The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-04-14
Activity on Sandstorm Ground.

activity. The shaft on the Oddie and
Gardner lease is 206 feet deep and Ben
Struthers. the superintendent, is cross
cutting and drifting from the bottom of
the shaft. On the 100-foot level, where
the ledge was cut on its dip, drift is
being run and an upraise is being made
on the vein. Good ore is in evidence at
this point. Some shipping ore is being
taken out, but most of the work Is de-
velopment preparatory to commencing
regular shipments to the Oddie & Gard
ner mill at Goldfeld, which is nearly
completed and which in short time
will be ready to receive ore. There is
an immense amount of milling ore in
sight-enough to supply the mill with
out seeking custom work.
The No. l lease on the Sandstorm,
operated by Holmshaw, Stanley and
others, is producing shipping ore from
depth of only Is feet. The lessees are
sinking shaft on the ledge and have
good ore in the shaft. On this lease
general conditions are good.
The No. lease, owned by Salt Lake
people, have tunnel in 30 feet at which
point the ledge was encountered. Some
drifting has been done, and the ledge
appears to be about II feet wide. From
the drift winze is being put down on
some good looking ore that assays well.
The lease looks like shipper.
The Lotus & Davis lease on Block
No. 5, is still waiting for the delayed
machinery. 1t is expected within a
week or ten days. The present shaft is
65 feet deep. Sinking is still in progress,
a windlass being used. There is 10 feet
of ore in the ledge, a good part of which
is shipping ore.
The shaft on Block No. 6, in charge of
l. B. Hazalgrove, is down SO feet and
drift, to the east, is being run on the
vein. A few days ago body of ore was
found that assayed better than 500 per
ton. Two shifts are working on this
lease and the general condition of the
mine is excellent
Lone Star Conspany.t
A large amount of work is being done
on the properties of the Lone Star Com
pany by the different lessees, and favor
able conditions are reported by practi
callv all the leases,
The new Is h. p. hoist on the l.. l..
Patrick lease on the Lone Star was set
up and put in operation on Wednesday.
The present working shaft is $50 feet
deep, and Mr.. Lawrence, the superin-
tendent, has put men to work crosscut-
ting and drifting on the vein. This
lease shipped some ore from the 8O-foot
level that averaged 1882 per ton, and
the same ore shoot will be tapped at $50
feet in the north drift, about so feet
from the shaft.
The Ogden Leasing Company have
lease on block No. 2 of the Lone Star
claim. A shaft was put down 60 feet,
and in a crosscut 40 feet from shaft ore
was encountered that assayed well, in
fact, some assays were as high as 81 200
per ton. Although this was a particu-
larly high assay, there is good body OF
shipping ore at least four feet wide in
the crosscut. To more easily develop
the ledge and facilitate the handling of
the ore, Mr.. Matthews, the superin-
tendent, decided to sink a new shaft 100
feet down the hill. The shaft which is
now down 20 feet, will cut the vein at
an estimated depth OF so feet, and as
soon as this is done shipments will COM
mence.
Drake and Holland on block No. 3 on
the Patrick claim of the Lone Star have
put on night shift and commenced
stoping ore. In the south drift the ore
bodv has widened, and is now about AZ
feet in width. There is apparently
about foot OF shipping ore Of an aver
age value of 800 per ton. The remain.
der of the vein is soft, rotten quartz
and tale that the leassees say will aver
-
age $40.
On the Vermilyea lease on block No.
of the Patrick claim Uone Star Coz,
the leases are drifting on the ledge at
depth of IS feet. The breast of the drift
shows some good looking quartz that
pans well.
The Sassy Sal Claim.
Jones & Borlini have organized the
Goldfield- -Montezuma company to take
over the Sassy Sal claim. This is the
property about miles from town that
big strike was reported on. 1t is near
the Montezuma road and about one
week ago there was stampede to that
locality. There is a big wide ledge on
the claim that shows free gold in pam
ming and from which assays of over $3.50
have been obtained.
Goldfield. .VindiCator.
Surveying for patent has been started
on the Vindicator and development is