The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
Another Tule Canyon Deal.


nation of one of the most important
mining deals in this section in recent
years. f. w. Fogg, of Oroville, Cal,
representing syndicate of California,
New York and London capitalists, made
part payment on some forty placer hold
ings in Tule Canyon. While not given
ont, it is known the deal involves sew
eral hundred thousand dollars. With
reference to the deal Mr.. Fogg has the
following to say:
"My associates and self have for the
last few months been quietly looking
into placer propositions in Nevada with
the intention of operating with up-tO-
date California methods. While there
may be placer mines here, up to the
present time we have failed to find any
thing with sufficient water in connec-
tion Herewith to warrant an invest
ment. We have, however, secured the
greater part OF Tule Canyon, and have
made sufficient payments to hold the
same until able to solve the impo' tant
matter of water, and ascertain the aver
age value of the gravel per cubic yard.
"There being only enough water in
the Canyon to handle the dirt in a
primitive manner with pick, shovel,
wheelbarrow and windlass, such a
method of course will not do in these
days. The average ground there will
not justify any such method.
"We are investigating the water
proposition and our engineers estimate
it will require an investment of at least
$500, 900 alone to put an ample supply
of water in the Canyon for handling
the dirt in manner to make it pay.
Whether this will be done remains to
be determined by the average values
per cubic yard we find in the dirt or
gravel by thorough system of pros
pecting with drilling machines, which
will be put at work there very soon.
off we 90 ahead with this enterprise,
I and We viii 1laless the professional
mining engineer 'butter-in' gets in his
work. it will mean a new departure in
mining in Nevada and the expenditure
of a very large sum of money before
we are ready to operate, and l may add
that we will not have to depend npon
the sale of treasury shares for capi-
tai to swing our proposition"
Blue Bull Development.
Work on the holdings OF the Blue
Bull company is progressing with entire
satisfaction to the management, and
while no shoots OF high grade ore have
been opened, the showing is reported to
be most encouraging. On company
account drifting is in progress from the
station at the lis foot level. The man
agement is also driving a crosscnt to ex-
plore parallel leads to the main vein.
Terril and associates, leasing on the Hat
claim, are also very much encouraged
over their prospect, and confidently look
forward to opening up body OF good
ore with little more work. Occasion
ally, very high values are obtained.
leading the lessees to believe they are
nearing pay shoot.
The Bullfrog Cold-Bar.
Manager Bedford reports everything
going splendidly at the Gold-Bar. His
drifts both north and south from the so
foot level are improving in value stead
ily. Crosscutting the vein from the old
incline goes slow, as the quartz is very
hard. He is now into it about 6 feet,
and steadily improves, the gold occur
ring in the quartz itself indicating great
permanency. He has force of eleven
men at work. The ground is visited
daily by prominent mining men, and
easily the Gold-bar is rated next to the
Shoshone, the hest mine in the district.
! Lind Mines Company.
In doing location work ON the proper
ty OF the Lind Mining Co., at Bullfrog,
a tale ledge was uncovered identical in
character with the tale found on the
rich properties opened up in that camp.
Assays obtained from the tale warrants
the belief that rich values are close at
hand. Immediately after the compile
ton of the location work which is being
done, second tunnel to comply fully
with the law, active prospecting and
development work will be begun by the
company.
The Curly George.
The Curly George claim, lying between
the Jumbo and st. Ives properties, be-
longing to the Coming Nation Gold
Mines company is looking we'll. The
shaft is down 107 feet and at that depth,
after prosecuting about s feet, have
opened well mineralized ledge running
from to feet, 2 feet of the center beii.g g
, good quartz giving an assay of $500.
They are now in about Is feet and the