Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-04

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activity as may be seen by the follow
ing report from the News:
DEsERT QUEEN
Good ore was found last week on the
Desert Queen No. l, the property of
the Desert Queen Gold Mining COM
pany. A shaft is now down 30 feet on
a 2O-foot ledge that carries ore averag-
ing $35 to the ton and in parts running
as high as $175. The property has
been thoroughly prospected by means
of open cuts and it is almost certain
that the ledge, which runs north and
south is that from the famous Memo
property which is situated 1900 feet
north of the Desert Queen Nos. | and
2 the claims which constitute the
Desert Queen company's property.
The values in the Desert Queen ledge
are found in the tale and lime. The
property is situated t~hree-quarters of a
mile from Central. Two of the prin-
cipal brokerage firms of New York.
City are handling the stock and already
0 1000 shares at 20 cents a share have
been placed in Tonopah, Goldfeld and
here.
UNION 8 M LITTLE GREY
Though active work has temporarily
suspended on the famous No. IL lease
of Union 8, in which the brothers A.
G. and r. Raycraft, Harry Mcnamara,
Neil Mclean, A. d. Nash, Dan
0'Brien and Malcolm Mcdonald are
interested operations are still going on
steadily on the Raycraft lease on the
Little Grey. These two leases are
worked in conjunction. The shaft on
the Union 9 lease, which lies rather
higher than that on the Little Grey, is
now down 165 feet, at that point a
level will be run off and from the level,
according to j.. Griffith, lately foreman
on the Stray Dog, and now occupying
that position on lease IL, a winze will
be sunk at least 100 feet. This work
will be done quickly, for when the
lease is started up again, the force of
men at work will be strengthened in
order to let the gasoline hoist work to
its full capacity of 100 tons a shift. On
the Raycraft lease on the Little Grey,
which has been extended until Deem
Der 81, the shaft is now down $50 feet,
at that level a drift has been run
northeast along the course of the ledge
for a distance of 100 feet. At the 60
foot level another drift has been run
for 120 feet in the same direction. The
ledge; according to Mr.. Richard Ray
craft, who is in charge of the opera
tions at the lease, is from five to six
feet in breadth and carries ore that
averages 1924. rs. On the two leases
together there is about zoe, 900 tons of
free milling ore ready for stopping. At
S24. u a ton this represents an ore body
worth almost S. 00, 900. The ore
never fails to give beautiful paintings,
and all visitors to the mine are invited
to take samples and crush and pan
them for themselves. The ledge which
rum northwest and southeast has been
thoroughly explored for $50 feet and
the ~lessees know exactly what they
have got. The hanging wall is mostly
slate and the foot wall is granite. The
R~aycrafts and Neil Mclean are con-
templating the installation of a more
powerful hoist as the present gasoline
hoist can only raise about 40 tons to
the shift, and it is imperative that as
much ore as possible be got above
ground before December 81 when their
lease will terminate. 1t is highly
probable that when the pump, which
has been ordered from Tonopah. arrives
and the water can be extracted from
lease ID on Union 9. that immediate
steps will be taken for the erection of
a mill on the ground to treat the Union
9 and Little Grey ore.
MUSTANG EXTENSION
The Mustang Extension under the
management of Superintendent Grass,
continues to give bright promise for
the future. The No. 2 shaft, which
has been sunk down in the fiat close to
the road to Central, is now down Sc
feet through the wash. A within has
been installed and it will not be long
before the l50-foot level is reached.
At this point it is the intention OF
the management to crosscut back tc
the No. l shaft in a northeasterly
direction. There is every chance that
TINS erosscut will achieve its object by
tapping the famous Union No. 8 ledge
winch runs northwest and southeast