The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23
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CHANGE ROUTE TO
GOLD MOUNTAIN

1t appears from surveys that are now
in progress, that the Goldheld Bullfrog
railroad Is considering the feasibility
of tapping the Gold Mountain mining
district, t~hirty-hve miles south Of
Goldheld, as suggested by The News
recently, either with the main line from
Goldheld to Bullfrog or else by means
of a branch line. This would certainly
seem to be an excellent policy. in view
of the extensive devvropment that h
been quietly carried on in the Gold
Mountain district for the past eighteen
months.
While IL Is a matter of general knowl-
eldge that there is such a district and
that m excellent showings have been
made there, there are few, outside of
those who have actually visited this
district. who are aware of the extensive
development that has been carried on in
hat region.
The Nevada Goidheld, Butte Gold1e1d
and Bonnie Clare properties a W been
developed as systematically n extern
sively as any properties in Southern
Nevada, and a very heavy tonnage of
are has been developed. While the values
are not sensational, yet as a rule they
are what might be termed a very high
grade of milling ore. and much of the
tonnage is of a shipping grade under
reasonable freight and treatment con-
ditions, but in the main. most of these
properties will be handled as milling
propositions, containing large bodies of
ore averaging from SIS to $50 per ton
of..A kAf~- H. nA11 of1xnr nnd Ioad
gold values prcdominating.
In addition to the highly developed
properties that have just been mention
ed. active operations are in progress on
a number of other properties. One OF
the striking features of this district ts
the great size of the veins in which the
values occur. The vein on the Butte
Goldfield property, which is a fault ifs
sure in granite, attains a width of fully
seventy feet, and is traceable by its put
crop for a distance of over two miles
through the properties of the Butte
Goldfeld, Goldfeld Granite Mountain
Mining company and Richmond Gold
Mountain properties, with fully as good
showings in the two last mentioned
properties as existed in the Butte Gold
field at the same stage of development.
A policy of active development has just
been inaugurated on both these last
named properties.
In addition to the granite assure. that
has just been mentioned, there is a sys-
tenn of contact veins lying in a slate
granite contact, just south of the Butte
Goldfeld property. Some very remark
able showings in the way of high grade
silver ore have been made in the prop
critics of the Consolidated Mines COM
pany operating the Deseret group.
where ore is being sacked in large Juan
titles. averaging 500 to 700 ounces in
silver per ton. Selected material from
this property will assay up to 10000
ounces in silver per ton. other prop
critics in the district that are being ac-
lively developed and on which excellent
showings have been made are the Gold
Mountain Mohawk, Goldfeld Gold Noun.
tain Mining C Milling company and
Bullfrog Gold Mountain Mining COM
pany.
Lack of space prevents going into de-
tails in regard to the showings on any
of the properties of the Gold MountaiH
district. but it is the opinion of mining
men who have 1ooked into the district
that it will certainly prove one of the
heaviest producers in Southern Nevada