The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-09-08
STRIKE AT DYKE
PROVES TO BE A WONDER

Marvellous as was the Stars original
report of the great strike made on f.
J.. Ruddelrs claims at Dyke, the story
was not exaggerated and has been veri-
fed by mining men who have arrived
from there the past few days.
Mr.. Ruddell. on whose ground the rich
discovery was made, came in from Dyke
Friday and brought a large number of
samples of ore from his claims. He
corroborates the report of the trike by
saying that the reef or dyke is six
hundred feet wide and wherever he made
paintings across this immense formation
colors were obtained and in a good
many places gold can be seen in the
rock. At the place where he did some
work there is a streak about a foot wide
which is extremely rich.
But most wonderful of all is the as
say which Mr.. Ruddell received from
the samples he brought in, which were
taken from various places across the
entire width of the dyke. This assay
showed the marvellous values of SOS in
gold to the ton.
This is one of the most important
strikes made in the state of Nevada. If
the surface values continue to depth
Dyke will become a great camp, without
a peer in the state.
Some of the samples which Mr.. Rud-
dell brought in are on exhibition at the
Star office and free gold is plainly visi-
BILE in a number of them.
Another rich strike is reported from
the vicinity of Dyke and Il promises to
Guido all the others as far as richness
is concerned.
j. Gilfllan and AL Gay have discov-
cred a ledge at the head of Cherry creek
canon and about one half mile from the
Ruddell strike. At the point where they
are working the ore body is from eight
to twelve feet wide and shows immense
paintings and plenty of visible gold.
Our informant stated that this pros
pect is one of the greatest showing that
he has ever seen and he has ~prospected
for a number of years.
w. M. Rumery, who only left town
a short time ago, has located extensions
on the Gilfllan and Gay strike and he
is also taking out very rich ore.
A. w. Ellis, one of the original loca-
tors at Dyke, arrived in town yesterday.
He says that on the claim which him
self and partner, E. w. Jackson, are
working they are Stlll taxing out very
rich ore and the ledge is getting wider
as work progresses.
Bert III. Humme and ]. F. Dwyer, two
Goldfeld prospectors, came in yesterday
from Dyke. They nave a number of
claims located in the vicinity of that
camp and another group farther south.
Samples brought in show plenty of gold.
They have also located a group of cop
per claims near Battle creek and the ore
is very rich in the red metal. The ore
is a hard carbonate, showing consider
able native copper. IN one of their
claims they have opened up a very large
body of sulphide ore. The lodges at
Battle creek show good size and they be-
lieve that this section will be shipping
ore to the railroad as soon as the mines
are opened as the ore is of the shipping
grade.
T.. L. Oddie of Tonopah is associated
with Mr. Chafey and the former is ex-
pected here in a few days to go out to
Dyke and Jackson creek. In the latter
camp it is their intention to spend SEQ
900 on the development of their large
group of copper claims.-Humboldt
Star.