Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-07-26
Was Sent to the Reno Sampler
Recently by Salt Lake Man
And His Partner.
CAME FROM A JUMBO LEASE.
Roy Ridge Has Made a Fortune Ia
Less Than Thirty Days Other
GOldield News.

The Jumbo Is to the front again this
week with two new strikes of rich
ore, the first being In the lease Of Nc
Donald and Fuller, between the Curtis
and Ridge and Kernck and Bowes
Surface trenchng on this lease dis
closed no pay values but a shaft was
| sunk and In a crosscut from the j0-foot
| point three feet of ore was struck which
averages $500 per ton. The lessees are
now sacking ore and will soon ship,
says the Golineld News.
Another strike was made on the Cur
It's and Ridge lease in a new shaft
which is being sunk to connect with
the Harvey shaft, and which is l25 feet
to the north. Two feet of ore was en-
countered here which will go SAFE to
the ton. The first shaft which Curtis
and Ridge started Is now down $50 feet
ana has passed through the ledge which
az that point contained only good mill
ing values. Smelter returns haze been
received on the first two carloads sent
OUT, ana returns from the third will
come tomorrow. While the exact hg
ures are not given out as yet, Il can be
definitely stated that the FIRST carload IN
the richest ever shipped from Godfleld
ana the first two carloads are the rich
est two ever handled by the Reno Sam
pllng Works. In the little more than
80 days since Curtis and Ridge started
work they have produced about 1850
TONS or this high grade ore. most Of
Whlch is al or on the road to the smelt-
ers.
The Kernick and Bowes lease is pro-
ducing six tons daily from drift at the
5O-toot level averaging $3.50 per ton.
Inc smart is down 1850 feet and cross
cutting started from this point, as well
as drifting both ways at the lOO-foot
level
The rich streak on the Vermilyea &,
Bartlett lease still maintains the aver
age width of six inches and the values
continue phenomenal The streak is
now opened up to a depth Of 10 feet
and 10 feet in length, owing TO its ex-
IRENE richness, the work of opening IL
up Is necessarily slow
On the lease OF George w. Richard
and c. II. Elliott the showing continues
good and there are 10 sacks OF ore
now ready for shipment.
The linn lease Will soon be In shape
for greater production The gasoline
hoist is being erected under the dlrec-
ton Of Homer La Lime. The surface
strike reported last week is not as rich
ms thought, but inches will 20 better
than $500 pr ton. Two feet nj the so
foot level Is now running $3.50 to 5000
per ton.
The leases of Geo. McClelland and the
Joshua Club on the st. Ives are main
tanning a good showing Mr. McClelland
oh ,p
waste dump of his ease during the
week which goes S237 TO the ton.
In the S5-foot level of the January
the essees have run into n white speck-
led quartz which Tom Hesip says con-
tains crystalliged tellurium and which
goes from so to 100 ounces In gold In
the l12-foot level they have encountered
an 1S-inch streak which averages $2l5 to
s240 per ton.
The Dunwoody lease on the Lone star
has streak OF ore two feet wide that
pans from 500 to 5000 per ton. The
paystreak ls widening as depth is
gained
At depth Of 1870 feet Florence lease
No is in better ore than ever and II
Is believed an entirely new ledge has
been encountered. Eighty tons OF rich
ore went out this week and w. w.
Elkins, one of the lessees, has gone TO
Salt Lake to look after the shipment
when It arrives
George A. Kernlck has sold nearly all
his interest In the Jumbo receiving
therefor the sum OF sl37,5O0 with the
present showing OF the Jumbo that
seems q paltry sum for his interest, but
II is a tidy sum to receive from an in
vestment of 500. and Mr.. Kernlck is
willing to let the other fellow make
some money" He still holds valuable
interests IN the camp.
c. H. Elliott. the broker. has pur-
chased the Midway claim located one
and one-haf miles this side Of Dla-
mondneld from Graham Bros, and VIII
probably incorporate a company to
operate the same The Midway has a
fine looking ledge feet wide, and as
saws from portions Of the same have
run as high as SLIGO per ton
l.. H. Patrick and w, r Patrick have
taken a working bond for one year on
the copper property owned by Frank
Everett. j r. Duned and associates
and which Is situated about 10 miles
south Of Stonewall mountain. The price
Is 100000. Under the agreement the
minimum number Of men to be worked
during the year Is six,
DR.. White Wolf Diamondneld Jack
Davis. Van Sounding and y J, Riley
on Friday sold the Red Butte No
qrouu Of claims near DiamOndAeld, the
consideration being 100000 The pur-
chasers are California people,