The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-20
MINERS BUSY IN
PALMETTO SECTION
Al Operators Are Successful in Their
Explorations and working Forces
Arc Being Largely decreased

Palmetto. New, April 1s.-Minins
conditions througout this section leave
little to be desired. depth and develop-
ment considered, and there is no ques-
ton but what the coming summer will
record a heavy production from Pal
metto mines. Now that the weather has
cleared there is a marked increase in
the extent of operations. and the work
ing forces at a number of the properties
have been augmented. Many shafts are
now approaching the 100-foot mark and
in most instances values have improved
with depth. Many prospectors are com
ing in and the town is growing rapidly.
Twenty-Five miners are engaged in
development work on the estate of the
Palmetto Mining company and the
force is to be added too shortly. The
company owns a group of ten claims
and is opening them up by means of
three shafts and two tunnels. On the
Reno claim values as high as $500 the
ton were secured at a depth of 10 feet
and as the shaft is lowered they are not
depreciating. 1t is the intention to sink
to a depth of 200 feet before crosscut-
ting.
The shaft on the Alma claim, also
one of the holdings of the before men
Toned company, has been lowered to a
depth of "a feet and in it's bottom is
showing a small ledge which holds
values well up oward the shipping
mark. A depth of 200 feet is the objec-
tive point, from whence prosecuting is
in charge of Kenneth Wade.
Evans and Fem are mining high
- ~ "a ~ - -
old Palmetto mill within a short time.
The machinery for the mill has arrived
here and is to be installed at once. AS
soon as the plant is in operation con-
signments will be made from a number
of properties.
There are twenty-eight sets of lessees
operating on the estate of the Palmetto
& Death Valley Mining company and in
each instance they are mining to good
effect. On the Golden Gate claim seven
~lessees are at work and have opened up
four distinct lodges.
Lynch, Nye and Chase are down
nearly 100 feet on their block of Little
Pearl ground and are preparing to in
stall a within. They will then sink 10
the 15o-foot mark and crosscut to the
ledge which at surface returned such
favorable assays and paintings.
Franks, Devlin and Nesbit have in
stalled a whip on their block and are
engaged in sinking from the so to the
100-foot level. At the greater depth
prosecuting and drifting will be taken
up. When the ledge dipped out of the
shaft at the 40-foot point assays were
being secured of s91 the ton on an aver
age and it is thought that when again
tapped shipping ore will be found in
place.
At the Gillian and HARDWOOD Combina-
ton lease plans are well under way
for the erection of a whim. The ~lessees
will then sink to a depth of 200 feet.
Crosscuts have been run out to the
north and south from the shat and in
one Of them a small streak of ore is
showing that assays well above 500
the ton.
Extensive development work is on at
the estate of the Palmetto Lucky Strike
owner of a group of four
claims. Three shifts are engaged in
sinking a 20O-foot shaft on the ledge
and paintings denote the presence of
gold values as high as 500 per ton.