The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-27
"SEARCHIIGHT NEWS
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence 3
searchIight. New. April s5.-President
/ Ripley of the Santa Fe asserts posi-
lively that the searchiight-BarnweIl
railroad will be completed within three
months. This being true, Searchlight
will in the near future welcome Rail-
road Day in the pomp and splendor and
such style as is customary with all the
termini of new railroads in Southern
Nevada. This will mean a great deal
for searchlight. as mining supplies and
other commodities will be delivered at
SO low a rate that this district can
easily boast of the proud record of be-
ing the cheapest camp for mining opera
lions in Southern Nevada
A new engine and pump has been or
dered for the Santa Fe mine. This min
has been handicapped with a large flow
of water. and preparations are going to
be made to handle at least 100000 gal
Ions per day.
searchlight Mining & Milling COM
many has struck ore in the east drift
of the 25o-foot level. This ore is i'm
p~regnated with coarse gold and an as
say on the same gave better results
than $4,000.
Cyrus Noble Extension is doing sys-
tematic trenching to locate the exact
position of the lodges Of the adjacent
property before determining the best
position to sink the main working shaft
This company has secured two more
fractional claims which increase mate
rally the already valuable acreage.
The superintendent of the Big Six
Mining COMPANY is to install hosting
and pumping machinery in the fmme-
date future. This company has struck
a large flow of water at the 24o-foot
level. severely interfering with further
operations until adequate machinery is
installed.
An accidental discovery was made at
the Pompeii min The barrels INTO
which water had been pumped direct
from the shaft were found to contain
several inches of sediment that ran into
several thousands of dollars per ton,
thus showing that this mine is no ex-
ception to the general rule of the dis
trict, in that the extremely rich ores IN
all cases lie below water level, and when
the new 500. OO0-gallon electric pump Is
installed this mine should disclose some
phenomenally rich ore.
The cyanide plant of the Duplex COM
pany is now completed, and consists OF
seven tanks and has capacity of 60 tons.
The IS, 900 ton tailings of the company
should be handled at the nominal cost
of so cents per ton.
Ell. DORADO
The new hoist of the Venus is now On
the ground, and the work of develop
ment will now continue with precise
regularity as has always been the rule
of this company. Ore is now being taken
out of the Mountain group in many diff
ferent places, and a great deal of this is
being sacked and prepared for ship
ment. The Rand shaft, which is all in
ore is proving the fact that the ore has
better value as depth is attained.
The developments in general at the
canon are far surprising the expecta-
lions of the owners, and according to
the present indications this district will
give an excellent account of itself.
The Ell Dorado-Nevada is sinking the
main shaft below the water level and
the values are increasing with depth.
The main ledge is widening and at the
15O-foot level IS twelve feet in width
and averages $52 gold and $500 in
silver to the ton. The ore Is an iron
sulphide.
Considerable copper stained ore has
been uncovered on the Searchlight-
Treasurer company's ground and the
shaft is being sunk to ths 250-foct level.
A trial shipment will he made sncrtly,
to ascertain the value of the ledge
opened up.
Active work is being prosecuted on
the property of the Sara Nevada Min
ing company at Summit springs, Fourth
of July mountain, three miles east of
Searchlight.
The c~ompany's holdings consist of
four claims. the Sara Nevada, Quick Re-
lief, Afterthought and Belle. which adj
join the Quartette Mining company's
property.
On the Afterthought a 70-foot shaft
has been sunk and a 16-foot ledge Of
free milling ore opened up that aver
ages $14 per ton. Both hanging and
foot walls have been struck. Patents
nave been granted for these properties.
The Annette Mining company have
begun active operations on their hold
ings midway between the Pompeii and
the Quartette and directly south of the
Southern Nevada.
The shaft which is now down so feet.
is all in ore and an immense ledge
traverses the property for 1900 feet.
Assays taken from the surface run
from 81 to $12 per ton.