The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
RED TOP A WONDER
Body of High-Grade Shipping Ore Opened
Up---Other Good Strikes Made.

down the shaft for another lift below
the 11O-foot level and driving drift on
the shoot of ore opened 10 days ago. In
this drift there is exposed, in addition
to big body of milling ore, 8 feet of ore
that will break better than 500 per ton.
The force at the niue has been increased
to 20 men. A scarcity of sacks has de-
layed sacking ore, but it will be but a
short time before the first shipment is
ready for market.
Big Swede Group Sold.
The Big Swede group, including the
Honey Berry, one of the O'Brien-Loftus
properties, was sold last week to Edwin
Hawkins and associates of Philadelphia.
This is one of the most important
sales recently made as it brings atten-
ton to region heretofore overlooked
the southeast. In the shaft there is al
ready body of $14 ore, and rich float
haa been picked up over wide area.
The gentlemen interested are among the
most substantial that have ever visited
the camp, and will crowd development
with the expectation of making mine.
Hishland.coldfield.
One of the most important develop
ments in the district has been inaugu-
rated on the Highland Goldfeld COM
pany's holdings, just east of the Black
Butte, and controlled by John McKane
and associates. A complete hoisting
plant has been installed and two COM
partment shaft started that will be put
do xn to depth OF 500 feet, to thorough
ly explore the territory at depth. On
the surface strong ledge has been ex-
posed, trending from the Black Butte,
from which assays as high as $50 have
been secured. The shaft will cut this
lead on it's dip.
Sierra Nevada Development Company.
The shaft is now down 70 feet on the
Archer group of eight claims at Tono-
pah, and the bottom of the shaft is in
quartz and andesite, carrying values in
gold and silver. These claims are on
the southeast strike of the Mcdonald
and Mizpah veins, and 5000 feet from
same.
They also own group of claims north
west from the Kendall and Sandstone
mines and will develop the claims by
drilling for the gold reef and use Me-
rand sand pump to extract the drillings
for examination.
They are also interested in lease on
the Silver Pick claim north of the jan
uary.
Coldfield Exploitation Company.
The Goldfeld Exploitation company
is energetically prosecuting develop
ment work on the Grasshopper and
Francis groups, east of town. Two So
foot shafts have been completed and
third one started. In an 8O-foot cross
cut from the bottom of one of the shafts
an 8-foot ledge of ore has been opened
up that samples from SIS to $40 per ton.
The crosscut has not reached the hang
ing wall. The third shaft has been
started on strong lead that crops prom
inently and shows every indication of
being heavily mineralized.
Burnt Hill Group.
James C. Conner, one of the leading
mine operators OF Colorado Springs,
Colo, has purchased from Wingfeld,
Hennessy and Cook the Burt Hill group
of claims east of the Portland. The deal
was consum mated by J. F. Mitchell.
Mr.. Connor and associates will at once
active development on the
bAO OAPioiS
several ledges of ore that cross the
ground.
Black Butte.
Development work is being prosecuted
on the Black Butte in a west crosscut
from the bottom of the shaft and an east
crosscut from the tunnel, the purpose
being to explore several leads that have
not been exposed at any great depth.
Recently there was wide vein of quartz
opened in the west drive, but values
were hardly pay.
Sacking from Surface.
The Combination company has started
sacking from the rich shoot of ore
opened at surface POO feet south of the
shaft some time ago. The shoot is from
18 inches to 2 feet wide, and will aver,
age better than $500 per ton. The re-
markable showing has attracted large
crowds during the week.
On Columbia Mountain.
The Piedmont lease on the Columbia
Mountain company's estate is showing
from to 6 feet of milling ore at depth
of 35 feet. Sinking is under way at a
depth of Is feet
CrosscuttinS on Portland.
The shaft on the Portland has attained
q depth of l45 feet, where station has