The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-07-07

ECEPTEE-After several
successful trial runs, the new 25-horse
power gasoline hoist at the Golden
sceptre was set to permanent work to-
day. The shaft, which is now down so
feet. will be sunk with three shifts from
this on. and superintendent Ed Murphy
states thai he expects to make 100 feet
a month. The machinery is In fine
working shape is giving good salts
faction. A blower is being installed
which will furnish air for the shat and
also for the lower tunnel a distance of
500 feet away. Al soon as this appar-
atus is placed the force in the tunnel
will be increased from two to three
shifts. The shaft will be carried to the
100-foot level. when the vein will be
crosscut. Active development will con-
tinue all summer. President J. c. Nc
cormack came In last night from Gold
field to inspect his properties. He has
arranged to have Mr.. Pierce, official
photographer of the Clark road. make
pictures of the Colder sceptre hoist.
Mr.. Mccormack has also arranged for
several auxiliary buildings to be erected
at the Golden Sceptre. Paul Wright,
the local m~achinist, put up the hosting
plant at the Sceptre.
THE sxooKUM.-Judge Ray and
Judge Lindsay. of the Skookum direc-
t~orate, were out at the property a few
days g and bring reports of a con-
~tinuation of most satisfactory mineral
conditions. The shaft is now down 25
feet and the vein has widened to 4 feet.
The same rich ore which was uncovered
on the surface still holds in the
strengthened ledge, with every evidence
that the vein will continue to widen
with depth. A prospect unne has been
started a short distance south where
the material is very similar to that o
being opened in the shaft. 1t Is the in
tention of the management to drive a
crosscut for the main body further down
the hill where a depth of over 200 feet
will be gained. The length of the drive
to reach the ore will be about 800 feet.
MONTGOMERY MouNTAIN.-Sink-
ing ahead of the tunnel on the Del
Monte claim of the Montgomery Noun
tain has been started or the ledge, with
a view to a connection by the time the
tunnel reaches the shaft. The new tun-
mel on the Black Bull is in As feet, and
a steady advance is being made. The
compressor plant and assay outfit order
ed for the property are expected by
July 16. M. NJ. Johnson, chief of the
Nauvbouca nOncii1fin0 cfafP will ha haro
before his date. on his regular investi-
eating visit. Superintendent Kilker is
making every edge cut. and furthering
development ends as rapidly as possible.
GIBRALTAR.-No connection has yet
been made. as Superintendent Nelson,
for the first time, was mistaken in his
calculations In the operation of the
Gibraltar. The superintendent didn't
know the ledge was so wide and Is
feet more of drifting will have to be
lone before 2 and 8 are connected. The
hoist is up, but pieces of the gallows
frame are missing yet. The plant will
probably be ready in a few days.
BLACK sPAR-The Black Spar is
Just getting in shape to cut d station at
the 100-foot level. In shaft No. Q the
III II 0OWh 90 lCCI- FOE WOIh III
this latter shaft a within will soon be
installed, the same being now on it's
way from Goldield. There is as yet nc
talk of avie machinery, Mr.. Seller
saying that there will be much drifting
and prosecuting at the 1OO-foot level.
SWAN HILDA.-Good values are APP
pearing in the bottom of the shaft at
the Swan Hilda, and good development
Roadway is being made. The shaft re-
Gently started on the vein is now down
thirty feet and good material shows all
the way.
BULLFR0G BUNDLE.-The Bull
frog Bundle company. whose holdings
adjoin the wellington and the China
Nevada, is doing a lot of surface work
preparatory to inaugurating permanent
operations. 1t has a shaft started and
is putting in a windlass.
ELKH0RN-The shaft on the Unex-
pected claim of the Elkhorn is down so
feet and low values are appearing in
the bottom. A force has been started
to work on the Elkhorn claim north of
the Bonanza mountai property.
-Bullfrog Miner.