Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-09-15
THE GOLDFIELD MINES
Taken from our Gcldfeld Exchanges.

this week. The company broke into
the Oddie ground on their west end line
at the 150-foot point, raising on the ore.
On Tuesday. they broke into pay that
gives values of $500 across 5 feet. The
ore body has neither sides, top or bot
tom and will ship $50 in a 25-foot cham
Der. This company has a 75-horse
power hoist on the ground and is pre-
pairing to install the cages. The main
shaft has reached a depth of $50 feet.
There is no doubt but that this COM
pany has the same ore shoot that is in
the eddie, Hayes onnette and the
Frances-Mohawk.
One of the finest specimens ever
taken from the Mohawk or any Goldfeld
property was found last week in the
Oddie lease. The Oddie has long been
one of the richest blocks of mohawk
ground and many rich kidneys of quartz
carrying free gold have been found;
this new specimen, however, surpasses
them all. 1t weighs about s pounds and
is plastered thick with gold. The new
find is in the south crosscut. The winze
is about so feet deep and is looking ex-
ceptionally good. The ore shipment
last week was 70 tons.
The new gasoline hoist for the
Mohawk Leasing Syndicate was put
into commission yesterday morning.
The shaft which will go to the 200-foot
mark without delay is now 20 feet deep
and the formation and values thus far
encountered are very encouraging.
From the 200-foot level it is proposed
to prospect on a large scale. With the
new equipment progress from this out
should be very rapid.
A depth Of 10 feet has been attained
in the McNaughton Mohawk lease. A
crosscut on the $50 level has been
started. A second station will be cut
at the 200-foot point. The lease is in
splendid condition and good progress is
being made.
The Lindsay lease on the Florence
which is now a part of the holdings of
the Florence Leasing and mining com
pany has shipped 80 tons of ore which
had a value Of about $65 to the ton and
so tons more are now underway. This
ore was taken out in the course of de-
velopment and no real stopping has yet
begun. The shaft on this block which
adjoins the old Reilly lease was origin
ally sunk to a depth of $50 feet at
which point a shoot of ore was encoun-
tered. Thirty-six tons of ore was taken
from here which averaged $40. 1t being
decided that depth was needed for pay
ore in quantities the shaft was deepened
to 200 feet. Some prospecting was
carried on at this level and sinking was
again resumed. At the 285-foot mark
water was encountered and the station
was accordingly cut at the 275-foot
point. A drift was driven north 30 feet
where a series of lenses of ore averag-
ing 20 or % feet in length, varying in
width from 4 to 6 feet and carrying
values of from $35 to $17l, was encoun-
tered. 1t is from these lenses that the
ore recently shipped was taken and
slopes are under preparation. AS soon
as these are opened the lease will be
producing on a large scale. From this
north drift a crosscut was run to the
east and is now in las feet. In this dis.
lance three parallel lodges were cut.
Two of these are very strong and al
carry values of $l4 to 500. These lodges
will be drifted on and when the regior
of the ore shoots is entered it is ex.
pected shipping ore will be had. The
lodges are close to the Cornishman line
The crosscut is being driven further K
other known pay veins on the east side
A crosscut projected south has picked
up what is thought to be the Reilly
ledge. Very fine quartz is present anC
it is believed that further development
will give very rich ore. There is som,
little water in this working and rea
work will not begin here until the new
equipment ordered for the lease has ar
rived.
The capacity Of the entire plant OIL
THIS lease is to be doubled. Anew hoist
blower and triplicate pump comprise thu
new equipment. The old hoist and plan
Will be retained for possible emergency
Inc new machinery will be in place ant
running before the end of the month.
IL is possible that the company will
SINK another hundred feet and this ques
zion will be decided when the machiner,
Is installed. The values thus far hav,
increased with depth and it is putting
mildly to say that the prospects TO
'he future of the lease are very bright
Inc Florence Leasing and Mimi,
company in addition to this lease W
.hree claims in the Round Mountain dis
trict, the Wolverine and the Wolveren
and 2, in all about So acres. Tn,
claims are close in to the heart of tn
district and the formation is identica