Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-09-18
WONDER TURNING
OUT THE STUFF
spIDER-wAsP's ORE BODY.

AS illustrative OF the brilliant
prospects of the Wonder district, a
visit to the workings of the Spider
Wasp Mining Co. is highly instruc-
tive. The group consists of FIVE
claims in the northwest section of
the district. A big and continuous
dixie traverses the length of the
property, and is conspicuous on
neighboring ground on either side,
with general trend east and west
Along this dixie what is believed to
be the main ledge of this section Of
the district can be easily traced for
1000 feet ON Spider-Wasp ground.
On the hillside about 200 feet be-
low the general course of this ledge,
the Spider-Wasp Company, with
Alexander Johnson, who has a repu-
tation as one of the best mining en-
gineers in the State, as their repre-
sentative, is sinking permanent
shaft. This has man-way, and is
AACly tilAUCiSu AlOAA Up W uObSOA,
depth at the present writing of
about $50 feet. A hoist run by a
40-horsepower gasoline engine in a
corrugated iron house is in constant
operation. A crosscut to the south
has been started on the 100 level,
and other crosscuts will be run at
each successive 100 foot level as this
shaft is sunk.
About 200 feet up the hill from the
permanent shaft, and little to the
west, an inclined shaft, following the
hanging wall of the vein, is being
sunk. 1t is now down SO feet. 1t is
at the bottom of this inclined shaft
that the best idea Of the Spider-Wasr
main ledge can be obtained. 1t has
| a slant from the vertical to the north
of about 35 degrees. The hanging
wall is perfect, and only few inches
of gouge separate the latter from the
quartz, which reaches across a dis
lance of between eight and ten feet
to the foot wall. General Manager
Johnson, who does not believe In
deceiving himself or anybody else
. as to the quality of the rock, has
| taken many samples across the vein
in different places from the hanging
to the foot wall, and in each sample
values have been found. Across sis
feet the average has been SIS to the
ton. 1t can no longer be doubted
| that there is great body of ore Of
this grade. In addition to this ore
! Mr., Johnson has been made confident
| by the formation and general indi
| cations that ore chutes carrying very
much higher values will be encoun
| tered.
From the bottom OF the inclined
shaft a crosscut is being driven intc
the hill to catch second ledge abou
100 feet to the south, running paral
lei to the one already cut. 1t is ths
intention of Mr.. Johnson to sink thu
inclined shaft about It's feet. which
will bring it to the 100 foot Lowell o
the permanent shaft, and then t,
connect the two with the crosscut al
ready started at the 100 foot leve
in the permanent shaft.
In addition to the big showing il
the inclined shaft, a further proof 0
the great ore body on Spider-Wasl
ground is found in the crosscut at /;
depth of IS feet on lease No. 20
about $50 feet from the incline,
shaft. Here the vein has been foun,
to have width of 90 feet between
perfect walls, with values similar t,
those already mentioned.
Some of the other leasers ON tn
J Spider Wasp ground have shown tina
|. this ledge carries, in places. Sual
ly high grade rock. with nov taAon
/ siderable. quantities of. gold. IN
fact that the. ledge can be ui ess
without difficulty through the prur