The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-05-19
Jumbo, Red Top and Florence,
Good News From All.
Red Top.

Red Top.
The Red Top has been big mine for
months past, but not pound of ore has
been shipped from it, not because there
was not plenty of it mined, and of smelt-
ing grade. With plenty of money in
the treasury to carry on development
work, the policy of the company has
been to pay very little attention to pro-
F, duction. 1t was safe in the mine for
future Inference, and with the advent of
the railway cheaper transportation is
confidently hoped for. But just to prove
the value definitely OF the high grade
a car load or two will be shipped from
the company's shaft next week. Assays
would indicate value of at least $500
ton. The big ledge has been crosscut at
! the 50 and 100 foot levels. and no wall
has been found. One OF these crosscuts
is 100 feet and the other 200 feet in
length. ], is all ore, but the greater
portion is low grade. Through the i'm
mense dyke OF mineral there are seams
OF high grade. There is one seam two
feet wide that has been opened up in
three levels, and without sorting runs
better than $400 a ton. J. B. Menardi
on his lease has struck it rich six hun
dred feet distant from the company's
workings. The ore shoot at a depth Of
$50 feet is a strong one. Regular ship
nents will be in order from the lease
from now on. Ore has been proven to
exist in paying quantities on Red Top
ground for distance of 1900 feet.
Florence.
The Florence shipped 20 tons of high
grade to the New Western Reduction
company the PAST week Very little at
tention is being paid to ore output at
present The entire force are on devel-
ment work below ground as we'll as on
the surface. The shaft is being steadily
lowered from the, 800 foot level. The
foundation for the new orehouse has
,t.A51 finis.leS3. lt is SO Gs SCI feet. The
arrangement is pursuing a wise policy
in leasing portions of their undeveloped
ground and as result at least three of
the eight blocks that are being worked
can show pay ore. The best showing is
on what is known as the Reilly lease on
the north end of the Florence. Regular
shipments are being made to the smelt-
ers. The last lot netted s11G per ton.
Lund and associates, leasing on the
Cornishman, have struck it rich at a
depth OF only eight or ten feet. A new
vein and oreshoot has been found and
assays have been secured on it running
as high as 5000. J. r. Hubbard has
been appointed assistant superintendent
OF the mine Mr.. Hubbard is mining
engineer OF recognized ability as well as
practical miner and mill operator and
had charge of mines and reduction
plants in Colorado, Alaska and Cali
iorn;a.
Levant.
II is rumored that a good discovery
has been made on the Levant, located
three miles southwest OF town. A
streak OF ore was followed from surface,
and after depth of As feet had been
gained the ore dipped out, but sinking
was continued to the 1856 foot point,
where crosscut was run to the vein and
| or hot ho1 ~
whispered around are only half true
the Levant is mine. 1t is equipped
with whim and the group of claims
are owned by DE Costa and associates.
Vernal.
A new l5-horse power gasoline hoist
is now ready for work on the Vernal, but
owing to delay in receiving portions OF
the equipment the work of sinking and
drifting has been delayed. The shaft is
down 50 feet and will be continued to
the lOO-foot point before a station is cut.
The property is very good prospect
in fact so good that the owners are will
ing to gamble little that it will be
found in the list of mines long before the
year is over.
Portland.
4 station has been cut AZ the 250 foot
level on this property and drifting on
the ledge and crosscutting is now in pro-
gress. Very little definite information
can be learned about it, but the general
belief among owners of property in this
locality is that the Goldield-Portland
company will be shipping ore in the
near future.
Heart of CeldlIeld Mining Co.
The crosscuts on the 50-ioot level in
Shaft No. / have cut out the ledge, dis
closing IS feet of milling ores values be-
ing as high as $50. Drifts are being
driven both east and vest on the vein.
The vein having thus been opened for
distance OF forty-five feet, width and