The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-05-12
McGIBBON'S STRIKE
Is Proving Richer With Depth===Assays S77l
Clear Across Three Feet.

Though up to date it has not created
the excitement that Goldfeld and Bull
frog have, there are many sound reasons
to Justify the statement that the pro-
duction from Camp McGibbon, IL miles
southwest of Thorp's Well, will be sec
ond to but few of the big mining camps
in the world.
As was first published exclusively in
THE News, phenomenally rich rock was
found at the surface some two months
ago by Sherwood McGibbon, an exper,
prospector who was sent out by the
Butte-Goldfeld Mining and Reduction
company. w. A. Stevens and W. W..
Wishon, the principal owners of the
above company, and two of the best and
most conservative mining men in the
country, examined the find, and cold
blooded sampling of the Gila- Monster
group returned big values across 40
foot ledge.
Messrs. Wishon and Stevens imme-
diately bonded McGibbon's one-third in
terest for big sum and commenced ac-
tive development work. In this short
time they have not only opened up new
ore shoots, but tunnel which has cut
the ledge at depth of 40 feet, proves
that the values 60 down. The ore at
this point contains sulphides, and visi-
BILE gold is plentifully sprinkled through
it.
Shortly after the ledge was entered a
sample taken across 3 feet showed the
average value OF S771.62 per ton clear
across this streak. In addition to this
high grade shipping body, and others
tha. will doubtless be opened up in GO
ing through the rest of the ledge, almost
the entire ledge will pay handsomely to
mill. When the mill at Thorp's Well Is
put in order, test run OF the mill ore
will be made.
In addition to this tunnel work a
shaft will at once be started at another
point on the ella Monster group, where
a rich shoot WIS un'0veIed at the sur
face.
From the character OF the quartz, the
fact that it carries sulphides, and the
general geological features, it is the
unanimous opinion of all the mining
men who have visited Camp McGibbon,
that that section will have some of the
richest and longest-lived mines in
Nevada.
"Dick" Dillon, who opened up some
of the rich mines of Leadville, Colo, Is
of the. above opinion, and is devotlng
nearly all his time and attention to the
new district. James Meighan is another
who is wonderfully enthused over Camp
McGibbon, and he reports that 80
foot ledge on the Randolph group shows
an average value of 500 per ton clear
across.
Recently the firm oi J. NJ. Beck Il Co.
have purchased several claims adjoining
the Gila Monster group, these claims
being the direct extensions OF the orig
inal discoveries. Word has been re-
ceived that they have struck it very
rich in the Mountain Prize claim, which
is the extension of the Outlaw on the
west. Good assays have been obtained,
showing that they have large quantities s
of milling grade ore. This group con-
sists of = claims, and each one has a
good outcropping, and it is expected
that with little surface tronchlng
other rich shoots will be found on these
claims.
The Gold Granite Mining company,
which is also situated in this district,
and on tha McGibbon ledge, is owned
by j. c. Mccormack, c. Ii. Wise, Alden
Brown, j. NJ Beck and j. W. Hicks.
They are very confident OF the future OF
this property, and have already obtained
shipping values on their claims. they
have five claims and eact. on several
different lodges. Probably nowhere in
the West can one find larger, stronger
and more persistent ledge.
Inst south of the Gila Monster group
lies a group OF claims owned by M. L..
Bowling and J. c. Mcclure. This prop
ertv has just been surveyed and location
work completed. Surface assays 90 very
high.
1t is confidently expected that the
Gold Mountain district will become an
active mining section when the great
possibilities are realized and the prop
critics begin to ship their hich-grade
ore 10 the smelter.
Shoshone- National Bank Company.
The following is the opinion OF J. F.