The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-12-22
GOLD WEDGE DEVELOPMENT

GOLD WEDGE DEVELOPMENT
Operations have been discontinued
in the shaft on the Higginson lease on
the Gold Wedge of the Jumbo Exten-
sion Mining company and a new one
started about $50 feet to the south.
Some s feet of wash has been passed
through and a presentable appearing
ledge encountered. Paintings indicate
nominal gold values, but as yet the
walls are not in sight. The vein is to
be intersected until it's full width has
been determined when sinking will be
resumed until a depth of 90 feet is
gained when a drift will be run under
it for the purpose of locating pay
values.
Sinking is in progress on the lease
on Gold Wedge ground held by John
Jones and others. The block adJoius
that of Higginson on the south and is
thought to contain the same ledge. AT
a depth of so feet crosscuts will be
run out and the holding explored in an
ticipation of finding pay grade.
SETTLE THEIR DIFFERENCES
A satisfactory adjustment was male
this week between the Daisy Mining
syndicate and the Jumbo Extension
Mining company of the differences
arising over a conflict between the
Black Butte No. 1, owned by the latter
company and the Daisy No. 2, the
property of the Daisy syndicate. The
ground in controversy embraced about
three acres. Both companies claimed
prior locations and there was some
talk of a suit, but representatives OF
both properties after some negotiations
settled the matter in a manner salts
factory to all concerned. Both com
panies nave applied for a patent and
expect to be in possession of a re-
celver's receipt within a short time.
GOLDEN WEDDING GROUP
Following close on the completion OF
the annual assessment work on the
Golden Wedding group of IL claims
their active development is to be
taken up. The properties are located
about a mile and a half east Of Gold
field and are ~traversed by the large
porphyry dykes characteristic of that
section. The outcrop prospects well,
but until the present no effort had been
made to explore the ground below sur
face. j. R. Miller, foreman at the Me
Kane lease on the Portland, is the
owner of the acreage and purposes to
at NICE prove it up at various depths
to a distance of at least 200 feet from
the collar of the shaft.
ORE PANS WE'LL
Fair paintings are being secured at
surface on a ledge exposed on that por-
ton of the C. o. d. estate under lease
to William Wesser. Fol sometime past
Wesser has been engaged in trenehing
and it now seems probable he is TO
reap a golden reward as the result OF
his endeavors. The ore presents many
characteristics similar to those pre-
vailing on the Lowden lease and on the
Gold Bar property, adjoining. The
vein is about 2 feet wide and prospects
well it's entire breadth. A shaft is to
be sunk on it to a depth of so feet and
is to be fonowed by a drift along its
strike.
- WILL SINK NEW SHAFT.
Sinking has been resumed in the
bottom of the 50-foot shaft on the
Lowden lease on the C. 0. D. and is to
continue until a depth of 100 feet is
gained when a crosscut is to be run
out to the vein. In the 50-foot level
the lessee has drifted for a consider
able distance on a 2-foot lead with oc-
c~asional reward in the way of pockets
of shipping grade. AS the ledge con-
tinues to be spotty, however, he pro-
poses tapping it at the lower level in
anticipation of finding a permanent
body of pay ore.
EIDAM LEASE
As the winze is sunk on the ledge
disclosed in the level from the bottom
of the 175-foot shaft on the Eidam
lease on the February indications for
the ultimate finding of shipping ore
are daily becoming more evident. AS
says as high as $3.50 in gold to the ton
have oeen secured on a narrow streak
of quartz showing therein and as sink
ing continues the seam is widening. At
the 30-foot point a drift is to be ex-
tended along the strike of the vein N
the hope of locating an ore shoot.
QUARTZITE NO. 2
Good paintings are being obtained
at a depth of 20 feet by Chapman and
partners leasing on the Quartzite No.
2 of the Diamondfeld-B Black Butte
Consolidated company. The block ad-
joins that formerly operated by John
McKane with such satisfactory results
and it is thought that the strike Of
that vein is through it. At the so
foot point the ledge is to be drifted
on and proved up.
GOLDWORTHY LEASE
A depth of IS feet has been attained
in the shaft of the Goldworthy lease on
the February claim owned by the Gold
field Mining company, the upper sc
feet of which is in the wash. In its
bottom there is a mass of stratified
porphyry which appears to be forming
into a ledge. The rock pans well N