The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-01-12
Ida PROSPECTING
Increased Development Marks Advent
of the New Year


of the New Year
There is every reason to believe that
1906 holds much in the way of pros
perity for the Ida district and that
before the year is very old there will
be a very appreciable increase in ship
ments from there. Signs Of advance
ment are evident ON every side as the
development of the various properties
is pushed, and as mining activity al
ways begets mining activity, owners of
claims who have not hitherto pushed
exploration are preparing to do SO. No
single portion of mineral bearing ter
ritory seems to have preference, but
in ontra-distinction, the work appears
to be general.
Eastern capital is about to become an
important factor in the development Il
the camp Inc at this time a corps of
engineers is engaged in examing the
Ida Consolidated Mining company's
holdings with a view to their purchase
Wy a party VI CdStcI utIS. 1nt CidiI1S
are located about two miles north of
Indian Springs and while they have not
been developed to any extent very en-
couraging results have been obtained
from surface exploration. A ledge 20
feet wide cuts through two of the
claims and contains a fair grade Of
average mill values. Two leases are
engaged in sinking shafts ON this ledge
and while their shafts are as yet of
nominal depth the indications for the
location of pay ore is a good average.
Development work is being prose-
cuted under favorable conditions on the
holdings of the Ida Gold Mining com
pany five miles north of Ida ard as
it is continued they are constantly inn
proving. Some time since a 5-foot lead
was encountered in the crosscut tunnel
about 1855 feet in from the entrance
and is the scene of considerable pros
pecting with good results. A drift to
the east has been run out for 30 feet
and a few days ago a 5-inch streak If
bornite of copper was encountered. The
stringer lies next to the hanging wall
and it's strike is now being explored.
The main crosscut is now in 270 feet
and is still in ledge matter. The last
so feet carries a fair per cent of cop
per and the hanging wall has not as yet
been reached. Values as a rule are
nominal, with occasional streaks Of
high grade.
Bert H. Hummel, manager of the
property, is of the opinion that the en-
tire ledge was at one time filled with
copper bornite, but that the greater
percentage has leached out. A main
working and prospecting shaft is to be
sunk on the lead to a great depth with
a view Of determining the truth of this
deduction and it is expected that when
the water level is reached a large body
of copper will be found.
What appears to be a strike of i'm
p~ortance was made recently on the
Golden Chariot property at a point 80
feet in from the mouth of the tunnel
being run to tap the p~orphyry dixie
which yielded excellent gold values
some months ago. Samples of the find
show punches of quartz carrying chic
ride, bromide and horn silver, and as
say at the rate Of $561.28 per ton, gold
being present to the amount of 1920 TO
the ton.
1t is estimated that a distance of 70
feet must be attained before contact
with the dixie is gained, but it appears
probable that a good body of ore has
Just been cut holding values sufficient
to pay all the present expense of oper-
ating the property.