The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-08-04
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installation of milling machinery at the
Shoshone is rapidly assuming hnality.
Bryce Turner. general manager Of the
stated to a Miner representa-
tive that he has definitely decided upon
a location for the new plant. 1t Will
be built on the side hill between the
Polaris shaft and the Shoshone. 1t will
be one of the biggest enterprises OF this
nature not only in the Bullfrog district
but in the entire state of Nevada. 1t
will be straight stamps with a possible
introduction of cyanide. and the num-
Der to start with will probably be in
the vicinity Of 100. Arrangements will
be made to increase the equipment in
keeping with the mine demands. A
water supply for milling purposes has
been arranged for and surveyors are
now at work locating the line. In the
meantime Manager Turner is getting in
good development ticks. He is working
a force of so men and making rapid
Roadway. The ore already in sight is
sufficient to keep the mill running for
years and years. 1t is impossible to
grasp the enormous extent of the bodies
being uncovered at this property. and
the vast amount of wealth which they
represent. The main tunnel, probably
In 700 or 500 feet, has penetrated a sue
cession of lodges which carry wonder
full mineral deposits. The tale ledge
alone carries a width of so or 20 feet.
and values which average considerably
above 800 to the ton.
WEST ExrENsIoM.-Judge ". T.
Hoggatt, of Manhattan, one of the larg-
est stockholders in the West Extension,
.1t,,a1 NvalnaSdoxy from West RIDDEN
Ind, and Hot Springs. Ark, where he
has been spending some time. and
stopped over to ave a look at the prop
erty. Since his last visit there have
been wonderful ore revelations and he
was naturally very enthusiastic over
what he saw. He and Manager Nc
Garry spent yesterday going through
the workings and sampling the material.
The west crosscut from the SO-foot
level, which uncovered the rich stun
that called very marked attention to
the West Extension some time ago, is
now in 100 feet, with no indication of a
wall. A few days ago it was thought
that the wall had been reached, but a
few shots proved it to be a horse, and
the ore beyond is richer than ever. The
ore is of a notified, copper stained APP
pearance, similar to the first discovery
made at the Original Bullfrog, which
named the district and started the
stampede in this direction, and carries
a liberal amount of free gold. Judge
Hoggatt says that a close sampling of
S0x12 feet gave a return of $50 to the
ton, while picked samples have gone
into large figures. The highest assay
yet obtained was $3.50, of which $3.50
was silver and the rest gold and cor
per. All the ore carries copper, and 1t
Is thought that 1T will average three pei
cent throughout the present workings.
The company will increase its develop
ment force at once. and install hosting
machinery in a short time. "As soon
as I return to Goldield," said Judge
Hoggatt, and can get the directors to-
gether. we will place an order for a
45-horse power hoisting plant to be
shipped in as soon as there are railroad
facilities in the district, and we will
proceed with development on a scale
which we believe the conditions war
rant"
sHosHoME ExTEMSIoN-The orig
ina locators of the Montgomery Sho-
shone Extension property on Montgom-
cry mountain, made the location on an
o~utcropping tale ledge. The width at
the surface is about 6 feet and from all
appearances it was very similar in COM
position to the ore of the original Sho-
shone, then just beginning to attract
attention. The primary ledge is almost
vertical, dipping slightly toward the
west. The shaft was started some dis
tance from the ledge in order to reach
it at a good depth. 1t is now down 40
feet. Slight prospecting was done at
80 feet. merely to determine the char
acter of the country at that point. The
ledge was found to enlarge with depth,
as here it measured ii feet. However,
the values were not sufficient to war
rant any changes in the original plan.
RUSH-The Index shaft of the Rush
is down ca feet with no change in the
formation. 1t shows manganese and
quartz carrying good values. The winze
in the main tunnel is 80 feet deep and
continues in milling ore of an excellent
quality. 1t is following the chimney
from the main tunnel and there has
been a substantial increase of values
with depth. A water flow was encoun-
tered recently which is giving a dis
charge of 500 gallons a day. The water
is not from subterranean sources as is
shown by the fact that it comes from
above and must be surface water. Ow-
ing to the fact that the diamond drill
hole from the east crosscut, north
lateral. caved at 291 feet. operations
have been temporarily suspended.
RED oAK-The Red Oak recently
started it's compressor plant. and the
machinery is now in first class running