The San Francisco call., 1906-10-15
News Of the Mining
Camps of Nevada.


GoLDFIELD, Oct. 14.-"High grad
ing has reached such point here that
mine officials have taken to searching
the cabins of their employees. A few
nights ago, finding that one of the shift
bosses in lease well known for its
rich ore had suddenly left town, two
OF the owners of the mine on which the
lease is located demanded a warrant
to search his cabin from Justice Of the
Peace Bell. Finding he would only is
sue 1t on condition that an officer of the
court execute 1t, the mine owners took
the law into their own hands. and, Wis
iting the cabin at night. broke into it
found there high grade ore worth $1O,-
000 which they removed. 1t is not ex-
pected that the missing men Will re-
turn to Goldfeld.
HI. w. Bruner has come back from
Phonolite satisfied that 1T will be
second Goldfield. The camp and dis
trict bearing that name are located
ninety miles northeast of Tonopah and
similar miles northeast of Midas, the
former county seat of Nye County. 1t
is at the head of Lodi Valley, In the
north end OF the Paradise range.
Samples taken at depth of ten feet
along a ledge of 900 feet ON the Silent
Friend gave Bruner returns of from IA
yer to 26.S ounces gold and 26.4 silver
At that depth the lodges measure from
three to six feet between walls Gold
field capitalists are operating there.
The Nevada Metals Company. operat-
ing one lease on the Daisy property and
another on the Great Bend. has shaft
down 95 feet on the former and at
depth of 100 feet intends to crosscut for
the pay ledge, which is expected within
forty feet
The lease on the Great Bend has
shaft down 20 feet on the ledge, but
sinking will go on to the 100 foot level
before crosscutting. The character of
ore Is similar to that of the Detch-
Brewer on theyDaisy. Sinking has been
prosecuted in the porphyry between
the lodges for cheaper working. Two
20-horsepower hoists are expected on
the ground within two weeks. Both
leases run year from September.
GoldfeId has the mines. but needs
ore-dressing plants. The Florence mine
management has taken the situation
in hand and Will begin the construc-
tion OF mill with an initial unit OF
twenty stamps, giving it an eighty
ton capacity. 1t will be built on the
hillside, just below the company shaft.
alongside the main line of the Gold
field -Bullfrog Railway. The process of
treatment for the ore has not been de-
cided on, but roasting may enter
into It,
Everything underground is now
| ready for the mill and a rapid extrac-
| tion and hosting of the ore is prom
ised. The mine up to January l of this
year had produced s1.soo,o0o.
GoldfeId ca pitalsts have obtained a
good thing in the new camp of Won
der. The brokerage firm of Patrick,
Elliott & Camp has Just concluded a
deal by which 1T purchased the inter
est of o. S. Stanley in the following
claims there: Nevada Wonder, Hidden
Treasure claims, Gold Coin claims, Ell
| sic, Jumbo, Sunrise claims, Red Top
claims, the three extensions, eight
claims of the Queen group, Great Bend.
Buckeye, Lucky Strike, Ram, Wild Bill
and the Wonder townsite property. The
transaction involves big figure.
Stanley was one of the original To-
4 Gators of Wonder. but when the diff
ferent prospectors realized the nature
| OF the strike they had made trouble
/ arose over the claims. A meeting was
held and each of the original locators
was given a share In the best of the
claims. Stanley wanted the money and
so disposed of his various interests TO
the Goldheld men.
The shaft OF the Goldfeld Velvet
Mining and Leasing Company is down
but forty feet, but hoist is being
erected, compressor being installed
Tor power drills, and Manager Swig-
gett purposes TO keep on sinking to
900 feet and expects to reach the con
tact by November I. So far small
stringers show s45 TO $50 to the ton.
The company has purchased and has
on the ground 65,0 feet of mining
timber and has expended $4,000 in
equipment
The railroad from Hazen to Fallon
Will be continued to Fairview and
/ Wonder.