Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-09
THE CRACKERJACK
Of G0LDF|ELD.
Important Strike Was Made on
This Property During the
Past Week.
WORK AT THE JANUARY MINE.
New Mill to Go Up at Beatly--San
storms January Shipments
Aggregated $4,000

A strike Of Importance the extent Of
which has been mngnlhed by street
rumor, has been made on the Cracker
jack claim Of the Goldheld Mining COM
pa1y, which lies on the east slope Of
Columbia mountain, says the Gold
field News, one Of the finest looking
lodges ever opened in the camp
has been uncovered, but thus far the
values fall little short Of shipping
grade The width OF the ledge has not
been determined as yet, and even II no
shipping ore is found by development
as seems probable, the high-grade mill
ore win soon be good paying PROPOSE
ton A number Of lessees are now
working
on the January the most of the force
Is employed I'm lining up the shaft and
cleaning out the bottom Of the old
shaft which was badly caved In the
l6O-foot level the owners have perhaps
the best body OF ore ever in the mine.
At the S5-foot level the drift Is In a
good body of ore, from which the next
TO the highest assey ever gotten from
the mine was received, but the aver
age is not as good as at the l6O-foot
level.
e, A. Montgomery is contemplating
the erection In the near future Of mill
for Beatty. The gentemtn feels that
practically from the surface Of his Sho-
shone group he will have enough high
grade mill ore to keep a number Of
stamps busy and I'm addition several
others I'm the vicinity have offered to
furnish him ore If he will treat II. This
mill and the mines opening up around
Beatty lnsures thriving town. A new
road has been cut through from Copote
holes to Beatty which cuts of enough
so that the trip can be made from
Goldfeld to Beatty IN a day.
At the Sandstone lease numbers
they are now sacking the fourth ship
ment. Returns for the months OF De-
cember and January show a total pro-
duct of about s3I000-S25,O 900 actually
marketed, and a mill dump Of $50 tons
OF $50 ore. The incline shaft Is now
down 10 feet and they are grading
for the power hoist. The contractors
are saying that in Is days the ma
chinery viii be here, and everything
WIN be ready for It's installation by that
time A night shift las been put on at
all points and the work is driving to
IL
two leases on the Kruger, directly oppo-
site. This Is also Sandstone ground
Mr. Davis, who made the original great
discovery, IA directing the work on the
Kruger, and is already opening ledge
that prospects free gold in plenty. IL Is
generally believed there Is a bonanza
I'm this ground and that Davis viii find
H.
A message over the new telephone
line which Is within three miles OF
Anargosa, tells OF strike which was
made this week at Bullfrog by Judge
RAY which Is said to be one OF the big
gest ever made in the state or Nevada
Full details have not been received but
It. is said that while the streak Is small
the values 90 over 100000 TO the ton
As the scene Of the strike Is surround,
d by many of the older and well
known properties Of the district, II is OF
great Importance to 9th RS besides
Judge Ray and his associates,
X. w. Griswold, president Of the VIM
dictator Mining company stated that
active development on that property
has been commenced. They are putting
up a blacksmith shop and camp at the
mine. The old shaft sunk by the for
NOR management will be cleaned out
ard deepened. and the main vein COM
ING off the NlndicatOr mountain VIII pc
thoroughly opened at a good depth
This company IL one OF the Oldest In
the camp, and at n recent meeting the
control passed into the hands OF r. w
Griswold Of this place, Mr. j. II. EN-
eison Of the on-lndependence
mine at Cripple Greek, Colo, l.. H.
snanger OF Denver and representatives,
OF Horace Granfeld the famous lessee
OF the G. X. e. n mine at Cripple
Creek The books Of the company
have been moved 10 Denver, Colo
The town OF Rhyoite is making rapid
strides and there are now % tents
there. with 800 people living In them,
Twenty thousand feet OF lumber pass
ed through Goddeld yesterday which
win be used I'm the construction OF two
substantial store buildings In the town
Of Rhyolte. An addition to the town
Is being plated, which viii be closer to
tho mines