The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-04-14

Messrs. Kendall. Shidoan and Lum-
brey are the owners of the leases on
blocks No. / and No. of the Desert
Rose claim of the May Queen Mining
Company, and they have well earned
the right to be classed among the for
tunate of men. The writer, in his time,
has seen number OF promising surface
prospects that afterwards developed into
large producing mines, but it would be
hard to recall any surface prospect that,
for the same amount of development,
excelled the present showing in this
property.
Sometime ago, by surface trenching, a
two-foot vein of ore showing free gold,
was found. The vein was stripped for a
short distance and shaft was started
on the vein. About six tons of rock was
saved from this work, and it was sent to
, the sampler as trial shipment, for the
purpose of obtaining some idea of the
average value of the ore. The sampler
paid for this ore at value Of better
than $500 per ton. Since then the
lesees have sunk the shaft to a depth
of only Is feet, and in this short dis
tance the ore body has not only showed
increased values, but has widened out so
that in the south end of the shaft there
is six feet of ore, and little over four
feet of oar in the north end. Fifty-fve
feet north of the shaft, in an open cut
about three feet below the surface, the
same ledge and ore body is in evidence.
Almost any piece of rock taken from the
vein in this open cut will show free
gold. The ore shoot has been positively
proven for distance of go feet, and the
ledge has been traced for over 800 feet.
The writer saw several paintings from
some of the rock, and the gold remain
ing in the pans would denote value of
several thousand dollars per ton. 1t
must be understood, however, that these
paintings we're from selected rock. One
of the owners states that the most care
full sampling they do gives an average Of
over $3.50 per ton for the shipping ore
The ore is porous, rhyolitic quartz in a
strong, well defined ledge which has
every evidence of continuity and perma-
nancy. If the Desert Rose does not be-
come one of the noted mines of the
Goldfield district, there will be several
disappointed men, among whom will bc
numbered the writer. In his opinion
the Desert Rose is "peach."
The analogy may be questioned, but
the truth of the statement cannot be
denied.
Late News on Empire.
w. O'Brien, the treasurer of the En-
pire-Goldfield Mining company, states
that the strike on the Silver Tip claim,
reported in last weeks issue of The
News, continues to improve as develop
ment progresses. The ledge has been
stripped for distance OF 25 feet and for
this distance an ore body l foot wide is
uncovered. In almost any part of the
trench good paintings are obtained. The
strike of the vein is apparently north
and south. A number of sacks of ore
have already been saved from the sur
face trenching. Mr.. O'Brien says it Is
his intention to commence sinking on
the vein Immediately, and that he pro-
poses to add the Silver Tip to the list of
shippers without delay.
The Piedmont.
| j. f. Mitchell, who is operating
lease on the Piedmont claim on the
northwest side of Columbia mountain,
has reached depth of so feet with an
incline shaft and is now crosscutting
and drifting on the vein. In the drift
the vein is from 4 to feet wide and
good values are found although shipping
ore has not been reached. Mr.. Mitchell
has also taken lease on another prop
erty on Columbia mountain, situated
above the Columbia Mountain tunnel,
and a few days ago put a forcesof men to
work on the surface.
The Eagle Mining Company.
The Eagle Mining company has pur-
chased the Nellie Bly, group of five
claims and the Scranton group, consist
ing of the same number, all located
about three miles southeast of Diamond
field. Each group contains well de-
fined ledge and assays made last Tues
day show that the ore in the Scranton
group runs $3l. "a ton while the ore in
the ledge of the Nellie Bly, averages
$34 80 ton.
These properties are in a fine locality
and will no doubt make an excellent
showing with reasonable development,
so the owners say. The company ex-
poets to set men to work on both ledges
very shortly. Judge l.. Willstaedt, the
president and general manager OF the