The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-09
ROUND MOUNTAIN
DEVELOPMENTS

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Round Mountain. Nevada. June Z.
Al Round Mountain a apparently
been discovered the long sought land
of gold. The e Dorado of which the
Spanish Conquestidor Of old dreamed
and romanced. A chronicle of the a
velous value Of it's gold laden veins
possesses all the glamour OF an Arabian
Nights tale.
The precious mineral deposits are to
all appearances unlimited both in value
and extent and strikes succeed each
other with almost daily regularity.
With the S~unnyside. Antelope. Edith and
Sphynx in high grade comes the an
nouncement of a ind of phenomenal
gold values on the Daisy Fraction AS
has been the case in numberless In
stances in Southern Nevada and other
camps, the lessee is the man who
turned the trick.
Seven hundred and forty-fve pounds
of the rock has a gold value OF nearly
SO per pound and has been sacked at
that figure. The ledge from whence IT
was mined has an average width OF
4 feet and there is no point where IL
has been crosscut that gold In the free
does not show in profusion. The 10
per pound ore is found in a streak 3
inches wide which gives that portion OF
the deposit a gold value of 81 per inch.
The entire ledge is above pay and
enough of the gold burdened quartz has
already been mined to pay for the prop
erty. which is under option in the sum
of $4,000.
THE sPHYNx.
One of a number of fortunate operat-
ors who got in at Round Mountain
right is w. II. Clark of Goldfield, one of
the heaviest owners in the Round Noun
tain Sphynx mpa operating the
Sphynx group of claims adjoining the
S~unnyside group, the first discovery
made in the Round ounta country.
On the former acreage one of the rich
est gold-bearing lodges ever opened In
the history of mining Is showing, and
the same ledge has been traced into
Sphynx ground. Along the hanging
and foot wall of this lead the gold oc-
ours in bands which span the rock,
while the entire vein carries an excel
lent quality of mill ore.
THE RED TOP COMPANY.
Among others who were first in the
field at Round Mountain were r. L. Col
burn, Quincy Gordon, ". E. Hughey
and II. L. Taylor. The quartette Is
about as lucky a bruch of mining men
as ever proved up a Southern Nevada
mining proposition. Each has already
made a fortune from his ventures in
the Go1dfeld mining district and there
is little question but what each Will
be equally as fortunate here. The Red
Top mine at Goldfeld is perhaps, their
most valuable property and that they
consider the name an omen of good for
tune is evidenced by the fact that they
have selected the same appellation for
their Round Mountain estate.
Their acreage includes the Black
Hawk, Black Hawk Fraction, Extension
Nos. 1 and 2 and the Edith claims. An
exhaustive plan of development has
been inaugurated on the Edith n
Black Hawk and in each instance the
most favorable results are being Sc
cured. Shipping ore is being mined
from two incline shafts on the Edith
and a consignment is to go out within
the next ten days. The ore shows free
gold in quantity and is identical in
character with that mined on the Ante
lope claim with which 1t side lines. In
fact both properties nave the same
ledge, and for a time it was feared that
serious trouble and possible bloodshed
might accrue as the result of a misun-
derstanding and dispute between the
rival claim owners
COMBINATION STRIKE.
Rich ore has been uncovered by
George F.. Kenny at his lease on the
Blue Jay No. 2 of the Round
Combination company. The lead is
showing eight feet in width and not
alone pans freely but returns assay
values of several hundreds of dollars
per ton as well. The find was made
within a few feet from grass roots and
has now been followed down to a depth
of twenty feet without decrease in gold
grade.
ANTELOPE DEVELOPMENT.
Lewis H.. Rogers and associates of
Goldheld, who have the destiny of the
nAntelope in charge, are still mining high
grade from the ledge which the now
historic Round Mountain badger bored
his way to a couch on a slab of gold.
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