Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-05-30
SEARCHL|GHT MINES
ALL DOING WELL
Mob Hill District in Particular is
Occupying Much At
tention.
"CoMBlnATION' DUMP IS RICH
Rich strike on Trail From Scarcll-
light 10 Pinto Mountain Made
By Accident,
Snncinl Cnrrcsnondence

Special correspondence.
soarchlight, New, May 20-Actlve
development work has commenced on
Plttsburg Eldorado company's holdings
in Eldorado canyon. The properties ac-
quircd by this company comprise tho
Combination mine Top Notch and I've
adjoining claims, aggrogaiing l4i
acres. The Combination mine has pro-
duced over 100000 IN the early days of
the camp when owned and operated
by "Mormons' but work was dlscontin-
ued % years ago, as It was found I'M
practicable to handle ores unless they
carried fabulous values on account OF
the excessive freight and transporta'
ton charges, The SHAFT Is down 100 feet
and has a six-foot ledge OF sulphide
ore opened up at the S0-foot level ami
at the 125-foot level while the bottom
of the shaft is all IN ore. The dump
on this mine Is probably the most val
liable one OF ms kind IN southwestern
Nevada. as II has on conservative esti-
mates 5000 ions of ore that VIII aver
age better than sll per ton. This
property laid dormant since its aban-
donment until f.. j. Roberts and Thos.
Edwards. former owner Of the Mont
gomery- ShOshone mine at Bullfrog. So
cured II. Development work will pro.
coed at once, and 60-horsepower hoiss
win be Installed. This property has
promise OF being one of the best. pro-
ducers ON Mob hill,
ACCIDENTAL STRIKE,
During the past Ave years many pe0-
PIE have daily walked over the we'll
beaten trail from SearchlIght out to the
Pinto Mountain district. Prospectors
never for one moment thought enough
Of the country to prospect the ground.
Supt. Geo. Freeborn Of the Searchlight-
Diamond Mining company stumbled
over a piece of rock on his way into
town the other evening and stopped to
pick II up. The next day he examined
the piece carefully and was surprised
20 find free gold IN It. He pros ted
the property and located the ore shoot.
IT Is Ave feet IN width and three assays
across the vein gave an average re-
turn of Sc per ton In gold. The Search
light-Diamond Mining company owns
the property. and force was put to
work at once 10 ascertain the extent
and value of the new find. The form1-
searchlight-Diamond, work IL being
continued on the old shaft with excel
lent results At a depth of 60 feet
the ledge has wldeued SO that II fills
the shaft, and the values have also In
creased slightly. The finding Of an ore
shoot to the west Is q very important
discovery. Its presence was not sus-
pected, and It's discovery Is the resilt
of thorough trenching OF the vein,
II Is not thought that the two shafts
are not being sunk on one shoot. Both
shafts are TO he sunk to water level
and then connected by a drift. This
viii show a large block of proved
ground.
WILL CROsSCUT UNDER TOWN.
The Searchlignt TreasTer-Gold IS
beginning to Cross-cut under the town
To catch all the lodges that traverse
its holdings. At the present time the
main shaft is down 100 feet and all
IN ore with neither foot or hanging
wall I'm sight A recent assaying Of the
ledge assayed S1Sj which was highly
gratifying to the management The
shaft Is being thoroughly timbered and
drifts are also 10 be run to determine
the extent Of the ore body Wisber,
Ward & Co, of New York, are finance
ing this company and upon the occa-
sion of Mr.. Wlsuer's visit here recently
he placed the property ON tangible
basis,
VEIN MATTER IMPROVING.
Progress on the Cyrus Noble Exten-
sion is continuing with good results.
A head frame and collar set are being
placed on the shaft The management
IS convinced that the work is being
done IN the right place, and that the
shaft Will be Used for the main work.
ing purposes.
The vein has been sunk ON To a
depth Of 20 feet aud has shown con-
slant Improvement The foot wall fol.
lowed has continued as straight as q
die and the ore streak has wldened
considerably. The vein matter Is also
showing an Improvement. and II Is evi.
dent that valuable ore body viii soon
be developed. The shaft is wen located
on the group being about the center
OF the Nonpariel from which point
crott-cuts and drifts can be run nd.
vantageousIy 10 the various other
known veins.
ORE AVERAGES S45 PER TON.
Supt. 4. j Roberts Of the EI Dorad,
Nevada Mining ana Milling company
has commenced aggressive develop
ment work on the company's holding,
at Mob Hin Two shifts OF men ar,
now at work sinking the main shat
to the 300-f0ot level and prosecuting
for the ledge at the zoo foot level Tn,
cross-cut IS now I'm 30 feet and 1t I
expected that the vein viii be reache,
within % feet more work. on tn
100 foot level the vein Is four feet wild
and averages $40 per ton, while on tn
90, A. a.. . 81. Ia
and averages better than $50 with al
is inch streak IN the center runninj
about $500 per ton The mine IA
been thoroughly sampled and a con
servative estimate has been made tina