The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-30

IS feet the work is most encouraging.
Red Oak-Are still breaking ground
for their tunnel site.
Lucky Jacks-Are down 80 feet on
their main shaft.
Pick Up Group-Are doing some
prospecting near their shaft.
Shoshone Polaris-Main tunnel lis
feet Mt which point thew ore sinkin~.
At so foot depth thew will run drift
to connect with the Shoshona.
Shoshone-Main work is now cen
tered on the crosscrt in the main tun-
mel. Three drifts are icing run, two
north and one south on the learl.
T~wenty-eight men are EMPLOYED in
blocking out the ore and other dnvel
oping work. All the ore talen out in
developing is now delivered into p
modern ore house through chutes to
a long roomy tai le where four sorters
can work in comfort. After the ore
is sorted and sacked it is dropped
through three traps into chutns that
connect with the ore room below. A
large coy clubhouse is completed; i,
will accommodate t~wentv-four men.
Another one of the same size will at
once be erected so that every employc
will he housed.
Twenty-eight tons were in the last
shipment made via Goldfeld, that is
only the second shipment made by the
Shoshone. There is nothing to the
story that this propertv will or NAV
change hands. AS far as can he learn
cd the story was st"rted to boom tho
stock of certain claims located .ne"r
the Montgomery Shoshone. The deve'-
oping work on this property shows r.
feet in width, with a shaft of 142 feet
all in ore, and so feet of drift. With
such a body of ore in sight no one
need urge them to soil.
Gold Center Mining Company--A
full breast of tale is now being driver
into Oh the Daisy groTp, situated
south of the Shoshone. The main tun-
mel is in 80 feet. looks promising. The
first lease of the district has peer
given on the west half of the Rampant
one of the Daisy group. Work on the
same will be under Roadway this week.
Kismet Group (Lonsway strike)-
Main shaft down 40 feet. When the
60-foot depth is made drifts will be
run. Shaft No. 2 mas been started on
the contact, about 40 feet north of
the main shaft.
At % feet east trenching has I'm
covered a ledge that shows assay val
ues of $780,
Rhyolite Rose-Sinking a shaft has
iupst been started on this group, just
found.
Men are now digging the trench
for the Curtis Mann Water D
from Indian Springs to Rhyolite.
Some 5000 feet of pipe has arrived.
Pipe laying has been resumed on
the Bullfrog pipe line. Nearly all the
pipe has arrived from Las VEGAS.
Ten thousand dollars was subscribed
by citizens of Rhyolite to the Patrick
pipe line. The enclosed notice to sub
scribers looks as if they intend com
mencing operations.
The full amount to be issued is
100000.
A lone ~highwayman held up the
Ash Meadows store and secured 5000.
During the absence of the storekeeper
the .robber walked into the store last
night about 9 o'clock and purchased
TWO bottles of beer ana a plug of to-
bacco, rendering "a $50 note. The sis
ter Of the proprietor was in charge.
other room for the purpose of maxine
change from il cash Eox there. The
change was mostly in silver, which
the man did not want. He, insisted
on having gold. She then made an
other trip back and went to another
cash box. After opening it she glanc-
ed around and saw the man with a
gun in his hand. On attempting to
run away she was hit on the side of
the face and knocked down. A little
girl hearing the connection pceped in
and ran out screaming. Some team
sters camped neal by ran up, but too
late, for the highwayman had jumped
on a horse and escaped.
A message was received this morn
ing by the officers at Beatty and a
messenger gave the above meager re-
mort. He didn't know the names of
the principals.
10 P. CARROLL.