The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-10

dali ex,,ires in seven months and Major
Gardner has his men working night and
day. The first level has been carried
both east and west from the main shalt.
In the west territory nothing but coun-
try rock has been found, but in the east
end the vein is easily traceable. 1t Is
most peculiar vein, shooting suddenly
from the top of the shaft to the bottom.
and taking an occasional swerve to the
side. The ore assays anywhere from $40
to $50, and an inch away perhaps
spoonful or two of ore will run up to
81, 200. Major Gardner is nonplussed
by his discovery Of 500 ore directly
under the boiler room. AS much OF 1t
as is compatible with safety has been
removed, and the shaft sent down lO
feet away and outside struck the VEIN
Again, crosscut followed the course OF
the vein up and down and round about
until it suddenly came out on the sur
face in a hole big enough to admit a
mans body between the engine house
and the main Kendall shaft. Seven
sacks of ore running $50 were taken
out, and 25 more sacks are ready that
will run around 500. The lease has
many dumps that are high milling ore
which will be sent to the Gardner mill
as soon as it is completed.
Blue Bull.
Development work on this property
is being pushed as rapidly as conditions
will permit. On the Cosser and Terrill
lease an extra force of men will be put
on this week and work will be rushed
with all possible vigor. This lease is
said to be improving every day and is
being closely watched by parties inter
ested. Ore carrying high silver and
gold values is frequs ntly encountered in
the shaft, and while SO far the occur
ence of this ore has been irregular it is
believed that sufficient depth will de-
velop continuous shoot. Another
popularity of the ore in this lease, aside
from the high silver values, is the occur
ence of bismuth, all of the assays show
ing the existence of this metal in the
ore. The peculiar character of this ore
has aroused considerable interest and
samples have been sent to u. s. GeOlog-
ist Spur at his request for analysis.
ii. G.. Morris, superintendent of the
Blue Bull, left for Reno and San Fran
cisco Wednesday to arrange fof the
prompt shipment of the hoist which
has been ordered for the property.
Dixie Development.
Development work is being prosecuted
with energy in three workings on the
Dixie and the big mine is constantly i'm
proving in physical showing. The shaft
has attained depth of 17O feet and will
be continued to the 200 level, where
station will be cut and crOsscuts ex-
tended to the ore bodies opened above.
In the drift on the 7O-foot level a splen-
did body of ore is being opened up. The
upper tunnel has been driven distance
of 25 feet in the hill and has cut an en-
tirely new ledge, the vein matter of
which pans we'll. Assay values have
not been determined. The paintings,
however, indicate good grade of mill
ing ore. The ledge is to be developed
on the systematic scale in evidence in
the operations on the Dixie.
The Sandstone.
A 5000 shipment went down from
the Sandstorm to the local sampler yes
terday. This is the first shipment han
died at this point, and if satisfactory all
ores from this ground, including the
second grade, will hereafter be handled
here.
The first lift $50 feet) of the big in
cline working shaft is finished and cross
cutting the vein to connect with the
south workings has begun. The big
hoist is now on the road, coming in by
express, and everything is ready for its
installment the moment it arrives. Lift
ing and breaking ore will then begin at
once. Everything will be run double
shift and it is expected that l25 to $50
tons day will be lifted to the surface.
Strike on Atlanta.
Ore of the value of 500 ton has been
found at surface on the Black Bear claim
of the Atlanta group. The strike was
made few days ago i'll doing surface
prospecting. The ore body has every
appearance of being in place and of
very considerable extent, although its
dimensions have not been determined
The management is very much encour-
aged over the showing and confidently
predicts the development OF one of the
biggest shippers in camp on the Atlanta.
Tennesseeans Buy Claims.
r. f. Enloe of Nashville. Tenn, has
purchased the East Side and Night
Hawk claims on the east side of Column
bia mountain and will organize a COM
pany to take over and operate the prop
erty. Associated with Mr.. Enloe will
be number of capitalists of Tennessee.
The deal was consummated through the
firm of Dobbins Il Denton. A number
of other claims in different sections of
the district that Mr.. EnlOe has acquired
will be included in the company's hold
ing, making an approximate acreage of
200.
Purchase Midas Group.
John T. Hodson and F. A. Virtue, both
prominent Salt Lake mining men, have
purchased the Midas group of two claims,
lying east of the Dixie mine. They have
also acquired group of three claims
near the Nevada King. Both properties
are to be vigorously developed. Work
will be started Immediately. Both groups
show splendid lodges on the surface that
carry good values. Recently an assay of
$614 was secured from 10 foot vein that
has been opened up to some considerable
depth. On the Nevada King large bodies
of high grade milling ore are being de-
veloped and the new owners of the