The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-20
THE NEWS OF GOLDFIELD'S MINES


KEuDzxCE LEASE
When Tom Kendrick found the pay
crack a few weeks ago on the block Of
Combination ground under lease to
himself. Ish. Sheets and others. he made
a strike which promises to develop into
A bonanza of even greater proportions
than the one opened up by Reilly on the
Florence estate. Reilly paid $4,000
Tor his holdings and during the life OF
the lease mined ore having "A gold value
OF upwards of a half million dollars.
Most of the rock was extracted within
one hundred days of the expiration of
the lease. Kendrfck Is even more for
tunate than Reilly for in securing his
lease there was no monetary outlay save
that entailed in sinking to a depth of
ID feet at which point he picked up the
ore. That was less than six weeks ago
and since then shipments have been
made bi-weekly and some times trl-
weekly.
The element of luck or chance, the
mighty level which has raised more
h one p~ersevering prospector from
poverty and obscurity to a~ffuence and a
position of Importance IN the CONNER
cial affairs of the world, enters largely
into the discovery made by Kendrick.
He has followed the tickle goddess of
fortune from the icy Businesses of
Alaska to the sun scorched wastes of
Southern Nevad with varying success
and has made and lost several fortunes.
Last July he arrived in GoIdfeld broke.
Today he could sell his one-fourth in
terest in the Combination lease for
close to 500, 600.
The point where Kendrick found the
ore was passed by hundreds of miners
daily on their way to and from work on
the adjacent properties. but his trained
eye discerned the favorable mineral in
dications overlooked by others and sue
cess followed. He made known his dis
covery to Jim Sheets, a Colorado miner
with whom he had shared the hardships
and privations of the prospector's trail,
but as both were broke it became neces-
sary to interest men of capital in their
enterprise. Frank NJ. Ish, of Cripple
Creek and Tonopah mining fame. was
approached as was likewise Milton Ish,
a prominent Goldfeld grocer. The two
latter advanced the funds necessary for
sinking a shaft, the lease was secured
from the Combination Mines company
and work began. Less than 5000 were
expended for mining purposes when pay
grade was found. Milton Ish. less san
guine of success han Frank Ish, trans
ferred one-half of his two sixths inter
est in the lease to his book-keeper. Mr..
Bowles, for a mere pittance and before
the latter was called on for an assess
ment shipping grade was found.
From the 45-foot point down to the
65-foot level every pound of rock mined
had a gold value in excess of 500 the
ton. At the latter point drifts are be-
ing extended north and south on the
ledge and everything mined is ore. The
ledge has been followed to the side line
OF the Mohawk estate on the east and
high grade pertains the entire distance.
At one time it was thought that the full
width of the lead had been determined.
but a shot put in to what was supposed
to be the foot wall disclosed even richer
ore and the wall has yet to be found
laore than 800 tons of high grade are
broken down in the workings. at least
that much more has been shipped and
Sheets estimates that he has fully 500
tons of what he terms mill grade-$1OO
rock-piled on the dump.
A string of ore teams plies daily ha-
tween the workings and the railway de-
pot and yet, so rapidly is the product
coming to the surface. considerable diff
fculty is experienced in keeping the
drifts clear so that the miners can work
to advantage. Eight car loads went to
smelter this week. four of which have
a gold value per Ton of from $3.50 to
5000. The other four car loads are
valued in excess of 500 per ton Sheets
states that the screenings yesterday
sacked at the rate of 81, 500 per ton. and
that he is arranging to make a special
consignment of that class of rock.
Sinking is to he resumed next week
and continued until a depth of $50 feet
is gained when the shoot is 20 be again
tapped and stopping started. In order
to get quicker action in handling the
product a shaft to the west of the pres
ent one is to be lowered from the $50
to the 200-foot point and drifts run out
from 1t to the ore body. A steam hoist
is to be installed at its collar and as
soon as it is in place both shafts will he
utilized for hosting purposes in the
race of production VS.. time. The lease
runs many months yet, but the more ore
mined the greater the fortunes of its
owners hence the plan to operate from
two shafts.