The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23
ROUND MOUNTAIN KEEPS
UP IT'S RICH PRODUCTION

purpose. which has a gross value of
1900.
Along the hanging wall and foot wall
of this rich ledge there are parallel
streaks Of quartz about s inches In
width which are ~spanned by a band of
gold a half inch in breadth. The pre-
cious metal occurs in a succession of
giobules and bubbles and resembles
very closely the rich ~sylvanite bearing
ores of the Cripple Creek district after
they have passed through the heat OF
the assayer's urnace.
Nearby the S~unnyside is the Sphinx
property which carries a continuation OF
the same ledge. A number of very
handsome free gold specimens have been
found on Sphinx ground. but develop
ment has not yet been furthered SUI
iciently to demonstrate whether the
property is as valuable an acreage as
It's neighbor. However, the fact that at
surface the lead carries a gold grade the
equal of that which obtained on the
Sunnyside at grass roots is in itself In
dicative of similar results once the ledge
is explored at depth.
A large corps of men Is engaged in
prospecting Fairview ground and In
opening up the ledge at surface prepar-
! atory to sinking a shaft and proving up
the vein system at depth. The remark
ably rich Daisy lead passes through the
acreage and once 1t is developed there
Is little question but what gold values
will pertain quite as high as they do on
Daisy territory. The property recently
passed into the possession of Messrs.
wampler and McGan, two well known
mining men of Goldfeld, and since that
time has been undergoing a thorough
testing out process.
Development of the ledge opened up
at surface on the Last Chance group or
claims last week is proving gold values
to be even higher than at first predom-
mated. At a depth of 4 feet assays as
high as 800 the ton were secured and
as the shaft is lowered there has been
an increase in gold returns. Values now
run well up toward the $50 mark and
average values across 3 feet of vein
matter are upwards of $25 the ton. The
ground is located on the south slope of
Round Mountain and is not far distant
from the famous S~unnyside estate.
The Good Lode group is being devel-
oped by its owners, A. A. Stanton, Cliff
ford Mcclellan and John Cough under
conditions which presage the finding OF
pay ore at no great depth. The prop
erty consists of two full claims adjoin-
ing the Troy of the Round Mountain
Sphinx company, and assays at surface
average better than IS. The owners
are now engaged in testing out the ledge
at surface and will follow that charac-
ter of work by sinking a shaft and
proving up the ore bodies at depth.
Jim Duffy has located the Columbine
group of eight claims in the Round
Mountain section. His partner in the
enterprise is James M. Meighan, locator
of the famous Bridget claim at Man
haitian. The work necessary to hold the
property intact is now practically COM
pleted and within a few days the ground
is to be prospected at surface prepar-
atory to operations at depth. A num-
Der of well mineralized lodges outcrop
on the estate and wherever PANIED they
return very generous strings of colors.
Duffy is of the opinion that he has a
continuation of the Sunnyside vein sys-
tenn and judging from the character of
Columbine ledge matter ne is correct IN
his surmise.