The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-11-04

Capt. John A. Hassell who recently
bought the Independence group, living
about three miles southeast Of the Jum-
bo, has started prospecting and is meet
ing with flattering results. The group
consists of six claims the Piute, Alva-
RADIO, Lincoln, Rose, Reliance and Inde-
pendence, and on all good values have
been found. On the Piute, Alvarado
and Independence values ranging as
high as 500 per ton have been found.
but have averaged between $12 and $50,
which, however are very good for sur
face values. On the Rose claim float
has been found going over 81 900 per
ton. The mountain on which this claim
is partly located adjoins the Cache Gold
company's property on which float as
saying $4,040 pei ton was previously
found. The country to the southeast
has been neglected but since Capt. Has
sells entry into the field and his quick
success, more attention will be paid
thereto and it is highly probable that
the region of pay mines will soon be rx-
tended distance of several miles to the
southeast.
A Strike to the Southwest.
If the values hold out with depth the
proven area of the district has been ex-
tended AZ miles to the southwest by a
strike which was made this week l,y
Fawcett and Houlihan on the IrisI, Lad
and Irish Lass claims. Where the strike
was made there is considerable wash and
not much work has been done, but pan.
nings have been made indicating values
way up into the hundreds. KnicEcr-
booker and Houston have bought two
adjoining claims and should catch the
extension of the ledge. Development in
this section will he watched with inter-
est as, if a pay mine is op> ned M, II Will
prove the shipping area for distance OF
nine miles in northeasterly and south
westerly direction.
The January.
The new ledge which was struck east
ward in the 5O-foot level of the January
has turned and is now nearly parallel
with the main ledge. The values while
not as large as last week, are still big
enough to buy meal tickets FOR the les
sees and owners for some time. The
shipping ore now ranges from $44O to
$17l8 per ton, the lowest grade mill ore
averages $50. 40 and the first grade from
$50 to 800. The wall rock is full Of oxi-
died iron seams and the screenings
from this wall rock 60 $40 per ton
The new ledge has just been struck in
the 85-foot level but the values have not
yet been determined. In the 16O-foot
level beautiful sulphides are being en-
countered but ASSAY returns have not
been received. The layman will get a
better idea of the value of the ore in the
new ledge when it is stated that in three
days enough ore was sacked from it to
pay all the expenses of the property for
the month. From round of holes
made in single shift by one man So 900
worth of ore was broken.
The Conqueror.
The exceptionally rich ore shoot on
the Tonopah Club claim of the Con-
queror Mining company has been proved
to depth of 25 feet, the bottom of the
shaft at this point being all ore. The
ledge maintains its remarkable charact-
eristics OF strength and permanency
while the high values have been well
maintained all the way down. Superin-
tendent Heubach has been devoting
some time the past week to prospecting
the Bonanza claim which adjoins the
Tonopah club and belongs to the same
company. A great deal of very rich
float has been found from time to time
on the cliim and both Mr.. Heubach and
Mr.. Marvin Ish, one Of the principal
owners, are confident The Bonanza will
develop into mine of equal Importance
to the Tonopah Club.
Coldfield hibernia.
The Goldfield- Hibernia is recent in
corporation which owns good property
which joins the north side line of the
Tonopah Club claim, and is surround ed
on all sides by properties on which JIM
portant strikes have recently been made,
while the Kendall and Sandstorm lie
but a short distance to the southwest.
The group consists of four claims, viz. {:
Desert Rose, Desert Rose No. l, Desert
Rose No. 2, and Desert Rose fraction.
The Officers and directors are B. j. Reil
ly, president; L. l.. Blumenthal, vice.
president; Hugh II. Brown, secretary
and treasurer; C. ID. Mercer, j. w. Skel-
ton, Willis Sears and Jack Davis, and
the Nye and Ormsby County bank has
been selected as depository The COM
pany proposes to begin active operations
Immediately, and to provide working
fund offers 10000 shares of the treasury
stock at 20 cents.
Jumbo Extension.
SlHce StElklnS Une dnkee DOOulc leuSc
of the st. Ives claim on the Poloverde,
the company has determined to sink its
shaft to the 100-foot level so as to attain
greater depth on the ore body and has
let contract for that purpose.
On.the Gold Wedge claim the compa-
ny is crosscutting to the west to cut the
great Jumbo ledge, and to the east to
cut the Clermont ledge, which outcrops
on the southeast corner OF this claim.
Active work is being prosecuted on
several OF the company's 'Diamondfield
claims.
T. G. Lockhart, one of GOldfeld's s
most successful mining men has taken a
lease on the Gold Coin and Saddle Rock
claims of the 5umbo Extension compa-
ny and will soon push development work
in vigorous manner.
The Kendall.
A contract was let Wednesday to sink
a vertical shaft 100 feet in depth on the
Oddie- Gardner lease ON the Kendall to
Smith and La Lime. The lessees are
also sinking the old incline shaft and
taking out ore at the 40-foot level. In
the drift at this point an ore body to
feet wide, averages 500 to 5000 per ton.
While this is not as rich astthe phenom-
email ore taken from closer to the surface,
it is rich enough to make the lessees and
owners wealthy if it holds out, as it
gives every indication OF doing. 1t is
expected that within few days the
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