The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-09-22
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.
Government Experts are Compiling Re-
port on Goldfeld Mining District.

oosohn1nont experts are Compiling Re-
port ON Goldfeld Mining District
An exhaustive geological survey of
the Goldield Mining District has been
inaugurated by the United States gov
eminent and is to be pushed to com.
pletion as rapidly as is consistent with
the proper performance of the work.
Mr.. Frederick l.. Ransome is in charge
of the operations, vice J. Z. Spur, who
recently resigned from the service. He
has as his assistants G. N. CAREY and
W.. ID. Emmons. The former has be-
come somewhat familiar with the min
eral conditions of this section, having
been Mr.. Spurs assistant. Mr.. En-
mons comes here direct from the Colo
RADIO country where for a number of
years he has been engaged in geolog-
zeal work for the government. Mr..
Ransome has been prosecuting similar
work in the vicinity of Tombstone,
Arizona. He has established an envia-
Bile reputation as a geologist and is
considered an authority on geological
structures, classification of ores and
how the ore deposits were formed. He
is one of the most expert geological
engineers in the governments employ
and his being selected to investigate
the mineral conditions of this district
assures the issuance of a complete and
interesting report on the geological
formations of the camp.
Although Mr.. Ransome only arrived
in Goldfeld last Tuesday he is already
engaged in outlining plans for the
prosecution of his TECHNICAL and some
what arduous task. 1t is his intention
to begin operations by a cursory in
spection of the district; and this will
be followed by a thoroughly detailed
and exhaustive study of the entire dis
trict both on the surface, and, as far
possible, under ground. The relation
of the geological structure to the oc-
currence of the ores will be one of the
principal features of his work, and
every effort will be made to furnish
a report on the camp that will be a
guide to the miner in future explora-
ton. 1t is also his intention if time
permits, to make an examination of
the mineral conditions of the outlying
districts. This latter, however, will be
merely a side issue and as a conse-
quence will not be as exhaustive as
will be the examination of this imme-
date section.
w. HI. Stranhan, the eminent topo-
graphical engineer, has just completed
a Typographical map of the Goldfeld
district, embracing an area approx
mately 6x4 miles, and it becomes Mr.
Ransome's duty to utilize it as a base
or which to construct a geological map,
which will contain all the features of
the Typographical plat as well. The
to the inch and is a contour, showing
the configuration of the ground, and
the location of all mines, trails and
buildings. 1t will be ready for dis
tribution in about two months.
The geological report will be quite
lengthy and will be published together
with map and many illustrations, in
one of the professional papers of the
department. Owing to the technical
character of the work Mr.. Ransome
does not expect to complete his notes
before mex December or January. 1t
will require several months thereafter
to compile and get them in shape for
the printer, making it doubtful there
fore, if the report is published before
the latter part of 1906. 1t is possible,
however, that a preliminary report
may precede it. The success Of the
work depends largely upon the assist
ance furnished by the mining men of
the camp and on granting the govern
ment engineers free access to the mine
workings. Without such aid no thor
oughS Examination of the camp can be
made and at the outset of their inves-
legations the members of the party
request the cooperation of all those
whose assistance will further their eff
forts.