The San Francisco call., 1906-10-29
RUSHING WORK IN
NEVADA MINES.
Holders Of Leases Fast De-
veIoping Their Properties,
With Promising Results
EAST BUYING STOCK

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The Kewana property, northeast of
the famous Mohawk at GoldfieId, is
rapidly being developed. six lessees are
rushing work on the Kewanas and their
progress is being carefully watched by
Nevada mining men. The Kewana prop
erty adioins the Laguna on the east and
the Velvet on the south, and is but
few hundred feet from the Mohawk
and Red Top. The company has
incline shaft down 215 feet, from which
depth drifts have been run in four di-
rections The west drift has encoun-
tered stringers of ore which assay from
s27 to $50 a ton. IT is impossible to
go deeper owing to water, but a pump
of large capacity is being installed and
the shaft will be sunk $50 feet deeper.
McGinnis & O'Keefe have lease on
block No 1 and have their shaft down
about sixty feet in likely looking for
nation.
Brogdon & Bonneau's lease is on
block No and within forty feet of
the Kewana Extension line. These
lessees are rushing their work Their
shaft is down seventy-five feet and ore
assaying $3.50 has been found.
Malcolm Mcdonald. the best known
mining engineer in Nevada, has taken
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Kewanas, and work has just started.
Lee & Co, in block No. 8, have an
excellent showing in their drift at the
bottom of a seventy-foot shaft. Rich
punches of ore have been found assay
ing from $40 to s400,
The Belcher Syndicate have started
shaft on block No. IL.
Peterson & Wilson. who have a lease
on the Silver Pick, have secured a good
lease on block No. IL and are putting
down a shaft
STRIKE ON THE VELVET.
The recent rich strike on the Velvet
has caused bargain counter rush for
leases on the Kewanas, and 1t Is ex-
pected that the Velvet ledge Will be
found Some of the lessees are also
hopeful of getting the great Red Top
ledge on the Kewanas. The prospects
are highly pleasing and the activity
will surely develop the Kewanas.
The Kewana Extension, better known
as the Kewana Fraction, adjoins the
Kewanas on the north and lies just
east of the Orc. This property was re-
Gently purchased ana the company In
corporated. The stock will be listed
shortly in the San Francisco Exchange.
Several of the lessees on the Kewanas
have asked for leases on the Extension
and their requests will probably be
granted
AS soon as hoists and frames are
erected on both of rnese properties 1t
will resemble the activity on the Mo-
hawk.
s. G. McMillin, secretary of the Cold
en- Scepter mine of Bullfrog, arrived in
this city Thursday from New York Mr.
McMillin reports wonderful activity In
mining stocks in New York. He says
that Eastern spectators and investors
are turning from Wall street stocks to
Southern Nevada mining stocks. Many
of the large brokers in New York have
added mining departments, and recently
the Consolidated Exchange has made
arrangements to call the better mining
stocks of Nevada. Mr.. McMillfn pre-
diets boom for Bullfrog stocks as
soon as the railroads reach Bullfrog
and ore shipments begin. This camp
is destined to become one of the great
est mine milling camps in the West.
There are over twenty properties with
large bodies of medium grade ore
ready for milling, and now that rail-
roads are entering the district mill
ing machinery can be transported in-
extensively, and several mills are un-
der way. Mr.. McMillin says that the
development of the Golden Scepter is
progressing splendidly. Several thou
sand dollars a,month is being expended,
and the tunnel beneath Bonanza Noun
tain is in about 45o feet. The tunnel
will cut several lodges, among them
the four Tramps and Hobo. Rich ore
has been encountered, and altogether
the management is highly pleased with
the showing.
PIPE LINE TO BE LAID.
w. A. stevens, president of the Sill
yer King, spent last week in Wonder
and Fairview going over the surveys
for the pipe line from. Beach Creek
to Wonder. Mr.. Stevens has secured
a franchise for supplying water and
| lights for the towns of Wonder, Her
cufes and Fairview. The FIVE miles OF
| four-inch pipe have been ordered and
will be sent out from Pittsburg on a
! special train so no time will be lost
and the line covered before the frost
| sets in.
! A newa townsite has been surveyed on
| the Silver King property, adjoining
| the Big Wonder. and named stevens
| This townsite, the water-power and
! light privileges are included in the
Silver King Mining Company. Super
| intendent Cunningham, who has a crew
| of miners sinking a shaft on the Sill
| YER King, has encountered the Big
| Wonder vein and found splendid val
ues. There is considerable float or
! the surface which assays very high in
| silver and gold. This is being sacked
and will be shipped. Mr. Cunning
| ham is preparing to start to work on
the Silver King property, south of the
Nevada Hills mine. in Fairview. as
the prospecting in this group has de.
veloped some splendid showings.
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