The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-10-21
The Tonopah Club.

The Tonopah Club.
Manv of the hest mining engineers
who have visited the Tonopah Club
strike this week pronounce il the most
promising property in the camp The
wailsare pronounced the best and true-t
in the district and with shipping ore on
both walls of ledge nearly SO feet wide
their verdict seems good. The Conque-
ror Mining company has started shaft
on each wall and are sacking ore for
shipment from both One % the shafts
is down Is feet and the other IL feet.
All of the rock between the two walls
will pay well to mill, which will make a
good addition to the revenue Of the COM
pany from shipping ore.
The Quar:zite.
The showing in the Quartzite, owned
by the Diamondtield Gold Mining com
panv, continues to excitSthe wonder of
visitors. The sylvanite and tellur-
ium which is being taken ont appeals
especially to men Of Cripple Creek. AS
sistant Superintendent Roberts Of the
Combination visited the Quirtz'te this
week aud expressed hi1 opinion that it
would be the big mine OF the Gold!ield
district.
Cimarron Fraction.
The Cimarron Fraction, containing
less than ten acres, on which the rich
strike was made last week, has been
sold for $6' 900 spot cash TO Chas. l..
Knox. president of the Montana Tno-
pah company, and associates. While
the price looks big for the acreage, the
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Strike on Harvey Fraction.
News comes in late of a good strike
which was made on the II rvey Fraction
near Diamondfield, bv Mr.. Baldwin,
representing Frank Keith of the Tono-
pah Mining Co. At 25 feet in depth the
whole shaft averages $36 per ton, while
streaks show shipping values.
The Kendall.
Oddie, Gardner, Weber, Duffield and Isl,
are sacking ore for another shipment
not known if it will prove as rich as the
able.
The St. Ives.
The Lewis. Richard & Co. lease on the
ST. Ives is sackiny ore daily that goes
from 500 to So 900 per ton. An aver
age is nearer the first figure but speci-
mems cah be secured which will go 5000
600.
The January.
The new shaft on the January is now
down $50 feet and will be sunk 20 feet
more before a level is run. A shipment
of 200 sacks of ore went out this week
which averages $500 per ton.
Great Bend.
A new body OF ore going better than
500 per ton is reported from the Grea
Bend this week, Everything looks good
at this property.
Notes of the lines.
The Branley lease on the Vernal No.
has a 7-foot ledge at 80 feet in del 'th anG
it all pans well.
The Goldfeld- Diamond company have
given out some leaseS and the lessees all
have Il very encouraging showing.
Jack Mernin, in charge of the Gold
field Blue Bell has Uncovered the ledg.
and is getting some good paintings.
The tunnel on the Black Butte con-
tinues to encounter new ore b'dies, but
the main ledge has not been cut as yet.
A.P. Rogers has bought a group of
four claims living east Of the knicker-
booker group and will soon commence
work.
A strike was reported in the Spokane
group this week, but late reports indi-
cate that it is not holding ous;ts big as
first reported.
The shaft on the Portland is now dow
so feet and looks very favorable in th'
bottom. The engine and hoist will 500,
be here and installed.
The new hoist for the Red Top has
arrived and will he installed and sink
ing the new shaft resumed as soon az
| lumber can be secured.
Jack Cormac and associates this week
refused an offer of ~ 800 spot cash and
lOO, 900 shares of stock for three claims
near McLaughlin's we'll.
Pc. O'Brien and John O'Keefe have
bought the Fredrick group of six claims
! on the west slope ofCnlumbia Mountain
and have a force Of men at Monk.
James NJ. Meighan has two claims at
| Klnndike Mountain from which assays
Of $ll7 and 1926 per ton have been Sc
cured across 2 feet # the ledge.
The conditions on the Goldield Brook
,yn and Gollfield Apex, east of the Black
Butte, are very fattering, but no sensa-
tional strike as reported, has been made.
Dan Hagerty and AL Leal have taken
a lease on the Red Rock claim, lying
about u mile east Of Diamondtield.
The owners are Ira Fancher and Geo.
Cowing.
The Rocky Mountain Securities COM
pany, of Denver have bought the Bee
| Fraction. 1t contains about acres and
company has been incorporated on
the same.
Development work is in progress on
the Knickerbocker No. owned by the
Goldtield Hummer company, under the
direction of Superintendent w. w.
Stretcher.
The engine and boiler for the electric
light plant arrived last week and are
now being erected. Supt. Condit ex-
poets to be able to turn ON the lights in
about two weeks.
The Excelsior Goldield Mining COM
pany, owning the Chicago group, have
three sets If lessees at work and appli-
cations for several more. Assays have
been received running up to $50.
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