The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-01-06

The excitement over the recent strike
in the Kawich mountains continues un-
abated and if the values hold out with
depth another bonanza camp will be
opened up as a result of the develop
ment of Goldfield and Tonopah. The
district, which has been named Gold
reed, is so miles east of Goldfeld and 80
miles south of Reveille.
The best showing is on the property
noted in the last issue and which is
owned by the Goldreed Mining COM
pany, of which Chas. E. Morris is presi-
dent; O. X Reed, first president ;
John May, second vice-president; Thos.
J. Lynch, secretary and treasurer; NAL
colin Macdonald, general manager.
This company owns about 40 claims,
including the new townsite of Goldreed.
The ledge on the Bonanza claim which
has the best showing crops up for a
length of over 20 feet and the gold in
the rock can be seen from quite dis
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are knocked off the gold is seen well dis
tributed through the rock. On other
claims of the company there is good
showing, also, assays going from $24 to
$500 per ton. The ledges on the differ
ent claims vary from 5 to IL feet in
width.
January Jones, Key Pittman, Pat
Toohy and others have ten claims on
one of which the Diamond, assays 60 as
high as $500.
Judge Bell, f. G. Smith of Haley,
Idaho, Pat Toohy and others have a
group of 23 claims and the surface show
ing justifes the hope that all OF them
will soon be on ''easy" street.
NJ C.. Murphy, who returned Thurs
day, has group of IL claims in partner
ship with M. Sherry, d. Singleton and
Tom Murphy. One adjoins the Dia-
mond and others lie close to the big
strike. Five of the claims pan free gold
indicating values of from $75 to 5000
per ton. NJ. G. Murphy, Singleton and
Sherry were on the way to Bullfrog, got
lost on the road and finally pulled up at
the Kawich mountains in time to get in
on good locations before the excitement.
They leave for Goldreed today with pro-
visions, tools, etc., for a campaign OF
development.
McKeown and Baily Bros. have about
20 claims and have had assays up to
500 from the ground.
"Diamondfield Jack" Davis went out
this week and, with associates, located
25 or 80 claims. He also located a
townsite, two miles this side of the big
strike, and will send out men at once to
sink a we'll for water.
George Pyne and Thos. Hally returned
yesterday and reported they had made
a large number of locations.
The formation at Kawich is porphyry
with stringers of quartz running all
through. The greatest drawback to the
district is the lack of water. The near
est water is 12 miles away and the
spring makes but 100 gallons a day.
Four inches OF snow are now on the
ground and men are melting it for drink
ing and domestic uses, and work on two
wells has already commenced.
The Goldreed Mining company has
laid out townsite which they have
named Goldreed, and Wednesday, the
first day they were placed on sale, 1000
worth OF lots were disposed of. This
shows the confidence in the new dis
trict, and the general impression OF
those who have seen it is that 1T will
make great mining camp.
Ralph Wardell was offered and re-
fused $50 900 cash for his sixth interest
in the Goldreed Mining company.
1t is said that many persons have
been travelling the wrong road in going
to Kawich, especially those bound from
Tonopab to the scene of the new strike.
They 90 by way of Diamondfield and
east of there the sand is so heavy that
their horses give out. Several parties
have been forced to turn back from this
cause. The best road to Kawich is said
to be by way of the Crater wells from
Goldfeld There is plenty of water
along this route and the road is good
one.
William ii. Tibbals has received an
assay certificate of ore taken from the