The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-07-28
ROUND MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Special &
Round Mountain, New. July 25.-The
Round Mountain Sphinx Mining COM
pany has the distinction of erecting the
first hoisting plant in the Round Noun
tain section. The machinery arrived at
the property late last week and was
utilized for the first time Friday. 1t
has a hosting capacity equal to 25-
horse power and a lifting capacity from
a depth of 1ooe feet. With its installa-
ton development is being furthered
with greater expedition and the working
force has been increased.
The main working shaft is down IS
feet and from its bottom a crosscut is
being run out to the northeast and
southwest. BY this means an s-foot
ledge has been tapped which carries an
excellent grade of free milling ore. In
the north drift the rock breaks to an
average value of $50 the ton and carries
a 5-inch seam of specimen quartz In
the south drift the break of the vein
averages about $40 the ton across Is
feet and the ledge carries 2 feet Of high
grade.
THE suNNYsIDE
Development of the Sunnyside group
of claims is being furthered through the
medium of three shafts. No. / is down
rs feet and is proving up an ore body
Is feet wide, most of which is of good
commercial grade. Shaft No. 2 is down
100 feet and in the crosscut run out
from it's bottom is disclosed 9 feet of
remarkably rich ore, the entire face of
the cut sacking well above pay. No 3
shaft has attained a depth of so feet and
from surface Town is all in ore.
A vast amount of development work
has been done to prove up the strike OF
the vein system at surface and the con-
tinuation of values at depth. In furth-
erance of this object 1900 feet OF the
main ledge has been exposed by numer-
Gus surface cuts, showing a varying
vein width of from 6 to 80 feet. Where
ever ~prospected these lodges have never
failed to yield a generous gold content
and at times assay returns have been
really marvellous.
The extraordinary rich values obtain
| ed at surface remain in evidence in the
deeper workings and present indications
strongly favor their prevailing to a
much greater depth. The greater en-
| richment is found along the hanging
wall of the main ledge where the gold
occurs in the free in an endless chain
of yellow globules across the surface of
the quartz. This class of ore sacks as
high as IS per pound and the tonnage
already mined is by no means inconsid-
crate. The entire ledge is high class
mill product, having an average value of
close to $50 the ton, and in a camp
where railway facilities obtained would
be considered fair grade shipping
quartz.
The owners of the property are saving
all tonnage save the very high grade
until stamp mills ale erected. They are
preparing to erect an experimental
plant of their own, and after ascertain
ing the process TO which Sunnyside ore
is the more amenapIe, will establish q
large milling plant at the mine.
ANTELOPE SHIPMENT
A shipment of ore went out from the
estate of the Round Mountain Antelope
ompany a few days ago which has a
total tonnage value of 5000 the ton, a
record unparalleled in Southern Nevad
when the fact is noted that the camp of
Round Mountain is less than 100 days
old. The rock was mined during the
course of sinking the shaft and the con-
signment consisted of seven tons having
an average gold grade of $4,000 the ton.
Four tons of the same class of product
yet remains on the dump, which makes
the total value of the tonnage mined
from the shaft $22, 900. Ore of like grade
is being hoisted regularly and a second
consignment is shortly to go out.
From the time of the first discovery,
the latter part of May, until the present,
uynrLr hos nro0raccad naaacin01u and
has resulted in the opening up of what
promises to be one of the rgeatest boz
nanzas in the history of mining. At the
50-foot level the ledge fairly sparkles
with gold in the free and a few days ago
a number of specimens were extracted
from it which for beauty and riches are
but little less valuable than the now
famous badger nugget. One of the lat
ter is about the size of a mans hand
and has a coating of gold several inches
in thickness. So valuable is the general
average of the ledge at the 50-foot level
the sacked product is being stored be-
low ground until such time as it is
deemed advisable to ship it.
At other points on Antelope ground
~lessees are working under encouraging
mineral indications. The showing on
the blocks under rental to Bagg and
Geary, Campbell and Baily, and Spencer,
is well above average and there seems
little question but what high grade will
be found with further development. In
each instance a depth of SO feet has
been attained and the shafts are in a
good grade of mill rock from grass
roots down.
THE RED TOT
On the estate of the Round Mountain
Red Top company. the property con-
trolled and being developed by r. L. Col
burn, w. e. Hughey, Harry Taylor and
others interested in the famous Red Top
mine at Goldfeld, the main working
shaft on the Edith claim is being sunk
on famous Antelope ledge. The entire
deposit is of high mill grade and 1t is