The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-10-28
JANUARY A WHALE
Anew Ledge Averaging $4,000 Per Ton
Across Four Feet Opened Up.

are now over 4 600 sacks on the dump
awaiting shipment, the average value of
which is over $500 per ton. One hun
dred and fifty men are now working on
this lease.
From the Zinn lease some very fire
-pecimens, showing coarse gold in guam
titles, were taken this week The usual
production OF ore going from $500 to 5000
per ton is being maintained. In Il raise
from the 100-foot level new ore body
was encountered this week. The streak
was not large where found and the aver
age values are about 5000 per ton. Mr..
Zinn is raising from the 100-foot level in
both the north and south drifts.
The Velvet.
Thos. G.. Howell, who has charge Of
the Velvet lease No. 4, reports that the
well-timbered shaft is down 40 feet, the
intention being to crosscut at that depth
two ledges which were exposed in sur
face ,renching. Everything coming out
If the shaft at the present time is very
heavily mineralizel, there being many
small stringers of quartz, tale and crys-
lallized gypsum. The lessees are conf
lent that these stringers lead to main
re body which, when opened up, will
tdd another shipper to the list.
On Velvet lease No. 3 the lessees at
30 feet have $3.50 values, which, however
are only in small stringers as yet. 1t is
believed that good ore body will be
reached by following these stringers.
The shaft on Velvet lease No. l is
down 60 feet and good values have been
encountered but the main ore body has
not yet been reached.
The Silver Tip.
Work is progressing favorably on the
Silver Tip claim of the Empire Mining
company whrre strike was made last
week by Ed Ileubach, who was the man
who first found the ore on the Tonop;fh
Club. The ledge is being opened up
and paintings indicate values IF at least
500 per ton and probably much closer
t. $500. The Shaft is to be continued to
depth of 80 feet, from which point lev
els will be ex ended and stopping prose-
cuted. The ore AZ extracted will be
sacked and in Il short time the Empire
will enter the constantly growing list OF
shippers of the district.
Mammoth Mining Co.
The Mammoth Mining company has
been orsanized to take over and extens-
lively develop the Amazon and Mammoth
claims, in the northeastern part of the
district. A strong ledge outcrops prom
inentiy across the g CUP that has been
opened up on the New York Fraction,
an adjoining property, within feet of
the Mammoth side line, where a good
body of shipping ore has been eXposed.
The officers of the Mammoth company
are: Henry Weber, president; Marvin
f. Ish, vice-president; Edward I. Gra-
dy, secretary treasurer.
IT, r;-horn Group.
Through the tlrn, I. - J. .}'~d q
Co., the Tinhorn group Of five cia.i..s
has been bought from G. d. Preble by
Bond, Clark and Mayfeld. This group
les about y miles east Of the Jumbo
and very good values have frequently
been found on the Unborn claim. Eight
men have been put to work TO develop
the property The consideration was
$25 900, of which good sum was paid
down and the balance will be made in
payments.
Black Butte.
The shaft on the north end of the
Black Butte is down 20 feet and is en-
countering quartz similar to that found
on the Quartzite, whose ledge they are
daily expecting to catch. The tunnel on
the south end of the Black Bnlte is in
200 feet, but has not yet caught the main
ledge A drift has been started on the
ledge which was cut at a point 75 feet
from the mouth of tie tunnel. The
present width of this ledge is feet.
The Combination.
Better progress is being made on the
Combination mill and Mr.. Boss figures
on completing the foundation this week.