Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-04

hotel building on the main street, work
upon which had started at the time OF my
visit
Quite a little interest has been aroused
by the sensational strike recently made
in the Searchlight mine of the Duplex
company. In the upper workings body
of ore was encountered in which there
occurs a streak varying from three to
six inches, carrying wire gold in plentiful
quantities One-half ton of this material
broken onto a canvas sampled S13SOO to
the ton. There is alongside this streak q
good body Of decomposed ore which runs
very high
The management has also opened a
body of S77 ore at the 300-foot level, beside
a monster deposit of low grade at the
surface. The latter in places measures
10 feet between walls. 1t carries a main
ore body varying from four to ten feet
Needless to say the Duplex is one of the
producers of the camp, materially swell
ing the general record. 1t has its own
mill right at the mine
nice find has recently been made at
the 300-foot level of the Searchlight Min
ing and Milling companys property. The
entire face of the drift gives values Of
SIS to the ton, and in addition. there is a
good streak of smelling ore. The COM
pany is installing a new hoist and other
equipment to the end of prosecuting a
vigorous system of development of this
promising proposition.
A contract has recently been granted to
work the tailings of the Southern Nevada
mine and the contractor is now arrang
ing for the installation of a 100-ton cya-
nide plant The taiings, it is stated, will
average close to S. to the ton At the
property two shifts are employed, the
work al present being confined to drift
ing at depth of 235 feet.
On what is known as the flat" there
are at least three properties we'll worthy
of mention. These are the Parallel, the
Santa Fe group and the Cyrus Noble. The
cd
of about 100000. all of which came from
development work within 200 feet of the
surface. This is certainly a very gratify-
ing showing.
There are undoubtedly tremendous pos-
sibilities in this district, with the accom-
plishment of the work necessary to open
up the mines. 1t may be found necessary
in some cases to exploit the bodies
to a depth of 200 or 300 feet but certainly
the ShOWings made by the developed
mines warrant the expenditure. Another
important matter to be considered in con-
nection with the future of the district Is
the fact that ousde of one particular area
the wash is quite deep, making 1t some
what difficult to do surface prospecting.
However, the general belief of expert
enced operators familiar with conditions
is that there are as good possibilities in
this fiat country on the ridges.
An illustration of this is at the Boulder
County project where operations are be-
ing conducted to the end Of prospecting
ore body. shaft has been sunk for
over 100 feet through the wash, and at a
depth of 1856 feet the management reports
an encouraging showing.
Through the courtesy of the manage
ment | was accorded the privilege of in
specting the properties of the Searchlight
Copper-Gold Mining company. This Is
destined to be one of the most active
concerns in the Searchlight district, the
financing of 1t having been undertaken
by the Southwestern Securities company
of the H. w. Hellman building, Los An
geles, Cal. The Southwestern people
have recently been attracted to this dis
trict by the fattering reports which have
emanated from it and on account of the
high repute of the district among mining
men familiar with it's extraordinary pos
sibilites.
Representatives of the Southwestern Sc
curities company have visited the camp;
they express themselves as perfectly sat
isfied with the showing and well assured
of the great future possibilities. The
vigorous operations planned by this we'll
known concern is a matter of congratula-
tion for those interested in the Search
light district
The property of the Searchlght Copper
Gold Mining company comprises the
Eclipse group, situated on what is known
as Copper mountain and consisting or the
Eclipse, Copper Butte, Dom Paul, Utah,
Copperopolis Nevada and Copper Wedge
claims. The properties are within few
miles of the Colorado river and on the
route of the railroad built from the Quar-
tette mine. On the same hill have been
developed some of the most promising
mines in this section.
The properties of the Searchlight Cop
per-Gold Mining company are in the
prospect stage of development and are
represented simply as prospects 1t would
however, take the meanest kind of a
pessimst to proclaim that they are not
promising prospects. They are, in fact
splendid prospects and 1t will surprise
Others beside myself If their proper eX-
ploitation does not result in the develop
ment of large producing mines.
We carefully examined the surface
showngs on the various claims, and they
are certainly immense. The outcropping
is of the same general character of the
district, the veins are numerous and of
good proportions. Some are easily twen-
ty feet in width. The veins carry highly
crystalized quartz of a very promising
character and 1t is not surprising that
many large pay assays have been had.
1t is possible unquestionably to secure
from this ground sensational assays from
picked samples, but unfortunately the
management has preferred other than
skyrocket mining and the available record
of the samples taken deals with averages
instead of picked samples. These, how
ever, tell the tale and more forcibly from
the standpoint of the practical mining
man.
Samples run, show values of from 40 to
go per cent copper, 20 ounces silver and
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