Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-06

the mining industry may be served by
warning investors against improper
investments and furnishing such lnfor-
nation as Will guide them into channels
which give promise of success.
Developments Near SearchIlpht
During the past three months pros
pectors have been diligently at work
stalking off scores of claims on the fiat
west of the town of Searchlight in Ne
vada. Heretofore this district was
considered valueless from mining
standpoint owing to the absence of
ledges and surface showings.
Edwin Carlson of Rock Springs,
Wyoming, staked off eight claims, nam
ing them the Wyoming Searchlight
group. He began operating several
months ago by sinking a SKI working
shaft, intending to go to water level.
At a depth Of 100 feet a lagre body of
iron stained quartz, heavily impreg-
mated with silica and SPAR was struck,
and an average assay of the vein ran
better than $40 per ton in gold. Follow
ing the course of the footwall the shaft
was sunk from this level and at 200
feet the values increased to $32 and the
vein seven feet in width.
Adjoining the Wyoming on the west
lies the Golden Rod group, the property
of John Wheatley A force of men
some time past and many shallow cuts
and trenches have been made. A forty
foot shaft hasfbeen sunk on the Golden
Rod claim and the foot and hanging
walls of the ledge have been struck
The vein is about five feet in width and
an average assay across returned $14.
Eleven assays from different open cuts
and the shaft ran from $4.30 to $113 in
gold per ton.
Secured Rich Property
Taking over the Sharp group Of
claims, a mile and a half from Nevada
City in one of the richest mineral
regions of California, the Butte-Cali-
fornia Gold Mining company was re-
Gently organized in Butte, Mont.
Nearly all Of the stockholders are Butte
pany is Louis Shodair. Mr.. Dyer Is now
actively engaged in developing the
property and shipping ore. The shaft
is now down 256 feet on the vein, and
drifting is also being done along the
vein. Assays from a recent shipment
show six ounces of gold and one and
siX-tenths ounces of silver to the ton 4.
In close proximity to the Butte-Cali-
fornia company are the Canada Hill,
the Champion, Mayfiower and others,
all heavy producers. The claims were
originally owned by Sharp, Barr &
Martin. Sharp died about year ago,
when work was suspended. The pres
ent owners will add to their working
force as rapidly as development will
warrant. The ore is free milling, and
is being shipped to custom mills at
Nevada City and Grass Valley.
Nuggets of News
A big mining suit is on trial in No
gales in which more than a million
dollars is involved. The plaintiffs are
Mrs. F. L. Butterfield of Los Angeles
and c. H. Dougherty of Cripple Creek.
Colo. The defendants are the Black
Mountain Mining company, Dr. w. F.
Chenoweth and H. K. Chenoweth. The
end sought is the ownership Of a rich
| ledge of ore which is an extension of
the ledge running through the Zara-
| gosa claim owned by the Black Noun
tain Mining company, also the profits
on ore heretofore taken out of the
ledge.
The ore shipments over the Tonopah
railroad for week. as reported by
the Western Ore Purchasing company,
aggregated 2841 tons, divided as fol-
lows: From Tonopah-Tonopah COM
pany, 800 tons; Tonopah Extension, 515
tons; Belmont, 800 tons; Midway, 100
tons; MacNamara, 93 tons; Montana
Tonopah, SO tons. From Goldfield,
Superintendent o. K. Reed reports
another big strike in the property of
the Goldreed Mines company at Ka-
wich. A new ledge was recently en-
countered in theawest crosscut on the
fiftyfoot level, at a point about sew
| enty-five feet from the shaft, and the
same ledge has been opened up in the
west crosscut on the 200-foot level
about 125 feet from the shaft. The new
ledge is eight feet wide and two feet
! of the ore assays $240 a ton, while the
remaining six feet averages $17.09. The
old ledge has been developed in the
east crosscut on the 200-foot level.
about forty feet from the shaft. Al
this point the 7ein is eighteen feet wide
| and carries average values of $38.
The new wagon road from Coram tc
| the Balaklala mine in Shasta county
has been completed. The work of con-
struction has been in hand for six
| weeks or more. The road from mine
to smelter is over five miles in length
and will be great convenience to the
company and the public generally
Freight and supplies intended for the
mine have heretofore been hauled from
Kennett AS soon as a depot is estab
lished at Redding, If not before, al
supplies intended for the mine will b,
shipped direct by railroad to Coram.
A new mining district has been dis
covered within thirty miles of Manhat
tan and this is the first mention mad'
range, near the Moore ranch. Th'
name of the camp is the new era anC
six locations have been made by th'
discoverer, who is a woman, and ;
townsite is laid out.