The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

NaI0 AAAH aERaACNAAAN RAa&(a ~
the gold values obtaining in the famous
Stray Dog ledge. vermiiysa and Hud-
son, ~Iessees, shipped ore from this ledge
from grassroots to a depth OF so feet
which the mill people paid for on a
basis as high as $4,000 the ton. Upon
the expiration of the lease the Stray
Dog Manhattan Mining company con-
tinued development from the point
where the lessees ceased operations and
are now exploring the same ore body at
a depth of 100 feet. Values are pr7c-
tically continuous from surface to h a
point and a large tonnage of high grade
shipping and high grade milling ore Is
blocked out in the workings.
The present point of development is
in the winze sunk in the floor of the
drift making off to the north at the
100-foot station. The ledge is showing
AZ feet wide and not infreduently
breaks at the rate of As ounces gold
the ton-approximately $3.50 the ton.
Fifteen inches of ore along the hanging
wall returns a gold content as high as
2l0 ounces-s4,2o0 the ton. A few days
ago the streak along the h~angingwall
was opened up for a length of 10 feet
n for h entire distance returned
1864 ounces in gold to the ton. More
recetly the values before stated were
obtained. Three feet of quartz along
the footwall averages better than s62
in gold the ton. AS the winze is deep
ened the ledge is widening and the per
cent of sulphides. always a dominating
feature. is increasing.
The ledge is trending toward Jump
ing Jack ground. a condition which is
strongly Indicative of the ultimate
opening up of the same ore body on that
estate. 1t has long been contended that
the main ledge crossing both acreages
was identical and recent development in
Stray Dog workings certainly tends to
strengthen the contention. Taking this
fact as a basis OF deduction 1t is rea-
sonably assured that exploration of the
ore body in either property must en-
nance the value of both. Vein and value
permanency to great depth is evidenced
by the presence of sulphides.
High grade is being sacked and mill
grade piled on dump as development
proceeds at the 1O0-foot level in the
Stray Dog, and shaft sinking is like
wise being furthered. The maximum
depth at this time is $50 feet. At the
200-foot point the ore body will again
be crosscut and proved up. 1t is an
ticipated that at a depth of 800 feet the
sulphide zone will be well entered and
1t is therefore planned to thoroughly
prove up the ore body at that level by
running out crosscuts and drifts. This
feature of development will give the
company about 500 feet of back ground
in which to stope and mine a fortune.
II INDIAN CAMP
Assays ranging from 2 to 16 ounce
in gold the ton are being secured from
the big %sulphide carrying fissure first
encountered at a depth of $50 feet In
the Indian Camp shaft. This immense
ore deposit has been followed downward
for a distance of 40 feet without de-
crease in gold grade and with a marked
increase in per cent of ~sulphides. The
footwall was encountered a few days
ago and concurrent with the establish
ing of the true confines of the ledge
chaleopyrites made their appearance in
the ore. The average grade of the
quartz is $3.50 in gold the ton, but
picked samples frequently return a gold
content as high as $3.50 the tor.
From the 150-foot level down the en-
tire product is a commercial grade OF
mill rock and as fast as mined is piled
on dump to await the completion of the
LIS ton plant of the Tonopah Explora-
ton company, when IT is to go to
stamp. The quartz pans fairly well,
but as the gold is so closely associated
with concentrates 1t requires a fire as
say to demonstrate it's total tonnage
value. The ledge was caught on it's dip
to the west and is identical with the one
those remarkable showing at surface
first called attention to it's mineral
yielding possibilities.
The continuity of this ledge from sur
face to a depth of nearly 200 feet has
now been thoroughly established, and
that 1t will obtain to a depth of many
hundred feet more is proven by the
presence of sulphides and ~chalcopyrites.
The demonstration of ledge and value
permanency in the indian camp is des-
tined to be an important factor in the
future development of the district as II
proves that gold bearing ore bodies dc
prevail at depth in the west end of the
belt.
THE BRoNCHo
Gold values ranging from s46 to s11s
to the ton and averaging $50 the tor