Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-12-01
NOTES FROM
GOLDFIELD Mines
WHAT is BEING Done IN THE
MINES OF THAT CAMP
Combination Extension.


tension is now down 50 feet in wash
carrying highly mineralized bould-
ers. 1t is believed that at 100 feet
permanent formation will be encoun
tered No stations will be cut until
a depth of 500 feet is reached, when
crosscuts will be run. The fifty
horse power electric hoist is being
installed Machine drills have been
shipped and will be put into commits
sion as soon as the compressor is
ready, which will be about two
weeks Goldfeld News.
Florence Extension.
The Florence Extension company.
recently formed to operate on the
Rustler Fraction No. 2, and the Red
King Fraction claims, which adjoin
the Florence company's Red King
claim, has just started work on it's
sinking to 800 feet as speedily as
possible and no attention will be
paid to exploration work before tha
depth is reached. A hoist has al
ready been ordered. The company
starts out with $4,000 in the treas
ury.-Goldfield News.
Steadily the city of Goldfield is
spreading out toward the mines and
steadily the line of hoists is ap-
preaching the city Within the lin
its of Goldfield townsite a shaft 900
feet deep is to be sunk at once and
from the bottom the ground will be
prospected for 1000 feet by a dia-
mond drill
This work will be done by the city
of Goldfeld Mining company, of
which l.. l.. Patrick is president; 7
d. Murphy vice-president; Elmer ]
Chute, secretary and L. S. Finnegan,
treasurer. Other directors are, A.
D. Meyers, w. S. Elliott and James
H. Foreman. All are pioneers of the
camp and successful mining men.
The company owns all the under
ground mineral rights in the city Of
Goldfield, comprising 130 acres, to-
gether with unsold lots. 1t is be-
lieved that when the sulphide zone
is reached there will be found later
ais from the bonanza ore bodies.
The company's stock is now on the
market. Goldfield News.
Kewanas.
The Kewanas copper has purchas-
ed the Gertrude Fraction from Thos.
E. Edwards. 1t lies on the south
end of Wewanas No. 8.
Active work is being done by the
company, which is seeking the 800
foot mark with three shift force.
The Onteora has just installed a
25 horse power electric hoist and
will sink 300 feet according to the
terms of the lease. This is a well
located lease, and the indications are
that it will make good.
On the adjoining lease, owned by
Mcdonald & Kalfus, a contract has
been let to sink 100 feet. An elec-
trio hoist has been ordered.
A shaft is down 70 feet on Block
8, the lease owned by O'Daniel and
Van Ripper Some fine assays are be-
ing received.
Meginness lease on Block No. l
of Kewanas No. 2, is installing a %
horse power steam hoist and was
recently offered a handsome sum for
the lease.
Most active development will be
carried on by Eassie and French
whose lease is on Block II. Major
French is one of the heaviest opera.
tors in Nome, but he says Goldfeld
looks good.
j. ]. Andrews, who has No. 13
a choice lot, is meeting with success
He expects to cut the ledge at about
100 feet.
Last, but not least, H. E. Peter
son, the Lucky Swede," has Block
IL and has ordered hoist to devel
op very fine vein that comes to the
surface. He says that it is the spot
where he gets the money. Captain
Peterson has purchased home ant
has brought his family here.-Gold
i n