dist
ance east from the Jumbo and the AlgG
adjoining, rich shoots of ore have been
found, but so far no large bodies Of ore
have been found. Some 10 or II leasers
are sinking on these subdivisions with
fine prospects of remuneration.
Tn : ny and the Combination are
( -cttitg Jul me satisfactory results as
ever an3 are shipping great quantities
I Of 4Ie IS huge Accommodations OF
high Milling ore. The January
has na steam hoist and the first
/ whist he camp was heard last
week. pom are down some $50 feet,
and values and width Of deposit on
Time. In the lower level of the Com
bination is a vein in the ledge 1 feet
wide. of 81 900 ore and the January has
sacked quantities OF 500 ore. The leas-
| ers are becoming millionaires rapidly,
| Everything here is running in open or
der. Saloons abound and many games
| of chance are in full blast, day and
night. One is surprised at the number
Of prominent mem who gamble. An
other surprise is that these very rich
mines and splendid opportunities for
investment have so far had little atten-
ton from the capitalists and mining
men Of California. There are hundreds
perhaps, of wildcats, but there are also
numerous chances for legitimate invest
ment.
1t is warm during the day. don't
know how warm, for there is not a Their
mometer in town. The evenings are
delightfully."- cool and pleasant and gen
eral good health prevails. A lady from
Denver died here last week, the first
death from natural causes. | see very
few people from California, but colorado,
Utah and Montana are fully represented.
About the time all these splendid
chances have been absorbed by Eastern
people who are inquiring and asking for