The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-05-19
Jumbo.

all around on account oil work being re-
sumed on the famous Jumbo. While
the internal differences between share
the owners of the controlling interest
and the majority of the directors have
come to the conclusion that the big
bonanza has laid idle long enough. A
force of miners are now engaged in
strengthening and retimbering the old
DIR. Boas shsft-the deepest on the
property, which is down 250 feet and
grading is in progress for the new
15-horse power gasoline hoist which was
shipped from San Francisco on the fifth
of this month. The shaft will be freed
If water and continued down another
100 feet and considerable drifting and
crosscutting will be done for the pur-
pose OF finally determining where the
new working shaft is to be sunk The
various workings on the cOmpanv's
ground are in the usual condition Of
mines that have been worked by
lessees where highgrade is mined
Very little ti'nbering was done and the
lessees were always willing to take a
sight and mining timbers costly and the
lives of the different leases limited.
The present work, which is under the
direction OF Superintendent Taylor,
will be entirely in the nature OF pros
pect and Development and only ore
broken in sinking, drifting and uprais-
ing will be saved. There is not lease
existing at the present time on any Of
the company's ground and none will be
let until sucl time as the development
work now planned is completed. The
last lease expired few days ago. On
the south end Of the property, from
which q large tonnage OF highgrade
had been shipped last year, there has
been mined in the past sixty days $cO,-
COO worth oi ore. The former lessee
thought he had worked out the ore
BODY and for 500 transferred it to
Scott and Allen. A few shots were put
into one of the walls and a parable,
yein and oreshoot was found. The two
miners by working like trojans made an
average production of 81 200 day.
Silver Pick N. q n. Co.
Oliver Mathews, manager OF the Silver
Pick NJ. & NJ. company has taken charge
of the Alderman lease for the company
and has already commenced an aggres-
sive campaign of development. A 10
horse power gasoline has been installed
and sinking will be resumed immedi-
atelv. On both the 50-foot and l50-foot
level there is a good mineral showing
and it is the intention OF the manage
ment to thoroughly explore the ore
bodies in these levels. \ iull force Of
men will be employed and systematic
and intelligent development will be done.
A l5-horse power gasoline hoist has
been installed on the Silver Pick The
present shaft Is down SS feet and three
shifts will be employed in sinking it
with all possible speed 10 The l50-foot
point
Black Butte.
Croscutting is now in progress al the
lOO-foot level for the purpose OF cutting
the extension of Quartzite vein and ore
shoot which is believed TO run through
the company's ground. A portion OF
the Black Butte's large acreage Is now
being worked under lease. There is a
splendid showing on a lease worked by
Rock, Irving, Pickering and Myers on
BLACK Butte No. 4 crOsscut is being
driven east to catch an orebody which
was encountered in sinking but which
dipped out Of the shaft at the so foot
pint. It panned and assayed pay.
Coming Nation.
Paw ore has been found at a depth OF
s5 feet on the Curly George, owned by
the Coming Nation Gold Mining Co. II
adioins the St. Ives, and is fractional
piece OF ground. The shaft was sunk on
the dyke, but the formation nearer the
surface was badly broken mp. The shaft
will be continued from the 100 loot point
where station will be cut. The same
company has opened up four 1eet OF ore
on the Moonshine, which IS being
worked under lease. The discovery was
made in trenching. The shaft IS down
only few feet. The lode is owned by
C. NJ. Smith.
Coldfield Moonlight.
A new working shaft has been started
and is now down 30 feet, Just entering a
rich streak encountered in the old shaft.
Drifts will be run each way on the vein
at the 5O-foot level, the company having
let contracts ior 500 feet OF work. This
work is being pushed with General
Manager Mackenzie's usual energy.