The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-09-29

MI. Albert Dfaue, scCfchats Va en0
Tonopah-G oidfeld Trust company,
while on a trip of inspection of his
company's interests in the Bullfrog
district, reports having made an
important discovery on the Eagle
claim of the Bullfrog Royal Mining
company.
An old abandoned shaft with quite
a large dump was found on the summit
of the large ledge that traverses this
property. The timbering of the en-
trance to the shaft was found to be in
a decayed condition, owing to 40 years
of exposure to the elements and the
walls of the shaft were not of such a
nature as to invite an explorer within
its confines. BY dropping pieces of
rock down the shaft and lighted paper
it was founa to be in the neighborhood
of rs to 80 feet in depth.
A close examination of the dump
revealed some nice specimens Of ore
which easily PANIED free gold in nice
quantities.
After making further investigations
the walls of a stone house were located
along the banks of the wash in the
gorge and also the corral in which the
former gold diggers had stabbed their
animals.
After his return to Gold Center, Mr..
Brady made numerous inquiries and
finally located a pioneer who had lived
for eight years in the valley of the
Amargosa river, a Mr.. G. G.. Davis,
who informed him that the Eagle claim
had been worked nearly forty years
ago by Mexicans, who for several
years had mined the ore from this
ledge and the richest ores were packed
on horse to Caliente, Nevada, where
they were treated by an Anticipated
method.
Mr.. Davis then took Mr.. Brady to
the remains of an old smelter located
on the river about one mile from the
mine, where the crumbled walls and
Stag dump gave convincing evidence of
the nature of the former owners.
Every indication pointed to the very
crude manner in which the rich ores
were handled by the Mexicans. The
ores that were treated in such a crude
manner must have been very rich as
there must have been a large loss
through the methods employed in their
treatment.
The company will retimber and clean
examination for their future guidance.
The Wabash Bullfrog Mines COM
pany properties, which are a short dis
lance from the Royal and on the same
mountain, were also visited and the
work of driving the two tunnels is be-
ing pushed with vigor. This property
has every indication of being an early
producer and as it is so situated as to
be easily accessible to water, where
the ores can be treated by the new
mill that is being installed at Gold
Center.
The Decillion, which is mo- working
at the present on account of the lack
of lumber to continue the work in the
shaft, but it is expected to arrive dur
ing the coming week, when work will
be resumed. There are two shafts on
these claims and a tunnel. The main
working shaft is down 78 feet and will
be continued to the 100-foot level
where cross-cutting will take place.
There is considerable ore on the dump,
which is evidence enough of the per-
manency of this mine.
Mr.. Brady thinks the Decillion will
be one of the largest producers of the
district.
The Bullfrog Belle and the Lawrence
and Indria groups were gone over,
where very strong quartz lodges were
found and easily traced on the surface.
Assays made from quartz taken off
these lodges gave promising evidence
of their being gold bearing and he ad-
vised the early developing of them.
During his visit in the Bullfrog dis
trict he visited the other large pro-
ducers and mines being developed, and
he is thoroughly convinced that the
Bullfrog district will within a short
time prove to be one of the greatest
mining district ever discovered. His
conclusions were drawn from the we'll
defined geological formations and the
number of producers that have been