The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-08-04
UND MOUNTAIN DISTRICT
Especial Correspondence

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Round Mountain, New. August l.
The tenacity with which the Round
Mountain section is holding the atten-
ton of the mining public is somewhat
remarkable when are taken into con-
sideration the counter mining attrac-
lions offered by Goldfeld, Manhattan.
Fairview, Buckskin and other camps.
Round mi has held the center of
the stage in Nevada mining since the
which the first discovery of high grade
gold bearing lodges was made in that
section. The original has been follow
ed by other strikes of equal Importance
and their frequent recurrence mitigates
aaginst a loss of interest in Round
Mountain mines.
The more recent strike of special i'm
portance is that made a few days &
on ledge No. 2 traversing the estate of
the Round ounta Antelope Mining
ompany where for some time past a
number of lessees have operated sue
cessfully. The find was made On that
section of the Antelope claim being
worked on company account. At a
depth of 10 feet the men exposed the
ledge squarely in the center of the
shaft. An s-inch streak of the quartz
has a gold value of several hundred
dollars per ton and the vein carries a
high grade of mill ore it's full width.
Sinking is to continue until a depth of
so feet is gained when prosecuting and
At 80 Nh4 1A1on mill fnllnU SaUan
tons of $4,000 per ton ore went out
from the property two weeks ago. about
five tons of like grade are piled on the
dump and a second shipment is being
prepared.
RED TOP DEvELoPMENT
After following on an incline for a
distance of so feet and proving up at
that point the ledge OF the Edith claim,
the Round Mountain Red Top manage
ment is sinking a second incline on the
same claim, the point of operation be-
ing the Antelope vein which has its
trend across the acreage. At a depth
of 80 feet samples of the quartz assay
as high as $4,000 the ton. From sur
face down the paintings have yielded
strings of coarse gold.
The tunnel on the company's Black
Hawk claim is in the hill a distance of
1876 feet and within the next so feet will
reach contact with a ledge which at
surface is from s to IL feet wide and is
a high grade milling product. Pros
pecting the claim by medium Of a dry
washer has demonstrated the surface
gravel to be rich in gold. At one point
ten pennyweights of the precious metal
was secured in less than a half hours
work.
PITTsBURGERs INVEST
Among other eastern capitalists who
nave visited and invested in the Round
Mountain country is A. j.. Wilkinson of
Pittsburg, Pa. Mr.. Wilkinson has pur-
chased a half interest in the Pittsburg
group of claims and he and associates
are preparing for a vigorous campaign
of development. A plant of machinery
has been ordered and Immediately fol-
lowing it's installation a main working
shaft is to be sunk for the purpose of
testing out the ore bodies at depth. The
strike of the Sphinx ledge is across the
acreage and the chance favor it's max
ing into high grade gold bearing ore
once it is developed. Associated with
Mr.. Wilkinson in the enterprise are j.
A. Buchanan, M. r. Averill and H. J.
Bartlett.
ROUND MOUNTAIN MUTUAL
Active development of the estate Of
the Round Mountain Mutual company
is to be taken up at once and is to be
furthered with all possible dispatch.
The Rover claim has been selected as
the point for the more extensive opera
tons and plans are being made to sink
a main working shaft thereon. The sur