The San Francisco call., 1906-10-03
News of the Mining
Camps of Nevada.

GOLDFIELD, Oct. Another strong
company has been organized to develop
a promising group of claims at Ida,
and will commence at once. The ground
which has been transferred to the
Washington Nevada Mining and Milling
Company consists of four claims, the
Washington. Arizona. Alabama and
Protection. The group adjoins the Ne
vada-Frisbee. and the same ledge OF
gold-bearing quartz outcrops on both
the Washington Nevada and the Frfs-
bee- For neighbors 1T has the Snow
storm and Thanksgiving. with the old
Browns Hope and the Florida but
short distance away.
There is a shaft down fifty feet which
will cut the ore-bearing fissure between
the $50 and 200 foot levels. Assays
from stringer from this ledge at the
bottom of the shaft returned values
ranging from s25 to $500 per ton.
SHIPMENTS FROM GOLDFIELD.
GOLDFIELD. Oct 2.-For the week
ending September Is sixty-three cars
of ore were shipped from CSoldheld over
the Tonopah and Goldfield Railroad, or
a tonnage of 1895. The poundage was
divided as follows: Cook-Kalfus 10O,-
900: Frances Mohawk. 150, 900; Macken-
zie. $4,000; Hayes-Monnette, 1,890.000; (;
Combination leases, 1.055,000 Mohawk
Leasing and Development Company. CO.,
900: Columbia Sampler, 4S5,0Oo; Oddie
lease, $4,000.
WORK ON THE MOHAWK.
GOLDTIELD. Oct. 2.-Sevsral high
grade punches of ore have been en-
countered in the snaft OF the Mo-
hawk Leasing Syndicate on the Mo-
hawk No. 1 claim. Sinking has been
resumed. and the shaft is now down
lao feet There are evidences that wa
ter may be looked for before long, and
the company is making arrangements
to install an electric pump.
PROGRESS AT BLUE BULL.
GOLDFIELD, Oct 2-Hemmaker &
Dougherty are sinking a new shaft on
their lease on Blue Bull ground not
far from the Gold Bar and expect to
strike the ledge from which they Sc
CURED some excellent values at and
near the surface. The showing in the
original shaft was encouraging. and
their block of ground is believed to be
one of exceptional value. 1hey will
continue to sink to an indefinite depth
or until indications justify them in
crosscutting to the vein.
HIGH ASSAYS SHOWN.
-GOLDFIELD, Oct. "A hoist and
the Parker Goldfield Mining Company's
lease in the Neglected Fraction, ad-
joining the Blue Bull on the south
The shaft is down 104 feet. and 24O
feet OF prosecuting have been COM
pleted- A well defined vein has been
exposed. which is now being followed
and in which stringers have been cut
giving assay returns as high as $1,000
to the ton. The work is in charge Of
Superintendent Frank Harris.
DIVIDEND DECLARED.
GOLDFIELD. Oct. 2.-The Mohawk
Leasing and Development Company,
which is operating what is known as
the Truett lease on Mohawk No. 2 has
just declared a dividend OF 25 cents
per share, payable October II, the
books of the company to close for
transfer October 5. The company has
one of the best shafts in camp down
275 feet, and considerable amount
of drifting crosscutting and stopping
has been done. mostly from the 225-
foot level.
ATLANTA CLAIM OPERATIONS.
| GOLDFIELD. Oct. 2-The Atlanta
Leasing Company is operating on a
block of ground on the Atlanta claim
near the line Of the Jumbo Company's
| territory and has a shaft down 120
| feet. Two shifts are being worked
and satisfactory progress is being
made.