The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23

Round Mountain. New. n 20
There is no other mining section in Ne
vada where the gold values equal those
found at Round Mountain. nor where
success seems more reasonably sure to
attend systematic min development.
High grade free milling values pertain
an extensive area n there
are mountains of ore Of a geld value OF
from SIS to s25 the ton The camp has
the distinction of having produced some
of the richest gold specimens ever
mined, and in the case of the find made
some weeks ago on Antelope ground. IL
is doubtful If a specimen of such rar-
ity and as unique was ever before seen.
High grade shipping values are being
found at his time on the estates of the
Round Mountain Red Top, Round Noun
tain Mining. and Round Mountain
Sphinx companies. and on the Daisy
Fraction and Fairview claims. Each is
rapidly passing from the prospective
to the regularly productive stage OF de-
velopment and each can with truth be
classed as a mine. Other properties in
the vicinity of those mentioned are maxi
ing a better showing with each days
development and judging from surface
indications will soon be in pay ore.
The Edith claim of the Round Noun
tain Red Top company carries an extern
sion of the same ledge from which
Rogers and associates Of Gold1eld are
obtaining phenomenal specimens and
gold values on Antelope ground and the
person who could differentiate between
samples of the gold encrusted quartz
from the two properties would be in
Iced an expert. Clinkers of almost pure
gold are found in this treasure vault OF
nature Rough, ill-shaped pieces of
metal fused in the white heat furnaces
of the earth, but good to look upon. for
each one has a monetary value OF $50
or more. Not one, but nearly a dozen
of these nuggets nave been found dur
ing the course of developing the prop
erty n others will doubtless be un-
earthed in due course of time.
On the Antelope claim the ledge is
seemingly one vast repository for Ma
lures cache of gold. Across a width of
2 feet CLEAN and scintillate in the rays
of the miners candles. a glittering sue
cession of golden cubes and spirals and
across the faces of the rock there is a
delicate tracery of the precious metal.
Gold in wire form actually holds
pieces of the quartz together, and a few
days ago a piece of ore was discovered
suspended from the ledge by a number
of tensile threads of gold 30 minute
and fragile it appeared as though 1t
needed but a touch to jar 1t loose.
The value OF this class of rock is
often in excess of SIS per pound, but its
value for cabinet specimen purposes is
even greater. To visit the property and
view it's wonders recalls to mind the
tabled g~lories of Alladin's cave and
suggests the improbable possibility that
gold, like silver. may some day expert
ence the ignominy of characterization.
At the Sunnyside property of the
Round Mountain Mining co1-pany ore
has been sacked and stored under lock
and key in the workings which has a
gold value of $40 per pound. or a gross
value per sack of 81, 900. Several tons
of this gold glutted rock has already
been saved and small additicrs are made
to 1t from time to time. Recently 40
pounds of ore from the Sunnyside was
placed on exhibition at the c~ompany's
headquarters in Goldfeld, and later sent
TO Chicago and New York for the same