Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
THE BULLFROG MINES
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Western machinery houses are still
figuring on the job of erecting the big
Shoshone mill and contracts have not
been awarded at this date. The tests
made during the past three months have
shown the best process of treatment of
the ore to be a simple one, combining
amalgamation, concentration and cya-
hiding. They consider that it will sue
cessfully treat any of the ores of the
district. 1t will be so inexpensive that
low grade ore may be treated at a
profit. The water for the mill will be
taken from the Bullfrog pipe line at
the south endof Montgomery mountain,
where a pumping plant will be erected,
and the water elevated to a tank above
the mill site on Shoshone ground. A
new three-compartment shaft is o o to
be started near the blacksmith shop,
and as soon as completed the old one
will be abandoned. A much larger
hosting plant will also be installed.
The development at the mine goes
steadily on, with most satisfactory re-
suits.
The Gold Bar has broken into ore
better than ever before uncovered in
this well known property. Supt. Bed
ford says it is the richest body yet
found on the Gold Bar. He was in
from the mine and while he is just
back from an extended eastern trip,
and has not been at the property long
enough to give details, he stated that
the present %uncovering is the richest
yet made at the mine. The rich ma.
terial was discovered at two points ir
the mine. 1t shows at the $50 and al
$50 foot levels. At the $50 the ricl
tense shows on the hanging wall of the
vein, but at the 250-foot level it hal
swung to the center of the main orr
body, and carries the same high grade
values. 1t is a milling product, ant
extremely rich, Mr.. Bedford says, Il
judge from appearances. No ASA!
tests have been made.
A 12-foot vein carrying an excellen
grade of ore has been cut in the Re,
Fox. The entire vein is highly mineral
lied and contains good values through
: out, but a pay ledge of substantial
width occurs on the hanging wall, an,
it is here that the higher values are en-
countered. A greenish and an irol
stained variety of quartz appears
Assays from the former returned
yield in gold of 800 and $3.50 to the ton
while the latter ranged as high as $37s
: The vein shows a surface width of onl
, a few inches, but as depths attained
increases in width and value.
Supt. Bob Smith started a new shat
2, 800 feet from the present workings a
the Mayfiower and the bottom show
fair values. North and south drift
have been started from the 200-foc
level of the main shaft, and the breast
are in ore which assays one-third bette
than the laterals at the 100-foot leve
The crosscut at the 100 is in 40 feet an
still in ore. Supt. Smith has started
crosscut from the south drift from til
200-foot level and it is his purpose
back the foot wall as speedily
possible
The Shoshone-National Bank h;
opened up a 14-inch tale ledge in Il
breast of it's eastern crosscut, at a 2
y foot depth. The ledge runs northea
e, and southwest, and is very highly mi
ic eralized. Assay returns are not y,
III a~ttainable but it is expected that
will show up well. The southern eros
cut is in about 45 feet. Several stror
strlngers are IN sight that seem
n promise a nearby ledge. The working
are clean cut and free from gases.