The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24

shipping mine. Recent development
work in the east crosscut from the old
shaft, in which work had been aban-
doned after the bore had reached point
120 feet from the station, opened body
of high grade shipping ore. Four feet
of the shoot breaks $40 per ton and
there is an 18 inch streak that averages
$500 per ton. The initial shipment is
being sacked, although no effort will be
made toward a heavy output until the
crosscut from the new, or working shaft,
has been connected with the old work.
ings. Another important feature of the
development, and one that proves the
Red Top to be one of the big mines of
the district, is that the crOsscut that has
just penetrated the shoot of high grade
has opened up 20 feet of ore that recent
ly sampled SIS throughout its entire
width. This gives the mine mammoth
ore reserve and will warrant the con-
struction of big milling plant. Most
mining men who have visited the Red
Top have predicted brilliant future for
the mine and these predictions are now
certainly assured.
The Quartzite.
The shaft on the Quartzite has reached
a depth of 200 feet and crosscutting is
in progress from both the 100 and 200
levels. In the bottom considerable
flow of water has been encountered, al
though no trouble is being experienced
in handling it. With greater depth it
is confidently believed sufficient flow
will be developed to operate two mills,
one for the Quartzite and the other for
the Highland -Goldfeld, owned by Mr..
McKane and associates. From the up
per levels the mine is outputting APP
proximately 20 tons day of shipping
ore that averages considerably above
500 per ton, This tonnage is being
broken from shoot that maintains a
width of from 8 to 10 feet. An immense
amount of milling ore is being left stand
ing in the mine awaiting milling facili-
ties.
Another Sandst0rm Strike.
On the Stimler Fraction, one of the
Sandstorm group, an important strike
known as the Merchants Hotel lease.
Yesterday they had the ground stripped.
showing a strong ledge for distance OF
100 feet. The ledge crops almost to the
surface, is about three feet wide and
pans gold it's entire length. Pieces
broken off at intervals show free gold
to the eye, including values well up in
the hundreds.
On the Davis lease on the Kruger they
are sinking steadily, being now II feet
down, the ore dips to the east and holds
its values we'll, but shows nothing sem
sational.
On the hill opposite, Block 5, the
7 <ftu nox,.c loooo 10 oti0 tho Intoraof.
ing feature. In the presence of Senator
Samuel V. Newell of Colorado and
group of Rochester men, Wednesday,
was made the greatest panning Of gold
ever shown in the district. From a
piece of ore, hardly more than one
ounce, seven pennyweights of gold were
panned, indicating value OF 500, 900
q ton. A piece of rock from the same
point was shown on the street, showing
q solid mass of gold two inches square
and one-half inch thick.
The point from which this is taken is
northward from the old vertical shaft,
about 10 feet beneath the surface, and
has strike that will connect it with
the bonanza ground to the east. They
are sending down into the ore house
about half ton from this point every
day. The working incline is going down
as rapidly as three shifts can drive it,
though the ground is very hard and
scarcely two feet a day is made. The
SO-foot level will not be reached for ten
days vet. The hoist frame is nearly
ready and will 60 up during the week.
Spearhead Shows Sulphides.
Thirty inches of sulrh de ore, rich in
gold, have been exposed in the shaft OH
the Spearhead at IA depth of 104 feet.
Values have consistently increased with
depth and are now of shipping grade.
The rich shoot is part of 1O-foot ledge,
the remainder of which is milling ore.
The strike was made yesterday on the
Julian, Dougherty and Beckley lease,
which has ten months yet to run. With
greater depth there will unquestionably
be opened up an ore shoot of the first
importance as the workings are nearing
the junction of two cross leads, both of
which show sulDhides.
Florence Is a Marvel.
The Florence is showing up better
than ever before in it's history. In the
north drift the ledge has widened to Is
feet and from 5 to feet of high grade
shipping ore is being broken. The out
put has been increased to 10 tons day.
development is also under way in the
bottom, where the shaft is being put
down to the 3OO-t ut level, and in the
north. Stopping ha so been started in
the north drift at 1 90. This drift is
opening up virgin md. With stop
ing under way the entire l6 feet of ore
will be broken down and extracted.
Strike on the Adams.
An entirely new ledge of ore has been
uncovered on the Adams -Goldfield COM
pany's holdings. About 80 feet east of
the shaft lead of $50 ore has been
opened up to a depth of Is feet. The
walls are exceptionally clearly defined
and many characteristics of the vein
formation indicate the lead to be an ex-
t.. ion of the Cracker Jack shoot. The
new lind is being energetically devel-
oped.
Dixie Getting Richer.
A noticeable improvement in the
grade of ore is shown in the Dixie. Work
1T present is directed toward putting