The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-30
BULLFROG LETTER
Especial Correspondenee.)


oping their property, hut are blocking
out immense bodies of good milling
and shipping ore. These same eompan-
les are hacked by practical mining
men who have faith and confidence in
the district. Instead of waiting for
the returns of treasury stock they at
once proceed to open up their holdings.
John MeKane and associates are the
latest combination to assist in the
good work. A force of men have been
put in on the Great Eastern and work
will lie started Immediately on the
Peerless group.
A visit to the western part of the
district was made with the following
results:
Bullfrog Annex-Sinking on the
main shaft continues; now down ~
feet.
Bullfrog misunderstanding on the
incline for the purpose OF prosecuting
the main ledge. Several stringers of
quartz are coming in. They expect to
catch the ledge at about 100 feet
about 90 feet from present working.
Big Bullfrog sometimes called
Beatty Bullfrog)-Down an even loo
feet. At the bottom Of the shaft they
have 3h feet of milling ore. A gaso-
tine hoist will be purchased and in
stalled in July.
Bullfrog Western-Mai shaft looks
good at a depth of 40 feet. On their
Bullfrog Fraction, adjoining the Orig
inal Bullfrog, they are in Z feet OF
good high grade ore at the bottom OF
a 3O-foot shaft. Several paintings
were made from ore taken off the
dump at random, and results were as
consisting.
Original Bullfrog E~xtension-One
of the best and safest shafts in the
district can lie seen on this property;
it is timbered for so feet. E. ID. lid
stone, in selecting the site for This
shaft. fortunately came in line with
the strike on the Bullfrog Fraction.
He expects to crosscut the ledge at
$50 feet.
Original Bullfrog West End-The
force of men have been transferred TO
the Delaware claim for the purpose
of sinking a shaft to catch the ledge
of the Bullfrog Fraction.
Bullfrog Consolidated-Have a man
prospecting on the Wildcat claim
Bullfrog Confdence-Three men are
now thoroughly prospecting this group
for the purpose of locating where Il
shaft will be started,
John Sellers is prospecting and do
ing a lot of good development work on
the Rush group on Bonanza mountain.
.Amareosa Gold Mining Co.-Wlth
their new whim they are sinking bet
ter than 3 feet a day-l63 feet is the
depth now. At present they are
through the rock and rough bouiders
in a kind Of dirt formation. This com
pany is using every %precaution in their
shaft. Besides good ventilation OBJ
tanned by a desert blower they have
constructed a man-way with stations
at every Is feet. At so feet they have
safety traps that protect the miners
from a quick blast.
Gibraltar Syndicate Mines-Trench-
ing and sinking on the south SIDE OF
the group continues. Work continues
day and night on the main tunnel; car
and tracking for same is now overdue.
On the % part of claims they have
a ledge that shows good values.
Sboshone National Drifting
from the 5O-foot station on the main
shaft has started. The formation gone
through is highly mineralized. 1t is
thought they will have to cut through
. dyke before prosecuting the ledge.
Scorpion-Fifty feet through the
hardest formation has just brought IN
Is inches of fair looking quartz with
q body of tale that will measure "&
feet at the bottom of the shaft. NO
assays have yet been made
Steinway Bullfrog-The quartz and
tale are improving in their 5o-foot
shaft. in the bottom of which they
have inst encountered a bar of quartz
and polphyry.
Montgomery Mountain-Main tun-
mel now in 1873 feet, good paintings
can be had; expect to catch iedge
about so feet further.
Calvada Exploration Co.-Men are
now erecting blacksmith shop and col
lar for shaft, after which sinking will
he assumed on the st. Anthony claim.