The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-10
LETTER r o BULLFROC.

likely for the people living in this Sec
ton of Nevada, was the presence here
this week for a few days of Col. Ed. +.
Browne and T. l.. Woodbridge. These
gentlemen were not here for the purpose
of buying mines, but were the direct
personal representatives of the president
of a great railroad corporation. Their
mission is and will be for many days to
look into the of the country
lying between the railroads to the south
and to the north in a mineral bearing
way, and report the same to the party
in whose employ they are. Col. Browne
was asked directly whether he repre-
scented the Clark road, and he refused to
an swer, which was as much as to say no
and that he represented the Santa Fe.
Col. Browne is not new to the business
of making reports to railroad corpora
tons on the ACCESSIBILITY of extending
lines or building absolutely new roads,
and in several instances your correspOn-
dent knows that his recommendations
have been followed. Col. Browne has
the utmost faith in Goldfield and it has
been on its reports that large sums of
money have been invested there. OF
the section south of the greatest wonder
in the mining world, he is now getting
his first impressions, and they are most
favorable as he is free to admit. II
have never before seen such a vast ex-
tent of m~ineralized ground as has come
under my eye since leaving the railroad
to the south, and up as far as the Bull
frog district. 1t is the ideal spot for the
prospector in search of a bonanza prop
erty, and if many are not opened up in
the future / shall be greatly disappoint-
ed. What about a railroad? Well, l do
not build railroads, l make reports, but
l do hope that Goldfield may soon get a
line to the south, and incidentally, that
will help out the Bullfrog district, l ex-
pect,'' and then came the merry twinkle
in the Colonel's eye.
Quite a number of strangers have
been in the district in the last few days
and most of them claim to be in search
of property for clients who have mil
lions, but as none of them seemed to be
able to make a small payment, the
bunch has returned to the north, a few
of them on foot. This should not deter
legitimate promoters who want property
at a reasonable price for they can all be
accommodated, but they must not think
their presence here demands the cessa-
ton OF all work, and the public presen-
tation of a mine equal to the Bullfrog or
better.
It is reported in town tonight that
Judge Ray and associates have this day
contracted for the sale of a considerable
portion of their holdings on Bell and
Jones' hill to some parties on a basis of
500, 900, ten per cent of which is cash.
At this writing it is impossible to con-
firm OF deny the story.
The Bullfrog continues to hold its own
and each days work only adds to the
value of the property. That carload of
sacked ore will be ready for market
shortly, and it is believed that the re-
turns will startle the mining world.
Development on the Hazeltine group
of mines has made the property
more eagerly sought after by promoters
and it is understood that an option that
required a neat cash payment has been
given.
BEATTY, Bullfrog Mining District, Feb.
2.-E. A. Montgomery is making ar
rangements for immediate purchase of a
Lane Rotary mill that he will erect in
the river adjoining the town. The ini-
tial plant will have a capacity of only IL
tons a day and will be used chiefly to
treat ore from his W property, al
though when not so in use, it will be at
the service of mine owners generally
who may want to determine the valued
their rock preparatory to the erecting of
plants of their own. Mr.. Montgomery
has successfully opened six different
properties on the desert from grass roots
and he is known to have several prom
ising locations here, out of which he
should at least make three or four mines.
Reports were ngthick and fast yes
terday of a find of exceptionally high
grade ore in the vicinity of Indian
Springs. Your correspondent put in the
day in trying to locate the place, but
was not successful. However he is con-
vinced of the truth OF the rumor. The
owners of the strike are simply under
cover in order that they may obtain adj
ditional ground.
Prospectors who have completed as
sessment work are now trying to locate
ore shoots on their property and results
seem to be most gratifying. Great
lodges of rock that pan well have been
found and while in most instances values
will not often exceed $40, the quantity
rock insures that it can be prOfitably
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the district.
James and Wilkinson have three
promising locations on the hill that juts
out to the river below town. They are
known as the Irene, Louise and Rose
and are to be developed as soon as their
owners secure sufficient capital to do so.
Directly below the property of James
and Wilkinson, John H. Lynch and
others have two locations that they have
named the Little Matte and Big Matte.
1t is on this ground that the old smelter
built in the early eighties is located and
of which 50 much has been written.
Where the ore treated in this crude
plant came from is not positively known,
but undoubtedly a portion of it came
from the Matte claims. This property
takes in a portion OF the Amargosa river
and at a point where there is an abund-
ance of water. Should milling ore be
developed owners of the Matte would
have no difficulty in treating it cheaply.
George NJ. Anderson of Montana, this
week secured a bond on the War Eagle
group of claims lying east Of the Amar-
gosa river and is confident of placing the
property within go days. The claims
are owned by James Dee and others.