The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1904-11-11
WEEk'S PROGRESS
.1n the Mines-.-G00d Strikes in the Com
binati0n and Florence.

A strike which has been kept quiet
was recently made on the lease of Wood
ward, Lothrop and O'Keefe on the Flor
ence. The ore runs from 5000 to $500
per ten and the lessees now have about
IA tons sacked for shipment. 1t is evil
dent that the crosscut cut the ore shoot
near its apex and it will be necessary to
sink deeper before the tonnage will be
what it should be. Like on the Flor
ence Lease No. 3, this strike shows the
wisdom of going few feet further be-
fore quitting work. Lockhart and Nc
Clelland, two of the owners of the Flor
ence, had this lease and after doing con-
siderable work and finding no shipping
ore, they threw it up. The present les
sees did the few feet more work neces-
sary to find the high grade ore.
New Strike ON Combination.
Ata point about 175 feet south OF the
present working shaft, a shoot OF rich
ore which crops to the surface has been
discovered on the Combination. The
shoot has been proved for a distance of
100 feet, the ore body varying from 3 to
feet in width and the values go from
500 to $500 per ton. As it is well known
that the values in the Combination go
down for at least 800 feet in depth, the
importance of this new strike is appar-
ent.
Butte Coldfield.
w. w. Wishon and w. A. Stevens,
two prominent mining men formerly OF
Butte, Mont, and Idaho, together with
H. T. Bragdon and l.. l.. Patrick OF Gold
field, have bought the Hercules group OF
five claims little over two miles south
east of town. As was stated last week
in connection with Capt. Hassell's
strike, the country to the southeast has
been neglected up-to-date, but Is now
receiving the attention of some OF the
best mining men who come into camp.
Wishon and Stevens are two OF the most
competent mining men who have come
into Goldfeld and after a careful exam
ination OF the formation and geological
conditions, they have selected this Sec
ton as the most promising OF the unde-
veloped portions of the camp, and are
backing up their opinion that they can
make mine with their own cash.
Bragdon and Patrick are among the
most successful Of the old timers in camp
and their taking hold gives great conii-'
dence to those who own property in that
section. The Butte Goldield Mining
and Reduction company has been in
corporated to take over the Hercules
group, and as the name indit ates, the
company are also figuring on erecting
smelling and reduction works. Mr..
Stevens is one OF the best mill men in
the business and they all realize that
Goldheld offers splendid chance for
such works.
Coldfield Diamond.
Work on the Head Center claim is
progressing fairly well, but has been
somewhat delayed for want of timber
and other material, but now that a sup
ply is on hand, the work will progress
more rapidly. The present shaft is fol-
lowing the ledge on the footwall, which
has dip northerly of 60 degrees. This
shaft will be continued to a depth of 60
feet, then the ledge will be crosscut and
drifts run on it each way. At the same
time double compartment vertical
working shaft will be sunk about so feet
north OF the present shaft, to catch the