The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-03

A strike of importance, the extent Of
which has been magnified by street
ru,ncr, has been made on the Cracker
jack claim of the Goldfeld Mining COM
pany, which lies on the east slope of
Columbia mountain. One of the finest
looking lodges ever opened in the camp
has been uncovered, but thus far the
values fall a little short of shipping
grade. The width Of the ledge has not
been determined as yet, and even If no
shipping ore is found by development,
as seems probable, the high-grade mill
ore will soon be good paying PROPOSE
ton. A number of lessees are now work.
ing.
On the January the most of the force
is employed in lining up the shaft and
cleaning out the bottom of the old shaft,
which was badly caved. In the 18O-foot
level the owners have perhaps the best
body of ore ever in the mine. At the
85-foot level the drift is in good body
of ore, from which the next to the high
est assay ever gotten from the mine was
received, but the average is not as good
as at the 16O-foot level.
Conqusror lllninS Co.
After thoroughly prospecting the i'm
mense Tonopah Club ledge, the discov-
ery of which some time ago created
such a wave of excitement, the manage
ment has determined upon it's plan OF
development and double compartment
shaft has been started to thoroughly ex-
plore the ore bodies opened at surface to
very considerable depth and to open
up q big block of ground with view to
regular and heavy production. This
comprehensive plan of development was
inaugurated on the first of this month
and will be prosecuted with all possible
haste. At present the property, includ-
ing the Tonopah Club and Bonanza
claims, presents an exceptionally good
showing. The following is part of
report submitted by Marshall D. Draper,
consulting engineer, to Messrs. Henry
Weber and Marvin Ish, two of the prin-
cipal officers of the Conqueror Gold Min
ing company:
Especially flattering results have
followed the very considerable amount
of development work done so far on the
Tonopah Club and Bonanza claims.
The Tonopah Club, particularly, has de-
veloped what is now considered to be
probably the largest continuous ore
body in camp. Surface trenching re-
suited in the discovery of contact be-
tween porphyry and gypsum which was
occupied by large body of gold bearing.
shale. Development being continued,
the ore body was found to be about 400
feet long. The entire width between
the main ridge or reef Of the claim,
which consists of silicified rhyolite, and
the hanging wall of the big vein, which
is hornblende andesite, is mineralized,
values being found across the entire
width, in one place, of 15O feet. I
"Though, as stated, the ore body has
been proved for 400 feet along its trend,
it is highly probable that additional de-
velopment will show it to be even greater
in extent, as it is possible to proceed
only slowly, owing to the great size of
the vein. Float has been found at many
places outside of the developed area.
In general, the vein may be said to be
20 feet in width. A shipment OF ore
was taken out and is now on the dump
sacked, but proving to be of value of
about 1925 per ton, it was thought best
to await the starting up of mills now be-
ing constructed in the district. The en-
tire second class dump of the mine has
been carefully sampled and found to run
S43 per ton. On the Bonanza, the COM
pany's adjoining claim, less work had
been done until recently, when the dis
covery of float on the saddle adjoining
the Adams was followed by the opening
up of three separate veins, and though
the deepest opening is only 10 feet deep
the quartz shows values of $40 per ton.
The lodges uncovered recently on the
Cracker Jack and Adams pass directly
the locality. In the last 10
days another large vein-probably the
continuation Of the Tonopah Club-has
been uncovered, proving at least four
distinct leads crossing the claim. The
on the property have
been exceptionally gratifying"
Atlanta Group.
The NEWS has been informed that .
company is being formed to take over
and extensively develop the Atlanta
group of claims, situated in what may
be considered the very center of the rich
est area of this district and surrounded
by the bonanza producers of the camp,
the st. Ives, Jumbo and ad-
Joining mines. The property was re-
Gently secured by Messrs. Henry Weber