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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09

STRIKE ON
LONE STAR
A Significant Find on Ground
Within the Crater's Rim
Helps Prove Camp
STRIKE AT 2so-FooT LEVEL
Entire Breast of Drift In Ore Of Fair
Grade While Half-Foot Gives
Values of s237 to the Ton.
Large Acreage

Following close in the wake of a
number of high grade strikes made
within the past two weeks comes the
announcement that find of Importance
has been made on the Lone Star claim
of the Lone Star Mining company. The
discovery was made a few days ago in
the north drift from the bottom or 220-
foot level. The entire breast of the
drift is in a fair grade of ore and 6
inches of the vein matter holds an ave.
age gold grade of s237 per ton.
The streak was first encountered at a
point about 6 feet south of the present
point of operations. There 1t was about
an inch wide and assayed at the rate of
$36 to the ton. The widening of the
seam and the enhancing of values to-
gether with the depth at which the
strike was made indicates that the ore
grade will be permanent and that a rich
ore shoot will be discovered somewhere
further north along the trend of the
lead. Sacking is to begin at once.
The Lone Star companys acreage is
the largest in the camp and is located in
the very hub. of the pay belt. 1t con-
sists of fourteen full claims and two
fractions and is in the immediate vicin-
ity OF such well known properties as the
Gold Bar. Commonwealth. st. Ives and
Blue Bull.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
SECURE GOOD VALUES

Development of the acreage OF the
Goldfield Montezuma Mining and Milling
company located about three miles west
of Goldfeld is being prosecuted vigor-
ously and judged from present indica-
tions will result in the finding OF pay
values in a section which, while holding
prospective mineral merit has thus far
been the scene of little exploration.
shaft has been sunk a distance of 200
feet and a crosscut is now being run to
the north from it's bottom to tap the
ledge opened in the 5O-foot level. In the
upper workings excellent gold and silver
values are secured on 22 inches of ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
GOLD BAR

Ten thousand dollars worth of hign
grade gold ore went out this week from
the Gold Bar mine, the property on the
easter border of the known pay belt
which was developed into producer
by Fred f. Browne There we're three
carloads of the rock and 4 is to be
treated at the outside smelters. The
ore was mined in the winze sunk from
the floor of the 66-foot level. A vast
amount of mill grade is piiing up
There is no portion of the ledge which
is barren of values and $1,000 paintings
are not infrequent. AS the winze Is
deepened and the vein explored values
show an inclination to creep up the
gold scale and it would not be surpris-
ing if the mine made into sensational
grade with the next round of shots.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
BLACK BUTTE TO SEND
OUT 40 TONS HIGH GRADE

Another shipment of high class gold
ore is being prepared at the Black Butte
mine of the Diamondfield Black Butte
Consolidated company and will be in the
neighborhood of 40 tons. The greater
portion of the rock is being mined in
the east and west Slopes near the collar
of the incline shaft and there is no ap-
parent diminution of either grade
ore is likewise being broken in the
tunnel 200 feet west of the main shaft.
Lare bodies of min rock are also blocked
out in the main workings Connection
will shortly be made from the first level
in the main shaft with the incline shaft
on the opposite side of the hill. The
drift has been extended some 500 feet
and rapid progress is being made
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09

Eight feet of $500 rock has been
opened up on the estate. Of the Manhat-
tan Consolidated Extension company.
The properties are located in the Man
haitian district pay belt and adjoin the
holdings of the Manhattan Red Top on
the north. the Silver Pick and Katie
claims on the south and the Kentucky
claim. on the east.
A $4,000 block of Manhattan Consol-
idated Extension stock was offered for
sale Thursday at 25 cents per share and
the entire allotment was taken up with
in a short time. No further issue will
be made S. E. Vermilyea, of the Man
haitian Gold Hill company, and r. l..
Colburn, Gurney Gordon and H l.. Tay-
lor of the Red Top mrne of Goldheld are
behind the enterpris, which insures an
economic and systematic exploration of
the company's acreage.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
SILVER AND COPPER ORE
SHOWING IN SANDSTORM

ont 1918 sacks of shipping grade to the
Columbia sampler last Saturday Con-
siderable development work is in pro-
eress and results are perfectly salts
factory to the lessees The west cross
cut which is being run to tap the ledge
in the 25O-foot level is in better than 70
feet and contact will prabably be gained
witbin the week. A prospect cut is be-
ing run to the east at TINS ievei anu as
the formation is changing ana SHOWS a
heavier naturalization the indlcatiohs
are decidedly favorable for striking ore.
The west crosscut from the oo-Ioot ie'ei
is being pushed ahead rapidly
A carload lot went out to Keno last
week from lease No. 1-Watersoh, ID,
Holmshaw and Miller. 1t had vaiue Oh
several hundred dollars per ton.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
STRAY DOG SHARES ARE
IN RED=HOT DEMAND

that new discoveries are of frequent
improving with depth. The town of
Manhattan he thinks perhaps may be
trifle over-worked, but not the mines.
There is as yet foot of snow on the
north slope of the hills and last Satur-
day night there was fall of about
inches.
He states that the properties of the
Manhattan Gold Hill Mining company
are all showing up well and that this
satisfactory condition is particularly
marked on the Stray Dog claim. This
week a shipment of about IL tons hav-
ing an assay value OF from $500 to 500
per ton went out to Miller's from lease
No. on the Stray Dog and shipment
Of high grade is nearly ready on Lease
No 1,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09

From the S6-foot or bottom level OF
the Ross shaft on the c. o. D. drift
has been run out a distance of 113 feet
toward the juncture of two veins which
at surface show marked evidences of
naturalization. The quartz in the
breast holds an average gold value of
SIS the ton and the grade is increasing
somewhat as development proceeds. The
lessee expects to tap the ledge at any
time now and feels assured that when
the lead intersection is reached that
shipping ore will be found in place
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
RED TOP PREPARED TO
SHIP $50 TONS DAILY

Preparations are being made at the
Red Top mine to ship an average of l50
tons of ore daily. A portion of the
product will go to the plant at Dayton,
the lower grade will be treated at the
Frank mill and the high grade will be
handled at the Doran mill-now under
lease to the Red Top company
A splendid quality of ore is being
mined in every level and new finds OF
moment occur so regularly they are be-
coming common and produce little SEN
sation in the camp. The new strike made
last week seven feet south of the big
shoot on the 5O-foot level is maintain
ing it's high grade reputation and at
times really phenomenal gold returns
are secured.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09

shares in the company owning the
famous Stray Dog and Sweet Home
Fraction at Manhattan were placed
upon the market Wednesday for the
first time, and were snapped up in no
time,
The first 10000 shares of the Man
haitian Gold Hill company were put on
sale at % cents per snare and was over
subscribed at the company's office with
In a few hours. A second $4,000 block
is now to be sold at so cents per share
net to the company. This will be the
last stock to be offered.
S. E. Vermiiyea, president of the Gold
Hill company, returned from Manhat-
tan a few days since more than ever
convinced of the stability Of the camp
and the value of it's mines. He states
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
GREAT BEND ANNEX

Eight men are engaged in surface
prospecting on the acreage of the Great
Bend Annex company located west of
the noted Great Bend property. The ex-
tension of the Great Bend vein system
is through the formers territory and
the company will shortly sink shaft
for the purpose of proving it up at
depth. The working force will then be
augmented and divided into three shifts.
A 100. 900 block of Great Bend Annex
stock was offered for sale a week ago
last Thursday for Is cents per share
and by the following Monday night had
been over subscribed several times
Yesterday the stock was listed on the
Goldfield exchange for the first time and
was eagerly sought at "a with none m
sight
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
RISE IN MANHATTAN STANDARD

Developments on the property of the
Manhattan Standard Gold Mining com
pany, warrant a higher price for the
company's shares and no further treasury
stock will be placed at less than ID
cents The manager for the property
wired from Tonopah that conditions
warranted % cents and that no stock
should be sold for less The stock will
be listed this coming week, just as soon
as the application goes through the
hands of the listing committee. 1t is
expected that the first trading will be
in the neighborhood of 20 cents.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09

puring he last few days there has
zen decided change in the character
= .he ore showing in the winze being
sunk to connect the $50 and 2oo-foor
M g ~ Nc. company workings-oi,
A;s,' 'aiius1orm. In addition to the usual
sraue gold values the rock is now
v,Hs excellent silver and copper
sr,'S- as Wen. OF the latter metals the
,aoo predominates. assays as high as
ta,n !" the ton being frequently OBJ
ver, The copper grade is not yet
hugh but is said to be increasing
development proceeds
ana association OF 'he yellow. white
fact l-e ,s metals is important from the
vein Ia. "a. 1t indicates The permanency OF
i'us and Davis-lease No. 5-sent
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
OLD FAVORITE is
AGAIN TO FRONT
Ish and Associates Open Up Bonanza on
Combination GrOund---One of the Great
est Discoveries OF the Camp


in
$3.50 gold
of that holds
north and south
Z o.
discovery
direction of the Pipe Dream
From there down
mined
= q = = + = = = = = = = 3 = = = = = Z . . .
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09

About IA feet. rectangular measure
ment of high grade have been peDe-
trateu and at no point has there been a
decrease in values The vein matter Is
a grayish quartz stained with yellow
oxides and in panning yields generous
string of gold. The ore, however. does
not show gold in the free nor do the
paintings indicate anywhere near the
assay value of the rock. Preparations
are now being made to sink and drift
on the lead and to further operations,
three shifts are employed and hoist
has been purchased. which will be tn
stalled and in operation early next
week.
While as yet the shoot has been but
superfciaily explored it presents every
indica ton of making into an ore body
as big and valuable as the one found by
Al Myers and partners in the early days
of the camp in what are now the main
workings of the Combination company.
Patrick to secure an option on the prop
erty, sent him scurrying eastward to
obtain the funds necessary for the first
payment and gave him a mighty anx-
ious half hour in Tonopah the date on
which the option fell due.
Patrick's clients were almost Grim
inally dilatory on thatNday and narrowly
missed the opportunity TO purchase
property for $4,000 which could not be
purchased at this time for 100000
The former kept the wires hot across
the continent, however, while John Nc
Kane sat in the Tonopah bank nursing
a sack of $4,000 in gold in readiness to
plank it down at the final moment and
secure the plum for himself if Patrick
missed fire. Just eight minutes before
the fatefuI option expired telegraph
money order arrived for Patrick, and
Fastening breathlessly to the bank the
deposit was made aud the deal closed
lust as the striking of the clock an
nounced time up" The sum involved
in the purchase was repaid from ore
shipments within a few months there
after and the mine for long time past
has been paying a regular monthly
dividend of 10 cents per share
Ish and Kendrick have taken out
about SO tons of ore in 15 feet Of sink
ing and are preparing shipment. All
of the rock having a tonnage value OF
800 or less is to be sent to the Com
bination mill and the $3.50 and higher
grade will go to the smelters. Their
lease runs for nearly year. thus af-
fording ample time in which to mine a
fortune which will make easy shedding
for the entire leasing combination dur
ing the remainder of their life.
Tom Kendrick, an old time Cripple
Creeker, is the man who found the ore.
He and his partners secured the lease
about month ago and Kendrick began
sinking in the lose gravel, apparently
without surface indication to guide
his operations He told Frank Ish that
he could locate the vein. He did, strik-
ing it as Ish says, fright square be-
tween the eyes After getting the
strike of the lead below. Kendrick pick
ed up the cropping at surface but few
inches below the wash and at point
over which hundreds of miners wend
their footsteps daily.
Associated with Kendrick and Frank
M. Ish in the lease are Milton c, Ish,
e. d. Bowles and j. Sheets.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
THE ADAMS COMPANY

In the south drift at the 75-foot level
of the Adams claim of the Adams Gold
field Mining company the miners are
working on 4-foot vein that assays
from sS to s45 in gold to the ton. Ike
Mckay, superintendent of the company s
acreage, states that the condition of
the mine is at this time the most prom
Using in it's history.
A few days ago in the bottom of the
30-foot shaft on the Monroe claim a
streak of ore was found which assays
as high as $40 to the ton. The rock re-
sembles in appearance the high grade
being mined in the Great Bend work
ings. The work of developing it was
started Wednesday.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
roxoP-xEYsroNE

Six men, and 10-horse outfit loaded
with camp and mine supplies left Gold
field for the Tokop keystone mine
Wednesday. A. H. Mckay, who recently
returned from a business trip to Pitts
burg. Pa, is in charge of the property.
A new vertical shaft is to be sunk dis
tance of 800 feet and the vein system
explored at each 50-foot level as 1t is
lowered. At a depth of so feet in the
old workings 5-foot body of good mill
ore is showing and values are increas-
ing with depth.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
aoLDFIELD ORC

The company shaft on Orc Goldheld
acreage has been lowered distance OF
173 feet and sinking is to be continued
until depth of 800 feet is gained when
the territory is to be proved up by a
series of crosscuts and drifts. At
depth of 40 feet where the shaft left the
ledge the latter is showing feet IN
breadth and assays as high as so IN
gold to the ton. A gasoline hoist has
been installed and three shifts OF
miners are employed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
OLD BURNS LEASE

Mining operations on the old Burns
lease on the Red King of the Florence
Mining company's estate are being
furthered by means of whip which
was instslled Sunday. The holding is
located south of the Milligan block and
is being worked by Polenze and asso-
ciates. The shaft is being rapidly low
cred to the 150-foot level where the
ground is TO be tested and proved up.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09
GREAT BEND is
WONDER OF CAMP
Further Developments Only Accentuate the
Importance of Recent Strike---Sacking
Feet of Ore Running 1925 Ton


making
mining
and pedestrians
Bend
at and
its entire
sackng
two
. veins
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-09

When ]. r. tJim) Davis went over to
tho Diamondfeld section about six
veeks ago. sampled the outcrop on the
Great BEND property, returned to Gold
field and suggested to J. p. LOTUS that
they two purchase control of Great
Rend company stock-a suggestion
which was later followed out-he made
one of the most eventful trips in his
mining career At that time the acre
age was not producing. Today Davis is
sacking ore from three parallel veins
with the possibility of opening up a
fourth.
The Great Bend leads all have strike
almost due east and west and stand
nearly perpendicular. The lower of the
three is opened at surface for dis
tance Of so feet, and is showing feet
wide on an average. There are feet of
high grade which sack samples Indicate
to be worth 1923 per ton.- The balance
of the ledge has value of about. $40
per ton, s
The ledge has been stripped from
surface TO depth or about s.. feet and
as the bags are loaded with their pre-
cious cargo and piled up alongside the
trench, grass and mesquite brush roots
can be seen twined about the rock as
though 10th to part company with its
froi oh ~ n
the tellurium and lesser grade have been
taken out and are to rorm portion of
the 700 sacks which will make up the
first shipment of tellurides from the
property. This is not to be a single con-
signment either but is to be followed by
like tonnage each week for an in
definite period Rock was taken from
the 5-foot vein by a representative of
The News and later assayed. 1t ran
1915 to the ton.
One hundred and fifty sacks of ore
ranging in gold value from $40 to $75
per ton are stacked up near the main
workings, located on the middle of the
three leads This rock is being mined
in the bottom of the winze 12O feet from
the collar of the shaft where the vein
is showing from tc feet in breadth.
The middle lead was the point of first
discovery on the property. Davis found
Inc outcrop west of the shaft, sampled
IT, made his report and the acreage was
purchased. Former operators did about
l'oVV feet of surface prospecting in the
way OF laterals and intersecting open
cuts and SCARED the slope of the hill
with series of trenches until the hill
SIDE looks like the outpost of besieged
army
me old management missed the ore
ey the narrow margin of is inches, be-
Vdme discouraged and quit the hill.
Ihen Davis came along with his pan
ana canteen of water and located the
pay CRACK. He went down into the snail
iow shaft which the discouraged ones
ndd sunk and discovered that the shoot
'ooh a pitch to the EAST just above its
oottom. he followed the ore and has
never been out OF it since.
twenty teet troia this shaft Davis
iOcated the third vein from which he is
sacking ore having an average grade #
ron $50 70 $3.50 per TON.
. Shares in the Great Bend responded to
'ne news Of the big strike and during
'ne week had a fight from SO to So
.ents. The prediction Is freely made
mat the stock will reach $3.50 before
me end Of g. fortnight.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
THE MIND CHANGES.

II is not possible TO keep the mind in
a state of accurate balance and blank
and even If you could do so. instead Of
coming ultimately TO the right conclu-
sion you would be very apt to remain
in a state Of balance and blank to per
petuity. Even in quite intermediate
stages. a dash Of enthusiasm is not a
thing 10 be ashamed of in the retro
spect! II ST. Paul had not been a very
jealous Pharisee, he would have been a
colder Christian. For my part, l look
back TO the time when L was a socialist
with something like regret. ] have con-
Vineed myself (for the momenO that we
had better leave these great changes TO
what we call blind forces; their blind
ness being so much more perspicacious
than the little. peering. partial eyestSht
of men. l seem to see that my own
schemes would not answer; and all the
other schemes l ever heard propounded
would depreSS some elements of good
ness Just as much as they encourage
others. Now l know that in thus turn
Ing conservative with years, / am going
through the normal cycle OF change and
travelling In the common orbit of men 9
opinions.-R L. Stevenson.
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
Railroads.
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RODE ON AVALANCHE
DOWN ALPINE PEAKS
Men and Woman Have Exciting Expe-
rience and Narrow Escape From
Death, Sne in Basket.

ROME. March 19.-Nine men and a
woman, natives Of the Italian village OF
Chiavenna, had a terrifying experience
when they attempted TO cross the Grand
St. Bernard Pass into Switzerland In
search of work.
When half way to the hospice Oh the
st. Bernard monks they were enVeIOpeo
in blinding snowstorm.
Suddenly al avalanche swept across
their path. carrying the travellers down
the mountain slope for distance oil zOo
feet.
The woman aided by her skirts and
wicker basket which she was carrying
on her back. rode the entire distance on
the top of the avalanche. and was the
first 70 extricate herself
The men were more or less buried IN
the snow. two being covered up to their
necks. They were bruised, but otherwise
unhurt
The Washington times., 1906-03-19
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